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Cordova Gets Iced
Lucho Takes the 2024 JulyBreaker
by DVTucson, AZ, WPH Press, 7/20/24 The 2024 WPH Summer Icebreaker Series kicked off with the JulyBreaker at Tucson’s Clark Park. The 2024 Julybreaker featured a stout field of Race 4 Eight and Icebreaker pros, headlined by the three Cordova brothers, Shorty Ruiz, Ivan Burgos, Sam Esser, Abraham Montijo, and several rising stars. The top four seeds advanced to the semifinals, as five-time Icebreaker champion Lucho Cordova thumped Albert Pizano, Sam Esser dominated frequent practice partner Ivan Burgos, Leo Canales overcame Shorty Ruiz in...
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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 XIV 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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Outdoor Stop II
The Ice Bowl II: August 17-18, 2024 WPH 3-Wall Icebreaker Series
by DVEnter the 2024 Ice Bowl HERE The WPH Ice Bowl is back, August 17-18, 2024 at Clark Park in Tucson, AZ! The Ice Bowl has become one of the most prestigious titles in outdoor handball, as the Ice Bowl champions are rewarded with a glass Ice Bowl after being cooled off with an ice shower. 2024 Ice Bowl divisions: Men’s pro small ball singles Men’s pro big ball singles Women’s pro small ball singles Men’s pro big ball doubles Men’s B big ball doubles Junior big ball singles Men’s A small ball singles Starting time: Play will...
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R48Pro XIV Stop #1
WPH R48Pro The Memorial: Sept 20-22, 2024 Stop #1
by DVTucson, AZ, WPH Press The ninth annual 2024 Tucson Memorial will mark the start of the 2024/25 Race 4 Eight season, as the R48 Men’s Pros, WR48 and SR48 pros will aim to start their 2024/25 campaigns with a strong start in handball’s hotbed. The 2024 Tucson Memorial will be the eighty-ninth event in the history of the Race 4 Eight tour, with the tour spanning seventeen states in the Race 4 Eight’s first thirteen seasons. In addition to the R48 Men’s pros, Women’s Race 4 Eight pros and Senior Race 4 Eight (40+)...
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R48Pro XIV Stop #2
WPH R48Pro Portland Classic: Oct 4-6, 2024 Stop #2
by DVWPH Press, Portland, OR The Multnomah Athletic Club and World Players of Handball are proud to present the Portland Classic/R48Pro, October 4-6, 2024, the second stop on the 2024/25 Race 4 Eight Pro Tour. The sixth 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. Enter the October 4-6, 2024 Portland Classic/R48Pro HERE “We have been thrilled with the first five editions of this event and we are aiming...
2024 King of the Courts: Tavo Takes the Crown
New York, NY, WPH Press, 7/21/24 The St. Albans Handball Association presented the 2024 King of the Courts at Joseph Austin Playground (Edison Park) in Jamaica, NY, featuring eighty-four of the best men’s big ball 1-Wall singles players at one of the summer’s premiere events. Tavo Ruiz emphatically captured his first King of the Courts at the 2024 KOTC, decimating...