Portland, OR, WPH Press, 10/5/25
The 2025 Race 4 Eight Portland Classic marks the ninety-eighth event in the history of the Race 4 Eight tour, with the tour spanning seventeen states and two countries in the Race 4 Eight’s first fourteen seasons.
The 2025 Race 4 Eight Portland Classic will feature three-time defending Portland Classic champion and fourteen-time Race 4 Eight champion Martin Mulkerrins aiming to four-peat in the City of Roses. Martin will have to contend with Race 4 Eight Elite pros Lucho Cordova, Leo Canales, Mark Doyle, Ivan Burgos, Danos Cordova, and many of the tour’s top names to defend his title at the famed Multnomah Athletic Club.
Handball players from across the country will compete in men’s and women’s singles and doubles brackets at the MAC in downtown Portland, one of the world’s most prestigious athletic clubs. The MAC hosted the Race 4 Eight Player’s Championship in 2016, producing electrifying handball on the most fan-friendly two-Wall glass exhibition court in the sport. The 2025 Race 4 Eight Portland Classic will be the seventh edition of the Portland Classic and the seventh Race 4 Eight stop at the MAC.
“I am really looking forward to playing in Portland for a fourth consecutive year,” stated three-time defending Portland Classic champion Martin Mulkerrins. “The MAC is an amazing venue and I have many memories from there, including my first trip to the US for the 2009 World’s, Collegiate Nationals, USHA Four Wall Nationals and of course, the last three R48 Portland Classics. It is shaping up to be a very deep draw, and like everyone else, I will be aiming to win the tournament.”
Check out all of the important 2025 Race 4 Eight Portland Classic tournament information below.
2025 Race 4 Eight Portland Classic
- Date: October 10-12, 2025
- Site: Multnomah Athletic Club, 1849 SW Salmon St., Portland, OR 97205
- Tournament director: Conor Casey, Hank Marcus, WPH
- Tournament sponsor: JR WPH, Portland Donors
- Pro Events: Race 4 Eight pro singles
- List of Portland Race 4 Eight Men’s pro champions: Carroll (2016), D. Cordova (2018), L. Cordova (2019), M. Mulkerrins (2022), M. Mulkerrins (2023), M. Mulkerrins (2024)
- Defending Portland Classic champion: Martin Mulkerrins
- Number of ranked Race 4 Eight pros entered: 13
2025 Race 4 Eight Portland Classic Press Release HERE
Entry deadline on Tuesday: Follow the draws, get results and enter the 2025 Race 4 Eight Portland Classic HERE
WPH Destination Series Portland HERE
Handball Terminology + Instruction and R48 Rules HERE
Race 4 Eight Pro Player Bios HERE
WPH Race 4 Eight Power Rankings and Rankings Methodology HERE
DF’s R48 Fun Facts and Trends + Race 4 Eight History of Champions HERE
2025/26 Race 4 Eight Schedule HERE
WPH Coaching Center Instructional Videos HERE
WPH RACE 4 EIGHT: The World Players of Handball’s 2025/26 Race 4 Eight Tour features Race 4 Eight stops from California to Mexico, all culminating with The Player’s Championship. 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.
For more information on the WPH Race 4 Eight title sponsor opportunity, please contact World Players of Handball Executive Director David Vincent at dave.vincent@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
2025 WPH R48Pro #1 Portland Classic
Portland, Oregon – October 11 & 12, 2025
ESPN+ Broadcast Schedule
(Pacific Time)
Saturday, October 11th – All Times Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)
1000 Men’s Pro Quarterfinal – Lucho Cordova (MEX) def Sean Lenning (WA) – 10-15, 17-15, 15-6
1045 Men’s Pro Quarterfinal – Ivan Burgos (AZ) def Jeff Streibig (MO) – 15-4, 6-15, 15-1
1130 Men’s Pro Quarterfinal – Martin Mulkerrins (IRE) def John A. Bike (CA) – 15-7, 15-4
1215 Men’s Pro Quarterfinal – Daniel Cordova (TX) def Leo Canales (AZ) – 8-15, 15-5, 15-6
1300 Men’s Pro 9th Place Semifinal – Sam Esser (AZ) def Diarmuid Mulkerrins (IRE) – 25-19
1600 Men’s Pro Semifinal – Ivan Burgos (AZ) def Lucho Cordova (MEX) – 1-15, 15-3, 15-8
1700 Men’s Pro Semifinal – Martin Mulkerrins (IRE) def Daniel Cordova (TX) – 15-1, 15-8
Sunday, October 12th – All Times Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)
1000 Men’s Pro 9th Place Final – Sam Esser (AZ) vs Max Langmack (AZ)
1045 Men’s Pro 5th Place Final – Leo Canales (AZ) vs Jeff Streibig (MO)
1130 Men’s Pro Final – Martin Mulkerrins (IRE) vs Ivan Burgos (AZ)
Watch LIVE on ESPN+ beginning Saturday morning, October 11th, 2025. All times Pacific. Gather rare player interviews, video clips, backcourt games and some streaming action LIVE via Patreon at: patreon.com/wphlive. WPH active members that CANNOT receive the feed, please contact the WPH Saturday morning before the first match at info@wphlive.tv. Follow the draws once they are activated (Friday morning) on R2sports: HERE.