The 14th season of the WPH R48Pro is just around the corner. With it, the WPH has lined-up six professional tour stops (Schedule) for the elite men; four stops for the pro women; three stops for the Sr 40+. Each stop will count toward the rankings (no best of) and in the upcoming season no more double-points (Salt Lake) or LTE/Half-points; no more 3-wall stops counting toward the rankings.
The methodology used for the upcoming season is attached here:
More Methodology:
In the upcoming 2025/26 season, the WPH will count all six stops toward the season’s rankings (for Elite Men). Right now, there are 9 events that count toward the rankings. How will those 9 stops get eliminated throughout the season?
Here is how we will get down to 6 events:
At the completion of PDX 2025 we will drop Memorial 2024 and Portland 2024, leaving us with 8 events
At the completion of Memorial 2025 we will temporarily have 9 events
At the completion of Missouri 2026 we will drop Icebreaker 2024 and Montana 2025, leaving us with 8 events
At the completion of Juarez 2026 we will drop Juarez 2026, leaving us with 8 events
At the completion of LAAC 2026 it will be the last event prior to SLC 2026 so we will drop LAAC 2025, HOF 2025, Texas 2025, and SLC 2025, leaving us with 5 events
At the completion of SLC 2026 in addition to the prior 5 events we will finish the season with 6 events
Current Rankings as we head into 2025/26 Season:
WPH RACE 4 EIGHT: The World Players of Handball’s Race 4 Eight Powered by ESPN features 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 and attach Ranking Team Member Nick Flores (nickflores21@outlook.com). Seeds and bonus pay-out info: info@wphlive.tv or contact your WPH Pro Player Rep John Alvarado Bike: Johnbike37@gmail.com for pro player inquiries.
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.