IRF : 20th World Juniors - Results Summary

The International Racquetball Federation (IRF) has yet to post the team results from the 20th World Junior Racquetball Championships in Tempe, Arizona. But looking over the medalists in the World Cup divisions - Boys and Girls 14 & under to 18 & under in both singles and doubles - The Racquetball Blog believes that the USA captured team title in both boys and girls, so the overall title as well.

If we're correct, it would be the first time the USA has taken the overall title since 2001. Mexico won it the last six years. The USA won the boys title last year.

Furthermore, we think Bolivia came 2nd in girls and 3rd in boys, with Mexico doing the reverse, and Mexico taking 2nd place overall. That would be Bolivia's highest placing in the girls competition, and the second year they've come 3rd overall.

Here's the medal break down.

Girls
USA - 3 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze
Bolivia - 1, 3, 3
Mexico - 2, 1, 1
Canada - 0, 0, 2
Ecuador - 0, 0, 1

Boys
USA - 5 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze
Mexico - 1, 4, 2
Bolivia - 0, 0, 4
Canada - 0, 0, 2
Costa Rica - 0, 0, 2
Ecuador - 0, 0, 1


20th World Junior Racquetball Championships
Girls 18 & Under

1. Paola Longoria (Mexico)
2. Jenny Daza (Bolivia)
3. Denise Haynes (Canada) and Sharon Jackson (USA)

Girls 16 & Under

1. Danielle Key (USA)
2. Yazmine Sabja (Bolivia)
3. Aubrey O'brien (USA) and Maria Paz Munoz (Ecuador)

Girls 14 & Under

1. Maria Jose Vargas (Bolivia)
2. Courtney Chisholm (USA)
3. Devon Pimentelli (USA) and Adriana Riveros (Bolivia)

Boys 18 & Under

1. Jose Rojas (USA)
2. Erick Sandoval (Mexico)
3. Jose Martinez (Mexico) and Roland Keller (Bolivia)

Boys 16 & Under

1. Alejandro Cardona (Mexico)
2. Bradley Kirch (USA)
3. Carlos Keller (Bolivia) and Taylor Knoth (USA)

Boys 14 & Under

1. Jose Diaz (USA)
2. Marco Rojas (USA)
3. Oscar Arias (Bolivia) and Daniel De La Rosa (Mexico)

Girls 18 & Under Doubles

1. Paola Longoria & Arantza Loredo (Mexico)
2. Shannon Inglesby & Sharon Jackson (USA)
3. Jenny Daza & Ariana Garron (Bolivia) and Christine Richardson & Denise Haynes (Canada)

Girls 16 & Under Doubles

1. Danielle Key & Aubrey O'brien (USA)
2. Daniela Gascon & Jessica Parrilla (Mexico)
3. Yazmine Sabja & Maria Jose Vargas (Bolivia)

Girls 14 & Under Doubles

1. Courtney Chisholm (USA) & Devon Pimentelli (USA)
2. Masiel Rivera & Adriana Riveros (Bolivia)
3. Paola Padilla & Paulina Estrada (Mexico)

Boys 18 & Under Doubles

1. Jose Rojas & Jansen Allen (USA)
2. Erick Sandoval & Jose Martinez (Mexico)
3. Sean Barclay & Mathieu Messier (Canada) and Ignacio Sabate & Javier Melendez (Costa Rica)

Boys 16 & Under Doubles

1. Bradley Kirch & Taylor Knoth (USA)
2. Alejandro Cardona & Pedro Gonzalez (Mexico)
3. Jamie Slamko & Pedro Castro (Canada) and Ismael Zhindon & Juan Pablo Ugalde (Ecuador)

Boys 14 & Under Doubles

1. Marco Rojas and Jose Diaz (USA)
2. Missael Leija & Daniel De La Rosa (Mexico)
3. Oscar Arias & Sebastian Oña (Bolivia) and Andres Acu & Andres Fabian (Costa Rica)

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