WPH Press, Portland, OR
Enter the October 10-12, 2025 R48 Portland Classic HERE
The Multnomah Athletic Club and World Players of Handball are proud to present the Portland Classic/R48Pro, October 10-12, 2025. The seventh edition of the Portland Classic will be held at the Multnomah Athletic Club, located at 1849 SW Salmon St. Portland, OR 97205, one of the country’s most storied and outstanding venues.
“We have been thrilled with the first six editions of this event and we are aiming to continue the great tradition we have built each fall at the Portland Classic,” stated Portland Classic tournament director Conor Casey. “Adding an official WPH Pro Tour Stop to ‘The Classic” is a huge boost to the event and the PNW handball community. Our goal is to attract top players from around the country and with the advent of the WPHLiveTV Team, our MAC stands will be packed and rocking with excitement.”
“There are a lot of really good players in Oregon and Great Pacific Northwest and it’s going to be very exciting to watch these superstars battling the best on tour,” stated Race 4 Eight tour administrator and WPH Executive Director Dave Vincent. “Growing up in Oregon myself, and having a chance to play ball at the Multnomah Athletic Club, you could not find anything more exciting.”
Martin Mulkerrins will aim to four-peat in Portland, having dominated the Classic in 2022, 2023, and 2024. The Race 4 Eight Portland Classic is open to all players, with the pro draw being capped at thirty-two players. The 2025 R48 Men’s Pro Portland will be part of the 2025/26 Race 4 Eight season #14.
2025 Portland Classic/R48 Pro Tournament Info
- All players entering the Portland Classic R48 pro singles MUST BE current WPH Members
- Tournament Hotel: Park Lane Suites and Inn – call for tournament rate (503) 226-6288
- Ball: WPH Red 21
- Tournament Directors: Conor Casey, Hank Marcus, WPH
- Defending R48Pro Champion: Martin Mulkerrins (2022, 2023, 2024)
- 2025 Portland Classic Pro Events: R48 Men’s Pro singles
- This event will be filmed and streamed by the WPH Broadcast team
- Rankings points and Prize Money pay-outs courtesy of the World Players of Handball
- All other divisions will be administered by the local Portland Classic Team
Enter the October 10-12, 2025 R48 Portland Classic HERE
David Fink
WPH Senior Writer
WPH RACE 4 EIGHT: The World Players of Handball’s Race 4 Eight Powered by ESPN features six Race 4 Eight stops around the country, all culminating with The Player’s Championship in Utah each May. Similar to NASCAR’s 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. The top 8 elite men will receive bonus cash after the season-ending rankings are tallied up; meanwhile, the top 4 Sr 40+ and Women’s ‘Fab Four’ will also receive bonuses. The amount of these bonuses fluctuate from year-to-year… Please contact the WPH for this season’s bonus structure. Email the WPH for detailed explanations regarding the ranking system, seeds and bonus pay-outs at season’s end: info@wphlive.tv
For more information on the WPH Race 4 Eight title sponsor opportunity, please contact World Players of Handball Executive Director David Vincent at info@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
Tournament seeds reflect rankings at the time of the event but are not the sole determining factor. The WPH retains the discretion to seed players based on their skill level, recent performance, and injury status.
The Executive Director will seed each tournament in a manner that respects the objectivity of the WPH rankings, while acknowledging that some unranked players are strong enough to disrupt the integrity of a draw if not seeded subjectively. Therefore, the seeding process will involve the objective constraint that no ranked player may be seeded ahead of a higher ranked player, while allowing for the subjective seeding of any unranked player the Executive Director deems strong enough to disrupt the draw.