Pittsburgh, PA, WPH Press, 4/17/23-
The World Players of Handball is thrilled to present the thirteenth edition of the Rodney Fink Classic April 21-22, the WPH’s longest running event. The RFC 13 will feature the ninth stop on the 2022/23 Race 4 Eight Men’s Pro and the second SR48 event, as the R48 and SR48 pros will compete for the final time before the May 5-7 Aces Player’s Championship in Salt Lake City.
R48 #1 and five-time 2022/23 R48 Men’s Pro champion Lucho Cordova and R48 #2 and two-time 2022/23 R48 Men’s Pro champion Martin Mulkerrins headline the RFC R48LTE field, as Lucho will aim to continue one of the best season’s in the history of the Race 4 Eight tour and Mulkerrins will aim to draw closer to R48 #1 Lucho Cordova’s ranking points lead ahead of the Player’s Championship. Joining Mulkerrins in RFC R48LTE draw will be six-time RFC champion and R48#3 David Fink, Max Langmack, Kyle English, Ray Ure, David Schiller, and a number of the Northeast and Midwest’s best players.
David Fink and Bill Mehilos headline the RFC SR48 field, having faced one another in the last two SR48 finals. Former professional football player and 2023 OR State champion Kyle English will be making his SR48 debut at the RFC and will undoubtedly make a splash on the SR circuit.
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Check out all of the important 2023 RFC 13 tournament information below
2023 RFC 13 R48LTE + SR48
- Date: April 21-22, 2023
- Site: Alexander’s, 2585 Freeport Road, Suite 100, Blawnox, PA 15238
- Tournament directors: David Fink, WPH
- Tournament sponsors: JR WPH, Rodney Fink
- Pro Events: R48LTE, SR48
- List of WPH RFC 4-Wall pro champions: Chapman (2009), Moreno (2010), Fink (2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019), Shanks (2012), Cooney (2014, 2017), Carroll (2020)
- Defending RFC champion: Killian Carroll (not entered)
- Number of ranked R48 pros entered:8
- Current or former R48 and SR48 #1’s entered: 2 (Lucho, Mulkerrins, Fink)
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