Tucson, AZ, WPH Press –
The World Players of Handball is proud to present the fifteenth Race 4 Eight season, featuring stops starting in September of 2026 and ending in the spring of 2027.
The Race 4 Eight tour has produced electrifying handball since the inception of the tour in 2011, featuring the game’s greatest players battling on the world’s preeminent stage. The 2026/27 season will see the Race 4 Eight return to Juarez, Missoula, Portland, Tucson, St. Louis, and Los Angeles, while adding Denver for the first time since 2014 and Dallas for the first time.
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Players can enter the stops on the 2026/27 Race 4 Eight season below.
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2026/27 Race 4 Eight Schedule
2026 Juarez Abierto LTE
R48
September 11-13, 2026
R2 page HERE
2026 Juarez Abierto LTE press release HERE
2026 Red
R48
September 18-20, 2026
R2 page HERE
2026 Race 4 Eight Red press release HERE
2026 Portland Classic
R48
October 9-11, 2026
R2 page HERE
2026 Portland Classic press release HERE
2026 Race 4 Eight Memorial
R48, WR48, SR48
November 6-8, 2026
R2 page HERE
2026 Race 4 Eight Memorial press release HERE
2026 Denver Race 4 Eight
R48
December 11-13, 2026
R2 page HERE
2026 Denver Race 4 Eight press release HERE
2027 George Lee Race 4 Eight (Dallas)
R48, WR48
January 29-31, 2027
Bracket Ace entry page HERE
2027 George Lee Race 4 Eight press release HERE
2027 Juarez Race 4 Eight
R48, WR48, SR48
March 5-7, 2027
R2 page HERE
2027 Juarez Race 4 Eight press release HERE
2027 LAAC Race 4 Eight
R48, WR48, SR48
March 19-21, 2027
R2 page HERE
2027 LAAC Race 4 Eight press release HERE
2027 St. Louis Race 4 Eight
R48, WR48, SR48
April 29-May 2, 2027
R2 page coming soon
2027 St. Louis Race 4 Eight press release coming soon
Race 4 Eight Pre Qualifiers
Race 4 Eight Pre Qualifiers at the 2026 Fall Aggieland
Date tbd
Race 4 Eight Pre Qualifiers at the 2026 Bear Bash
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Race 4 Eight Pre Qualifier at the 2026 Minnesota State Singles
Date tbd
Race 4 Eight Pre Qualifier at the Wine Country Turkey Shoot
November 20-22, 2026
R2 page HERE
Race 4 Eight Pre Qualifier at the at the 2026 Wine Country Turkey Shoot press release HERE
Race 4 Eight Pre Qualifier at the 2027 WAC Classic
Date tbd
Race 4 Eight Pre Qualifier at the 2027 Mid America Regionals
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Race 4 Eight Pre Qualifiers at the 2027 Randolph Cup
Date tbd
WPH RACE 4 EIGHT: The World Players of Handball’s 2026/27 Race 4 Eight Tour features Race 4 Eight stops from California to Missouri, all culminating with The Player’s Championship in St. Louis. 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.
For more information on the WPH Race 4 Eight title 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