R48 Pre Houston Fun Facts

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 5^th place or 9^th place playoff, meaning the quarterfinals losers were given a 5^th place finish and the round of 16 losers were given a 9^th 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: 3^rd  

Canales, Jr.: 3^rd

Esser: 5^th

Brady: win (15 titles)

Mulkerrins: win (1 title)

Ruiz: 3^rd

Bernhard: 6^th

Langmack: 5^th

Montijo: 5^th

Mehilos: 7^th

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: 2^nd, best 2021/22 finish: 1^st

Ruiz: Best previous finish, 7^th, best 2021/22 finish: 3^rd

Langmack: Best previous finish: 10^th, best 2021/22 finish: 5^th

Bernhard: Best previous finish: 11^th, best 2021/22 finish: 6^th

Esser: Best previous finish: 13^th, best 2021/22 finish: 7^th

Esser: Best previous finish: n/a, best 2021/22 finish: 3^rd

Daskalakis: Best previous finish: 3^rd, best 2021/22 finish: 1^st

Mehilos: Best previous finish: n/a, best 2021/22 finish: 7^th

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 67^th 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 12^th 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