2006 Racquetball World Championships
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XIII Racquetball World Championships - Dominican Republic 2006 - |
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Host | Santo Domingo Santo Domingo Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River... Dominican Republic Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries... |
Dates | August 3 - August 13 |
Men teams | |
Champions | United States |
Runners-up | Canada |
Third place | Mexico |
Fourth place | Venezuela |
Women teams | |
Champions | United States |
Runners-up | Canada |
Third place | Japan |
Fourth place | Venezuela |
The 13th Racquetball World Championships were held in Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River...
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Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
) from August 3 to 13, with 22 men's national teams and 18 women's national teams in the national teams competition; and several players in the Singles and Doubles competition.
Men's team competition
Winners United States |
Men's final standings
National Team | |
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1 | United States |
2 | Canada |
3 | Mexico |
4 | Venezuela |
5 | Bolivia |
6 | South Korea |
7 | Costa Rica |
8 | Chile |
9 | Ecuador |
10 | Japan |
11 | Puerto Rico |
12 | Ireland |
13 | Dominican R. |
14 | Germany |
15 | Guatemala |
16 | Netherlands |
17 | Catalonia |
18 | Italy |
= | Belgium |
= | Poland |
21 | Switzerland |
22 | Nicaragua |
= | Colombia |
Women's team competition
Winners United States |
Women's final standings
National Team | |
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1 | United States |
2 | Canada |
3 | Japan |
4 | Mexico |
5 | Chile |
6 | Bolivia |
7 | South Korea |
8 | Venezuela |
9 | Ecuador |
10 | Ireland |
11 | France |
12 | Costa Rica |
13 | Germany |
14 | Dominican R. |
15 | Guatemala |
16 | Netherlands |
17 | Catalonia |
18 | Puerto Rico |