Missoula, MT, WPH Press, 9/20/26 Final: Ure vs. Doyle In a rematch of May’s Aces R48 Player’s Championship, Ray Ure was aiming for his third Race 4 Eight title in his sixth Race 4 Eight final, while Mark Doyle was aiming for his first in his third Race for Eight final.  Ray Ure quickly took a 6-0 first game lead in the final, largely due to Doyle hand errors. Doyle eliminated his errors and applied pressure, eventually taking an 11-7 lead. Ure regained the momentum, striking laser serves to the right to set up first-strike kills, scoring...

The battle for supremacy on the WPH Race 4 Eight Men’s Pro Tour continues to heat up as the latest official rankings are released following the WPH R48Pro stop in Missoula, Montana (September 18-20, 2026). Post 2026 R48 Red Rankings Missoula, MT, 9/20/26 Despite losing in the semifinals, Martin Mulkerrins remained the R48 #1 by just one ranking point ahead of Ray Ure, who won his third Race 4 Eight title at the 2026 R48 Red.  With his second finals appearance in his last three starts, Mark Doyle jumped from #5 to #3, while Leo Canales...

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...

WPH Press, Portland, OR- The Multnomah Athletic Club and World Players of Handball are proud to present the 2026 Portland Classic/R48Pro, October 9-11, 2026. The eighth 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 seven editions of this event and we are aiming to continue the great tradition we have built each fall at the Portland Classic,” stated Portland Classic...

USHA and WPH Announce Historic Partnership for 2027 National Four-Wall Championships & Player’s Championship at the U.S. National Handball Center in St. Louis to Host Combined Event, April 28–May 2, 2027 TUCSON, Ariz. — The United States Handball Association and the World Players of Handball are proud to announce a landmark collaboration that will unite two of the sport’s premier events at the United States National Handball Center in St. Louis, Missouri, from April 28–May 2, 2027. For the first time, the 76th USHA National...