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R48 Trends and Facts: 2011-Present
Through 64 events on the Race 4 Eight tour from 2011-2021, the Race 4 Eight has produced sensational tournaments, memorable matches, dominant champions and inspiring stories, all broadcast live on WPH Patreon, race4eight.com or the WatchESPN App. Read below for fun facts and trends from the first 10+ years on the most exciting indoor pro handball tour in the sport.
On this special edition of the Fun Facts, we will highlight Killian Carroll’s win at the 2021 Tucson Memorial, his current WPH Pro winning streak, and more.
- With his title at the 2021 Tucson Memorial, Killian Carroll surpassed Paul Brady with the most R48 Men’s Pro titles (16)
- Carroll’s winning percentage in his Race 4 Eight career is now 52% (16/31)
- Killian Carroll won all nine of his games in his five matches at the 2021 Tucson Memorial (the round of 32 was one game to 25)
- Killian Carroll faced game point once at the 2021 Tucson Memorial, trailing 14-13 against Sean Lenning in the semifinals before winning the game in overtime (16-14)
- After seeing his lead cut to 11-10 in the 2021 Tucson Memorial final against Luis Cordova, Carroll ended his Memorial on a 19-3 run (15-11, 15-2)
- In Carroll’s last R48 win at the 2020 RFC, Carroll outscored Daniel Cordova in the final 22-1 after being tied at eight in the first game (15-8, 15-1)
- In Carroll’s last Icebreaker win at the August 2021 Ice Bowl, Carroll scored the final 20 points of the match against Daniel Cordova (21-9, 21-11)
- Killian Carroll outscored his five opponents 150-68 (69%) in his five matches at the 2021 Tucson Memorial
- Killian Carroll ended his 2021 Tucson Memorial +82 in points scored vs. lost
- Killian outscored his 2021 Tucson Memorial opponents by an average of 16.4 points per match
- Killian Carroll defeated the #32, #17, #9, #4, and #2 seeds at the 2021 Tucson Memorial – average seed Killian faced was 12.8
- By contrast, Stephen Cooney was seeded 10th and also played five matches – Cooney faced the #23, #7, #2, #6, and #5 seeds, making the average seed he played in five matches 8.6
- Killian Carroll traveled 2,641 miles from Boston, MA to Tucson, AZ to compete in the Tucson Memorial, the furthest distance traveled in the pro division by 988 miles (Minneapolis, MN)
- Four players in the Men’s R48 draw traveled less than 10 miles each to compete in the 2021 Tucson Memorial
- Sean Lenning scored the most points against Carroll (19) in Carroll’s five matches at the 2021 Tucson Memorial
- Including the three WPH Icebreaker events Carroll won in the summer of 2021, Carroll has now won his last six WPH Pro starts (Red Death 2020, RFC 2020, Three Icebreakers 2021, 2021 Tucson Memorial)
- As of November 9, 2021, Carroll has not lost a WPH pro singles match in 738 days
- Carroll’s last loss in a WPH Pro match came on November 2, 2019 in the semifinals of the 2019 Tucson Memorial against Sean Lenning
- Since Carroll’s loss to Sean Lenning at the 2019 Tucson Memorial, Carroll has not lost a game (25-0) in three consecutive R48 wins: 13-0, titles at the 2020 Red Death, 2020 RFC, 2021 Tucson Memorial
- Combining Carroll’s three 2021 WPH Icebreaker wins with his three R48 Pro wins since January of 2020, Carroll has a 23-match winning streak (10-0 in Icebreakers, 13-0 on the R48)
- During his 23-match WPH pro winning streak (current), Carroll has lost two games (both in Icebreakers)
- Carroll is 45-2 in games won/lost during the 23-match winning streak (96%)
David Fink
WPH Senior Statistician