Atlanta, GA, WPH Press, 10/1/19-
The 2019 Race 4 Eight e4 Design/Ron Cook Memorial Atlanta kicks off the Race 4 Eight IX season, as the Race 4 Eight stages its fourth event in Atlanta and 58th Race stop since the inception of the tour in 2011. Lucho Cordova won his first R48 title at the ’18 Race-Atlanta stop, upsetting R48 #1 Killian Carroll in the semifinals and outlasting younger brother and R48 #3 Danos Cordova in the final. Nine of the top 10 Race 4 Eight pros and current national finalist Martin Mulkerrins (IRE), as well as a strong qualifier field will seek a strong start to their 2019/20 R48 seasons.
Check out all of the important 2019 R48 IX Atlanta tournament information below
- Date: October 4-6, 2019
- Site: RecreationATL, 754 Beaver Ruin Rd. Lilburn, GA 30047
- Tournament directors: Lance Wachholz, WPH
- Tournament sponsors: Lance Wachholz, e4 Design, JR WPH
- Pro Events: R48 Men’s pro singles
- List of R48 Atlanta Men’s pro champions: Moreno (2012), Carroll (2017), L. Cordova (2018)
- Defending Atlanta R48 champion: Lucho Cordova
- Number of ranked R48 pros entered (Elite 8 + Qualifier): 17
- Current or former R48 #1’s entered: 3 (Carroll, Lenning, Fink)
Atlanta R48 8 Stop #1 Press Release HERE
2019 Atlanta Broadcast Schedule on ESPN3: Saturday, October 5, 10 am-7 pm, Sunday, October 6, 10 am-1:30 pm
Handball Terminology + Instruction and R48 Rules HERE
Race 4 Eight Pro Player Bios HERE
Full Race 4 Eight IX Preview HERE
WPH Power Rankings HERE
DF’s R48 Fun Facts and Trends HERE
Race 4 Eight History of Champions and Finalists HERE
Story by David Fink- WPH Senior Writer
