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2025 WPH August 16-17 Ice Bowl Full Preview

Tucson, AZ, WPH Press –

The sixth summer of the WPH Icebreaker Series continues with the August 16-17 Ice Bowl at Tucson’s Clark Park, featuring men’s pro small ball singles, women’s small ball singles, men’s pro big ball singles and doubles, junior singles, and A singles in the thirtieth Icebreaker since the inaugural Icebreaker in the summer of 2020.

A strong field of small ball and big ball pros will be battling for the Ice Bowl title and the coveted ice plunge that comes with the title, to include seven-time Icebreaker singles champion David Fink, six-time Icebreaker singles champion Lucho Cordova, 2025 LaGrange Icebreaker champion Ray Ure, defending Ice Bowl champion Leo Canales, defending December Icebreaker big ball singles champion Samzon Hernandez, two-time defending big ball singles Ice Bowl champion Oscar Siordia, seven-time women’s Icebreaker champion Mikaila Esser, two-time women’s Icebreaker champion Ashley Ruiz, as well as 3-Wall stars Shorty Ruiz, Jab Bike, Alberto Pizano, Chopper Hernandez, Sal Duenas, and many more of the game’s current stars.

You can follow all of the 2025 Ice Bowl action with daily recaps on wphlive.tv

2025 WPH Ice Bowl

  • Date: August 16-17, 2025
  • Site: WPH Clark Park, 200 S. Alvernon Way, Tucson, AZ 85711
  • Tournament director: WPH
  • Pro Events: Men’s Small Ball Pro Singles, Women’s Small Ball Singles, Men’s Big Ball Pro Singles, Men’s Big Ball Pro Doubles
  • List of WPH Icebreaker pro singles champions entered: Fink (7), Lucho (6), Medina (3), Ure (1), Canales (1), Montijo (1), A. Ruiz (2), M. Esser (7), Siordia (2), Morales (1), Hernandez (1)
  • Defending Ice Bowl singles champions: Canales, Siordia
  • Number of WPH ranked pros entered: 15

Important Links 

R2 entry page for the 2025 WPH Ice Bowl (entry deadline is August 12) HERE

2020-2025 Icebreaker Fun Facts + Icebreaker History of Champions HERE

Icebreaker pro player bios HERE

WPH Coaching Centers HERE

WPH Workout Central HERE

2025 Icebreaker Schedule HERE

2025/26 Race 4 Eight Schedule HERE

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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