2016 WPH Outdoor V Men’s Elite 8 and Women’s Fab 4 Stats

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 1^st
• Doubles: quarterfinal loss (w/Morales), finished t5

Downey

• Singles: finals loss (Gonzalez), finished 2^nd
• Doubles: did not play

Salt Lake City Aces (singles only): win (Chavez), finished 1^st

Vegas Lte

• Singles: finals loss (Gonzalez), finished 2nd
• Doubles: finals loss (w/ Morales), finished 2^nd

X-Fest II

• 3-Wall Big Ball Singles: finals loss (Morales), finished 2^nd
• 1-Wall Big Ball Doubles: finals loss (w/Morales), finished 2^nd
• 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), 1^st
• 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 1^st
• Doubles: win (w/ S. Ruiz), finished 1^st

X-Fest II

• 3-Wall Big Ball Singles: semifinal loss (Morales), finished 3^rd (S. Ruiz)
• 1-Wall Big Ball Doubles: win (w/ S. Ruiz), finished 1^st
• 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 1^st

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 1^st

X-Fest II

• 3-Wall Big Ball Singles: semifinals loss (Santos), finished 4^th (T. Gonzalez)
• 1-Wall Big Ball Doubles: win (w/ Gonzalez), finished 1^st
• 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 2^nd
• 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 1^st
• 1-Wall Big Ball Doubles: finals loss (w/Santos), finished 2^nd
• 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 3^rd (Duenas)
• Doubles: semifinal loss (w/ Garcia), finished 3^rd

X-Fest II

• 3-Wall Big Ball Singles: quarterfinal loss (Ruiz), finished t5
• 1-Wall Big Ball Doubles: semifinal loss (w/ Hernandez), finished 3^rd
• 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 3^rd

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 2^nd

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 4^th
• 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 1^st
• 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 3^rd
• 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 4^th

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 13^th 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 2^nd
• Doubles: win (w/ Moler), finished 1^st

X Fest 3-Wall Big Ball Singles: win (Casey), finished 1^st

X Fest 1-Wall Big Ball Singles: semifinal loss (Ni Churraoin), finished 3^rd (Casey)

X-Fest 3-Wall Small Ball Singles: semifinal loss (Casey), finished 4^th (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 1^st
• Doubles: finals loss (w/Moran), finished 2^nd

X Fest 3-Wall Big Ball Singles: semifinal loss (Casey), finished 4^th (Davis)

X Fest 1-Wall Big Ball Singles: finals loss (Davis), finished 2^nd

X-Fest 3-Wall Small Ball Singles: finals loss (Casey), finished 2^nd

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 3^rd (Ni Churraoin)

X Fest 1-Wall Big Ball Singles: win (Ni Churraoin), finished 1^st

X-Fest 3-Wall Small Ball Singles: semifinal loss (Ni Churraoin), finished 3^rd (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 2^nd

X Fest 1-Wall Big Ball Singles: semifinal loss (Davis), finished 4^th (Groomes)

X-Fest 3-Wall Small Ball Singles: win (Ni Churraoin), finished 1^st

Average Finish: 2.3

David Fink

WPH Outdoor Statistician