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WPH OUTDOOR STATS

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

 

DV: David Vincent formed the World Players of Handball in 2005 and ushered live handball viewing into our living rooms for the first time. Since its inception, the World Players of Handball has broadcast over 1,500 matches live. Dave Vincent serves as the lead play-by-play announcer for virtually all matches, combining his unique perspective and personality with a lifetime of handball experience. DV brings 25 years of broadcast radio experience (in Oregon and California) to World Players of Handball & ESPN broadcasts and provides professionalism and wit to the amazing game of handball. DV also serves as the Executive Director of the World Player of Handball at the WPH headquarters in Tucson, AZ, working daily to grow the game of handball through innovation.
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