The International Racquetball Federation's 18th Racquetball World Championships were held in Cali, Colombia, from July 15 to 23, 2016.[1] This was the first time Worlds were in Colombia, and the first time the event was held in South America since 1998, when Cochabamba, Bolivia, was host.
In the final, Americans Aimee Ruiz and Janel Tisinger upset Mexicans Paola Longoria and Samantha Salas,[2] who were the three time defending champions in women's doubles. Ruiz and Tisinger were silver medalists in 2014, when they lost to the Mexicans in the final. The win was Ruiz's third World Championship in women's doubles, as she also won in 2006 with Laura Fenton and 2008 with Jackie Paraiso. It was Tisinger's first World Championship.
The 2016 World Championships was a two-stage competition. There was an initial group stage played as a round robin with the results used to seed teams for the medal round.[3]
Aimee Ruiz & Janel Tisinger
Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas
Jenny Daza & Adriana Riveros 
Frédérique Lambert & Jennifer Saunders
Mariana Tobon & Lilian Zea
Cecilia Cerquetti & Pia Dati
Maria Rene Rodriguez & Gabriela Martinez
Jin Young Seok & Jung Eun Ane
Maria Paz Muñoz & Veronica Sotomayor
Maiko Sato & Naomi Wakimoto
Maria Cespedes & Merynanyelly Delgado
Majella Haverty & Donna Ryder
