Day 1 from Juarez: Friday Juarez, MEX, WPH Press, 9/11/26 The 2026/27 Race 4 Eight season kicked off the nine-event season at the 2026 Abierto Mexicana de Handball R48 Men’s LTE on Friday, with four of the Race 4 Eight’s Elite 8 in action at Juarez’s 360 Fit Center. The 2026 Abierto Mexicana de Handball R48 Men’s LTE marks the 103rd event in the history of the Race 4 Eight tour, with the tour spanning eighteen states and two countries since the Race 4 Eight’s inaugural season in 2011/12.  Martin Mulkerrins entered the 2026 Abierto...

Missoula, MT, WPH Press –  Enter the September 18-20, 2026 Race 4 Eight Red HERE The WPH is thrilled to return to Missoula, MT for the September 18-20, 2026 Red, one of the tour’s premiere stops. The Peak Racquet Center will host the 2026 Red, located at 4990 Buckhouse Ln., Missoula, MT 59804.  The 2026 Red will be the first stop of the 2026/27 R48 Men’s Pro season. Expect to see all of the tour’s top stars in Missoula battling for ranking points and Race glory.  In addition to the R48 Men’s Pro singles, amateur...

Tucson, AZ, WPH Press – The World Players of Handball is proud to present the fifteenth Race 4 Eight season, featuring stops starting in September of 2026 and ending in the spring of 2027.  The Race 4 Eight tour has produced electrifying handball since the inception of the tour in 2011, featuring the game’s greatest players battling on the world’s preeminent stage. The 2026/27 season will see the Race 4 Eight return to Juarez, Missoula, Portland, Tucson, St. Louis, and Los Angeles, while adding Denver for the first time since 2014...

  The 15th season of the WPH Race 4 Eight professional handball tour is right around the corner! As we gear up for an action-packed 2026-27 season, the World Players of Handball (WPH) is excited to officialize the updated ranking methodologies across all three pro tiers: the R48 Men’s Pro, the SR48 Senior’s Pro, and the WR48 Women’s Pro. Transparency remains paramount to the tour’s integrity. Below is the official breakdown of the point structures, event counting protocols, tie-breaking procedures, and seeding guidelines for Season...

WPH Press, Portland, OR- The Multnomah Athletic Club and World Players of Handball are proud to present the 2026 Portland Classic/R48Pro, October 9-11, 2026. The eighth edition of the Portland Classic will be held at the Multnomah Athletic Club, located at 1849 SW Salmon St. Portland, OR 97205, one of the country’s most storied and outstanding venues. “We have been thrilled with the first seven editions of this event and we are aiming to continue the great tradition we have built each fall at the Portland Classic,” stated Portland Classic...