IRF 11th World Championships
 San Juan, Puerto Rico: August 2-11, 2002

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team finishes
Part Two: August 8-10
 World Cup Team Titles
team medal rounds
Position MEN: #1 Canada def. #2 USA 2-1 WOMEN: #1 USA def. #2 Canada 3-0
#1 Singles Jack Huczek def. Brian Istace 15-4, 15-7 Cheryl Gudinas def. Jennifer Saunders 15-9, 15-9
#2 Singles Kane Waselenchuk def. Jason Thoerner 15-6, 15-7 Laura Fenton def. Josee Grand'Maitre 15-4, 10-15, 11-9
Doubles Mike Ceresia & Michael Green def. Ruben Gonzalez & Mike Guidry 14-15, 15-10, 11-8 Jackie Rice & Kim Russell def. Amanda McDonald & Karina Odegard 15-11, 15-11
team finishes
Men's Team Women's Team Overall/Combined
1. Canada
2. United States
3. Mexico
4. Japan
5. Venezuela
6. India
7. Bolivia
8. Argentina
9. Guatemala
10. Honduras
11. Costa Rica
12. Chile
13. Korea
14. Ecuador
15. Netherlands
16. Australia
17. Puerto Rico
18. Dominican Republic
19. Guam
20. Jamaica
21. Ireland
22. Belgium
23. Greece
24. Great Britain
25. Germany
26. Belize
27. Nigeria
28. Uruguay
29. Philippines
30. Peru
31. France
32. Syria		 1. United States
2. Canada
3. Bolivia
4. Mexico
5. Chile
6. Japan
7. Puerto Rico
8. Korea
9. Venezuela
10. Vietnam
11. Germany
12. Guatemala
13. Jamaica
14. Ireland
15. Costa Rica
16. India
17. Ecuador
18. Dominican Republic
19. Taiwan		 1. United States
2. Canada
3. Mexico
4. Japan
4. Bolivia
6. Venezuela
7. Chile
8. Guatemala
8. Korea
10. India
11. Puerto Rico
12. Costa Rica
13. Ecuador
14. Jamaica
15. Ireland
16. Germany
17. Dominican Republic
18. Argentina
19. Netherlands
20. Australia
21. Guam
22. Belgium
23. Greece
24. Great Britain
25. Belize
26. Nigeria
27. Vietnam
28. Uruguay
29. Philippines
30. Peru
31. France
32. Taiwan
33. Syria
final matches
Part One: August 2-6
 Individual World Titles [concluded]
  individual world title matches
men's singles:  #2 Jack Huczek (USA) def. #4 Jason Thoerner (USA) 15-7, 15-3 
men's doubles:  #3 Polo Gutierrez & Gil Mejia (MEX) def. #1 Mike Ceresia & Michael Green (CAN) 12-15, 15-7, 11-10
women's singles:  #1 Cheryl Gudinas (USA) def.  #2 Jennifer Saunders (CAN) 15-13, 15-13
women's doubles:  #1 Jackie Rice & Kim Russell (USA) def. #2 Amanda McDonald & Karina Odegard (CAN) 15-10, 15-8
singles compass division finals
Men's BLUE:  Marcelo Lapera (Venezuela) def. Matthew Anderson (Belize) 15-14, 13-15, 11-9
Men's RED:  Raul Soloni (India) def. Gus Farrell (Uruguay) 15-8, 15-8
Men's WHITE:  Fernando Sierra (Guatemala) def. Don Bryan (Jamaica) 15-10, 15-11 
Women's BLUE:  Nancy Enriquez (Mexico) def. Hiromi Miyamoto (Japan) 11-15, 15-14, 11-5
Women's RED:  Claudine Garcia (Dominican Republic) def. Jackie Gopie (Jamaica) 15-7, 15-6
Women's WHITE:  Viviana Reveron (Venezuela) def. Elme Gibney (Ireland) 15-2, 15-7
doubles
Men's BLUE:  Fernando Peccier/Alvaro Tapia (Bolivia) def. Andres Gomez/Orlando Lopez (Costa Rica) 14-15, 15-11, 11-5
Men's RED:  Vincent Kapur/Saui Soloni (India) def. Yamil Isaias/Leonel Simo (Dominican Republic) 15-5, 15-7
Men's WHITE:  Juan Luis Cueva/Gustavo Molina (Ecuador) def. Benjamin Doniego/Orlando Mayo (Philippines) 15-8, 15-2
Women's BLUE:  Angela Grisar/Carmen Luz Pizarro (Chile) def. Paola Nunez/Carolina Santos (Bolivia) 15-14, 15-6
Women's RED:  Lily Geyer/Guimoar Matheus (Venezuela) def. Yvonne Kortes/Ramona Vonondarza (Germany) 15-2, 15-10
Women's WHITE:  Lurine Barnes/Jackie Gopie (Jamaica) def. Elme Gibney/Joan Kennedy (Ireland) 15-10, 15-8 
top finishers IRF XI World Championships -- San Juan, Puerto Rico: August 2-10, 2002
FINAL RESULTS: Individual Title Rounds 
Men's Singles
Jack Huczek (USA)  
Jason Thoerner (USA) 
3. Brian Istace (Canada)
3. Kane Waselenchuk (Canada)
5. Hiroshi Shimizu (Japan)
5. Alvaro Beltran (Mexico)
5. Cesar Castro (Venezuela)
5. Javier Moreno (Mexico)

Men's Doubles
Polo Gutierrez/Gil Mejia (Mexico)
Michael Green/Mike Ceresia (Canada)
3. Ruben Gonzalez/Mike Guidry (USA)
3. Jorge Hirsekorn/Ralph Reinhardt (Venezuela)
5. Daniel Maggi/Shai Manzuri (Argentina)
5. Minoru Onio/Sadao Funatani (Japan)
5. Pablo Fajre/Sebastian Roessler (Chile)
5. Curtis Winter/Oswaldo Garcia (Puerto Rico)

Compass Draws
Men's Singles - Blue
Marcelo Lapera (Venezuela)
Matthew Anderson (Belize)
3. Michiel VanderHolst (Netherlands)
3. Kim Dongyoun (Korea)

Men's Singles - Red
Raui Soloni (India)
Gus Farrell (Uruguay)
3. Albert Dent (Costa Rica) 
3. Juan Luis Cueva (Ecuador)

Men's Singles - White
Fernando Sierra (Guatemala)
Don Bryan (Jamaica)
3. Gustavo Molina (Ecuador)
3. Niklass Deboutte (Belgium)

Men's Doubles - Blue
Fernando Peccier/Alvaro Tapia (Bolivia)
Andres Gomez/Orlando Lopez (Costa Rica)
3. Manolo Bendfelt/Juan Luis Calvez (Guatemala)
3. David Matamoros/Franklin Raudales (Honduras)

Men's Doubles - Red
Vincent Kapur/Raui Soloni (India)
Yamil Isaias/Leonel Simo (Dominican Republic) 
3. Jun Inp Yo/Kang Gen Young (Korea)
3. Angelo Batistatos/George Pappas (Greece)

Men's Doubles - White
Juan Luis Cueva/Gustavo Molina (Ecuador)
Benjamin Doniego/Orlando Mayo (Philippines)
3. Alexandre Francois/Roger Pieroni (France)
 Women's Singles
Cheryl Gudinas (USA)
Jen Saunders (Canada)
3. Laura Fenton (USA)
3. Josee Grand'Maitre (Canada)
5. Lupita Torres (Mexico)
5. Hiromi Miyamoto (Japan)
5. Angela Grisar (Chile)
5. Toshiko Sakamoto (Japan)

Women's Doubles
Jackie Rice/Kim Russell (USA)
Amanda McDonald/Karina Odegard (Canada)
3. Rosy Torres/Susana Acosta (Mexico)
3. Itsuyo Hasimodo/Etsuko Noda (Japan)
5. Kim Venegas/Martha Canellas (Puerto Rico)
5. Angela Grisar/Carmen Luz Pizarro (Chile)
5. Carolina Santos/Paola Nunez (Bolivia)
5. Kim Minju/Kwang Kyong Yun (Korea)

Compass Draws
Women's Singles - Blue
Nancy Enriquez (Mexico)
Hiromi Miyamoto (Japan) 
3. Raquel Perez (Puerto Rico)
3. Carola Loma (Bolivia)

Women's Singles - Red
Claudine Garcia (Dominican Republic)
Jackie Gopie (Jamaica)
3. Joan Kennedy (Ireland) 
3. Lily Geyer (Venezuela)

Women's Singles - White
Viviana Reveron (Venezuela)
Elme Gibney (Ireland) 
3. Thao Le (Vietnam)
3. Sue Linn (Taiwan)

Women's Doubles - Blue
Angela Grisar/Carmen Luz Pizarro (Chile)
Carolina Santos/Paola Nunez (Bolivia)
3. Kim Venegas/Martha Canellas (Puerto Rico)
3. Hwang Kyong Yun/Kim Minju (Korea)

Women's Doubles - Red
Lily Geyer/Guimoar Matheus (Venezuela)
Yvonne Kortes/Ramona Vonondarza (Germany) 
3. Jennifer Dering/Joy Dholakia (India)
3. Jennifer Bendfelt/Crista Lewin (Guatemala)

Women's Doubles - White
Lurine Barnes/Jackie Gopie (Jamaica)
Elma Gibney/Joan Kennedy (Ireland)
3. Iris Borashi/Cristal Arguello (Costa Rica)
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