2024 Pan American Racquetball Championships

The 2024 Pan American Racquetball Championships were held in Guatemala City, Guatemala, March 23–30. Argentina's Maria Jose Vargas won both Women's Singles and Women's Doubles with Natalia Mendez. Mexican Rodrigo Montoya won Men's Singles, and Costa Ricans Andrés Acuña and Gabriel Garcia won Men's Doubles. Americans Sam Bredenbeck and Michelle Key won Mixed Doubles. There was also a Men's and Women's Team competition, which was won by Mexico and Argentina, respectively.

Tournament format

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 March 23 and concluded March 25. The medal round began March 26 and concluded March 28. The team events were held on March 29 and 30.

Participating nations

A total of 42 athletes (22 men & 20 women) from 9 countries participated.

Medal summary

Medal table


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Argentina (ARG)	3	0	2	5
2	Mexico (MEX)	2	0	1	3
3	United States (USA)	1	2	3	6
4	Costa Rica (CRC)	1	0	2	3
5	Canada (CAN)	0	3	1	4
6	Chile (CHI)	0	1	3	4
7	Dominican Republic (DOM)	0	1	2	3
Totals (7 entries)		7	7	14	28

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's events
Singles	Rodrigo Montoya Mexico	Samuel Murray Canada	Andrés Acuña Costa Rica Jake Bredenbeck United States
Doubles	Andrés Acuña Gabriel Garcia Costa Rica	Coby Iwaasa Samuel Murray Canada	Sebastian Hernández Rodrigo Montoya Mexico Jake Bredenbeck Sam Bredenbeck United States
Team	Sebastian Hernández Rodrigo Montoya Mexico	Jake Bredenbeck Sam Bredenbeck Charlie Pratt United States	Kurtis Cullen Coby Iwaasa Samuel Murray Canada Andrés Acuña Gabriel Garcia Costa Rica
Women's events
Singles	María José Vargas Argentina	Carla Muñoz Chile	Merynanyelly Delgado Dominican Republic Natalia Mendez Argentina
Doubles	Natalia Mendez Maria Jose Vargas Argentina	Naomi Ros Lexi York United States	Maria Cespedes Merynanyelly Delgado Dominican Republic Paula Mansilla Carla Muñoz Chile
Team	Natalia Mendez Maria Jose Vargas Argentina	Maria Cespedes Merynanyelly Delgado Alejandra Jimenez Dominican Republic	Michelle Key Naomi Ros Lexi York United States Paula Mansilla Carla Muñoz Chile
Mixed events
Doubles	Sam Bredenbeck Michelle Key United States	Coby Iwaasa Juliette Parent Canada	Jaime Mansilla Carla Muñoz Chile Natalia Mendez Gerson Miranda Argentina

Men’s singles

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Preliminary round

Group 1

Players	Pld	W	L	GW	GL	PW	PL	Place
Rodrigo Montoya	2	2	0	6	0	68	32	1
Kurtis Cullen	2	1	1	3	5	73	81	2
Jose Caceres	2	0	2	2	6	56	84	3

Group 2

Players	Pld	W	L	GW	GL	PW	PL	Place
Jake Bredenbeck	3	3	0	9	0	99	47	1
Edwin Galicia	3	2	1	6	4	86	65	2
Jaime Mansilla	3	1	2	3	6	73	84	3
Sergio Ortega	3	0	3	0	9	37	99	4

Group 3

Players	Pld	W	L	GW	GL	PW	PL	Place
Samuel Murray	3	3	0	9	0	101	62	1
Sebastian Hernández	3	2	1	6	3	94	67	2
Ramón De León	3	1	2	4	6	66	87	3
Enier Chacon	3	0	3	0	9	55	100	4

Group 4

Players	Pld	W	L	GW	GL	PW	PL	Place
Charlie Pratt	3	3	0	9	4	131	105	1
Gabriel Garcia	3	2	1	8	4	111	85	2
Rafael Gatica	3	1	2	5	7	100	114	3
Carlos Medrano	3	0	3	2	9	77	115	4

Group 5

Players	Pld	W	L	GW	GL	PW	PL	Place
Andrés Acuña	3	3	0	9	2	112	57	1
Gerson Miranda	3	2	1	8	3	103	81	2
Maikel Moyet	3	1	2	5	6	39	99	3
Jean Marco Pumarol	3	0	3	0	9	65	82	4

Medal round

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First Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals					Final

							1	Rodrigo Montoya	11	11	11
9	Kurtis Cullen	8	7	11	11	5	8	Gabriel Garcia	5	6	5
8	Gabriel Garcia	11	11	6	9	11								1	Rodrigo Montoya	11	11	11
														5	Andrés Acuña	9	2	3
							5	Andrés Acuña	11	11	11
							4	Charlie Pratt	2	4	5
																			1	Rodrigo Montoya	11	6	15	11
																			3	Samuel Murray^[4]	7	11	13	8
							3	Samuel Murray	10	11	11	12
							6	Gerson Miranda	12	8	3	10
														3	Samuel Murray^[3]	11	11	11
7	Sebastian Hernández	11	11	11										2	Jake Bredenbeck	3	0	3
10	Edwin Galicia	6	7	9			7	Sebastian Hernández	1	2	11	12	9
							2	Jake Bredenbeck	11	11	8	10	11

Men’s doubles

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Group 1

Players	Pld	W	L	GW	GL	PW	PL	Place
Sebastian Hernández & Rodrigo Montoya	2	2	0	6	2	83	49	1
Rafael Gatica & Jaime Mansilla	2	1	1	5	3	66	64	2
Yandy Espinosa & Maikel Moyet	2	0	2	0	6	30	66	3

Group 2

Players	Pld	W	L	GW	GL	PW	PL	Place
Coby Iwaasa & Samuel Murray	2	2	0	6	1	73	41	1
Edwin Galicia & Juan Salvatierra	2	1	1	4	3	62	56	2
Carlos Medrano & Sergio Ortega	2	0	2	0	6	28	66	3

Group 3

Players	Pld	W	L	GW	GL	PW	PL	Place
Jake Bredenbeck & Sam Bredenbeck	2	2	0	6	2	76	56	6
Andrés Acuña & Gabriel Garcia	2	1	1	5	3	75	59	5
Ramon De Leon & Diego Pimentel	2	0	2	0	6	30	66	3

Medal Round

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First Round							Quarterfinals						Semifinals						Final

							1	Rodrigo Montoya & Sebastian Hernández	11	12	11
9	Ramon De Leon & Diego Pimentel	11	13	6	6	11	8	Ramon De Leon & Diego Pimentel	4	10	6
8	Yandy Espinosa & Maikel Moyet	6	11	11	11	9							1	Rodrigo Montoya & Sebastian Hernández	11	5	8	7
													4	Andrés Acuña & Gabriel Garcia	7	11	11	11
							5	Rafael Gatica & Jaime Mansilla	11	3	6	0
							4	Andrés Acuña & Gabriel Garcia	9	11	11	11
																			4	Andrés Acuña & Gabriel Garcia	7	11	11	7	11
																			2	Coby Iwaasa & Samuel Murray^[4]	11	7	6	11	1
							3	Jake Bredenbeck & Sam Bredenbeck	11	13	12	11
							6	Edwin Galicia & Juan Salvatierra	8	11	12	8
													3	Jake Bredenbeck & Sam Bredenbeck	11	13	8	9
													2	Coby Iwaasa & Samuel Murray^[3]	13	11	11	11
							7	Carlos Medrano & Sergio Ortega	5	4	5
							2	Coby Iwaasa & Samuel Murray	11	11	11

Women’s singles

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Preliminary round

Group 1

Players	Pld	W	L	GW	GL	PW	PL	Place
Natalia Mendez	3	3	0	9	0	99	38	1
Larissa Faeth	3	2	1	6	4	82	95	2
Paula Mansilla	3	1	2	4	6	91	81	3
Kylie Larduet	3	0	3	0	9	41	99	4

Group 2

Players	Pld	W	L	GW	GL	PW	PL	Place
Merynanyelly Delgado	3	3	0	9	2	116	86	1
Danielle Ramsay	3	2	1	6	6	106	109	2
Lexi York	3	1	2	7	6	121	114	3
Andrea Reyes	3	0	3	1	9	76	110	4

Group 3

Players	Pld	W	L	GW	GL	PW	PL	Place
María José Vargas	3	3	0	9	1	105	47	1
Carla Muñoz	3	2	1	7	3	101	53	2
Jimena Gomez	3	1	2	3	6	47	80	3
Samira Ferrer Marcilli	3	0	3	0	9	26	99	4

Group 4

Players	Pld	W	L	GW	GL	PW	PL	Place
Michelle Key	3	3	0	9	1	113	72	1
Juliette Parent	3	2	1	6	5	99	95	2
Maria Cespedes	3	1	2	4	6	101	102	3
Jazmin Aguilar	3	0	3	2	9	76	120	4

Medal round

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Quarterfinals							Semifinals						Final

1	Natalia Mendez	4	10	11	11	11
8	Danielle Ramsay	11	12	4	3	8	1	Natalia Mendez	2	11	6	7
5	Carla Muñoz	11	12	12			5	Carla Muñoz	11	7	11	11
4	Michelle Key	8	10	10									5	Carla Muñoz	1	3	5
3	Maria Jose Vargas	11	11	11									3	Maria Jose Vargas	11	11	11
6	Juliette Parent	4	5	3			3	Maria Jose Vargas	11	11	11
7	Larissa Faeth	6	9	11	9		2	Merynanyelly Delgado	3	7	5
2	Merynanyelly Delgado	11	11	5	11

Women’s doubles

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Preliminary round

Group 1

Players	Pld	W	L	GW	GL	PW	PL	Place
Natalia Méndez & María José Vargas	3	3	0	9	0	103	61	1
Maria Cespedes & Merynanyelly Delgado	3	2	1	6	5	105	95	2
Carla Muñoz & Paula Javiera Mansilla Sid	3	1	2	5	6	111	111	3
Marjolaine Parent & Danielle Ramsay	3	0	3	0	9	49	101	4

Group 2

Players	Pld	W	L	GW	GL	PW	PL	Place
Naomi Ros & Lexi York	3	3	0	9	2	119	71	1
Anna Paul Aguilar Salvatierra & Andrea Gabriela Reyes Perez	3	2	1	8	5	128	108	2
Larissa Faeth & Jimena Gomez	3	1	2	5	6	90	98	3
Samira Ferrar Marcilli & Kylie Larduet	3	0	3	0	9	39	99	4

Medal round

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Quarterfinals						Semifinals							Final

1	Natalia Mendez & Maria Jose Vargas	11	11	11
8	Samira Ferrar Marcilli & Kylie Larduet	4	2	2		1	Natalia Mendez & Maria Jose Vargas	11	11	11
5	Larissa Faeth & Jimena Gomez	7	12	9	3	4	Maria Cespedes & Merynanyelly Delgado	6	4	5
4	Maria Cespedes & Merynanyelly Delgado	11	10	11	11								1	Natalia Mendez & Maria Jose Vargas	7	11	10	11	11
3	Anna Paul Aguilar Salvatierra & Andrea Gabriela Reyes Perez	3	8	6									2	Naomi Ros & Lexi York	11	8	12	9	9
6	Carla Muñoz & Paula Javiera Mansilla Sid	11	11	11		3	Carla Muñoz & Paula Javiera Mansilla Sid	5	11	11	12	1
7	Marjolaine Parent & Danielle Ramsay	7	4	3		2	Naomi Ros & Lexi York	11	9	9	14	11
2	Naomi Ros & Lexi York	11	11	11

Mixed doubles

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Group 1

Players	Pld	W	L	GW	GL	PW	PL	Place
Gerson Miranda & Natalia Mendez	2	2	0	6	2	81	54	1
Coby Iwaasa & Juliette Parent	2	1	1	5	4	81	72	2
Andrea Martinez & Juan Salvatierra	2	0	2	1	6	39	75	3

Group 2

Players	Pld	W	L	GW	GL	PW	PL	Place
Jaime Mansilla & Carla Muñoz	3	3	0	9	4	130	106	1
Sam Bredenbeck & Michelle Key	3	2	1	8	3	116	83	2
Alejandra Jimenez & Diego Pimentel	3	1	2	5	6	102	105	3
Samira Ferrer Marcilli & Maikel Moyet	3	0	3	0	9	49	103	4

Medal Round

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Quarterfinals					Semifinals							Final

					1	Natalia Mendez & Gerson Miranda	9	11	11	11	7
5	Andrea Martinez & Juan Salvatierra	6	6	8	4	Coby Iwaasa & Juliette Parent^[3]	11	13	7	7	11
4	Coby Iwaasa & Juliette Parent	11	11	11								4	Coby Iwaasa & Juliette Parent^[4]	9	10	9
3	Sam Bredenbeck & Michelle Key	13	11	11								3	Sam Bredenbeck & Michelle Key	11	12	11
6	Alejandra Jimenez & Diego Pimentel	11	6	8	3	Sam Bredenbeck & Michelle Key	11	11	11	11
7	Samira Ferrer Marcilli & Maikel Moyet	4	4	7	2	Carla Muñoz & Jaime Mansilla	8	13	8	5
2	Carla Muñoz & Jaime Mansilla	11	11	11

Team Competitions

Men’s Team

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First Round		Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final

		Mexico	3	3
9	Honduras	Cubas	0	0
8	Cuba					Mexico	3	0	3
						Canada	2	3	0
		Guatemala	2	3	0
		Canada	2	1	3
										Mexico	1	3	3
										USA	3	0	0
		USA	3	3
		Chile	0	1
						USA	3	0	3
						Costa Rica	2	3	1
		Dominican Republic	0	0
		Costa Rica	3	3

Semi-finals^[14]

29 March 2024

MEX

2–1

Canada

Sebastian Hernández	3–2	Coby Iwaasa	11–9, 7-11, 6–11, 16-14, 11-4
Sebastian Hernández / Rodrigo Montoya	0–3	Coby Iwaasa / Samual Murray	3-11, 7-11, 7-11
Rodrigo Montoya	3–0	Kurtis Cullen	11-7, 11-8, 11-6

29 March 2024

USA

2–1

Costa Rica

Charlie Pratt	3–2	Gabriel Garcia	11–7, 7-11, 11-5, 7-11, 11-9
Jake Bredenbeck / Sam Bredenbeck	0–3	Andrés Acuña / Gabriel Garcia	11-7, 11-9, 11-8
Jake Bredenbeck	3–1	Andrés Acuña	6-11, 11-4, 11-9, 11-5

Final^[15]

30 March 2024

MEX

2–1

United States

Sebastian Hernández	1–3	Charlie Pratt	8-11, 14-12, 6-11, 8-11
Rodrigo Montoya	3–0	Jake Bredenbeck	11–4, 11–6, 11–3
Sebastian Hernández & Rodrigo Montoya	3–0	Jake Bredenbeck & Sam Bredenbeck	11-9, 11-7, 11-2

Women’s Team

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Quarterfinals				Semifinals			Final

Argentina	3	3
Cuba	0	0		Argentina	3	3
Canada	1	2		USA	0	1
USA	3	3					Argentina	3	3
Dominican Republic	1	3	3				Dominican Republic	0	1
Costa Rica	3	0	0	Dominican Republic	3	3
Guatemala	3	1	1	Chile	1	1
Chile	1	3	3

Semi-finals

29 March 2024

ARG

0–2

United States

Natalia Mendez	3–1	Lexi York	11–8, 11-5, 9-11, 11-5
Natalia Mendez / Maria Jose Vargas	3–0	Naomi Ros / Lexi York	11–4, 11-5, 11–5

29 March 2024

DOM

2–0

Chile

Alejandra Jimenez	3–1	Paula Mansilla	11–5, 11–3, 6-11, 11-8
Maria Cespedes / Merynanyelly Delgado	3–1	Paula Mansilla / Carla Muñoz	11-7, 8-11, 11-4, 11-6

Final

30 March 2024

ARG

2–0

Dominican Republic

Natalia Mendez	3–0	Alejandra Jimenez	11–7, 11–4, 11–4
Maria Jose Vargas	3–1	Merynanyelly Delgado	11–4, 11–9, 8-11, 11–2

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