Tucson, AZ, WPH Press, 4/3/18– The 2018 Race 4 Eight NYAC (April 13-15) will feature the third stop of the 2017-2018 WR48 tour, with the world’s top women’s stars battling for valuable ranking points in the Big Apple ahead of Salt Lake City’s WR48 Player’s Championship in early May.
Catriona Casey will make her 16th consecutive WR48 star in the 16th WR48 event since the inception of the tour in 2013 and will be seeking her mind-boggling 14th WR48 title. Casey lost in the ’17 WR48 Tucson Memorial final but bounced back to outscore her three opponents 90-9 at the season’s second stop in Las Vegas in February. Georgia’s Aimee Tuohey will aim to continue her WR48 semifinal streak (4 semifinals in 4 WR48 starts) in New York, while Brooklyn’s Tracy Davis will aim to build upon an impressive season that has seen the 41-year old take 3rd and 5th in her first two WR48 starts this season. Other ranked WR48 stars joining Casey, Tuohey, and Davis in New York will be Las Vegas WR48 finalist and fan favorite Courtney Peixoto de Melo, Chicago’s cross over star Hilary Rushe, and Women’s Classic champion Suz Koehler. Current all world, all code star Danielle Daskalakis will join the list of WR48 NYAC contenders, aiming to reestablish the momentum she built during an impressive 2016 WR48 run.
Check out all of the season stats of the ranked WR48 stars entered in the upcoming WR48 NYAC, April 13-15, 2018.
Catriona Casey
Best Finish: 1st (Las Vegas)
Notable wins: Peixoto de Melo, Tuohey, Moler
Combined score vs. opponents in R48 7 main draw and playoffs: 208-60 (78%)
Tucson: 118-51
Las Vegas: 90-9
R48 7 main draw/playoff record: 6-1
Current ranking: 1
Highest R48 ranking: 1 (2014)
Aimee Tuohey
Best Finish: 3rd (Las Vegas)
Notable wins: Moler, Koehler
Combined score vs. opponents in R48 7 main draw and playoffs: 174-164 (51%)
Tucson: 81-78
Las Vegas: 93-86
R48 7 main draw/playoff record: 4-3
Current ranking: 3
Highest R48 ranking: 3 (current)
Tracy Davis
Best Finish: 3rd (Tucson)
Notable wins: Tuohey, Koehler
Combined score vs. opponents in R48 7 main draw and playoffs: 157-139 (53%)
Tucson: 87-67
Las Vegas: 70-72
R48 7 main draw/playoff record: 5-2
Current ranking: 4
Highest R48 ranking: 2 (2015)
Courtney Peixoto de Melo
Best Finish: 2nd (Las Vegas)
Notable wins: Davis, Tuohey, Moler
Combined score vs. opponents in R48 7 main draw and playoffs: 170-164 (51%)
Tucson: 95-84
Las Vegas: 75-80
R48 7 main draw/playoff record: 6-2
Current ranking: 5
Highest R48 ranking: 5 (current)
Hilary Rushe
Best Finish: 7th
Notable wins: McCarthy
Combined score vs. opponents in R48 7 main draw and playoffs: 127-148 (46%)
Tucson: 26-56
Las Vegas: 101-92
R48 7 main draw/playoff record: 3-4
Current ranking: 9
Highest R48 ranking: 9 (current)
Suz Koehler
Best Finish: 7th
Notable wins: n/a
Combined score vs. opponents in R48 7 main draw and playoffs: 196-178 (52%)
Tucson: 83-73
Las Vegas: 113-105
R48 7 main draw/playoff record: 2-5
Current ranking: 11
Highest R48 ranking: 11 (current)
Printable/Shareable NYAC Broadcast Schedule and Brackets, HERE> (This PDF is interactive; to include links for Pro Player Bios, Access to the event page and Links to watch the show-court matches)
The 2018 R48 NYAC press release here
R48 7 Half Year Recap here
For a full preview of the Race 4 Eight 7 season, go here
WPH Power Rankings: here
DF’s R48 Fun Facts and Trends: here
Race 4 Eight History of Champions and Finalists: here
David Fink
WPH Senior Writer
