The 2022 Pan American Championships were held in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, April 9-16. Bolivian Angélica Barrios won Women's Singles and fellow Bolivian Conrrado Moscoso won Men's Singles, and both Barrios and Moscoso won for the first time. Barrios's victory was the first for a Bolivian woman at Pan Am Championships, while Moscoso's win was the third consecutive Bolivian gold in Men's Singles, as Carlos Keller won the previous two events.
In doubles, Canadians Coby Iwaasa and Samuel Murray won Men's Doubles,[1] which was the 4th Canadian win in the event, but the first for both Iwaasa and Murray. Argentina won Women's Doubles for the first time, as Natalia Mendez and Maria Jose Vargas took the title. It was Mendez's first Pan Am Championship, but the second for Vargas, who won Women's Singles in 2014.
The 2022 Pan American Championships were the first to use rally scoring, which was adopted by the International Racquetball Federation in early 2022.[2] Also, Mixed Doubles and Men's and Women's Team competitions were implemented for the first time. In the team competitions, countries compete head-to-head over three matches: two singles matches and a doubles match. Argentina and Bolivia were the first team champions: Argentina winning the Women's Team competition and Bolivia the Men's Team competition. Mexicans Rodrigo Montoya and Samantha Salas were the first Mixed Doubles Pan American Champions.[3]
The competition had seven events: five individual events and two team events. The individual events were played first: Men’s and Women’s Singles and Doubles and Mixed Doubles. Each individual event had a group stage followed by a medal round. The results of the group stage were used to seed players for the medal round. The group stage began April 9 and concluded April 11. The medal round began April 12 and concluded April 14. The team events were held on April 15 and 16.
Participating nations
A total of 54 athletes (30 men & 24 women) from 12 countries participated.
Argentina (5)
Bolivia (6)
Canada (7)
Chile (5)
Colombia (4)
Costa Rica (4)
Dominican Republic (2)
Ecuador (2)
Guatemala (6)
Mexico (6)
Puerto Rico (1)
United States (6)
Medal summary
Medal table
Medalists
Men’s singles
[11]
Preliminary round
- Group A
- Group B
Players | Pld | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | Points |
Alejandro Landa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 100 | 68 | 4 |
Juan Francisco Cueva | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 103 | 92 | 3 |
Ramón De León | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 60 | 103 | 2 |
- Group C
Players | Pld | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | Points |
Carlos Keller | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 135 | 86 | 6 |
Felipe Camacho | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 127 | 101 | 5 |
Edwin Galicia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 117 | 111 | 4 |
Tomás Oyhanart | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 54 | 135 | 3 |
- Group D
Players | Pld | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | Points |
Jake Bredenbeck | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 146 | 72 | 6 |
Jose Daniel Ugalde | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 120 | 83 | 5 |
Rodrigo Salgado Jr. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 96 | 135 | 4 |
Abraham Mercado | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 63 | 135 | 3 |
- Group E
Players | Pld | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | Points |
Rodrigo Montoya | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 154 | 109 | 6 |
Diego Garcia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 175 | 137 | 5 |
Mario Mercado | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 129 | 137 | 4 |
Trevor Webb | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 60 | 135 | 3 |
- Group F
Players | Pld | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | Points |
Elias Nieto | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 151 | 98 | 6 |
Samuel Murray | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 128 | 100 | 5 |
Set Cubillos | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 114 | 127 | 4 |
Diego Gatica | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 94 | 162 | 3 |
Medal round
[12]
Men’s doubles
[13]
- Group A
Players | Pld | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | Points |
Jake Bredenbeck & Sam Bredenbeck | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 115 | 101 | 4 |
Kadim Carrasco & Carlos Keller | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 100 | 82 | 3 |
Set Cubillos & Mario Mercado | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 72 | 104 | 2 |
- Group B
Players | Pld | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | Points |
Andrés Acuña & Gabriel Garcia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 127 | 89 | 4 |
Elias Nieto & Erick Trujillo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 90 | 81 | 3 |
Diego Garcia & Tomás Oyhanart | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 66 | 113 | 2 |
- Group C
Players | Pld | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | Points |
Coby Iwaasa & Samuel Murray | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 149 | 103 | 6 |
Juan Francisco Cueva & Jose Daniel Ugalde | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 118 | 100 | 5 |
Rafael Gatica & Rodrigo Salgado Jr. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 141 | 169 | 4 |
Geovani Mendeoza & Juan Salvatierra | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 120 | 156 | 3 |
Medal Round
| First Round | | | Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Final | |
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| | | | 1 | Jake Bredenbeck & Sam Bredenbeck | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | |
| 9 | Rafael Gatica & Rodrigo Salgado Jr. | 13 | 5 | 6 | | | | | 8 | Colombia | 14 | 9 | 8 | | | |
| 8 | Set Cubillos & Mario Mercado | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | 1 | USA | 13 | 13 | 12 | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | CANADA | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Elias Nieto & Erick Trujillo | 7 | 9 | 8 | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Coby Iwaasa & Samuel Murray | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | |
| | | | | 4 | CANADA | 10 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | |
| | | | | | | 3 | ECUADOR | 15 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 5 | |
| | | | 3 | Juan Francisco Cueva & Jose Daniel Ugalde | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Kadim Carrasco & Carlos Keller | 13 | 14 | 14 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | ECUADOR | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | |
| 7 | Diego Garcia & Tomás Oyhanart | 15 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 11 | | | | | 2 | COSTA RICA | 14 | 8 | 14 | | | |
| 10 | Geovani Mendoza & Juan Salvatierra | 8 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 6 | | | 7 | Argentina | 12 | 10 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Andrés Acuña & Gabriel Garcia | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | |
Women’s singles
[14]
Preliminary round
- Group A
- Group B
Players | Pld | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | Points |
Alexandra Herrera | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 90 | 42 | 4 |
Micaela Meneses | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 79 | 68 | 3 |
Maria Paz Riquelme | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 90 | 2 |
- Group C
Players | Pld | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | Points |
Natalia Mendez | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 90 | 33 | 4 |
Merynanyelly Delgado | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 80 | 111 | 3 |
Andrea Gabriela Reyes Perez | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 78 | 104 | 2 |
- Group D
Players | Pld | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | Points |
Carla Muñoz | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 150 | 109 | 6 |
Kelani Lawrence | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 163 | 115 | 5 |
Angela Veronica Ortega Sabido | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 132 | 163 | 4 |
Juliette Parent | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 97 | 155 | 3 |
- Group E
Players | Pld | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | Points |
Gabriela Martinez | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 172 | 121 | 6 |
Rhonda Rajsich | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 159 | 176 | 5 |
Maricruz Ortiz | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 149 | 154 | 4 |
Michèle Morissette | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 135 | 164 | 3 |
Medal round
Women’s doubles
[15]
Preliminary round
- Group A
Players | Pld | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | Points |
Alexandra Herrera & Samantha Salas | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 159 | 109 | 6 |
Erika Manilla & Rhonda Rajsich | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 159 | 142 | 5 |
Micaela Meneses & Yazmine Sabja | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 139 | 138 | 4 |
Alexis Iwaasa & Cassie Prentice | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 67 | 135 | 3 |
- Group B
Players | Pld | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | Points |
Natalia Méndez & María José Vargas | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 149 | 85 | 6 |
Carla Muñoz & Paula Javiera Mansilla Sid | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 132 | 144 | 5 |
Cristina Amaya & Maria Paz Riquelme | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 140 | 138 | 4 |
Anna Paul Aguilar Salvatierra & Andrea Gabriela Reyes Perez | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 95 | 149 | 3 |
Medal round
[16]
| Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Final | |
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| 1 | Alexandra Herrera & Samantha Salas | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | |
| 8 | Anna Paul Aguilar Salvatierra & Andrea Gabriela Reyes Perez | 5 | 8 | 3 | | | | | 1 | Mexico | 15 | 7 | 15 | 15 | | |
| 5 | Micaela Meneses & Yazmine Sabja | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | 5 | Bolivia | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | | |
| 4 | Carla Muñoz & Paula Javiera Mansilla Sid | 9 | 5 | 11 | | | | | | | | 1 | Mexico | 14 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 9 | |
| 3 | Erika Manilla & Rhonda Rajsich | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | 2 | Argentina | 15 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 11 | |
| 6 | Cristina Amaya & Maria Paz Riquelme | 9 | 5 | 11 | | | | | 3 | USA | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | | | | | |
| 7 | Alexis Iwaasa & Cassie Prentice | 8 | 6 | 11 | | | | | 2 | Argentina | 15 | 12 | 15 | 15 | | |
| 2 | Natalia Mendez & Maria Jose Vargas | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | |
Mixed doubles
[17]
- Group A
Players | Pld | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | Points |
Micaela Meneses & Conrrado Moscoso | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 103 | 65 | 4 |
Valeria Centellas & Diego Garcia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 83 | 86 | 3 |
Merynanyelly Delgado & Ramón De León | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 55 | 90 | 2 |
- Group B
- Group C
Medal Round
[18]
| First Round | | | Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Final | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1 | Micaela Meneses & Conrrado Moscoso | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | |
| 9 | Cristina Amaya & Mario Mercado | 14 | 15 | 12 | 8 | | | | 8 | Guatemala | 10 | 8 | 12 | | | |
| 8 | Edwin Galicia & Gabriela Martinez | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | 1 | Bolivia | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Argentina | 5 | 4 | 5 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Valeria Centellas & Diego Garcia | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Carla Muñoz & Rodrigo Salgado Jr. | 5 | 6 | 12 | | | |
| | | | | 1 | Bolivia | 12 | 7 | 15 | 12 | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Mexico | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | | |
| | | | 3 | Coby Iwaasa & Juliette Parent | 6 | 9 | 12 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Rodrigo Montoya & Samantha Salas | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Mexico | 15 | 12 | 15 | 15 | | |
| 7 | Merynanyelly Delgado & Ramón De León | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 5 | | | | | 2 | USA | 13 | 15 | 8 | 0 (3 Technicals) | | |
| 10 | Felipe Camacho & Maricruz Ortiz | 13 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 11 | | | 10 | Costa Rica | 6 | 10 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Alejandro Landa & Erika Manilla | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | |
Team Competitions
Men’s Team
[19]
| First Round | | | Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Final | |
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| | | | Bolivia | | | | | | |
| 9 | Chile | | | | | | Colombia | | | | |
| 8 | Colombia | | | | | | | | | Bolivia | 3 | 3 | | |
| | | | | | Costa Rica | 1 | 1 | | |
| | | | Canada | | | | | | | |
| | | | Costa Rica | | | | |
| | | | | Bolivia | 3 | 3 | | |
| | | | | | | Mexico | 0 | 0 | | |
| | | | Mexico | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ecuador | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mexico | 3 | 3 | | |
| 7 | Guatemala | | | | | | | | USA | 1 | 0 | | |
| 10 | Argentina | | | | | | Guatemala | | | | | |
| | | | USA | | | | |
- Semi-finals
- Final[20]
Women’s Team
[21]
| Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Final | |
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| Bolivia | | | | | | |
| Colombia | | | | | | Bolivia | 1 | 1 | | |
| Guatemala | | | | | | Mexico | 3 | 3 | | |
| Mexico | | | | | | | | | Mexico | 0 | 2 | | |
| USA | | | | | | | | Argentina | 3 | 3 | | |
| Chile | | | | | | USA | 3 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| Canada | | | | | | Argentina | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| Argentina | | | | | |
- Semi-finals
Micaela Meneses | 1–3 | Alexandra Herrera | 11–5, 2-11, 11–2, 11-4 |
Micaela Meneses / Yazmine Sabja | 1–3 | Alexandra Herrera / Samantha Salas | 11–5, 2-11, 11-2, 11–4 |
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- Final[22]
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