The 15th Racquetball World Championships were held in
Seoul
Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ...
(
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
) from August 13 to 21, 2010, with 16 men's national teams and 11 women's national teams; and several players in the Singles and Doubles competition.
The incumbent champions in men's and women's singles were Americans
Rocky Carson
Rocky Carson (born May 21, 1979) is an American professional racquetball player. Carson has won a record International Racquetball Federation (IRF)World Championships in Men's Singles, and 2 Pan American Games gold medals in singles. He was the ...
and
Rhonda Rajsich
Rhonda Rajsich (born October 7, 1978) is an American racquetball player. She has been World Champion in Women's Singles twice, and Pan American Champion 6 times (4 times in Women's Singles & twice in Women's Doubles), as well as US Open champ ...
, respectively, and they successfully defended their titles in Seoul.
In doubles, the Americans successfully defended the men's doubles title, and Mitch Williams was part of the winning team again, although in 2010 he won with
Ben Croft while in 2008 Jason Thoerner was his partner.
In women's doubles,
Paola Longoria
Paola Michelle Longoria López (born 20 July 1989) is a Mexican racquetball player. She is the current Women's World Champion in Singles and the Team event, winning both divisions at the International Racquetball Federation (IRF) 2024 World Ch ...
and
Samantha Salas
Samantha Salas Solís (born 15 December 1986) is a Mexican racquetball player. Salas has won six World Championship titles in her career - five in Women's Doubles (all with Paola Longoria) and one in Mixed Doubles (with Rodrigo Montoya). She h ...
broke a 22-year streak of American victories by defeating the defending champions
Jackie Paraiso
Jackie (Jacqueline) Paraiso (born September 14, 1966) is an American racquetball player. Paraiso was the #1 player on the women's pro racquetball tour at the end of the 1991-92, 1998–99, and 1999-2000 seasons. She is a seven time World Champio ...
and
Aimee Ruiz and claiming the first women's doubles title for Mexico.
__TOC__
Men's singles competition
Women's singles competition
Men's doubles competition
Women's doubles competition
Men's team competition
Women's team competition
See also
*
Racquetball World Championships
The World Racquetball Championships is the top international racquetball competition organized by the International Racquetball Federation (IRF).
History
The first event was held in 1981 as part of the 1981 World Games. The second World Championsh ...
References
{{reflist
External links
Official WebsiteIRF website
Racquetball World Championships
Racquetball World Championships
The World Racquetball Championships is the top international racquetball competition organized by the International Racquetball Federation (IRF).
History
The first event was held in 1981 as part of the 1981 World Games. The second World Championsh ...
Racquetball World Championships
The World Racquetball Championships is the top international racquetball competition organized by the International Racquetball Federation (IRF).
History
The first event was held in 1981 as part of the 1981 World Games. The second World Championsh ...
Sport in Seoul
International sports competitions hosted by South Korea
Racquetball in South Korea