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2025 La Grange Icebreaker Full Preview – July 11-13, 2025

Chicago, IL, WPH Press –

The 2025 La Grange Icebreaker marks the twenty-ninth event in the history of the Icebreaker Series and the first Icebreaker held outside of Tucson. The Icebreaker Series kicked off in August of 2020 to break the ice during the pandemic and has evolved into the premiere 3-Wall handball tour in the world, featuring the best men’s small ball, women’s small ball, and men’s big ball players in the game.

The 2025 Lagrange Icebreaker will feature current Race 4 Eight #1 and six-time Icebreaker champion Lucho Cordova, defending La Grange champion and one-time Icebreaker champion Danos Cordova, seven-time Icebreaker champion David Fink, R48 #4 Ray Ure, Icebreaker stars Jab Bike, Shorty Ruiz, John Chapman, Loren Collado, Bill Mehilos, Dave Munson, and a number of top contenders from the Midwest. 

Check out all of the important 2025 La Grange Icebreaker tournament information below.

2025 La Grange Icebreaker Info

Date: July 11-13, 2025

Site: Gordon Park, Ogden and Tilden Ave.

Tournament director: Dave Munson, IHA, WPH

Tournament sponsor: WPH & IHA

Defending champion: Danos Cordova

Pro Events: Men’s Pro Singles

Number of ranked R48 pros entered: 11

La Grange Icebreaker R2 page HERE

La Grange Icebreaker press release HERE

Icebreaker Fun Facts and List of Champions HERE

WPH on YouTube HERE

Become a WPH Patreon HERE

Icebreaker bios HERE

WPH Coaching Centers HERE

WPH Workout Central HERE

2025 Icebreaker Schedule HERE

2025/26 Race 4 Eight Schedule HERE

WPH Icebreaker Series: The World Players of Handball’s 2025 Icebreaker Series features three events, starting with the La Grange Icebreaker in Chicago in July, the Ice Bowl in Tucson in August, and the December Icebreaker in Tucson. 

For more information on the WPH Icebreaker sponsor opportunity, 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

David Fink

WPH Senior Writer

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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