2007 USA Racquetball National Doubles Championships
September 21st, 2007 by Geoff Thomsen
The 2007 USA Racquetball National Doubles Championships start in 4 days?! Where did this summer go? Things have definitely been shaken up this year from an “open draw” standpoint. Following the model from the 2007 National Singles Championships, Doubles will also add a “US National Team Qualifying” division. There is also a kink in the national racquetball calendar for 2008, as some of the major event dates are changing. The 2008 National Doubles is in February of 2008 – only five months after the 2007 event. The World Championships is in summer of 2008, which means TWO doubles events will occur before world’s does. This has caused a small problem .. Which event do “Team Qualifiers” have to win to earn a spot on the US National Team? My current understanding is as follows: the October event winners will represent at the Tournament of Americas, and the February event winners will represent at the Worlds.
I was also checking out some 2007 entry stats to compare this year’s event to 2006.
Participants 2006 – 484
Men’s Open – 36
Women’s Open – 28
Mixed Open – 30
Players from Oregon – 23
Participants 2007 – 416
Men’s Open – 16
Men’s US Team – 18
Women’s Open – 2
Women’s US Team – 17
Mixed Open – 30
Players from Oregon – 2
Some interesting numbers! First of all, we are down about 70 entrants from 2006, which is about 15%(!). The total number of Open men entrants remained exactly the same, with players split 50/50 between Open and US Team. On the women’s side, things are NOT looking good! Only TWO entrants the Women’s Open!! That is entrants, NOT teams! And then, only 17 (? not sure how that works) women in the US Team division. The draw will start in the quarters! Where are our players going?!
Also to note, is the fact that several top IRT Pros are currently missing from the draws – Jack Huczek, Rocky Carson, Jason Thoerner, and Mitch Williams. The men’s divisions are WIDE OPEN!! There are also some interesting new teams this year – I can’t wait to get to Tempe!
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