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2026 Racquetball World Championships in Chile

Overview

The 2026 Racquetball World Championships in Temuco, Chile, concluded with significant success for the Mexican team.

Samantha Salas secured two world titles during the tournament. She won the women's doubles championship alongside Alejandra Herrera by defeating the American pair Erika Manilla and Michelle Andersen in a five-set match. Salas also claimed the mixed doubles title with partner Rodrigo Montoya, defeating Guatemala’s Edwin Galicia and Gabriela Martínez in straight sets. This performance marked Salas's sixth world doubles title and her second in the mixed category, following her return to competition after recovering from a shoulder injury.

In the men's doubles category, Mexican players Andree Parrilla and Eduardo Portillo also took first place after defeating Canadian pair Samuel Murray and Coby Iwaasa.

Earlier in the competition, Chilean competitors Carla Muñoz and Alan Natera were eliminated in the quarter-finals; Natera lost to Canada’s Trevor Webb, while Muñoz was defeated by Argentina’s María José Vargas.

Entities

Temuco · Samantha Salas · Mexico · Rodrigo Montoya · Alan Natera

Timeline

  1. [SPORTS] 4 sources
    Samantha Salas wins two world racquetball titles in Chile

    Mexican racquetball player Samantha Salas won two world titles in women's and mixed doubles at the World Championship in Chile.

  2. [SPORTS] 7 sources
    Chile hosts international racquetball and beach tennis championships

    Chile hosts the Racquetball World Championship in Temuco and the ITF Beach Tennis World Tour BT400 in Iquique, featuring athletes from over 15 countries.

  3. [SPORTS] 5 sources
    Temuco hosts 2026 Racquetball World Championships

    Temuco, Chile, hosts the 2026 Racquetball World Championships, featuring 90 athletes from 17 countries competing for the world title.

  4. [SPORTS] 3 sources
    Samantha Salas heads to Chile for Racquetball World Championship

    Mexican racquetball player Samantha Salas travels to Temuco, Chile, to compete for her sixth world title at the 2026 World Championship.

Sources

agssports.com · am.com.mx · araucanianoticias.cl · crtvchile.cl · deportedigital.mx · diario.mx · eldeportero.cl · eltambor.es · g5noticias.cl · lamegafm.cl · mundofreestyle.com · pausa.mx · periodicocorreo.com.mx · redgol.cl · rln.cl · vilasradio.cl

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