2016 WPH Outdoor V Men’s and Women’s Elite 8 Season-Ending Stats
The 2016 WPH Outdoor V hosted eight events 2016, with the WPH Outdoor stars being tested in 4-Wall, 3-Wall, and 1-Wall Handball in Southern California, Northern California, Utah, and Nevada. The first eight events on the WPH Outdoor V featured two 4-Wall Big Ball stops, five 3-Wall Big Ball stops, and three 1-Wall Big Ball stops.
The eight events on the Men’s WPH Outdoor V have produced several familiar names amongst the WPH Outdoor Elite, with Juan Santos winning his12th WPH Outdoor singles title at the 3WallBall Outdoor World Championships, as well as several newcomers to the elite of the WPH Outdoor tour.
Let’s examine the season-ending stats of the WPH Outdoor V Men’s Elite 8 on the 2016 WPH Outdoor V tour.
Men’s WPH Outdoor V
Juan Santos
Ranking: 1
Age: 22
Hometown: Orange, CA
Height: 5’9
WPH Outdoor V Finishes
IceMan Challenge
Singles: quarterfinals loss (Morales), t5
Doubles: win (w/ Morales), finished 1st
Los Nietes
Singles: win (Gonzalez), finished 1st
Doubles: quarterfinal loss (w/Morales), finished t5
Downey
Singles: finals loss (Gonzalez), finished 2nd
Doubles: did not play
Salt Lake City Aces (singles only): win (Chavez), finished 1st
Vegas Lte
Singles: finals loss (Gonzalez), finished 2nd
Doubles: finals loss (w/ Morales), finished 2nd
X-Fest II
3-Wall Big Ball Singles: finals loss (Morales), finished 2nd
1-Wall Big Ball Doubles: finals loss (w/Morales), finished 2nd
3WallBall
3-Wall Big Ball Singles: win (Rosales), finished 1st
3-WallBig Ball Doubles: win (with Morales), finished 1st
1-Wall Big Ball Singles: quarterfinal loss (Cook), finished 5th
1-Wall Big Ball Doubles: did not play
Simple Green U.S. Open
3-Wall Singles: semifinal loss (Tellez), finished 3rd
3-Wall Doubles: finals loss (w/ Morales), finished 2nd
Average Finish (15 events): 2.3
Timbo Gonzalez
Ranking: 2
Age: 24
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Height: 5’8
WPH Outdoor V Finishes
IceMan Challenge: did not play
Los Nietes: did not play
Downey:
Singles: win (Santos), 1st
Doubles: win (w/ S. Ruiz), finished 1st
Salt Lake City Aces (singles only): semifinal loss (M. Chavez), finished t3
Vegas Lte
Singles: win (Santos), finished 1st
Doubles: win (w/ S. Ruiz), finished 1st
X-Fest II
3-Wall Big Ball Singles: semifinal loss (Morales), finished 3rd (S. Ruiz)
1-Wall Big Ball Doubles: win (w/ S. Ruiz), finished 1st
3WallBall
3-Wall Big Ball Singles: did not play
3-WallBig Ball Doubles: finals loss (with S. Ruiz), finished 2nd
1-Wall Big Ball Singles: win (Vasquez), finished 1st
1-Wall Big Ball Doubles: with (with Sanford), finished 1st
Simple Green U.S. Open
1-Wall Singles: win (Cook), finished 1st
3-Wall Doubles: semifinal loss (w. S. Ruiz), finished 3rd
Average Finish (12 events): 1.6
Shorty Ruiz
Ranking: 3
Age: 29
Hometown: Whittier, CA
Height: 5’5
WPH Outdoor V Finishes
IceMan: did not play
Los Nietes
Singles: round of 32 loss (Carmona), finished t17
Doubles: round of 16 loss (w/ Olivar), finished t9
Downey
Singles: did not play
Doubles: win (w/ T. Gonzalez), finished 1st
Salt Lake City Aces (singles only): quarterfinal loss (Morales), finished t5
Vegas Lte
Singles: quarterfinals loss (T. Gonzalez), finished t5
Doubles: win (w/T. Gonzalez), finished 1st
X-Fest II
3-Wall Big Ball Singles: semifinals loss (Santos), finished 4th (T. Gonzalez)
1-Wall Big Ball Doubles: win (w/ Gonzalez), finished 1st
3WallBall
3-Wall Big Ball Singles: round of 16 loss (Villegas), finished t9th
3-WallBig Ball Doubles: finals loss (with Gonzalez), finished 2nd
1-Wall Big Ball Singles: did not play
1-Wall Big Ball Doubles: round of 16 loss (Bush), finished t9th
Simple Green U.S. Open
3-Wall Doubles: semifinal loss (w/ Gonzalez), finished 3rd
Average Finish (12 events): 5.5
Alfredo Morales
Ranking: 4
Age: 24
Hometown: Tustin, CA
Height: 5’11
WPH Outdoor V Finishes
IceMan Challenge
Singles: finals loss (Hernandez), finished 2nd
Doubles: win (w/ Santos), finished 1st
Los Nietes
Singles: quarterfinal loss (Santos), finished t5
Doubles: quarterfinal loss (w/ Santos), finished t5
Downey
Singles: did not play
Doubles: did not play
Salt Lake City Aces (singles only): semifinal loss (Santos), finished t3
Vegas Lte
Singles: did not play
Doubles: did not play
X-Fest II
3-Wall Big Ball Singles: win (Santos), finished 1st
1-Wall Big Ball Doubles: finals loss (w/Santos), finished 2nd
3WallBall
3-Wall Big Ball Singles: round of 16 loss (Rosales), finished t9th
3-WallBig Ball Doubles: win (with Santos), finished 1st
1-Wall Big Ball Singles: did not play
1-Wall Big Ball Doubles: did not play
Simple Green U.S. Open
3-Wall Singles: quarterfinal loss (Tellez), finished t5
3-Wall Doubles: finals loss (w/ Santos), finished 2nd
Average Finish (11 events): 3.3
Chava Cordova
Ranking: 5
Age: 21
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Height: 5’8
WPH Outdoor V Finishes
IceMan Challenge
Singles: round of 16 loss (Bonilla), finished t9
Doubles: finals loss (w/ Garcia), finished 2nd
Los Nietes
Singles: round of 16 loss (Duenas), finished t9
Doubles: quarterfinal loss (w/ Garcia), finished t5
Downey
Singles: round of 16 loss (Neville), finished t9
Doubles: quarterfinal loss (w/ Contreras), finished t5
Salt Lake City Aces (singles only): quarterfinal loss (Santos), finished t5
Vegas Lte
Singles: semifinal loss (T. Gonzalez), finished 3rd (Duenas)
Doubles: semifinal loss (w/ Garcia), finished 3rd
X-Fest II
3-Wall Big Ball Singles: quarterfinal loss (Ruiz), finished t5
1-Wall Big Ball Doubles: semifinal loss (w/ Hernandez), finished 3rd
3WallBall
3-Wall Big Ball Singles: semifinal loss (Santos), finished t3rd
3-WallBig Ball Doubles: semifinal loss (with K. Gonzalez), finished t3rd
1-Wall Big Ball Singles: round of 16 loss (Velez), finished t9th
1-Wall Big Ball Doubles: round of 16 loss (with Duenas), finished t9th
Simple Green U.S. Open
3-Wall Singles: quarterfinal loss (Rosales), finished t5
3-Wall Doubles: win (w/ Suarez), finished 1st
Average Finish (16 events): 5.5
Kevin Gonzalez
Ranking: 6
Age: 22
Hometown: Santa Ana, CA
Height: 5’8
WPH Outdoor V Finishes
IceMan Challenge
Singles: semifinal loss (Morales), finished t3
Doubles: semifinal loss (w/ Hernandez), finished 3rd
Los Nietes
Singles: finals (Santos), 2nd
Doubles: quarterfinal loss (w/Jimenez), finished t5
Downey
Singles: semifinal loss (Santos), finished t3
Doubles: quarterfinal loss (w/Jimenez), finished t5
Salt Lake City Aces: did not play
Vegas Lte
Singles: round of 16 loss (Cordova), finished t9
Doubles: finals loss (w/ Santos), finished 2nd
X-Fest II
3-Wall Big Ball Singles: round of 16 loss (Vizcaino), finished t9
1-Wall Big Ball Doubles: semifinal loss (w/ Duenas), finished 4th
3WallBall
3-Wall Big Ball Singles: quarterfinal loss (C. Cordova), finished t5th
3-WallBig Ball Doubles: semifinal loss (with C. Cordova), finished t3rd
1-Wall Big Ball Singles: did not play
1-Wall Big Ball Doubles: did not play
Simple Green U.S. Open
3-Wall Singles: round of 32 loss (Marin), finished t17
3-Wall Doubles: round of 16 loss (w/ Siordia), finished t9
Average Finish (14 events): 5.6
Samzon Hernandez:
Ranking: 7
Age: 25
Hometown: Hawthorne, CA
Height: 5’11
WPH Outdoor V Finishes
IceMan Challenge
Singles: win (Morales), finished 1st
Doubles: semifinal loss (w/ K. Gonzalez), finished t3
Los Nietes
Singles: quarterfinal loss (forfeit), no ranking points
Doubles: round of 16 loss (forfeit w/ Calvillo), no ranking points
Downey
Singles: semifinal loss (T. Gonzalez), finished t3
Doubles: quarterfinal loss (w/ Calvillo), finished t5
Salt Lake City Aces: did not play
Vegas Lte
Singles: did not play
Doubles: did not play
X-Fest II
3-Wall Big Ball Singles: round of 16 loss (Cordova), finished t9
1-Wall Big Ball Doubles: semifinal loss (w/ Cordova), finished 3rd
3WallBall
3-Wall Big Ball Singles: round of 32 loss (Marin), finished t17th
3-WallBig Ball Doubles: round of 32 loss (with Cervantes), finished t17th
1-Wall Big Ball Singles: did not play
1-Wall Big Ball Doubles: did not play
Simple Green U.S. Open
3-Wall Singles: win (Tellez), finished 1st
3-Wall Doubles: quarterfinal loss (w/ Calvillo), finished t5
Average Finish (10 events): 6.4
Lobo Valencia
Ranking: 8
Age: 35
Hometown: Orange, CA
Height: 5’5
WPH Outdoor V Finishes
IceMan Challenge: did not play
Los Nietes
Singles: round of 16 loss (Velazquez), finished t9
Doubles: semifinal loss (w/ Velazquez), finished t3
Downey
Singles: did not play
Doubles: did not play
Salt Lake City Aces: did not play
Vegas Lte
Singles: quarterfinal loss (Duenas), finished t5
Doubles: semifinal loss (w/ Velazquez), finished 4th
X-Fest II
3-Wall Big Ball Singles: quarterfinal loss (Santos), finished t5
1-Wall Big Ball Doubles: quarterfinal loss (w/ Velazquez), finished t5
3WallBall
3-Wall Big Ball Singles: did not play
3-WallBig Ball Doubles: did not play
1-Wall Big Ball Singles: did not play
1-Wall Big Ball Doubles: did not play
Simple Green U.S. Open
3-Wall Singles: round of 16 loss (Carmona), finished t9
3-Wall Doubles: quarterfinal loss (w/ Velazquez), finished t5
Average Finish (8 events): 5.6
Women’s WPH Outdoor V
The four stops on the Women’s WPH Outdoor V produced seven different singles champions in seven singles brackets, with Tanisha Groomes adding her 13th singles WPH Outdoor singles title at the X Fest II, Catriona Casey winning her third WPH Outdoor Singles Title at the X Fest II, Tracy Davis wining her second at the X-Fest II, Ciana Ni Churraoin winning her first WPH Outdoor singles title at the Vegas Lte, and Brooklyn’s Danielle Daskalakis. Jenny Qu, and Sandy Ng winning their first WPH Outdoor singles titles at the 3WallBall Outdoor World Championships.
Let’s examine the season-ending stats of the current WPH Outdoor Women’s Elite 8 on the 2016 WPH Outdoor V tour.
Danielle Daskalakis
Ranking: 1
Age: 26
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Height: 5’4
WPH Outdoor V Finishes
Vegas Lte
Singles: did not play
Doubles: did not play
X Fest 3-Wall Big Ball Singles: did not play
X Fest 1-Wall Big Ball Singles: did not play
X-Fest 3-Wall Small Ball Singles: did not play
3WallBall
3-Wall Big Ball Singles: win (Groomes), finished 1st
3-WallBig Ball Doubles: finals loss (with Groomes), finished 2nd
1-Wall Big Ball Singles: semifinal loss (Qu), finished t3rd
1-Wall Big Ball Doubles: win (with Ng), finished 1st
Simple Green U.S. Open
1-Wall Singles: finals loss (Ng), finished 2nd
1-Wall Doubles: win (w/ Ng), finished 1st
Average Finish (6 events): 1.7
Sandy Ng
Ranking: 2
Age: 25
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Height: 5’4
WPH Outdoor V Finishes
Vegas Lte
Singles: did not play
Doubles: did not play
X Fest 3-Wall Big Ball Singles: did not play
X Fest 1-Wall Big Ball Singles: did not play
X-Fest 3-Wall Small Ball Singles: did not play
3WallBall
3-Wall Big Ball Singles: did not play
3-WallBig Ball Doubles: win (with Davis), finished 1st
1-Wall Big Ball Singles: finals loss (Qu), finished 2nd
1-Wall Big Ball Doubles: win (with Daskalakis), finished 1st
Simple Green U.S. Open
1-Wall Singles: win (Daskalakis), finished 1st
1-Wall Doubles: win (w/ Daskalakis), finished 1st
Average Finish (5 events): 1.2
Tracy Davis
Ranking: 3
Age: 39
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Height: 5’9
WPH Outdoor V Finishes
Vegas Lte
Singles: did not play
Doubles: did not play
X Fest 3-Wall Big Ball Singles: semifinal loss (Groomes), finished 3rd (Ni Churraoin)
X Fest 1-Wall Big Ball Singles: win (Ni Churraoin), finished 1st
X-Fest 3-Wall Small Ball Singles: semifinal loss (Ni Churraoin), finished 3rd (Groomes)
3WallBall
3-Wall Big Ball Singles: semifinal loss (Daskalakis), finished t3rd
3-WallBig Ball Doubles: win (with Ng), finished 1st
1-Wall Big Ball Singles: semifinal loss (Ng), finished t3rd
1-Wall Big Ball Doubles: semifinal loss (with Pares-Dubose), finished t3rd
Simple Green U.S. Open
1-Wall Doubles: quarterfinal loss (w/ Liu), finished t5
Average Finish (8 events): 2.75
Tanisha Groomes
Ranking: 4
Age: 27
Hometown: Buena Park, CA
Height: 5’5
WPH Outdoor V Finishes
Vegas Lte
Singles: finals loss (Ni Churraoin), finished 2nd
Doubles: win (w/ Moler), finished 1st
X Fest 3-Wall Big Ball Singles: win (Casey), finished 1st
X Fest 1-Wall Big Ball Singles: semifinal loss (Ni Churraoin), finished 3rd (Casey)
X-Fest 3-Wall Small Ball Singles: semifinal loss (Casey), finished 4th (Davis)
3WallBall
3-Wall Big Ball Singles: finals loss (Daskalakis), finished 2nd
3-WallBig Ball Doubles: finals loss (with Daskalakis), finished 2nd
1-Wall Big Ball Singles: did not play
1-Wall Big Ball Doubles: round of 16 loss (with Vasquez), finished t9th
Simple Green U.S. Open
1-Wall Singles: did not play
1-Wall Doubles: did not play
Average Finish (8 events): 3
Ciana Ni Churraoin
Ranking: 5
Age: 19
Hometown: Galway, Ireland
Height: 5’10
WPH Outdoor V Finishes
Vegas Lte
Singles: win (Groomes), finished 1st
Doubles: finals loss (w/Moran), finished 2nd
X Fest 3-Wall Big Ball Singles: semifinal loss (Casey), finished 4th (Davis)
X Fest 1-Wall Big Ball Singles: finals loss (Davis), finished 2nd
X-Fest 3-Wall Small Ball Singles: finals loss (Casey), finished 2nd
3WallBall
3-Wall Big Ball Singles: did not play
3-WallBig Ball Doubles: did not play
1-Wall Big Ball Singles: did not play
1-Wall Big Ball Doubles: did not play
Simple Green U.S. Open
1-Wall Singles: did not play
1-Wall Doubles: did not play
Average Finish: 2.2
Jenny Qu
Ranking: 6
Age: 20
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Height: 5’4
WPH Outdoor V Finishes
Vegas Lte
Singles: did not play
Doubles: did not play
X Fest 3-Wall Big Ball Singles: did not play
X Fest 1-Wall Big Ball Singles: did not play
X-Fest 3-Wall Small Ball Singles: did not play
3WallBall
3-Wall Big Ball Singles: did not play
3-WallBig Ball Doubles: did not play
1-Wall Big Ball Singles: win (Ng), finished 1st
1-Wall Big Ball Doubles: did not play
Simple Green U.S. Open
1-Wall Singles: semifinal loss (Ng), finished 3rd
Average Finish (2 events): 2
Tamiko Pearson
Ranking: 6
Age:
Hometown: New York, NY
Height: 5’9
WPH Outdoor V Finishes
Vegas Lte
Singles: did not play
Doubles: did not play
X Fest 3-Wall Big Ball Singles: did not play
X Fest 1-Wall Big Ball Singles: did not play
X-Fest 3-Wall Small Ball Singles: did not play
3WallBall
3-Wall Big Ball Singles: did not play
3-WallBig Ball Doubles: did not play
1-Wall Big Ball Singles: did not play
1-Wall Big Ball Doubles: finals loss (w/ Sky), finished 2nd
Simple Green U.S. Open
1-Wall Singles: did not play
1-Wall Doubles: semifinal loss (w/Torres), finished 3rd
Average Finish (2 events): 2.5
Catriona Casey
Ranking: 7
Age: 22
Hometown: Ballydesmond, Ireland
Height: 5’5
WPH Outdoor V Finishes
Vegas Lte
Singles: did not play
Doubles: did not play
X Fest 3-Wall Big Ball Singles: finals loss (Groomes), finished 2nd
X Fest 1-Wall Big Ball Singles: semifinal loss (Davis), finished 4th (Groomes)
X-Fest 3-Wall Small Ball Singles: win (Ni Churraoin), finished 1st
3WallBall
3-Wall Big Ball Singles: did not play
3-WallBig Ball Doubles: did not play
1-Wall Big Ball Singles: did not play
1-Wall Big Ball Doubles: did not play
Simple Green U.S. Open
1-Wall Singles: did not play
1-Wall Doubles: did not play
Average Finish (3 events): 2.3
Bee Bee Garcia
Ranking: 7
Age: 23
Hometown: Corona, NY
Height: 5’0
WPH Outdoor V Finishes
Vegas Lte
Singles: did not play
Doubles: did not play
X Fest 3-Wall Big Ball Singles:
X Fest 1-Wall Big Ball Singles:
X-Fest 3-Wall Small Ball Singles:
3WallBall
3-Wall Big Ball Singles: did not play
3-WallBig Ball Doubles: did not play
1-Wall Big Ball Singles: did not play
1-Wall Big Ball Doubles: did not play
Simple Green U.S. Open
1-Wall Singles: semifinal loss (Daskalakis), finished 4th
1-Wall Doubles: finals loss (w/ Ruiz), finished 2nd
Average Finish (2 events): 3
David Fink
WPH Outdoor Statistician