Martin Mulkerrins 5-Tournament Race 4 Eight Winning Streak

By the Numbers

WPH Press, 1/24/25

Martin Mulkerrins is rewriting the Race 4 Eight record books with an astounding streak of dominance that started at the 2024 Race 4 Eight Juarez. Since escaping a 12-15, 2-12 deficit in the semifinals of Juarez against Sam Esser, Mulkerrins has reeled off five consecutive Race 4 Eight titles and a 299-day Race 4 Eight winning streak. Mulkerrins overcame his previous overtime demons to win all three of his overtime games during his current streak, amassing a 23-match winning streak against the world’s best players.

See the breakdown of each of Martin’s five wins, starting with the 2024 Race 4 Eight Juarez. 

Martin Mulkerrins: By the Numbers

Juarez: March 29-31, 2024

Matches won: 5

Games won/lost: 10-1 (Esser, semifinal)

Points won/lost: 162-66 (71%)

0 overtime games

Hall of Fame: April 12-14, 2024

Matches won: 4

Games won/lost: 8-1 (Lenning, quarterfinal)

Points won/lost: 132-89 (60%)

2 overtime games (2-0, Nash, round of 16, Lucho, final)

Player’s Championship: March 3-5, 2024

Matches won: 5

Games won/lost: 10-1 (Carroll, final)

Points won/lost: 157-80 (66%)

1 overtime game (1-0, Carroll, final)

Memorial: September 20-22, 2024

Matches won: 5

Games won/lost: 10-0

Points won/lost: 150-56 (73%)

0 overtime games

Portland Classic: October 4-6, 2024

Matches won: 4

Games won/lost: 8-0

Points won/lost: 120-51 (70%)

0 overtime games

Totals

Matches won/lost: 23-0

3-0 in overtime games (Nash, Lucho, Carroll)

3-0 in tiebreakers (Esser, Lenning, Carroll)

Points won/lost: 721-342 (68%)

1,063 total points played in 23 matches over five tournaments

Can Martin make it six at the Race 4 Eight Red in Missoula, MT January 31-February 2, 2025? Tune into ESPN+ to find out.

David Fink

WPH Statistician 

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