Pre-Nationals Fun Facts

2022 USHA Four Wall Nationals Fun Facts

WPH Press, 6/12/22

As the 2022 USHA Four Wall Nationals kicks off this week, let’s take a look at some of the USHA Four Wall Nationals Fun Facts, including the men’s and women’s champions since the start of the 21^st century, the tournament’s top seeds, the local participation, and more!

USHA Four Wall Nationals Fun Facts

• Since 2000, there have been five different men’s pro singles champions: Chapman, Munoz, Bike, Brady, Carroll
• Since 2000, there have been 11 different women’s pro singles champions: Shumate, Christoff, Gilmore, August, Schmitt, Mehilos, Reilly, Shannon, Casey, McMahon, Daskalakis
• Catriona has won five of her last six appearances at the USHA Four Wall Nationals (only loss came in 2018 to McMahon)
• The men’s pro is guaranteed a new champion (no previous champions have entered)
• Neither the men’s or women’s defending 2021 USHA Four Wall Nationals champions (Carroll, Daskalakis) have entered the 2022 USHA Four Wall Nationals
• The closest men’s final of the 21^st century was in 2017: Carroll def Brady in an 11-10 tiebreaker
• The last USHA Four Wall Nationals was played 188 days ago in Nashville, TN
• The average age of the top men’s seed (Mulkerrins – 29) and the top women’s seed (Casey – 28) is 28.5
• 10 current R48 pros are entered in the Men’s Open singles at the 2022 USHA Four Wall Nationals
• 4 current WR48 pros are entered in the Women’s Open singles at the 2022 USHA Four Wall Nationals
• The current USHA men’s and women’s collegiate national champions (D. Walsh, Tully) are entered in the men’s and women’s open singles
• There is one player from Oregon entered in the men’s and women’s open singles at the 2022 USHA Four Wall Nationals
• There are seven players from Ireland entered in the men’s and women’s open singles at the 2022 USHA Four Wall Nationals
• The current R48 Player’s Champion (Mulkerrins) and the current WR48 Player’s Champion (Casey) are entered in the 2022 USHA Four Wall Nationals, in addition to the current men’s and women’s All Ireland champions (Nash, Casey)
• Ray Ure is the youngest player to win the 19-and-under USHA Junior Four Wall Nationals and currently the youngest ranked pro on the R48 tour

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David Fink

WPH Senior Writer