Tucson, AZ, WPH Press –  Enter the November 6-8, 2026 Race 4 Eight Memorial HERE The eleventh annual 2026 Tucson Memorial will feature the R48 Men’s Pros, WR48 and SR48 pros battling for the coveted Race 4 Eight Memorial title in handball’s hotbed. In addition to the R48 Men’s pros, Women’s Race 4 Eight pros and Senior Race 4 Eight (40+) pros vying for one of the sport’s most prestigious prizes, the 2025 Tucson Memorial will feature divisions for juniors, masters and skill level players. The Tucson Memorial was created in...

Portland, OR, WPH Press, 10/11/26 With his eighteenth Race 4 Eight title at the 2026 R48 Portland Classic, Martin Mulkerrins remained the Race 4 Eight #1, while 2:30 marathoner Ray Ure remained at #2 after skipping Portland for the second consecutive year. Mark Doyle remained #3 with a quarterfinal, semifinal, and finals appearance this season, and Lucho Cordova remained #4 after successive semifinal appearances in his first two starts this season. Wedding man Leo Canales stayed in the top five after finishing third at the 2026 R48 Portland Classic,...

PORTLAND, OR — The historic Multnomah Athletic Club played host once again to elite professional four-wall handball as the World Players of Handball (WPH) Race 4 Eight tour stopped in the Pacific Northwest for the Portland Classic, featured on ESPN. With four-time defending champion Martin Mulkerrins returning to defend his dominant reign and top seed Ray Ure sidelined while competing in the Chicago Marathon, the door stood wide open for challengers to make their mark on the glass court. Quarterfinal Fireworks The action heated up early Saturday...

Tucson, AZ, WPH Press – The World Players of Handball is proud to present the fifteenth Race 4 Eight season, featuring stops starting in September of 2026 and ending in the spring of 2027.  The Race 4 Eight tour has produced electrifying handball since the inception of the tour in 2011, featuring the game’s greatest players battling on the world’s preeminent stage. The 2026/27 season will see the Race 4 Eight return to Juarez, Missoula, Portland, Tucson, St. Louis, and Los Angeles, while adding Denver for the first time since 2014...

Denver, CO, WPH Press – Enter the December 11-13, 2026 DAC Open Race 4 Eight HERE The World Players of Handball, the Denver handball community and the Denver Athletic Club are thrilled to bring the Race 4 Eight back to Denver, December 11-13, 2026, featuring the R48 Men’s Pro in addition to amateur singles and doubles brackets.  The Denver Athletic Club is one of the country’s best facilities with outstanding courts and spectator viewing. The Denver Athletic Club first hosted the Race in 2014 and will proudly host their second...