The 2016 WPH Outdoor V has hosted six events thus far in 2016, with the WPH Outdoor stars being tested in 4-Wall, 3-Wall, and 1-Wall Big Ball handball in Southern California, Northern California, Utah, and Nevada. Through the first six events of 2016, the WPH Outdoor V has hosted two 4-Wall Big Ball stops, two 3-Wall Big Ball stops, and two 1-Wall Big Ball stops.
The six events on the Men’s WPH Outdoor V have produced several familiar names among the WPH Outdoor Elite, as well as several newcomers to the elite of the WPH Outdoor tour. Let’s examine the bios and season stats of the current WPH Outdoor Men’s Elite 8 on the 2016 WPH Outdoor V tour.
Men’s WPH Outdoor V
Juan Santos
- Ranking: 1
- Age: 21
- 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
- Average Finish (10 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
- Average Finish (7 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: played but did not place
- 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
- Average Finish: 5.4
Alfredo Morales
- Ranking: 4
- Age: 22
- 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
- Average Finish (7 events): 2.7
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
- Average Finish (11 events): 5.3
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
- Average Finish (10 events): 4.5
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
- Average Finish (6 events): 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
- Average Finish (6 events): 5.2
Women’s WPH Outdoor V
The two stops on the Women’s WPH Outdoor V have produced four different champions in the four singles brackets in two WPH Outdoor V Women’s events, 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 and Ciana Ni Churraoin winning her first WPH Outdoor singles title at the Vegas Lte. Let’s examine the bios and season stats of the current WPH Outdoor Women’s Fab 4 on the 2016 WPH Outdoor V tour.
Tanisha Groomes
- Ranking: 1
- 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)
Average Finish: 2.2
Ciana Ni Churraoin
- Ranking: 2
- 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
Average Finish: 2.2
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)
Average Finish: 2.3
Catriona Casey
- Ranking: 4
- 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
Average Finish: 2.3
David Fink
WPH Outdoor Statistician