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2024/25 Pro Schedule
2024/25 WPH Icebreaker and Race 4 Eight Schedule and Entries
by DVWPH RACE 4 EIGHT: The World Players of Handball’s 2024/25 Race 4 Eight XIII features Race 4 Eight stops from California to Mexico, all culminating with The Player’s Championship. Similar to NASCAR’s Nextel Cup and the FedEx PGA Playoffs, players earn points in the Race 4 Eight’s regular season stops to qualify for the season-ending Player’s Championship and bonus prizes. For more information on the WPH Race 4 Eight title sponsor opportunity, please contact World Players of Handball Executive Director David Vincent at dave.vincent@wphlive.tv or...
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Updated Rankings
R48 Men’s Pro Rankings Post 2024 Portland Classic
by DVTucson, AZ, WPH Press, 10/7/24 Youth was served at the 2024 Race 4 Eight Portland Classic, with twenty-two-year-old Ray Ure becoming the youngest finalist in R48 Men’s Pro history and twenty-one-year-old Mark Doyle making his first Race 4 Eight semifinal. Ure vaulted from number eleven into the Elite 8 for the first time at number six following his finals run, while Doyle climbed from number twelve to within decimal points of the Elite 8 at number nine. The top five remained unchanged, as Martin Mulkerrins, the Flying Cordovas, Leo Canales, and...
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R48Pro 3W Stop #3
WPH R48Pro & Icebreaker III: Dec 14-15, 2024 Stop #3
by DVWPH Press, Tucson, AZ WPH Press, Tucson, AZ The World Players of Handball is thrilled to present the fourth Race 4 Eight 3-Wall Icebreaker at the WPH’s Clark Park on December 14-15, 2024, with the game’s best small ball and big ball stars aiming to etch their names onto the Clark Park Wall of Fame. The December 14-15, 2024 Race 4 Eight Icebreaker will offer Men’s Race 4 Eight small ball singles, Women’s small ball singles (non-Race), A small ball singles,...
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R48Pro XIII Stop #4
WPH R48Pro The Red: Jan 31- Feb 2, 2025 Stop #4
by DVMissoula, MT, WPH Press Enter the 2025 Red HERE The World Players of Handball is thrilled to present the January 31-February 2, 2025 Race 4 Eight Red Death at the Peak Racquet Center in Missoula, MT, located at 4990 Buckhouse Lane, Missoula, MT 59804. The Red hosted its first Race 4 Eight event in January of 2018, quickly announcing itself as one of the premiere stops on the Race 4 Eight tour. The Red has continued to be a player and fan favorite, as the Missoula scenery, red carpet treatment for all of the visiting players and some of the...
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R48Pro XIII Stop #5
WPH R48Pro Juarez Open: Feb 28 – Mar 2, 2025 Stop #5
by DVJuarez, MEX, WPH Press Enter the 2025 Juarez HERE The vibrant Juarez handball community and the World Player of Handball are proud to present the 2025 R48 Men’s Pro Juarez, February 28-March 2, 2025. The 2025 R48 Men’s Pro Juarez will be the third Race 4 Eight stop in Mexico, with the first two editions providing many of the tour’s most dramatic matches, thanks in large part to the boisterous and enthusiastic Juarez galleries. The Juarez R48 brings unmatched energy, galvanizing the players to raise their games and intensity. “Cd. Juarez/El...
2024 Texas A&M Race 4 Eight Pre Qualifiers/Fall 2024 Aggieland Classic Wraps
College Station, TX, WPH Press, 10/13/24 Written by Martin Mulkerrins Texas A&M Handball club hosted yet another very successful WPH R48 Pre-Qualifier this weekend alongside their Don Johnson/Jim Mathis Aggieland tournament. The tournament honored both Don and Jim (RIP) as it is seventy years since they won TAMU’s first National Collegiate Championship. To...