WPH Press, 2/15/22
As the R48 Men’s Pros round past the halfway point of the season, let’s examine the stats of the tour’s stars and breakout players in this pre-Houston edition of the Fun Facts.
Average Finish of the 15 Race 4 Eight X Quarterfinalists Through 3 R48 X Events
- Carroll: 3 starts, Avg. Finish: 1
- L. Cordova: 3 starts, Avg. Finish: 2.3
- Fink: 2 starts, Avg. Finish: 3
- D. Cordova: 3 starts, Avg. Finish: 2.7
- Lenning: 2 starts, Avg. Finish: 4
- Cooney: 3 starts: Avg. Finish: 4.7
- Canales, Jr.: 4 starts, Avg. Finish: 5.5
- Esser: 4 starts, Avg. Finish: 6.8
- Brady: 1 start, Avg. Finish: 2
- Mulkerrins: 1 start, Avg. Finish: 3
- Ruiz: 4 starts, Avg. Finish: 10.5
- Bernhard: 1 start, Avg. Finish: 6
- Langmack: 4 starts: Avg. Finish: 8.5
- Montijo: 3 starts, Avg. Finish: 8
- Mehilos: 3 starts, Avg. Finish: 8.7
*The R48 Stop #2/USHA Four Wall Nationals did not have a 5th place or 9th place playoff, meaning the quarterfinals losers were given a 5th place finish and the round of 16 losers were given a 9th place finish for their average finish
Best career Race 4 Eight Results of the 15 R48 X quarterfinalists
Carroll: win (18 titles)
Cordova: win (4 titles)
Cordova: win (3 titles)
Lenning: win (7 titles)
Fink: win (1 title)
Cooney: 3rd
Canales, Jr.: 3rd
Esser: 5th
Brady: win (15 titles)
Mulkerrins: win (1 title)
Ruiz: 3rd
Bernhard: 6th
Langmack: 5th
Montijo: 5th
Mehilos: 7th
7 of the 15 Race 4 Eight X quarterfinalists are R48 champions – there have been 12 different champions in the history of the R48 Men’s Pro – Moreno, Ortiz, Al. Garner, McCarthy, Shanks, in addition to the seven champions listed
2021/22 Race 4 Eight Breakthroughs: all players listed achieving their career-best Race 4 Eight finishes during the 2021/22 season
Fink: Best previous finish: 2nd, best 2021/22 finish: 1st
Ruiz: Best previous finish, 7th, best 2021/22 finish: 3rd
Langmack: Best previous finish: 10th, best 2021/22 finish: 5th
Bernhard: Best previous finish: 11th, best 2021/22 finish: 6th
Esser: Best previous finish: 13th, best 2021/22 finish: 7th
Esser: Best previous finish: n/a, best 2021/22 finish: 3rd
Daskalakis: Best previous finish: 3rd, best 2021/22 finish: 1st
Mehilos: Best previous finish: n/a, best 2021/22 finish: 7th
R48 X Win/Loss Records of the 15 R48 X quarterfinalists
Carroll: 13-0, 3 events
Cordova: 8-3, 3 events
Cordova: 7-3, 3 events
Lenning: 3-2, 2 events
Fink: 8-1, 2 events
Cooney: 6-4, 3 events
Canales, Jr.: 6-6, 4 events
Esser: 6-5, 4 events
Brady: 3-1, 1 event
Mulkerrins: 2-1, 1 event
Ruiz: 7-4, 4 events
Bernhard: 3-2, 1 event
Langmack: 9-5, 4 events
Montijo: 6-7, 4 events
Mehilos: 5-4, 3 events
- The January Classic was the 67th R48 Pro event since the inception of the tour in 2011
- In the first three stops on the R48 X, there have been two different champions: Carroll (3), Fink (1)
- The R48 January Classic was the second R48 X event to be held at the Tucson Racquet Club (2021 R48 X Tucson Memorial)
- The R48 January Classic was the third R48 X event held in Tucson – the three stops following the January Classic will be in Houston (February 18), Tucson (March 4), and Salt Lake City (April 8)
- Two R48 X finalists are in their 40’s: Fink (44), Brady (42)
- There have been five different R48 X finalists: Carroll (2), L. Cordova (2), Brady (1), Fink (1), D. Cordova (1)
- The January Classic featured R48 Men’s Pro players born in four countries: U.S., Mexico, Canada, Ireland
- The R48 January Classic was the 12th R48 event held in Tucson
- Tucson has the most glass-banging fans of any R48 locale (5)
- Killian Carroll rides a 21-match, five-tournament R48 winning streak into the R48 Houston– combining his four-tournament R48 streak with the three Icebreakers (10-0) Carroll won in the summer of 2021, Carroll currently holds a 31-match WPH winning streak
- R48 Men’s Pros Juan Canales Sr. and Juan Canales, Jr are the first (and only) father and son to qualify on the R48 tour
2021/22 R48 Kansas/Missouri Breakthrough
- Esser (formerly from KS): first quarterfinal appearance on the Race 4 Eight (finished seventh at the, 2021 Tucson Memorial and seventh at the R48 X Holiday Icebreaker, fifth at the 2022 January Classic
- Langmack (KS): first quarterfinal appearance on the Race 4 Eight (finished fifth at the R48 X Holiday Icebreaker
- Mikaila Esser advanced to her first WR48 semifinal at the 2021 USHA Four Wall Nationals/WR48 Stop #1
Most Match Wins in R48 Men’s Pro History (2011-current: main draw and playoff match wins)
- Lenning: 123-59
- Fink: 121-75
- Carroll 112-16
- Moreno: 98-36
- Lucho: 94-55
- Peixoto: 88-70
- Danos: 92-54
- Perez: 71-66
- Brady: 73-6
- Ortiz: 66-42
The 2022 Houston R48 and WR48 starts on Friday, February 18, with the action being broadcast live on Saturday and Sunday, February 19-20 on the Watch ESPN App.
David Fink
WPH Senior Statistician