Editing Racquetball (section)

== Major competitions and players ==
{{Main|Racquetball World Championships}}
Organized competitive racquetball began in the 1970s. The best male players of that era were [[Charlie Brumfield]] and [[Marty Hogan (racquetball player)|Marty Hogan]], as well as [[Bud Muehleisen]], Dan Southern, Jerry Hilecher, [[Steven 'Bo' Keeley|Steve Keeley]], Davey Bledsoe, Steve Serot,  and Steve Strandemo. Hogan continued to be a dominant player into the 1980s, and was rivaled on the scene by Brett Harnett, Dave Peck, and Mike Yellen.

In the 1990s, Ruben Gonzalez, [[Cliff Swain]] and [[Sudsy Monchik]] dominated pro tournaments, and other great players like Andy Roberts, John Ellis, and Drew Kachtik were often left out of the winner's circle. In the 2000s, [[Kane Waselenchuk]], [[Jack Huczek]], [[Jason Mannino]], [[Ben Croft]], and [[Rocky Carson]] have all excelled, but Waselenchuk has been dominant the last two seasons losing only once since September 2008.

The first great woman player was Peggy Steding in the 1970s. She was succeeded by Shannon Wright, who was then rivaled by [[Heather McKay]], a great Australian squash player who made the transition to racquetball when living in Canada. McKay then developed a great rivalry with [[Lynn Adams]], and after McKay moved back to Australia, Adams dominated women's racquetball for the better part of the 1980s.

The 1990s belonged to [[Michelle Gould (racquetball player)|Michelle Gould]] (née Gilman) whose drive serve was a huge weapon against her opponents. In the late 1990s and into the 2000s, [[Jackie Paraiso]] and then [[Cheryl Gudinas]] were the dominant players. Then in the mid-2000s, [[Christie Van Hees]] and [[Rhonda Rajsich]] were the dominant players, but [[Paola Longoria]] finished #1 at the end of the 2008–2009 and 2009–2010 seasons.

The professional tours have been dominated by two players since the 2010 time frame.  On the Men's side, Kane Waselenchuk has won 14 year-end #1 titles since 2004,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Boss |first=Todd |title=IRT Year End Title Holders |url=https://www.proracquetballstats.com/irt/year_end_titles.html |website=Pro Racquetball Stats}}</ref> which Paola Longoria has now won 13 year end pro titles<ref>{{Cite web |last=Boss |first=Todd |title=LPRT Year end Title winners |url=https://www.proracquetballstats.com/lprt/lprt_year_end_titles.html |website=Pro Racquetball Stats}}</ref> dating to 2009, including the last 11 straight.

=== US Open ===

Held annually in October, the [[US Open Racquetball Championships|US Open]] is the most prestigious professional racquetball event. First held in 1996, the US Open was in [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]], [[Tennessee]] until 2010, when it moved to [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]]. In men's play, [[Kane Waselenchuk]] (Canada) has won the most US Open titles with thirteen ahead of [[Sudsy Monchik]] (US) with four,  while [[Jason Mannino]] (US) and [[Cliff Swain]] (US) have both won the title twice, and [[Rocky Carson]] (US) once.

In women's play, [[Paola Longoria]] (Mexico) has the most US Open titles with five, [[Rhonda Rajsich]] (US) has four, one more than [[Christie Van Hees]] (Canada)  with three. [[Michelle Gould (racquetball player)|Michelle Gould]] (US), [[Cheryl Gudinas]] (US), and [[Jackie Paraiso]] (US) have each won two US Open titles. [[Kerri Wachtel]] (US) won the title once.

=== Other championships ===

Racquetball is included in the [[Pan American Games]], [[World Games]] and [[Central American and Caribbean Games]]. Also, the regional associations of the International Racquetball Federation organize their own continental championships: Asian Championships, [[European Racquetball Championships|European Championships]] and [[Pan American Racquetball Championships|Pan American Championships]].