Juarez, MEX, WPH Press –
The vibrant Juarez handball community and the World Player of Handball are proud to present the 2026 R48 Men’s Pro Juarez, March 6-8, 2026.
(Enter the March 6-8, 2026 R48 Men’s Pro Juarez HERE)
The 2026 R48 Men’s Pro Juarez will be the fourth Race 4 Eight stop in Mexico, with the first three editions providing many of the tour’s most dramatic matches, thanks in large part to the boisterous and enthusiastic Juarez galleries. The Juarez R48 brings unmatched energy, galvanizing the players to raise their games and intensity.
“Cd. Juarez/El Paso, over time, has been characterized by having very good handball players with a very particular style of play,” stated Juarez R48 tournament director and Juarez handball patriarch Luis Cordova, Sr. “Among them we can count Johnny Benitez, Naty Alvarado, Elias Carrillo, Poncho Monreal, Salvador Santa Ana, Luis Clarke, Leo Canales Jr. and Cordova brothers Luis and Daniel, to name a few.”
Expect to see all of the game’s to stars in Juarez in 2026, to include the three Cordova brothers.
2026 R48 Juarez Info
- Date: March 6-8, 2026
- Site: Campestre Juarez, Calle Senecu s/n, Cd. Juarez, Chihuahua, 32460
- Tournament director: WPH + Lucho Cordova, Sr.
- Tournament sponsor: JR WPH
- Pro Events: R48 Men’s pro singles
- Defending R48 Juarez champion: Martin Mulkerrins
- All players entering the Juarez R48 bracket must be current WPH members
(Enter the March 6-8, 2026 R48 Men’s Pro Juarez HERE)
David Fink
WPH Senior Writer
WPH RACE 4 EIGHT: The World Players of Handball’s Race 4 Eight Powered by ESPN features six Race 4 Eight stops around the country, all culminating with The Player’s Championship in Utah each May. Similar to NASCAR’s Nextel Cup and the FedEx PGA Playoffs, players earn points in the Race 4 Eight’s regular season stops to qualify for the season-ending Player’s Championship and bonus prizes. The top 8 elite men will receive bonus cash after the season-ending rankings are tallied up; meanwhile, the top 4 Sr 40+ and Women’s ‘Fab Four’ will also receive bonuses. The amount of these bonuses fluctuate from year-to-year… Please contact the WPH for this season’s bonus structure. Email the WPH for detailed explanations regarding the ranking system, seeds and bonus pay-outs at season’s end: info@wphlive.tv
For more information on the WPH Race 4 Eight title sponsor opportunity, please contact World Players of Handball Executive Director David Vincent at info@wphlive.tv or World Players of Handball Development Director David Fink at david.fink@wphlive.tv. For more information on the World Players of Handball, please visit wphlive.tv
Tournament seeds reflect rankings at the time of the event but are not the sole determining factor. The WPH retains the discretion to seed players based on their skill level, recent performance, and injury status.
The Executive Director will seed each tournament in a manner that respects the objectivity of the WPH rankings, while acknowledging that some unranked players are strong enough to disrupt the integrity of a draw if not seeded subjectively. Therefore, the seeding process will involve the objective constraint that no ranked player may be seeded ahead of a higher ranked player, while allowing for the subjective seeding of any unranked player the Executive Director deems strong enough to disrupt the draw.