2002 Racquetball World Championships

XI Racquetball World Championships - San Juan, Puerto Rico 2002 -
Host	San Juan Puerto Rico
Dates	August 3 - August 10
Men teams
Champions	Canada
Runners-up	United States
Third place	Mexico
Fourth place	Japan
Women teams
Champions	United States
Runners-up	Canada
Third place	Bolivia
Fourth place	Mexico
Men's singles
Gold	Jack Huczek
Silver	Jason Thoerner
Bronze	Kane Waselenchuk Brian Istace
Women's singles
Gold	Cheryl Gudinas
Silver	Jennifer Saunders
Bronze	Josée Grand'Maître Laura Fenton

The International Racquetball Federation's 11th Racquetball World Championships were held in San Juan (Puerto Rico) from August 3 to August 10, 2002, with 32 men's national teams and 19 women's national teams; and several players in the Singles and Doubles competition.

Men's team competition

	Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarter finals					Semi finals					Finals
	Canada
						Canada		3
						Costa Rica		0
	Costa Rica		2
	Belgium		1
											Canada		2
											Argentina		1
	Argentina		2
	Dominican Republic		1
						Argentina		2
						Australia		1
	Great Britain		1
	Australia		2
																Canada		2
																Japan		1
	Japan		Default
						Japan		2
						Guatemala		1
	Nigeria
	Guatemala
											Japan		2
											Venezuela		1
	South Korea
	Jamaica
						South Korea		1
						Venezuela		2
	Venezuela
																					Canada		2
																					USA		1
	Mexico
						Mexico		2
						Netherlands		1
	Guam		1
	Netherlands		1
											Mexico		2
											Bolivia		1
	Chile		2
	Greece		1
						Chile		1
						Bolivia		2
	France		0
	Bolivia		3
																Mexico		0
																USA		3
	Germany		1
	Ecuador		2
						Ecuador		1
						India		2
	India		2
	Puerto Rico		1
											India		0
											USA		3
	Honduras		3
	Ireland		0
						Honduras		0
						USA		3
	USA

Winners CANADA

Women's team competition

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Semi finals

Finals

USA

USA

3

Vietnam

0

Vietnam

Ecuador

USA

2

Puerto Rico

1

India

India

3

Puerto Rico

0

Puerto Rico

USA

3

Mexico

0

Mexico

Mexico

2

Ireland

1

Ireland

Mexico

2

Chile

1

Germany

Germany

1

Chile

2

Chile

USA

3

Canada

0

Japan

Japan

2

Jamaica

1

Jamaica

Japan

1

Bolivia

2

Venezuela

Venezuela

1

Bolivia

2

Bolivia

Bolivia

1

Canada

2

South Korea

South Korea

3

Guatemala

0

Guatemala

South Korea

1

Canada

2

Costa Rica

Costa Rica

0

Canada

3

Canada

Winners United States

Men's Singles competition

	ROUND of 64					ROUND of 32					ROUND of 16					QUARTER FINALS					SEMI FINALS					FINAL
	1	Brian Istace
	64
						Brian Istace		15, 15
						Jimmy Gannon		5, 4
	33	Albert Dent	5, 15, 10
	32	Jimmy Gannon	15, 7, 11
											Brian Istace		15, 15
											Shai Manzuri		3, 5
	17	Shai Manzuri	15, 15
	48	Yamil Isaias	10, 8
						Shai Mazuri		15, 15
						Gary Shaw		2, 3
	49	Gary Shaw	15, 15
	16	Paul Feeney	9, 12
																Brian Istace		15, 15
																Hiroshi Shimizu		4, 7
	9	Hiroshi Shimizu	default
	56
						Hiroshi Shimizu		15, 15
						Monola Bendfelt		6, 4
	41	Tony Onimole	4, 5
	24	Monola Bendfelt	15, 15
											Hiroshi Shimizu		15, 15
											Marcelo Laprea		7, 12
	25	Sang-Soo Lee	15, 15
	40	Don Bryan	6, 8
						Sang-Soo Lee		10, 15, 11
						Marcelo Leprea		15, 13, 7
	57	Benjamin Doniego	6, 8
	8	Marcelo Leprea	15, 15
																					Brian Istace		6, 15, 11
																					Jason Thoerner		15, 14, 8
	5	Brian Istace	15, 15
	60	Robert Bagley	6, 7
						Alvaro Beltran		15, 15
						Michiel Vander Holst		2, 9
	37	Steve Venzlauskas	1, 10
	28	Michiel Vander Holst	15, 15
											Alvaro Beltran		15, 15
											Pablo Fajre		10, 12
	21	Pablo Fajre	15, 15
	44	George Poriotis	7, 4
						Pablo Fajre		15, 12, 11
						Louis Iporre		8, 15, 6
	53	Alexandre Francois	5, 2
	12	Louis Iporre	15, 15
																Alvaro Beltran		12, 13
																Jason Thoerner		15, 15
	13	Martin Klippel	15, 15
	52	Gustavo Molina	6, 13
						Martin Klippel		8, 8
						Miguel Santiago		15, 15
	45	Raul Soloni	15, 4, 6
	20	Miguel Santiago	5, 15, 11
											Miguel Santiago		6, 6
											Jason Thoerner		15, 15
	29	Roberto Nasser	15, 15
	36	Bart Wouters	3, 4
						Roberto Nasser		10, 1
						Jason Thoerner		15, 15
	61
	4	Jason Thoerner
																										Jason Thoerner		7, 3
																										Jack Huczek		15, 15
	3	Kane Waselenchuk	15, 15
	62	Mahab Khatib	1, 1
						Kane Waselenchuk		15, 15
						Juan Cageao		1, 1
	35	Juan Cageao	15, 15
	30	Pan Hanley	11, 8
											Kane Waselenchuk		15, 15
											Darren Strengers		1, 1
	19	Danny Maggi	15, 15
	46	Gus Tsouras	0, 6
						Danni Maggi		15, 5, 6
						Darren Strengers		5, 15, 11
	51	Mark Nolan	2, 3
	14	Darren Strengers	15, 15
																Kane Waselenchuk		15, 15
																Cesar Castro		6, 6
	11	Masaru Yoshimura	15, 15
	54	Juan Luis Cueva	2, 5
						Hirotake Usami		default
						Sunny Osagi		-
	43	Sunny Osagi	15, 10, 11
	22	Fernando Sierra	11, 15, 6
											Hirotake Usami		15, 11, 10
											Cesar Castro		8, 15, 11
	27	Kim Dongyoun	15, 15
	38	Jonathan Edwards	6, 7
						Kim Dongyoun		4, 7
						Cesar Castro		15, 15
	59	Orlando Mayo	3, 3
	6	Cesar Castro	15, 15
																					Kane Waselenchuk		3, 14
																					Jack Huczek		15, 15
	7	Javier Moreno	default
	58
						Javier Moreno		15, 15
						Pascal Matla		3, 3
	39	Francis Guzman	13, 4
	26	Pascal Matla	15, 15
											Javier Moreno		15, 15
											Santigo Canedo		7, -
	23	Sebastian Roessler	10, 11
	42	Matthew Anderson	15, 15
						Matthew Anderson		6, 15, 7
						Santigo Canedo		15, 4, 11
	55	Roger Pieroni	1, 0
	10	Santigo Canedo	15, 15
																Javier Moreno		3, 10
																Jack Huczek		15, 15
	15	Arne Schmitz	8, 4
	50	Leonel Simo	15, 15
						Leonel Simo		7, 12
						Curtis Winter		15, 15
	47	Vincent Kapur	9, 7
	18	Curtis Winter	15, 15
											Curtis Winter		9, 4
											Jack Huczek		15, 15
	31	Rolando Bier	15, 15
	34	Niklaas Neboutte	2, 6
						Rolando Bier		4, 1
						Jack Huczek		15, 15
	63	Gus Farrell	3, 3
	2	Jack Huczek	15, 15

Winner
JACK HUCZEK

Women's Singles competition

	ROUND of 64					ROUND of 32					ROUND of 16					QUARTER FINALS					SEMI FINALS					FINAL
	1	Cheryl Gudinas
	64
						Cheryl Gudinas		15, 15
						Claudina Garcia		2, 1
	33	Claudine Garcia	15, 15,
	32	Thao Le	0, 0
											Cheryl Gudinas		15, 15
											Raquel Perez		10, 8
	17	Jennifer Dering
	48
						Jennifer Dering		10, 8
						Raquel Perez		15, 15
	49
	16	Raquel Perez
																Cheryl Gudinas		15, 15
																Lupita Torres		3, 5
	9	Lupita Torres
	56
						Lupita Torres		15, 15
						Elma Gibney		4, 2
	41
	24	Elma Gibney
											Lupita Torres		15, 15
											Carmen Luz Pizarro		2, 1
	25	Yvonne Kortes
	40
						Yvonne Kortes		9, 10
						Carmen Luz Pizarro		15, 15
	57
	8	Carmen Luz Pizarro
																					Cheryl Gudinas		15, 15
																					Josée Grand'Maître		7, 6
	5	Hiromi Miyamoto
	60
						Hiromi Miyamoto		15, 15
						Lurine Barnes		1, 1
	37
	28	Lurine Barnes	Default
											Hiromi Miyamoto		15, 15
											Yaque Parada		8, 11
	21	Lily Geyer
	44
						Lily Geyer		9, 8
						Yanda Parada		15, 15
	53
	12	Yaque Parada
																Hiromi Miyamoto		15, 5, 6
																Josée Grand'Maître		4, 15, 11
	13	Jane Moon Young
	52
						Jang Moon Young		15, 15
						Karen Zachrison		5, 3
	45
	20	Karen Zachrison
											Jang Moon Young		15, 3, 0
											Josée Grand'Maître		5, 15, 11
	29	Francine Matthews	15, 15
	36	Diana Bolanos	3, 0
						Francine Matthews		0, 1
						Josée Grand'Maître		15, 15
	61
	4	Josée Grand'Maître
																										Cheryl Gudinas		15, 15
																										Jennifer Saunders		13, 13
	3	Laura Fenton
	62
						Laura Fenton		15, 15
						Lan Huynh		2, 1
	35
	30	Lan Huynh
											Laura Fenton		15, 15
											Anita Maldonado		6, 6
	19	Joy Dholakia
	46
						Joy Dholakia		1, 1
						Anita Maldonado		15, 15
	51
	14	Anita Maldonado
																Laura Fenton		15, 15
																Angela Grisar		12, 1
	11	Nancy Enriquez
	54
						Nancy Enriquez		15, 15
						Joan Kennedy		4, 4
	43
	22	Joan Kennedy
											Nancy Enriquez		2, 4
											Angela Grisar		15, 15
	27	Sue Linn	15, 6, 10
	38	Ramona Von Ondarza	12, 15, 11
						Ramona Von Ondarza		1, 0
						Angela Grisar		15, 15
	59
	6	Angela Grisar
																					Laura Fenton		6, 15, 3
																					Jennifer Saunders		15, 7, 11
	7	Toshiko Sakamoto
	58
						Toshiko Sakamoto		15, 15
						Jackie Gopie		7, 7
	39
	26	Jackie Gopie
											Toshiko Sakamoto		15, 9, 11
											Carola Loma		5, 15, 5
	23	Vivana Reveron
	42
						Vivana Reveron		1, 2
						Carola Loma		15, 15
	55
	10	Carole Loma
																Toshiko Sakamoto		10, 14
																Jennifer Saunders		15, 15
	15	Malhee Kwon
	50
						Mai-He Kwon		15, 15
						Monica Barrios		2, 1
	47
	18	Monica Barrios
											Malhee Kwon		11, 1
											Jennifer Saunders		15, 15
	31	Martha Jarrin	13, 15, 8
	34	Ina Raven	15, 4, 11
						Ina Raven		1, 0
						Jennifer Saunders		15, 15
	63
	2	Jennifer Saunders

Winner
CHERYL GUDINAS

See also

• Racquetball World Championships

External links

• [1] Draw Sheets on-line
• Historical results IRF website