IRF confirms 2026 World Racquetball Championships in Temuco, Chile

The International Racquetball Federation has locked in the XXIII World Racquetball Championships for G2 Sports Club in Temuco, Chile, from October 16-24, 2026. For national federations, coaches and elite players, that is the difference between guessing and planning: the path to the sport’s top prize now has a date, a venue and a runway.

The federation says more details on the competition schedule, divisions and official activities will be released later, but the key framework is already in place. The World Championships sit at the top of the IRF calendar and are staged every two years, which means teams can now map training blocks, qualification plans, delegation selection and travel budgets around one fixed target. The IRF’s future-events calendar lists the same October 16-24 window, making this the central fall anchor for the sport in 2026.

Temuco also tells its own story. Choosing G2 Sports Club, rather than a larger South American metro center, suggests the federation sees value in a venue with racquet sports infrastructure already built in. Public venue listings describe Centro Deportivo G2, also known as Club G2, as a racquet sports facility offering racquetball, squash, wallyball, court soccer and training services, a setup that should help with event operations, warm-ups and athlete preparation.

The venue decision also points to the IRF’s priorities. A site that already serves multiple court sports can ease logistics while keeping the championship in a market that is not one of the region’s biggest cities. That balance of accessibility and regional growth matters in a sport still working to widen its international footprint. The federation has said the World Championships are expected to welcome delegations from around the world, and Temuco now becomes the center of that push.

The 2026 tournament comes two years after the XXII IRF World Racquetball Championships in San Antonio, Texas, in August 2024, giving countries a clean comparison point from one cycle to the next. The IRF, founded in 1979 and recognized as the international governing body of racquetball under the auspices of the International Olympic Committee, uses a world-championship announcement like this to set the tone for the sport’s calendar. Now the clock is running toward Chile.