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This is a list of longest winning streaks in racquet sports, not including tennis.

Men's

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Singles
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7 consecutive titles at World Championships – China

  • Streak started 2006 Madrid, Spain
Doubles
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3 consecutive titles at World Championships

  • China
    • Streak started 2009 Hyderabad, India
    • Streak ended 2013 Guangzhou, China
  • Indonesia
    • Streak started 1993 Birmingham, England
    • Streak ended 1999 Copenhagen, Denmark

5 consecutive titles at the World Team Championships

  • China
    • Streak started 2004 Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Indonesia
    • Streak started 1994 Jakarta, Indonesia
    • Streak ended 2004 Jakarta, Indonesia

Women's

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Singles
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8 consecutive titles at World Championships – China

  • Streak started 2001 Seville, Spain
  • Streak ended 2013 Guangzhou, China
Doubles
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11 consecutive titles at World Championships – China

  • Streak started 1997 Glasgow, United Kingdom

6 consecutive titles at the World Team Championships – China

  • Streak started 1998 Hong Kong, China
  • Streak ended 2010 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Men's

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137 matches – Kane Waselenchuk[1]

  • Streak started January 2009
  • Streak ended January 15, 2012 (defeated by Rocky Carson)

Women's

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152 matches, 37 tournaments - Paola Longoria[2]

  • Streak started May 1, 2011
  • Streak ended October 19, 2014

555 matches – Jahangir Khan

Note: This is the longest winning streak in sports history (in number of wins).

NB: Heather McKay (Australia) may hold a claim to having the longest winning streak as she went unbeaten for 19 years (1962–1981)

College teams (USA)

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252 team meets – Trinity College Bantams Squash Team

  • Streak started February 1998
  • Streak ended January 18, 2012 (defeated by Yale)

Considered the longest winning streak in the history of varsity intercollegiate sports in the United States.[3]

Men's

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Singles
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4 consecutive titles at World ChampionshipsViktor Barna

  • Streak started 1932 Prague, Czechoslovakia
  • Streak ended 1936 Prague, Czechoslovakia

6 consecutive titles at World Championships – Hungary

  • Streak started 1930, Berlin, Germany
  • Streak ended 1936 Prague, Czechoslovakia
Doubles
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10 consecutive titles at World Championships – China

  • Streak started 1993 Gothenburg, Sweden
  • Streak ended 2013 Paris, France
Team
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6 consecutive titles at World Championships – China

  • Streak started 2001 Osaka, Japan

Women's

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Singles
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6 consecutive titles at World ChampionshipsAngelica Rozeanu[4]

  • Streak started 1950 Budapest, Hungary
  • Streak ended 1956 Tokyo, Japan

10 consecutive titles at World Championships – China

  • Streak started 1995, Tianjin, China
Doubles
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6 consecutive titles at World ChampionshipsMária Mednyánszky and Anna Sipos

  • Streak started 1930 Berlin, Germany
  • Streak ended 1936 Prague, Czechoslovakia

13 consecutive titles at World Championships – China

  • Streak started 1989, Dortmund, Germany
Team
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8 consecutive titles at World Championships – China

  • Streak started 1993 Gothenburg, Sweden
  • Streak ended 2010 Moscow, Russia

Mixed doubles

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11 consecutive titles at World Championships – China

  • Streak started 1991 Chiba City, Japan
  • Streak ended 2013 Paris, France

References

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  1. ^ John Otis, Self-Taught Racquetball Player Is in a Class by Himself, The New York Times, February 13, 2012
  2. ^ "Últimas noticias en español | CNN en Español". Mexico.cnn.com. August 31, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  3. ^ Anne Bello, Yale Men Defeat Trinity Squash, Ending Record-Breaking Streak Archived 2012-02-15 at the Wayback Machine, January 18, 2012, at collegesquashassociation.com.
  4. ^ "Table Tennis: World Championships: Women: Singles". Sports 123. Retrieved September 16, 2018.