Tucson, AZ, WPH Press, 11/5/26 R48 Martin Mulkerrins overcame a slow start in his second quarterfinal matchup of the season against Dylan Hernandez, trailing 0-5 in the first game before dominating the remainder of the match. Mulkerrins raced to a 14-6 lead after trailing 0-5, eventually closing out the game 15-8 and needed just twelve minutes to win the second, tallying 34 rally-ending shots against just eight errors in the two-game sweep.  Leo Canales blitzed Lucho Cordova in the first game of the second quarterfinal of the day, erasing...

Tucson, AZ, WPH Press, 11/4/26 The eleventh annual Tucson Memorial marked the 106th event in the history of the Race 4 Eight tour, with the tour spanning 18 states and two countries in the Race 4 Eight’s first fifteen seasons. The 2026 Tucson Memorial featured the top R48 Men’s pros, Women Race 4 Eight, and Senior Race 4 Eight (40+) pros vying for one of the sport’s most prestigious prizes. The Tucson Memorial was created in 2015 to honor handball friends and family who were sadly lost, a tradition that has evoked wonderful memories...

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,...

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...