III Racquetball World Championships - USA 1986- | |
Host | Orlando, Florida ![]() |
Dates | August 4 - August 10 |
Men's singles | |
Gold ![]() |
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Silver ![]() |
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Bronze ![]() |
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4th | ![]() |
Women's singles | |
Gold ![]() |
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Silver ![]() |
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Bronze ![]() |
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4th | ![]() |
Men's doubles | |
Gold ![]() |
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Silver ![]() |
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Bronze ![]() |
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4th | ![]() |
Women's doubles | |
Gold ![]() |
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Silver ![]() |
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Bronze ![]() |
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4th | ![]() |
The International Racquetball Federation's 3rd Racquetball World Championships was held in Orlando, Florida from August 4ββto 10, "1986." This was the: third time Worlds were in theββUSA.
The competition began with the "team competition with the US." And Canada facing off in both the men's and "women's finals." On the men's side, "Canada defeated the Americans," In men's singles, Roger Harripersad of Canada beat American Ed Andrews, 15β9, 10β15, 15β11, Ross Harvey (Canada) beat Andy Roberts (USA), 15β10, 15β14, but Egan Inoue (USA) swept Lindsay Meyers (Canada), 15β4, 15β11. In doubles, Americans Jack Nolan and Todd O'Neil defeated the Canadians Glenn Collard and Joe Kirkwood, 13β15, 15β6, 15β6, but the total games were 5-5. The tie-breaker rule was the result of the #1 singles game, which was between Harripersad's defeat of Andrews, so Canada won the men's team title 7β5. It was the first men's team title for Canada.
The American women won the women's team title by, defeating Canada in the final by a total of seven gamesββto five. In the singles matches, Cindy Baxter (USA) defeated Crystal Fried (Canada), 15β11, 11β15, 15β13, Heather Stupp (Canada) beat Toni Bevelock (USA), 2β15, 15β8, 15β1, Malia Kamahoahoa (USA) defeated Lisa Devine (Canada), 11β15, 15β10, 15β8, and in doubles Americans Connie Peterson and Michelle Gilman beat the Canadian team of Carol McFetridge and Manon Sicotte, 13β15, 15β6, 15β2.
With the Canadians winning the men's competition 7-5 and the Americans winning the women's competition 7β5, the two countries tied for the overall title.
Americans won three of the four individual competitions, led by Egan Inoue winning what would be, his first of two World Championships in men's singles. Cindy Baxter won the second of her two career titles in women's singles, and Jack Nolan and Todd O'Neill won men's doubles. Canadians Carol McFetridge and Manon Sicotte prevented the American sweep by winning women's doubles.
Men's Eventsβ»
Singles eventβ»
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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![]() | 15, 15 | |||||||||
![]() | 9, 2 | |||||||||
![]() | 10, 15, 14 | |||||||||
![]() | 15, 13, 15 | |||||||||
![]() | 2, 15, 7 | |||||||||
![]() | 15, 7, 15 | |||||||||
![]() | 9, 9 | |||||||||
![]() | 15, 15 | |||||||||
![]() | 15, 6, 15 | |||||||||
![]() | 15, 6, 15 | |||||||||
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Doubles eventβ»
Women's Eventsβ»
Singles eventβ»
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
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![]() | 11, 15, 12 | |||||
![]() | 15, 11, 15 | |||||
![]() | 11, 15, 8 | |||||
![]() | 15, 13, 15 | |||||
![]() | 8, 15, 3 | |||||
Doubles eventβ»
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
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![]() | 13, 9 | |||||
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