In 1995, you might have heard some chuckling whenever the topic of a Jamaican racquetball team would arise. He, he --- look who's laughing now - The Jamaica National Racquetball Team made its first appearance as a full team in San Luis Potosi, Mexico - and they came home with 4 medals and re-earned a top twenty overall international team ranking. Doesn't give the skeptic much to laugh at, does it? Yah mon! When it comes to winning - Jamaicans Dem A Serious! The 2000 games were the largest ever with over forty countries sending their best to compete.

On the men's team, Edwards and doubles partner Don Bryan, competed in both singles and doubles divisions. In the singles rounds, Bryan battled but lost to top ranked players from Chile and the Dominican Republic before posting a close loss to Guam's number one player, Rick Meno. Edwards would also have difficulty with a top ranked player from Chile before losing to Bolivia's top player. Edwards listed a win against Pakistan, Australia and Nigeria before meeting Meno from Guam in the finals. Meno proved again to be victorious over the Jamaicans as he took the gold medal and Edwards was awarded a silver.

On the women's team, Marie Birmingham defeated Vietnam, followed by a difficult match with one of the top five ranked women in the world from Canada. She posted a strong win against Belgium, only to be eliminated from the medal rounds in a very close contest against Karen Grunbridge from Ireland. In the lower division, Barnes defeated Vietnam and Guatemala before playing in the finals against Celia Gonzales of Cuba. Gonzales won the gold medal and Barnes the silver. The women's doubles team of Barnes and Birmingham defeated Honduras and the Dominican Republic before taking a loss to Australia in the semifinals. In a playoff for the third place medal, the India team won out with the scores 15-11 and 15-9.

The top three teams in the 2000 Games, based on overall rankings, were Canada, USA and Mexico respectively.

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