The 14th season of the WPH R48Pro is just around the corner.  With it, the WPH has lined-up six professional tour stops (Schedule) for the elite men; four stops for the pro women; three stops for the Sr 40+.  Each stop will count toward the rankings (no best of) and in the upcoming season no more double-points (Salt Lake) or LTE/Half-points; no more 3-wall stops counting toward the rankings. The methodology used for the upcoming season is attached here: WPH Mens Rankings  WPH Womens Rankings WPH Seniors Rankings More Methodology: In...

2025/26 Race 4 Eight Schedule  Tucson, AZ, WPH Press – The World Players of Handball is proud to present the fourteenth Race 4 Eight season, featuring six stops starting in October of 2025 and ending in the spring of 2026.  The 2024/25 Race 4 Eight season featured the most pro player participation in history, with the emergence of a number of young stars on the R48 and WR48 and thrilling conclusions to the R48 Men’s Pro and WR48 that saw the season-ending battle for the Player’s Cup come down to the final points of the...

Tucson, AZ, WPH Press –  Tucson, AZ, WPH Press –  The WPH Outdoor Icebreaker pro series returns for its sixth season, having hosted twenty-eight Icebreakers events since the inaugural Icebreaker in the summer of 2020. WPH camera crews have been on hand to bring all of the action to you from the WPH’s Clark Park in Tucson, as the game’s best have made their way to the desert to compete for the now famous ice plunge. The 2025 Icebreaker pro series will feature the first Icebreaker outside of Tucson at the famous Lagrange tournament...

Tucson, AZ, WPH Press, 5/7/25 The Race 4 Eight wrapped its thirteenth season and twelfth year on ESPN with an electrifying 2024/25 finale at the Aces Player’s Championship in Salt Lake City (WATCH HERE). Thanks to the World Players of Handball (WPH) Foundation donors and members, Race 4 Eight events stream monthly on ESPN+, despite ESPN not covering broadcast costs. Each broadcast—featuring top-tier talent, equipment, consultants, and engineers—costs more than $15,000, with an additional $20,000 to $30,000 per event for prize money and other...

WPH Press, Portland, OR Enter the October 10-12, 2025 R48 Portland Classic HERE The Multnomah Athletic Club and World Players of Handball are proud to present the Portland Classic/R48Pro, October 10-12, 2025. The seventh edition of the Portland Classic will be held at the Multnomah Athletic Club, located at 1849 SW Salmon St. Portland, OR 97205, one of the country’s most storied and outstanding venues.  “We have been thrilled with the first six editions of this event and we are aiming to continue the great tradition we have built...