XV Racquetball World Championships - South Korea 2010 - | |
Host | Seoul South Korea |
Dates | August 13 - August 21 |
Men's singles | |
Gold | Rocky Carson |
Silver | Jack Huczek |
Bronze | Ricardo Monroy, Vincent Gagnon |
Women's singles | |
Gold | Rhonda Rajsich |
Silver | Nancy Enriquez |
Bronze | Paola Longoria, Cheryl Gudinas |
Men's doubles | |
Gold | Ben Croft & Mitch Williams |
Silver | Mike Green & Tim Landeryou |
Bronze | Cesar Castro & Jorge Hirsekorn, Alejandro Landa & Miguel Perea |
Women's doubles | |
Gold | Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas |
Silver | Jackie Paraiso & Aimee Ruiz |
Bronze | Frédérique Lambert & Brandi Jacobson Prentice, Naomi Wakimoto & Toshiko Sakamoto |
Men teams | |
Champions | United States |
Runners-up | Canada |
Third place | Bolivia, Costa Rica |
Women teams | |
Champions | United States |
Runners-up | Canada |
Third place | Mexico, South Korea |
The 15th Racquetball World Championships were held in Seoul (South Korea) 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 and Rhonda Rajsich, 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 and Samantha Salas broke a 22-year streak of American victories by defeating the defending champions Jackie Paraiso and Aimee Ruiz and claiming the first women's doubles title for Mexico.