Missoula, MT, WPH Press, 1/21/19-
The 2019 R48 8 Montana Red Death marks the 52nd event in the history of the Race 4 Eight tour, with the tour spanning 16 states in the R48’s first eight seasons. The 2019 R48 Montana Red Death will feature the top eight pros on the R48 Men’s Pro tour, with the “Elite 8” ranked R48 pros joined by 16 qualifier hopefuls, to include R48 #9 and SR48 #2 Marcos Chavez, R48 #10 Shorty Ruiz, current collegiate national champion Leo Canales, Jr., Irish and USHA junior national champion Sean Kerr, and a number of top stars from North America and Ireland.
In it’s first year as an official R48 stop, the Montana Red Death was voted “R48 Newcomer of the Year” by the R48 pros and was a serious contender for R48 stop of the year. Complete with endless hospitality, enthusiastic and knowledgeable fans, a beautiful facility and exciting junior handball clinics, the Montana Red Death promises to kickoff off 2019 in style.
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Check out all of the important 2019 R48 8 Montana Red Death tournament information below:
2019 R48 8 Stop #4 Montana Red Death
- Date: January 25-27, 2019
- Site: Peak Racquet Center, 4990 Buckhouse Ln., Missoula, MT 59804
- Tournament director: WPH + Sean Sandau and Paul Polzin
- Tournament sponsor: JR WPH
- Pro Events: R48 Qualifier and R48 Men’s pro singles
- List of R48 Montana R48 Men’s pro champions: Carroll (2018)
- Defending Montana Red Death R48 champion: Carroll
- Number of ranked R48 pros entered (Elite 8 + Qualifier): 16
- Current or former R48 #1’s entered: 4 (Carroll, Lenning, Fink, Ortiz)
For more info on the 2019 Montana Red Death, including starting times and to follow the brackets go HERE
Montana Red Death R48 8 Stop #4 Press Release + Broadcast Schedule HERE
’19 Montana Red Death Broadcast Schedule on WPH Patreon: Saturday, January 26, 10 am-7 pm MST, Sunday, January 27, 10 am-1:30 pm PST. Become a WPH Patreon HERE
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The Flying Cordovas: From Juarez Bros to R48 Pros HERE
2018/19 Race 4 Eight Preview HERE
2017/18 R48 and WR48 Match Analytics HERE
Handball Terminology + Instruction and R48 Rules HERE
Race 4 Eight Pro Player Bios HERE
WPH Power Rankings HERE
DF’s R48 Fun Facts and Trends HERE
Race 4 Eight History of Champions and Finalists HERE
WPH RACE 4 EIGHT: The World Players of Handball’s 2018/19 Race 4 Eight 8 Powered by ESPN features R48 stops in Georgia, Arizona, Oregon, Montana, Louisiana, and California, all culminating with The Player’s Championship in Utah in May of 2019. Similar to NASCARs Nextel Cup and the FedEx PGA Playoffs, players earn points in the Race 4 Eight’s regular season stops to qualify for the season-ending Player’s Championship and bonus prizes.
For more information on the WPH Race 4 Eight, please contact World Players of Handball Executive Director David Vincent at dave.vincent@wphlive.tv or World Players of Handball Development Director David Fink at david.fink@wphlive.tv. For more information on the World Players of Handball, please visit wphlive.tv
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