Paul Brady and Catriona Casey have completely dominated the R48 and WR48 tours, winning a combined eight of eight R48 and WR48 stops this season. Examining the numbers reveals and even more dramatic domination by these Irish legends, as opponents are rarely competitive against this duo. In a combined 29 matches, Brady and Casey lost just two games, both to younger Irish adversaries. What can stop them in Salt Lake City? According to the statistics…nothing.
Paul Brady R48 IV Record
U.S. Open:
Match record: 4-0
170 points scored vs. 78 pointed allowed
Games lost: 1 (Shanks)
Tucson:
Match record: 4-0
120 combined points scored vs. 55 points allowed
Games lost: 0
Houston:
Match record: 4-0
120 combined points scored vs. 48 points allowed
Games lost: 0
San Francisco:
Match record: 4-0
120 combined points scored vs. 40 points allowed
Games lost: 0
New York:
Match record: 4-0
120 combined points scored vs. 36 points allowed
Games lost: 0
Total:
Match record: 20-0
650 combined points scored vs. 257 points allowed
Brady vs. opponents scoring ratio: 2.5 to 1
40-1 games won vs. lost
Titles: 5/5
“I’d say Paul Brady is better now than he has ever been. Unique in that his gains in knowledge, skills, and toughness continue to outpace his almost imperceptible decrease in physical skills. Unprecedented at his age.”
–John Bike, 2-time USHA 4-Wall Pro Singles National Champion, 1997 World Open Singles Champion, former #1 ranked pro, 2012 USHA Handball Hall of Fame inductee
Catriona Casey WR48 II Record
U.S. Open:
Match record: 3-0
126 combined points scored vs. 38 points allowed
Games lost: 0
San Francisco:
Match record: 3-0
90 combined points scored vs. 7 points allowed
Games lost: 0
New York:
Match record: 3-0
102 combined points scored vs. 31 points lost
Games lost: 1 (Ni Churraoin)
Total:
Match record: 9-0
318 combined points scored vs. 76 points allowed
Casey vs. opponents scoring ratio: 4.2 to 1
18-1 games won vs. lost
Titles: 3/3
“Catriona plays with confidence, consistency, and composure, well beyond her years. I believe Catriona is such a dominant player because she hits the right shot in the given situation. She has an amazing ability to anticipate what shot her opponent is going to hit, enabling her to get in good position for her own shot. Catriona also plays very much within herself. She knows her strengths and plays them. She plays to win every point, never giving up, and rarely has hand errors. Her consistent focus throughout a match is unseen in other players.”
-Anna Engele, 11-time USHA National Women’s Pro Singles Champion, former #1 women’s pro, multiple-time Women’s World Handball Champion, future USHA Hall of Fame inductee
To follow Brady and Casey in their next starts, watch the WPH Aces Player’s Championship from Salt Lake City April 17th-19th. All Access Pass Holders can watch bonus coverage on Friday, April 17th on race4eight.com. All of Saturday and Sunday’s WPH Aces Player’s Championship will be broadcasted lived on ESPN (http://espn.go.com/watchespn/). For information on how to enter the event or to follow the event, go to http://www.r2sports.com/tourney/home.asp?TID=13707.