The women's singles event in racquetball at the 2025 World Games took place from 13 to 17 August 2025 at the Chengdu High-Tech Zone Sports Center in Chengdu, China.[1]
| Racquetball – Women's singles at the 2025 World Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Chengdu High-Tech Zone Sports Center, Chengdu, China | |||||||||
| Dates | 13–17 August | |||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 16 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Competition format
editA total of 16 athletes from 16 different countries competed in a single-elimination tournament in Chengdu.
Summary
editMaría José Vargas of Argentina won gold by defeating 3 time defending World Games gold medalist Paola Longoria of Mexico.[2] Vargas is the first woman other than Longoria to win gold at a World Games since American Michelle Gould won at the 1993 World Games. Guatemalan Gabriela Martinez was the bronze medalist,[3] as she got a walkover win over Bolivian Angélica Barrios, who was injured during her semi-final match with Longoria. Martinez's bronze medal was her 2nd World Games medal, as she was the silver medalist at the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, Alabama, where she lost the final to Longoria.
Results
edit| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  P Longoria (MEX)
| 11 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 |  Y Wang (TPE)
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | P Longoria (MEX)
| 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 |  Lee S-m (KOR)
| 9 | 1 | 10 | 8 |  F Lambert (CAN)
| 4 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | F Lambert (CAN)
| 11 | 11 | 12 | 1 | P Longoria (MEX)
| 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  A Barrios (BOL)
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | A Barrios (BOL)
| 11 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9r | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 |  A Hickey (IRL)
| 9 | 2 | 6 | 5 | A Barrios (BOL)
| 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 |  MÁ Villacreses (ECU)
| 5 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 4 |  N Ros (USA)
| 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | N Ros (USA)
| 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 1 | P Longoria (MEX)
| 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  MJ Vargas (ARG)
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | MJ Vargas (ARG)
| 6 | 11 | 12 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 |  SA Dalvi (IND)
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | MJ Vargas (ARG)
| 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 |  H Kajino (JPN)
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 |  M Céspedes (DOM)
| 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | M Céspedes (DOM)
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | MJ Vargas (ARG)
| 10 | 14 | 12 | 11 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  C Amaya (ITA)
| 6 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 2 |  AG Martínez (GUA)
| 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 |  F Larissa (CRC)
| 11 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 10 | F Larissa (CRC)
| 8 | 3 | 8 | 5 | A Barrios (BOL)
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| 15 |  A Grisar (GER)
| 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | AG Martínez (GUA)
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | AG Martínez (GUA)
| w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | AG Martínez (GUA)
| 11 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "The World Games 2025, Chengdu". www.theworldgames.org. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
- ↑ Perret, Pablo. "Más medallas en los Juegos Mundiales de los "Deportes Raros"". AhoraCalafate.com.ar. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ↑ Jordan, Kenneth. "Gaby Martínez conquista el bronce de ráquetbol en los Juegos Mundiales". LaHora.gt. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
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