Exciting Changes Coming to the Game of Racquetball
There are exciting changes being made to the sport of Racquetball in Canada following the recent announcements made by the International Racquetball Federation (IRF). The IRF recently announced a move to a rally score system to make the sport more spectator friendly and exciting for athletes. They also announced changes to the format for international […]
Calgary Named Host for National Team Selection Event
Racquetball Canada’s February National Team Selection Event is back on the competition calendar as we continue our return to sport. The selection tournament will be hosted by the Alberta Racquetball Association in Calgary on February 25 and 26th, 2022 at the Acadia Recreation Complex and will include Open Singles events only. The deadline to register […]
TEAM CANADA WINS 3 BRONZE MEDALS AT JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
WINNIPEG, December 12, 2021 – Team Canada is coming home from the Junior World Championships in Guatemala with three bronze medals. This is the first world championship medal for each of the athletes who reached the podium. Nathan Jauvin (Terrebonne, Québec) and Christian Pocsai (New Hamburg, Ontario) won bronze in the 18 & U Boy’s […]
Canada Advances to Semifinals at Junior World Championships
Canada has advanced to the semifinals at the Junior World Championships in three events. Chloé Jauvin will play Friday in her 14 & U semifinal at 10:00 am. To reach the semifinal Chloé played a great match against Maria Argueta of Guatemala on Thursday. Asher Pocsai and Raphaël Guillemette had a day off on Thursday […]
Canada Wins Big on Wednesday at the Junior World Championships
Wednesday, December 8, 2021 – It was a big day for Team Canada at the Junior World Championships on Wednesday. Christian Pocsai started things off with a win in his 16 & U singles match, defeating the 7th seed Santiago Gamboa of Costa Rica in an exciting tie-breaker win with scores of 12-15,15-2, 11-8. Christian […]
Team Canada Update – Junior World Championships
Wednesday, December 8, 2021 – Our athletes and coaches are doing well at the Junior World Championships! They’ve all been hard at it since December 3, when competition got underway. There are some big matches today! We’re proud of all our athletes and wish everyone good luck! Here’s an update of where things sit. 18 […]
Canada’s Morissette Qualifies for World Games
Michèle Morissette of Baie-Comeau has qualified to represent Canada at the World Games being held in Birmingham Alabama in July of 2022. Morissette qualified by placing 12th in the Women’s Singles event at the World Championships that were in held in Guatemala City, Guatemala from November 28 to December 6, 2021. She was the only […]
Team Canada Out of Medal Round at World Championships
GUATEMALA CITY, December 5, 2021 – Team Canada is out of the medal round at the 2021 World Championships being held in Guatemala City, Guatemala. The best opportunity for Team Canada was in the men’s and women’s doubles but both teams lost Saturday in their quarterfinal matches. Samuel Murray of Baie-Comeau and Coby Iwaasa of […]
World Championships Elimination Round Begins Thursday for Team Canada
WINNIPEG, December 2, 2021 – The preliminary round has wrapped up at the International Racquetball Federation World Championships being held in Guatemala City, Guatemala from November 29 to December 6. Athletes have moved on to the single elimination medal round, which began Thursday morning. Athletes are seeded in the medal round based on results from […]
Racquetball Canada Announces World Championships Teams
Racquetball Canada is pleased to announce the teams that will represent Canada at the upcoming World Championships and Junior World Championships in Guatemala. Athletes were selected from Racquetball Canada’s National Teams. The World Championships run from November 28 to December 6, 2021. The Junior World Championships take place from December 2 to 11, 2021. Both […]
