{"id":2521,"date":"2026-08-24T14:25:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T14:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.proracquetballstats.com\/?p=2521"},"modified":"2026-08-24T14:25:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T14:25:06","slug":"irt-2026-costa-rica-open-satellite-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.proracquetballstats.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/24\/irt-2026-costa-rica-open-satellite-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"IRT 2026 Costa Rica Open Satellite Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Parrilla takes the Costa Rica Open with three solid wins. Photo 2019 US Open via Kevin Savory<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The 2026-27 @iInternational Racquetball Tour season technically kicked off this past weekend with a Satellite event in San Jose, Costa Rica at the home club of current #3 ranked pro @Andres Acu\u00f1a , the 2026 Costa Rica Open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was rated as an IRT-600 event, so one level below a full Tier 1 IRT-700 event. However, because it’s a satellite, the rules governing entry limit the field to only four of the current top 8 players, with no limit on the number of players entering outside the top 8 at the time of the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The top 8 ranked players in this event were: #3 Acuna, #4 Rodrigo Montoya Racquetball , #5 @jhonatan flores, and #8 @Andree Parrilla. They formed in this order the top four seeds. But, the event drew a slew of IRT regulars as well, making this a very solid event from the 16s onward. The rest of the top 8 seeds were all IRT veterans: Mar, Carter, Trujillo, and Gastelum, and then the event featured a slew of international regulars who we normally see in IRF events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s a quick recap of the notable results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In singles: the top 8 seeds advanced into the quarters without too much trouble: #8 Diego Gastelum was pressed to 13,12 against Guatemalan number one and #9 seed @Juan Jose Salvatierra, while #7 Trujillo dropped a game to former top Bolivian junior and current DC area native Ezequiel Subieta, but the rest of the top 8 made it through unscathed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the quarters, #1 Acuna was pressed in game 2 but beat Gastelum 5,14 to move on. Parrilla had to dig deep to top Mar 7,12. Flores had little trouble with Thomas Carter 1,6, and then Montoya ground out a 12,11 win over Trujillo in a matchup that seems to be closer and closer as Trujillo continues to move his way up the ranking boards on tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the semis, Parrilla got an injury walkover against Acuna, leading 12-8 in the first game when Acuna couldn’t continue. Parrilla continues his career dominance over Acuna (he’s 7-3 in tier-1\/international events over the Costa Rican). In the other semi, another injury issue, as Montoya won a close 1st game over Flores 15-13 then got a walkover early into the second game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the final, Parrilla got a in in the latest episode of their long running rivalry with Montoya, winning 12,11 for the title. Montoya leads the Tier1 h2h 13-9 over their long career, so this isn’t a completely unexpected result, but a good sign for Parrilla as he tries to work his way back up the rankings for next season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In doubles, the world’s best team Montoya\/Mar took the title as the top seed, beating the #2 seeds Parrilla\/Trujillo in two quick games for the doubles title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We’ll get a couple more IRT satellites in September (one in DC, one in Kansas) before our first tier 1 event in October in Fullerton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the meantime, i’ve updated the Running IRT points spreadsheet for this event as the points calendar switches back to a 12 month schedule.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The 2026-27 @iInternational Racquetball Tour season technically kicked off this past weekend with a Satellite event in San Jose, Costa Rica at the home club of current #3 ranked pro @Andres Acu\u00f1a , the 2026 Costa Rica Open. This was rated as an IRT-600 event, so one level below a full Tier 1 IRT-700 event. … <\/p>\n

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