2016 WPH Outdoor V Men’s Elite 8 and Women’s Fab 4 Stats

Posted on Jun 30 2016 - 5:51am by DV
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The six events on the Men’s WPH Outdoor V have produced several familiar names among the WPH Outdoor Elite, as well as several newcomers to the elite of the WPH Outdoor tour. Let’s examine the bios and season stats of the current WPH Outdoor Men’s Elite 8 on the 2016 WPH Outdoor V tour.

Men’s WPH Outdoor V

10669012_10152860351853799_6907637631897231190_oJuan Santos

  • Ranking: 1
  • Age: 21
  • Hometown: Orange, CA
  • Height: 5’9

WPH Outdoor V Finishes

IceMan Challenge

  • Singles:  quarterfinals loss (Morales), t5
  • Doubles: win (w/ Morales), finished 1st

Los Nietes

  • Singles: win (Gonzalez), finished 1st
  • Doubles: quarterfinal loss (w/Morales), finished t5

Downey

  • Singles: finals loss (Gonzalez), finished 2nd
  • Doubles: did not play

Salt Lake City Aces (singles only): win (Chavez), finished 1st

Vegas Lte

  • Singles: finals loss (Gonzalez), finished 2nd
  • Doubles: finals loss (w/ Morales), finished 2nd

X-Fest II

  • 3-Wall Big Ball Singles: finals loss (Morales), finished 2nd
  • 1-Wall Big Ball Doubles: finals loss (w/Morales), finished 2nd
  • Average Finish (10 events): 2.3

10390553_10152873047293799_4061405338629962702_nTimbo Gonzalez

  • Ranking: 2
  • Age: 24
  • Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
  • Height: 5’8

WPH Outdoor V Finishes

IceMan Challenge: did not play

Los Nietes: did not play

Downey:

  • Singles: win (Santos), 1st
  • Doubles: win (w/ S. Ruiz), finished 1st

Salt Lake City Aces (singles only): semifinal loss (M. Chavez), finished t3

Vegas Lte

  • Singles: win (Santos), finished 1st
  • Doubles: win (w/ S. Ruiz), finished 1st

X-Fest II

  • 3-Wall Big Ball Singles: semifinal loss (Morales), finished 3rd (S. Ruiz)
  • 1-Wall Big Ball Doubles: win (w/ S. Ruiz), finished 1st
  • Average Finish (7 events): 1.6

DSC03692Shorty Ruiz

  • Ranking: 3
  • Age: 29
  • Hometown: Whittier, CA
  • Height: 5’5

WPH Outdoor V Finishes

IceMan: did not play

Los Nietes

  • Singles: round of 32 loss (Carmona), finished t17
  • Doubles: round of 16 loss (w/ Olivar), finished t9

Downey

  • Singles: played but did not place
  • Doubles: win (w/ T. Gonzalez), finished 1st

Salt Lake City Aces (singles only): quarterfinal loss (Morales), finished t5

Vegas Lte

  • Singles: quarterfinals loss (T. Gonzalez), finished t5
  • Doubles: win (w/T. Gonzalez), finished 1st

X-Fest II

  • 3-Wall Big Ball Singles: semifinals loss (Santos), finished 4th (T. Gonzalez)
  • 1-Wall Big Ball Doubles: win (w/ Gonzalez), finished 1st
  • Average Finish:  5.4

11958097_10153621918903799_941867482138647353_o 1Alfredo Morales

  • Ranking: 4
  • Age: 22
  • Hometown: Tustin, CA
  • Height: 5’11

WPH Outdoor V Finishes

IceMan Challenge

  • Singles: finals loss (Hernandez), finished 2nd
  • Doubles: win (w/ Santos), finished 1st

Los Nietes

  • Singles: quarterfinal loss (Santos), finished t5
  • Doubles: quarterfinal loss (w/ Santos), finished t5

Downey

  • Singles: did not play
  • Doubles: did not play

Salt Lake City Aces (singles only): semifinal loss (Santos), finished t3

Vegas Lte

  • Singles: did not play
  • Doubles: did not play

X-Fest II

  • 3-Wall Big Ball Singles: win (Santos), finished 1st
  • 1-Wall Big Ball Doubles: finals loss (w/Santos), finished 2nd
  • Average Finish (7 events): 2.7

11895186_10153617297188799_5819415915764326513_oChava Cordova

  • Ranking: 5
  • Age: 21
  • Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
  • Height: 5’8

WPH Outdoor V Finishes

IceMan Challenge

  • Singles: round of 16 loss (Bonilla), finished t9
  • Doubles: finals loss (w/ Garcia), finished 2nd

Los Nietes

  • Singles: round of 16 loss (Duenas), finished t9
  • Doubles: quarterfinal loss (w/ Garcia), finished t5

Downey

  • Singles: round of 16 loss (Neville), finished t9
  • Doubles: quarterfinal loss (w/ Contreras), finished t5

Salt Lake City Aces (singles only): quarterfinal loss (Santos), finished t5

Vegas Lte

  • Singles: semifinal loss (T. Gonzalez), finished 3rd (Duenas)
  • Doubles: semifinal loss (w/ Garcia), finished 3rd

X-Fest II

  • 3-Wall Big Ball Singles: quarterfinal loss (Ruiz), finished t5
  • 1-Wall Big Ball Doubles: semifinal loss (w/ Hernandez), finished 3rd
  • Average Finish (11 events): 5.3

kgKevin Gonzalez

  • Ranking: 6
  • Age: 22
  • Hometown: Santa Ana, CA
  • Height: 5’8

WPH Outdoor V Finishes

IceMan Challenge

  • Singles: semifinal loss (Morales), finished t3
  • Doubles: semifinal loss (w/ Hernandez), finished 3rd

Los Nietes

  • Singles: finals (Santos), 2nd
  • Doubles: quarterfinal loss (w/Jimenez), finished t5

Downey

  • Singles: semifinal loss (Santos), finished t3
  • Doubles: quarterfinal loss (w/Jimenez), finished t5

Salt Lake City Aces: did not play

Vegas Lte

  • Singles: round of 16 loss (Cordova), finished t9
  • Doubles: finals loss (w/ Santos), finished 2nd

X-Fest II

  • 3-Wall Big Ball Singles: round of 16 loss (Vizcaino), finished t9
  • 1-Wall Big Ball Doubles: semifinal loss (w/ Duenas), finished 4th
  • Average Finish (10 events): 4.5

Sam Santos #1Samzon Hernandez:

  • Ranking: 7
  • Age: 25
  • Hometown: Hawthorne, CA
  • Height: 5’11

WPH Outdoor V Finishes

IceMan Challenge

  • Singles: win (Morales), finished 1st
  • Doubles: semifinal loss (w/ K. Gonzalez), finished t3

Los Nietes

  • Singles: quarterfinal loss (forfeit), no ranking points
  • Doubles: round of 16 loss (forfeit w/ Calvillo), no ranking points

Downey

  • Singles: semifinal loss (T. Gonzalez), finished t3
  • Doubles: quarterfinal loss (w/ Calvillo), finished t5
  • Salt Lake City Aces: did not play

Vegas Lte

  • Singles: did not play
  • Doubles: did not play

X-Fest II

  • 3-Wall Big Ball Singles: round of 16 loss (Cordova), finished t9
  • 1-Wall Big Ball Doubles: semifinal loss (w/ Cordova), finished 3rd
  • Average Finish (6 events): 4

DSC00818Lobo Valencia

  • Ranking: 8
  • Age: 35
  • Hometown: Orange, CA
  • Height: 5’5

WPH Outdoor V Finishes

IceMan Challenge: did not play

Los Nietes

  • Singles: round of 16 loss (Velazquez), finished t9
  • Doubles: semifinal loss (w/ Velazquez), finished t3

Downey

  • Singles: did not play
  • Doubles: did not play
  • Salt Lake City Aces: did not play

Vegas Lte

  • Singles: quarterfinal loss (Duenas), finished t5
  • Doubles: semifinal loss (w/ Velazquez), finished 4th

X-Fest II

  • 3-Wall Big Ball Singles: quarterfinal loss (Santos), finished t5
  • 1-Wall Big Ball Doubles: quarterfinal loss (w/ Velazquez), finished t5
  • Average Finish (6 events): 5.2

Women’s WPH Outdoor V

The two stops on the Women’s WPH Outdoor V have produced four different champions in the four singles brackets in two WPH Outdoor V Women’s events, with Tanisha Groomes adding her 13th singles WPH Outdoor singles title at the X Fest II, Catriona Casey winning her third WPH Outdoor Singles Title at the X Fest II, Tracy Davis wining her second at the X-Fest II and Ciana Ni Churraoin winning her first WPH Outdoor singles title at the Vegas Lte. Let’s examine the bios and season stats of the current WPH Outdoor Women’s Fab 4 on the 2016 WPH Outdoor V tour.

tgTanisha Groomes

  • Ranking: 1
  • Age: 27
  • Hometown: Buena Park, CA
  • Height: 5’5

WPH Outdoor V Finishes

Vegas Lte

  • Singles: finals loss (Ni Churraoin), finished 2nd
  • Doubles: win (w/ Moler), finished 1st

X Fest 3-Wall Big Ball Singles: win (Casey), finished 1st

X Fest 1-Wall Big Ball Singles: semifinal loss (Ni Churraoin), finished 3rd (Casey)

X-Fest 3-Wall Small Ball Singles: semifinal loss (Casey), finished 4th (Davis)

Average Finish: 2.2

DSC04265Ciana Ni Churraoin

  • Ranking: 2
  • Age: 19
  • Hometown: Galway, Ireland
  • Height: 5’10

WPH Outdoor V Finishes

Vegas Lte

  • Singles: win (Groomes), finished 1st
  • Doubles: finals loss (w/Moran), finished 2nd

X Fest 3-Wall Big Ball Singles: semifinal loss (Casey), finished 4th (Davis)

X Fest 1-Wall Big Ball Singles: finals loss (Davis), finished 2nd

X-Fest 3-Wall Small Ball Singles: finals loss (Casey), finished 2nd

Average Finish: 2.2

tracyTracy Davis

  • Ranking: 3
  • Age: 39
  • Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
  • Height: 5’9

WPH Outdoor V Finishes

Vegas Lte

  • Singles: did not play
  • Doubles: did not play
  • X Fest 3-Wall Big Ball Singles: semifinal loss (Groomes), finished 3rd (Ni Churraoin)

X Fest 1-Wall Big Ball Singles: win (Ni Churraoin), finished 1st

X-Fest 3-Wall Small Ball Singles: semifinal loss (Ni Churraoin), finished 3rd (Groomes)

Average Finish: 2.3

cat caseyCatriona Casey

  • Ranking: 4
  • Age: 22
  • Hometown: Ballydesmond, Ireland
  • Height: 5’5

WPH Outdoor V Finishes

Vegas Lte

  • Singles: did not play
  • Doubles: did not play

X Fest 3-Wall Big Ball Singles: finals loss (Groomes), finished 2nd

X Fest 1-Wall Big Ball Singles: semifinal loss (Davis), finished 4th (Groomes)

X-Fest 3-Wall Small Ball Singles: win (Ni Churraoin), finished 1st

Average Finish: 2.3

David Fink

WPH Outdoor Statistician