International Racquetball Tour
The International Racquetball Tour is the professional racquetball organization for men's competition that dates back to the 1980s. Events are played mostly in the USA.
Jason Mannino currently serves as President.[1] A former pro player himself, Mannino succeeded Dave Negrete, who resigned as IRT Commissioner on November 25, 2009 after being Commissioner since 2001. Initially, Mannino continued to play on the tour during the 2009-2010 season as well as serve as the IRT's leader, but retired at the end of that season to concentrate on being IRT President.
Rules of play
IRT matches primarily use the rules as set out by USA Racquetball with a few exceptions.[2] The primary exceptions are matches are best of five games to 11 points each, and each game must be won by a minimum of two points (e.g., a 12-10 score can end a game, but 11-10 cannot). Also, players can only call one timeout per game.
Beginning in the 2010-2011 season, the IRT has changed its service rule so that players get two opportunities to put the ball into play (two serve rule),[3] as in tennis where players are allowed two faults before losing a point. Since the 1990s, the IRT had been using a one serve rule, so a fault serve resulted in an immediate loss of serve.
Results
2016-2017 (Tier 1 and Grand Slam Events)[4]
Event | Winner | Runner Up | Semi Finalists |
Novasors Ghost of Georgetown Kansas City Open[5]
Overland Park, Kansas, September 8-11, 2016 |
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UnitedHealthcare US Open[6]
Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 5–9, 2016 |
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Custom Galaxy Printing IRT Pro-Am
Lilburn, Georgia, November 3-6, 2016 |
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St Louis Pro Racquetball Winter Rollout
St Louis, November 17-20, 2016 |
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Monterrey Open
Monterrey, Mexico, December 1–4, 2016 |
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Coast to Coast California Open
Oakridge, California, January 5-8, 2017 |
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Cactus Salon New York Pro-Am
Syosset, New York, January 12–15, 2017 |
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Lewis Drug Pro-Am
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, January 19–22, 2017 |
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Carl Myers Pro-Am
Garden City, Kansas, February 23–26, 2017 |
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Shamrock Shootout Pro-Am
Lombard, Illinois, March 16-19, 2017 |
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Raising Some Racquet for Kids
Huber Heights, Ohio, March 23-26, 2017 |
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Florida IRT Pro-Am
Sarasota, Florida, April 27-30, 2017 |
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ProKennex Tournament of Champions
Portland, Oregon, May 4-7, 2017 |
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Season summaries (Tier I and Grand Slam Events)
Season | Tournament Wins | US Open winner | Pro Nationals Winner |
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Rankings at season's end[7][8]
Position | 2015–2016[9] |
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Position | 2010–2011 | 2011–2012 | 2012–2013 | 2013–2014 | 2014–2015 |
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Position | 2005–2006 | 2006–2007 | 2007–2008 | 2008–2009 | 2009–2010 |
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Position | 2000–2001 | 2001–2002 | 2002–2003 | 2003–2004 | 2004–2005 |
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Position | 1995-1996 | 1996-1997 | 1997-1998 | 1998-1999 | 1999-2000 |
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Position | 1990–1991 | 1991–1992 | 1992–1993 | 1993–1994 | 1994–1995 |
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Position | 1985–1986 | 1986–1987 | 1987–1988 | 1988–1989 | 1989–1990 |
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Position | 1981–1982 | 1982–1983 | 1983–1984 | 1984–1985 |
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Most seasons in top 10
Player | Years in Top 10 | |
1. | ![]() | 20 |
2. | ![]() | 17 |
3. | ![]() | 15 |
4. | ![]() | 14 |
5. | ![]() | 13 |
6. | ![]() | 12 |
7. | ![]() | 11 |
8. | ![]() | 10 |
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Year-end number 1
Years ended No. 1 | ||
1. | Kane Waselenchuk | 11 |
2. | Cliff Swain | 6 |
3. | Sudsy Monchik | 5 |
3. | Mike Yellen | 5 |
5. | Rocky Carson | 1 |
5. | Ruben Gonzalez | 1 |
5. | Marty Hogan | 1 |
5. | Jack Huczek | 1 |
5. | Drew Katchtik | 1 |
5. | Dave Peck | 1 |
5. | Mike Ray | 1 |
- 1981-82:
Dave Peck
- 1982-83:
Mike Yellen
- 1983-84:
Mike Yellen (2)
- 1984-85:
Mike Yellen (3)
- 1985-86:
Mike Yellen (4)
- 1986-87:
Mike Yellen (5)
- 1987-88:
Ruben Gonzalez
- 1988-89:
Marty Hogan
- 1989-90:
Cliff Swain
- 1990-91:
Mike Ray
- 1991-92:
Drew Katchtik
- 1992-93:
Cliff Swain (2)
- 1993-94:
Cliff Swain (3)
- 1994-95:
Cliff Swain (4)
- 1995-96:
Sudsy Monchik
- 1996-97:
Sudsy Monchik (2)
- 1997-98:
Cliff Swain (5)
- 1998-99:
Sudsy Monchik (3)
- 1999-2000:
Sudsy Monchik (4)
- 2000-01:
Sudsy Monchik (5)
- 2001-02:
Cliff Swain (6)
- 2002-03:
Jason Mannino
- 2003-04:
Kane Waselenchuk
- 2004-05:
Kane Waselenchuk (2)
- 2005-06:
Kane Waselenchuk (3)
- 2006-07:
Jack Huczek
- 2007-08:
Rocky Carson
- 2008-09:
Kane Waselenchuk (4)
- 2009-10:
Kane Waselenchuk (5)
- 2010-11:
Kane Waselenchuk (6)
- 2011-12:
Kane Waselenchuk (7)
- 2012-13:
Kane Waselenchuk (8)
- 2013-14:
Kane Waselenchuk (9)
- 2014-15:
Kane Waselenchuk (10)
- 2015-16:
Kane Waselenchuk (11)
References
- ↑ http://www.irt-tour.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=122&Itemid=169
- ↑ http://www.irt-tour.com/index.php/2010-11-rules
- ↑ http://irt-tour.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=118&Itemid=167
- ↑ http://www.irt-tour.com/2016-2017-irt-seasonpost/
- ↑ http://www.r2sports.com/website/bracket.asp?leftFrame=&TID=18716&divID=1&combinedID=0&print=&fromPage=&highlightMatchNum=&drawVar=&message=
- ↑ http://www.r2sports.com/website/bracket.asp?leftFrame=&TID=17305&divID=0&combinedID=128875&print=&fromPage=&highlightMatchNum=&drawVar=&message=
- ↑ http://www.bossconsulting.com/irt/irt_season_standings.htm
- ↑ http://www.irt-tour.com
- ↑ http://www.irt-tour.com/current-rankingspost/2015-2016irt-rankingspost/
External links
- "Official Website". Retrieved 2009-04-26.
- Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour