2018 Racquetball World Championships – Women's singles
| XIX Racquetball World Championships - Costa Rica 2018 - | |
| Host |  San José, Costa Rica
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| Dates | August 10-18 |
| Men's singles | |
| Women's singles | |
Gold 
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Silver 
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Bronze 
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| Men's doubles | |
| Women's doubles | |
The International Racquetball Federation's 19th Racquetball World Championships are being held in San José, Costa Rica from August 10-18. This is the first time Worlds have been Costa Rica, and the first time a Central American country has hosted the event.
In 2016, Mexican Paola Longoria won her third World Championship in Women's Singles, which tied her with Cheryl Gudinas and Michelle Gould for most World Championships in Women's Singles. Ana Gabriela Martinez of Guatemala was Longoria's opponent in the final, and she was a surprise finalist, as she was only 16 years old, although she was the World Junior Champion in Girl's U16.[1] Also, neither American player - Michelle Key or Rhonda Rajsich - made the podium, which was the first time a USA woman had not finished in the top three in World Championship history.[2]
Tournament format
The 2018 World Championships used a two-stage format with an initial group stage that was a round robin with the results used to seed players for a medal round.
Group stage[3]
Pool A
| Player | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | PF | PA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Paola Longoria
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2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 14 | 4 |
 Jin Seok
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2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 38 | 3 |
 Harumi Kajino
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 53 | 2 |
Pool B
| Player | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | PF | PA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rhonda Rajsich
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2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 11 | 4 |
| Naomi Wakimoto
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2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 51 | 3 |
| Young Ock Lee
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2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 68 | 2 |
Pool C
| Player | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | PF | PA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samantha Salas
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3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 98 | 32 | 6 |
 Carla Muñoz
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3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 78 | 73 | 5 |
 Jenny Daza
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3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 77 | 89 | 4 |
 Donna Ryder
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 90 | 3 |
Pool D
| Player | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | PF | PA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Maria Renee Rodriguez
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3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 101 | 64 | 6 |
| Sheryl Lotts
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3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 85 | 65 | 5 |
| Aisling Hickey
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3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 77 | 81 | 4 |
 Lilian Zea
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 29 | 90 | 3 |
Pool E
| Player | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | PF | PA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yasmine Sabja
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3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 90 | 30 | 6 |
 Frédérique Lambert
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3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 82 | 54 | 5 |
 Alejandra Jimenez
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3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 59 | 68 | 4 |
| Josefa Parada
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 90 | 3 |
Pool F
| Player | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | PF | PA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ana Gabriela Martinez
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3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 90 | 25 | 6 |
 Adriana Riveros
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3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 70 | 59 | 5 |
 Maria Jose Vargas
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3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 60 | 64 | 4 |
| Maricruz Ortiz
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 90 | 3 |
Pool G
| Player | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | PF | PA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natalia Mendez
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3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 90 | 28 | 6 |
| Cristina Amaya
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3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 54 | 47 | 5 |
| Merynanyelly Delgado Araujo
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3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 49 | 90 | 4 |
| Jen Saunders
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3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 44 | 77 | 3 |