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Ciana Ní Churraoin, Pro Player Bio

Player:  Ciana Ní Churraoin
Hometown: Inverin
County: Galway
Date of Birth: Sept 3, 1996
School: University of Limerick
Major: Physical Education
Southpaw?  Nope. Right.
Height:  5 ft 9
Favorite Food: Chicken Stir Fry
Favorite Handball Player: Killian Carroll
Favorite Sports Hero: Roger Federer
Favorite Quote: If you aren’t going all the way, then why go at all?
Who sits at your table if you only had 8 chairs:  Katie Taylor, Robert Downey jr, Ellen De Generes, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Roger Federer, Conor McGregor, J.K Rowling, Gordon Ramsey (someone has to cook the food)
Why Handball? I play a lot of sports but handball is the only one that allows me to travel to new places, meet new people and challenge myself both physically and mentally to better myself inside the court.
List of big wins:
40×20 and 60×30 Minor All-Ireland Champion 2013
U17 40×20 and 1-Wall World Champion 2012
U23 National Champion 2011
USHA U15 Junior National Champion 2009, 2011
USHA Collegietes Open Doubles Champion 2015
USHA Collegietes singles finalist 2015
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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