Portland, OR, WPH Press
The 2023 Race 4 Eight Portland Classic marks the eighty-first 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 eleven seasons. The 2023 Race 4 Eight Portland Classic will feature nine of the R48’s top ten pros at the MAC and twenty-three total pros, to include R48 #1 and five-time 2022/23 Race 4 Eight champion Lucho Cordova, R48 #2 and defending R48 Portland Classic champion Martin Mulkerrins and R48 #4 and 2023 Player’s Championship finalist Leo Canales, Jr.
Handball players from across the country will compete in men’s and women’s singles and doubles brackets at the famed Multnomah Athletic Club 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 2023 Race 4 Eight Portland Classic will be the fifth edition of the Portland Classic and the fifth Race 4 Eight stop at the MAC and will undoubtedly produce more electrifying moments.
“The highly anticipated twelfth Race 4 Eight season is set to kick off, and the excitement is high,” stated Race 4 Eight pro John Chapman. “Get ready for a season packed with intense matches, fierce rivalries, and the promise of fresh talent making their mark in the world of professional handball.”
“I am really looking forward to playing another WPH R48 Pro Season which will start in Portland,” stated 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, last year’s R48 Portland Classic. It is shaping up to be a very deep draw, and like everyone else, I will be aiming to win the tournament and to get a strong start to the season.”
Check out all of the important 2023 Race 4 Eight Portland Classic tournament information below.
2023 Race 4 Eight Portland Classic
- Date: October 6-8, 2023
- Site: Multnomah Athletic Club, 1849 SW Salmon St., Portland, OR 97205
- Tournament director: Conor Casey, Hank Marcus, WPH
- Tournament sponsor: JR WPH, Plaid Pastries, 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)
- Defending Portland Classic champion: Martin Mulkerrins
- Number of ranked Race 4 Eight pros entered: 23
2023 Race 4 Eight Portland Classic Press Release HERE
Follow the draws and results from the 2023 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 HERE
DF’s R48 Fun Facts and Trends + Race 4 Eight History of Champions HERE
Full 2023/24 Race 4 Eight XI schedule HERE
WPH Coaching Center Instructional Videos HERE
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WPH RACE 4 EIGHT: The World Players of Handball’s 2023/24 Race 4 Eight XIII Powered by ESPN features Race 4 Eight stops in Oregon, Arizona, Missouri, Montana and Mexico, all culminating with The Player’s Championship in Utah in May of 2023. 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
David Fink
WPH Senior Writer
WPH R48PRO STOP #1 – PORTLAND CLASSIC
PORTLAND, OREGON ~ MULTNOMAH ATHLETIC CLUB
(BROADCAST SCHEDULE ~ AIRING LIVE ON PATREON.COM/WPHLIVE & ESPN+)
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2023 (ALL TIMES PACIFIC)
10:00 MENS PRO QUARTERS (TBD)
11:00 MENS PRO QUARTERS (TBD)
12:00 MENS PRO QUARTERS (TBD)
13:00 MENS PRO QUARTERS (TBD)
14:00 MENS 5 th or 9 TH SEMIS (TBD)
14:45 MENS 5 th or 9 TH SEMIS (TBD)
15:30 MENS PRO SEMIS (TBD)
16:30 MENS PRO SEMIS (TBD)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2023 (ALL TIMES PACIFIC)
10:00 MENS 9 TH PLACE FINAL (TBD)
10:45 MENS 5 TH PLACE FINAL (TBD)
11:30 MEN’S PRO FINAL (TBD)
Filmed for WPH Patreon supporters of the WPH at patreon.com/wphlive. WPH members will have
various access by emailing info@wphlive.tv for a link. Find the Brackets:
https://www.r2sports.com/website/no-draws-available.asp?TID=41410 (WHEN AVAILABLE)