Team Results Released ... Organizers recently confirmed that Team USA reclaimed the Junior World Cup (for 14-, 16-, 18- division play) after a seven-year hiatus, while Mexico dominated the Esprit Cup for 10- and 12- competition. IRF recordbooks now list both team finishes and individual championship titles.

View drawsheets for all event results.

After several years of dedicated service, IRF webmaster Mike Mesecke recently stepped down to concentrate on his legal practice, while original IRF site creator Linda Mojer has agreed to manage the project. Mojer designed the first IRF website during her tenure as Managing Editor of RACQUETBALL magazine, and has since established her own web management company specializing in editorial, marketing and content development for internet properties.

For the first time since 2005, two non-US players secured wins at the 2008 US OPEN Racquetball Championships. Kane Waselenchuk roared back onto the IRT this season and reclaimed his US OPEN crown - also setting a landmark four-time event win record with a decisive victory over defending champ Rocky Carson. In her first US OPEN final, 19-year old Paola Longoria of Mexico won the WPRO title in Memphis, with a win over veteran Cheryl Gudinas Holmes.

At the recent PASO general Assembly, racquetball was confirmed for The Pan Am Games 2011 program in Guadalajara, Mexico. The announcement was made before 700 of the most important sport leaders in this hemisphere.

“It was a very exciting moment for the sport” stated Osvaldo Maggi, president of the Pan American Racquetball Confederation ”this confirms that Racquetball will continue as a full medal sport in the single most important multi international sports competition, second only to the Olympic games in importance. This keeps the Olympic chain in place for us [and] we are also now eligible for Olympic Solidarity Funds which will allow us to continue to develop our coaches and officials in this hemisphere.”

The newly-formed Munster Womens Grand Prix Series featured Joan Kennedy ruling supreme on home soil in Templederry.

Last years team captain Eithne Skehan will be the sole Munster player to travel to the upcoming Junior Worlds. Best of luck to Eithne in her last year of eligibility for this event.

The Puerto Rico Nationals will take place November 6-9 at the YMCA of San Juan. This event is a qualifier for the PR National Team and eligible players must be Puerto Rican or have PR parents or grandparents. Contact Jose "Pucho" Miranda at 787-642-8473 or Laurinda "Laly" Carrasquillo 787 642-8659 for more information.

Following its approval by WADA's Executive Committee on September 20, the 2009 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods is now available. This List will go into effect on January 1, 2009.

Germany's Hamburg Open Championships 2008 are scheduled late this year: Usually held the third week of September, this year's event will be held the end of October to give European players and officials more time to relax after the World Championships in Kingscourt, Ireland. The 2008 Hamburg Open will be the second event of the European Racquetball Tour now.

The 2008 Canadian Racquetball Classic takes place October 9th – 12th at the Mayfield Inn, Edmonton Alberta, Canada.  This event is an IRT Tour and WPRO Tier I event that will showcase the world’s best players from both the IRT Tour and WPRO.

The European Racquetball Tour (ERT) 2008/2009 kicks off in Schinnen, The Netherlands. The 2008 Dutch Open Championships will be held October 10 - 12 at the Schinnen Fitness Center. Players from all over Europe are expected to compete in Schinnen.

Good news for the 2008 International Racquetball Tournament in Cali, Colombia. IRT Director Dave Negrete informed the organizers that this years' event was accepted as an official IRT event as part of the season 2008-2009. The event is sanctioned as Tier 4 Satelite. The IRT is the International Racquetball Tour, the mens  professional racquetball circuit.

The 20th IRF World Senior Racquetball Championships have been successfully concluded last Saturday in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  19 athletes from 15 countries were represented during this event. Congratulations to some "new" and "old" world champions!! 

The 15th editition of the "Torneo Internacional de Racquetball" will be held in Santiago de Cali, Colombia on October 08-12 this year in the Club Deportivo Cañasgordas. The event is sanctioned by the Federación Colombiana de Racquetball. Contact tournament director Juan Manuel Gutierrez for more or download the flyer below.

Did you know that in Korea more than 60% of racquetball members are women? They play an important role in the growth of the sport in Korea. The Koreans call it (Ajumma power). Korean Racquetball is hosting the first International Women’s Racquetball Tournament at the An San World Spotion, Kyunggido on November 8-9, 2008 to show it's gratitude to all the Korean women players for their endless support and passions. This year, only players from Japan and Korea will compete but others are expected in the years ahead..