International Racquetball Tour
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Sport | Racquetball |
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Founded | 1991 |
Countries | International |
Headquarters | Washington, MO |
Official website | www |
The International Racquetball Tour (IRT) is the leading professional racquetball organization for men's competition. It was founded in 1991 and is the successor to previous iterations of the tour by different names. Professional Men's racquetball events have been offered since 1973 [1]. Events are played mostly in the USA.
In June 2017, the IRT was taken over by E.J. Promotions Inc. with John Scott to serve at the IRT CEO.[2] Previously, Jason Mannino, a former pro player, served as IRT President.[3], who succeeded Dave Negrete in 2009. Negrete was Commissioner from 2001 to 2009. Initially, Mannino continued to play on the tour during the 2009-2010 season as well as serve as the IRT's leader, but retired at the end of that season to concentrate on being IRT President.
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Rules of play[edit]
IRT matches primarily use the rules as set out by USA Racquetball.[4] IRT matches were best of five games to 11 points each beginning in 1981 with each game won by a minimum of two points[5] (e.g., a 12-10 score can end a game, but 11-10 cannot). But in the middle of the 2017-18 season, the IRT changed its match scoring from best of 5 games to 11 points to a best of 3 games with the first 2 games to 15 points and the tie-breaker to 11.[6] Moreover, each of the three games was win by 1 point rather than 2 points, as it was under the previous rule with games to 11 points. The rule came into effect at the start of the 2018 calendar year.
Beginning in the 2010-2011 season, the IRT has changed its service rule so that players get two opportunities to put the ball into play (two serve rule),[7] as in tennis where players are allowed two faults before losing a point. Since the 1990s, the IRT had been using a one serve rule, so a fault serve resulted in an immediate loss of serve.
Results[edit]
2018-2019 (Tier 1 and Grand Slam Events)[edit]
Event | Winner | Runner Up | Semi Finalists |
2018 MWRA Season Opener IRT Pro-Am[8]
Laurel, Maryland, September 13-16, 2018 |
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UnitedHealthcare US Open[9]
Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 3-7, 2018 |
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Pelham Memorial Tournament of Champions[10]
Portland, November 29-December 2, 2018 |
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2019 California Open[11]
Canoga Park, California, January 3-6, 2019 |
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41st Annual Lewis Drug Pro-Am
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, January 17–20, 2019 |
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34th Annual Shamrock Shootout Pro-Am Lombard, Illinois, March 14-17, 2019 |
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Bolivia Grand Slam Bolivia, March 26-30, 2019 |
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Florida Spring Break Open Florida, April 26-28, 2019 |
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New York City Unity Championships Syosset, New York, May 1-5, 2019 |
Season summaries (Tier I and Grand Slam Events)[edit]
Season | Tournament Wins[12] | US Open winner |
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Note: The US Open Racquetball Championships began in November 1996.
Rankings at season's end[edit]
Position | 2015–2016[15] | 2016–2017 | 2017–2018 |
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Position | 2010–2011 | 2011–2012 | 2012–2013 | 2013–2014 | 2014–2015 |
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Position | 1995-1996 | 1996-1997 | 1997-1998 | 1998-1999 | 1999-2000 |
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Position | 1990–1991 | 1991–1992 | 1992–1993 | 1993–1994 | 1994–1995 |
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Position | 1985–1986 | 1986–1987 | 1987–1988 | 1988–1989 | 1989–1990 |
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Position | 1981–1982 | 1982–1983 | 1983–1984 | 1984–1985 |
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Most seasons in top 10[edit]
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Year-end number 1[edit]
Years ended No. 1 | ||
1. | Kane Waselenchuk | 12 |
2. | Cliff Swain | 6 |
3. | Sudsy Monchik | 5 |
3. | Mike Yellen | 5 |
5. | Rocky Carson | 2 |
6. | Ruben Gonzalez | 1 |
6. | Marty Hogan | 1 |
6. | Jack Huczek | 1 |
6. | Drew Katchtik | 1 |
6. | Jason Mannino | 1 |
6. | Dave Peck | 1 |
6. | Mike Ray | 1 |
- 1981-82:
Dave Peck
- 1982-83:
Mike Yellen
- 1983-84:
Mike Yellen (2)
- 1984-85:
Mike Yellen (3)
- 1985-86:
Mike Yellen (4)
- 1986-87:
Mike Yellen (5)
- 1987-88:
Ruben Gonzalez
- 1988-89:
Marty Hogan
- 1989-90:
Cliff Swain
- 1990-91:
Mike Ray
- 1991-92:
Drew Katchtik
- 1992-93:
Cliff Swain (2)
- 1993-94:
Cliff Swain (3)
- 1994-95:
Cliff Swain (4)
- 1995-96:
Sudsy Monchik
- 1996-97:
Sudsy Monchik (2)
- 1997-98:
Cliff Swain (5)
- 1998-99:
Sudsy Monchik (3)
- 1999-2000:
Sudsy Monchik (4)
- 2000-01:
Sudsy Monchik (5)
- 2001-02:
Cliff Swain (6)
- 2002-03:
Jason Mannino
- 2003-04:
Kane Waselenchuk
- 2004-05:
Kane Waselenchuk (2)
- 2005-06:
Kane Waselenchuk (3)
- 2006-07:
Jack Huczek
- 2007-08:
Rocky Carson
- 2008-09:
Kane Waselenchuk (4)
- 2009-10:
Kane Waselenchuk (5)
- 2010-11:
Kane Waselenchuk (6)
- 2011-12:
Kane Waselenchuk (7)
- 2012-13:
Kane Waselenchuk (8)
- 2013-14:
Kane Waselenchuk (9)
- 2014-15:
Kane Waselenchuk (10)
- 2015-16:
Kane Waselenchuk (11)
- 2016-17:
Kane Waselenchuk (12)
- 2017-18:
Rocky Carson (2)
References[edit]
- ^ http://www.proracquetballstats.com/irt/tour_name.html
- ^ "E.J. Promotions Inc. Purchases IRT and IRT Network". IRT Tour. IRT. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ "Home". irt-tour.com. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ http://www.irt-tour.com/index.php/2010-11-rules
- ^ Boss, Todd. "History of major tour rule changes". Pro Racquetball Stats. Pro Racquetball Stats. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ Diesel, Kelly R. "New Year's Rule Changes". IRT. IRT. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ "Home". irt-tour.com. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "MWRA Season IRT Pro-AM". www.r2sports.com. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ "2018 UnitedHealthcare US OPEN Racquetball Championship - IRT Singles". www.r2sports.com. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ "Pelham Memorial Tournament of Champions". www.r2sports.com. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ "2019 California Open". www.r2sports.com. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ Pro Racquetball Stats. Todd Boss [www.proracquetballstats.com www.proracquetballstats.com] Check
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- ^ "Home". irt-tour.com. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "2015-2016 IRT Rankings". irt-tour.com. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ http://www.proracquetballstats.com/cgi-bin/print_results_new.pl?tour=IRT&query=all_top_ten_matrix
External links[edit]
- "Official Website". Retrieved 2009-04-26.
- Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour