Tucson, AZ, 6/20/26
The 2026/27 Race 4 Eight season (HERE) is less than three months away, with the Race 4 Eight Men’s Pros scheduled to compete in the nine-event, two country, eight city 2026/27 Race season starting in Juarez, Mexico on September 11 and ending in St. Louis, MO in late April.
The 2025/26 Race 4 Eight season featured five events, with 162 entrants competing for spots in the coveted R48 Elite 8.
Let’s examine some interesting stats of the current R48 Men’s Pro Elite 8.
2026 R48 Men’s Pro Elite 8 Stats
Average height of the current Elite 8: 5”11
Average weight of the current Elite 8: 177 pounds
Average age of the current Elite 8: 30.5
Total combined titles amongst the current Elite 8: 44
Current Elite 8 players who have won a Race Title 8: 5 – Mulkerrins (16), Lucho (14), Ure (2), Danos (5), Lenning (7)
Current Elite 8 Players who won a title during the 2025/26 Race season: 3 – Mulkerrins (2), Lucho (1), Ure (2)
Number of current Elite 8 Finalists during the 2025/26 Race season: 6 – Mulkerrins, Lucho, Ure, Burgos, Canales, Doyle
Current Race 4 Eight Elite 8: Mulkerrins, Lucho, Ure, Canales, Burgos, Doyle, Danos, Lenning
Ray Ure: From the Future to the Present HERE
Current Race 4 Eight Rankings HERE
2026/27 Race 4 Eight Schedule HERE
USHA and WPH Announce Historic Partnership for 2027 National Four-Wall Championships & Player’s Championship at the U.S. National Handball Center in St. Louis to Host Combined Event, April 28–May 2, 2027 HERE
David Fink
WPH Senior Writer