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Starting in 2020, the WPH has allowed handball fans to get to know their favorite players, fans, and supporters through the WPH Rapid Fire Challenge. The WPH Rapid Fire Challenge peels the onion of our handball heroes, from their toughest rivals and matches to their favorite athletes and movies. Some have said the WPH Rapid Fire Challenge is even tougher than an 11-10 tiebreaker!
On today’s WPH Rapid Fire Challenge, the WPH puts Canada’s Jerome Santerre on the hot seat.
Jerome Santerre is one of the happiest handball players you’ll encounter, always arriving at tournaments with a huge smile, even after 12-hour drives from Quebec, Canada. Jerome plays the great Danny Bell weekly, who he considers to be his mentor and handball hero. Jerome has traveled to a number of WPH events, including the WPH RFC and R48 San Francisco – no one enjoys handball events more than Jerome.
How let’s see how Jerome enjoys the WPH Rapid Fire Challenge!
Jerome Santerre WPH Rapid Fire Challenge
- Best city to play: New-Orleans, Louisiana
- Who is your toughest opponent: Stephen Cooney, can’t wait to play him again
- Fastest person in handball: Ivan Burgos
- Who is the hardest hitter in handball: Jurell Bastidas
- Best server in handball: Killian Carroll
- Best off-hand in handball: not sure what you mean by off-hand, but if you mean the player with the best weak side (left or right) my is answer is Dave Fink
- Handball hero: Danny Bell of course
- Favorite court: Los Caballeros Racquet and Sports Club in Orange County
- Player with the best offense: Daniel Cordova, he can shoot to kill even with is back turn
- Player with the best defense: Martin Mulkerrins
- Most satisfying tournament victory: Ivan Burgos in MTL open 2019
- Most disappointing loss: Mike Schneider in Albany a few years back
- Most important title to win: 4 wall Canadian open title
- Favorite doubles partner: Arthur Sayed
- Longest match you ever played: it must be during juniors championship in San Diego, maybe over 40 minutes at least
- Favorite sport besides handball: American Football, played it for more than 5 years
- Favorite tournament (ever): New York Athletic Club (WPH)
- Best match you’ve ever played: match against Jurell Bastidas in albany 2019 close tiebreaker that I won.
- Best match you’ve ever watched: Luis Moreno vs Paul Brady worlds 2012
- Title you’d most like to win: One wall Canadian open title
- Favorite sport to play besides handball: Ultimate Frisbee
- Favorite athlete (any sport): Rafael Nadal
- What is your favorite book: Arsene Lupin (a french Novel)
- What is your favorite movie: Once upon a Time in the West
- What your favorite tv show: Vikings
- Most important shot in handball: the serve
- Your best shot: back wall
- Legend you’d most like to play in his prime: Vince Munoz
- Best Fans in Handball: the players
David Fink
WPH Senior Writer