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R48 & WR48 Updated Rankings Post 2020 Mardi Gras

Tucson, AZ, WPH Press, 2/17/20- The fifth R48 stop of the 2019/20 R48 IX season produced the first two-time R48 champion of the R48 IX season (Lucho), while the WR48 Mardi Gras saw the WR48 #1 Catriona Casey grab her 20th WR48 title and eighth consecutive WR48 title. Despite losing in the final, Danos Cordova climbed to #2 in the R48 Power rankings, Lucho dropped to #3, David Fink rejoined the top five with his second semifinal appearance of the season and Shorty Ruiz entered the top nine for the first time in his R48 career after advancing to his first R48 semifinal.

Casey solidified her standing atop the WR48 Power Rankings after winning number 20 in New Orleans, while Ciana Ni Churraoin remained the solid WR48 #2. New York’s Danielle Daskalakis crashed the all-Irish WR48 top five with her fourth place finish at the ’20 WR48 Mardi Gras, climbing to #4 in the WR48 Power Rankings.

Check out all of the post Mardi Gras rankings below. 

 

 

DV: David Vincent formed the World Players of Handball in 2005 and ushered live handball viewing into our living rooms for the first time. Since its inception, the World Players of Handball has broadcast over 1,500 matches live. Dave Vincent serves as the lead play-by-play announcer for virtually all matches, combining his unique perspective and personality with a lifetime of handball experience. DV brings 25 years of broadcast radio experience (in Oregon and California) to World Players of Handball & ESPN broadcasts and provides professionalism and wit to the amazing game of handball. DV also serves as the Executive Director of the World Player of Handball at the WPH headquarters in Tucson, AZ, working daily to grow the game of handball through innovation.
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