The International Racquetball Federation's 20th Racquetball World Championships were held in Guatemala City, Guatemala from November 26 to December 6. This is the first time Worlds have been in Guatemala, and the second consecutive time a Central American country has hosted the event after Costa Rica in 2018.
In 2021, Mexican Paola Longoria won her fourth World Championship in women's singles,[1] which set the record for most titles - one more than Americans Cheryl Gudinas and Michelle Gould. Longoria defeated American Kelani Lawrence in the final, and Lawrence, as the 11th seed, was a surprise finalist.[2]
The 2021 World Championships used a two-stage format with an initial group stage that was a round robin with the results used to seed players for a medal round.
Group stage
Pool A
Player
|
Pld
|
W
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
PF
|
PA
|
Points
|
Paola Longoria
|
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
60 |
22 |
4
|
María Paz Muñoz
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
38 |
45 |
3
|
Micaela Meneses
|
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
29 |
60 |
2
|
Pool B
Player
|
Pld
|
W
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
PF
|
PA
|
Points
|
Maria Jose Vargas
|
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
67 |
29 |
4
|
Kelani Lawrence
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
57 |
48 |
3
|
Lee Sumin
|
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
13 |
68 |
2
|
Pool C
Player
|
Pld
|
W
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
PF
|
PA
|
Points
|
Angelica Barrios
|
3 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
90 |
29 |
6
|
Samantha Salas
|
3 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
76 |
41 |
5
|
María José Muñoz
|
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
47 |
72 |
4
|
Majella Haverty
|
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
19 |
90 |
3
|
Pool D
Player
|
Pld
|
W
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
PF
|
PA
|
Points
|
Natalia Mendez
|
3 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
90 |
39 |
6
|
Cristina Amaya
|
3 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
80 |
71 |
5
|
Aisling Hickey
|
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
76 |
83 |
4
|
Lilian Zea
|
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
37 |
90 |
3
|
Pool E
Player
|
Pld
|
W
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
PF
|
PA
|
Points
|
Carla Muñoz
|
3 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
90 |
41 |
6
|
María Renee Rodríguez
|
3 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
76 |
56 |
5
|
Merynanyelly Delgado
|
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
61 |
75 |
4
|
Juliette Parent
|
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
35 |
90 |
3
|
Pool F
Player
|
Pld
|
W
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
PF
|
PA
|
Points
|
Gabriela Martinez
|
3 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
90 |
8 |
6
|
Michèle Morissette
|
3 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
72 |
66 |
5
|
María Paz Riquelme
|
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
49 |
90 |
4
|
Ayako Hanashi
|
3 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
55 |
102 |
3
|
Medal round
| Round of 32
| | | Round of 16
| | | Quarterfinals
| | | Semi finals
| | | Finals
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1
| Paola Longoria
|
| | | | | |
|
| 32
| BYE
|
| |
| | 1
| Paola Longoria
| 15, 15
| |
|
| |
| | | 17
| María José Muñoz
| 0, 1
| |
| 17
| María Paz Riquelme
| 8, 5
| |
| |
| 16
| María José Muñoz
| 15, 15
| |
| | 1
| Paola Longoria
| 15, 15
| |
|
| |
| | | 9
| Samantha Salas
| 13, 5
| |
| 9
| Samantha Salas
|
| | |
| |
| 24
| BYE
|
| |
| | 9
| Samantha Salas
| 15, 15
| |
|
| |
| | | 8
| Michèle Morissette
| 0, 2
| |
| 25
| BYE
|
| |
| |
| 8
| Michèle Morissette
|
| |
| | 1
| Paola Longoria
| 15, 15
| |
|
| |
| | | 4
| Natalia Mendez
| 10, 1
| |
| 5
| Gabriela Martinez
|
| | | |
| |
|
| BYE
|
| |
| | 5
| Gabriela Martinez
| 15, 15
| |
|
| |
| | | 12
| María Paz Muñoz
| 1, 14
| |
| 21
| Majella Haverty
| 3, 5
| |
| |
| 12
| María Paz Muñoz
| 15, 15
| |
| | 5
| Gabriela Martinez
| 15, 10, 7
| |
|
| |
| | | 4
| Natalia Mendez
| 9, 15, 11
| |
| 13
| Lee Sumin
| 15, 15
| | |
| |
| 20
| Ayako Hanashi
| 9, 4
| |
| | 13
| Lee Sumin
| 3, 3
| |
|
| |
| | | 4
| Natalia Mendez
| 15, 15
| |
| 29
| BYE
|
| |
| |
| 4
| Natalia Mendez
|
| |
| | 1
| Paola Longoria
| 15, 15
| |
|
| |
| | | 11
| Kelani Lawrence
| 6, 1
| |
| 3
| Angelica Barrios
|
| | | | |
| |
| 30
| BYE
|
| |
| | 3
| Angelica Barrios
| 13, 15, 11
| |
|
| |
| | | 14
| Micaela Meneses
| 15, 7, 3
| |
| 19
| Juliette Parent
| 9, 1
| |
| |
| 14
| Micaela Meneses
| 15, 15
| |
| | 3
| Angelica Barrios
| 13, 11
| |
|
| |
| | | 11
| Kelani Lawrence
| 15, 15
| |
| 11
| Kelani Lawrence
| 7, 15, 11
| | |
| |
| 22
| Aisling Hickey
| 15, 12, 5
| |
| | 11
| Kelani Lawrence
| 15, 15
| |
|
| |
| | | 6
| Carla Muñoz
| 8, 13
| |
| 27
| BYE
|
| |
| |
| 6
| Carla Muñoz
|
| |
| | 11
| Kelani Lawrence
| 15, 15
| |
|
| |
| | | 15
| Rhonda Rajsich
| 12, 7
| |
| 7
| María Renee Rodríguez
|
| | | |
| |
| 26
| BYE
|
| |
| | 7
| María Renee Rodríguez
| 15, 15
| |
|
| |
| | | 10
| Cristina Amaya
| 13, 10
| |
| 23
| BYE
|
| |
| |
| 10
| Cristina Amaya
|
| |
| | 7
| Maria Renee Rodriguez
| 7, 1
| |
|
| |
| | | 15
| Rhonda Rajsich
| 15, 15
| |
| 15
| Rhonda Rajsich
| 14, 15, 11
| | |
| |
| 18
| Merynanyelly Delgado
| 15, 3, 5
| |
| | 15
| Rhonda Rajsich
| 5, 15, 11
| |
|
| |
| | | 2
| Maria Jose Vargas
| 15, 5, 10
| |
| 31
| BYE
|
| |
| |
| 2
| Maria Jose Vargas
|
| |
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