Tucson, AZ, WPH Press, 12/15/24
Despite skipping the R48 Icebreaker, Martin Mulkerrins remains the Race 4 Eight’s dominant number one, riding a five-tournament Race winning streak.
Lucho Cordova remained at number two despite losing in the R48 Icebreaker’s semifinals, while Danos Cordova slipped from number three to number four after losing in the Icebreaker final.
The “Big Game Hunter” Leo Canales may now be the hunted, soaring to his career-best number three ranking after his second semifinal of the season at the R48 Icebreaker.
David Fink remained at number five following his second Race title at the R48 Icebreaker, while Ray Ure stayed at number six following his fifth place finish in his first Icebreaker start.
Sam Esser moved back into the Elite Eight with his first quarterfinal finish of the season, while Jeff Streibig earned his career-best Race 4 Eight ranking by finishing seventh at the R48 Icebreaker, his best ever Race finish.
Check out all of the rankings here:
WPH Pro Men’s Ranking Methodology PDF
WPH Pro Women’s Ranking Methodology PDF
WPH Senior 40+ Ranking Methodology PDF
WPH RACE 4 EIGHT: The World Players of Handball’s Race 4 Eight Powered by ESPN features Race 4 Eight stops around the country, all culminating with The Player’s Championship in Utah each May. Similar to NASCAR’s Nextel Cup and the FedEx PGA Playoffs, players earn points in the Race 4 Eight’s regular season stops to qualify for the season-ending Player’s Championship and bonus prizes. The top 8 elite men will receive bonus cash after the season-ending rankings are tallied up; meanwhile, the top 4 Sr 40+ and Women’s ‘Fab Four’ will also receive bonuses equal or greater to the prize money offered in Salt Lake City. Email the WPH for detailed explanations regarding the ranking system, seeds and bonus pay-outs at season’s end: info@wphlive.tv
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The Executive Director will seed each tournament in a manner that respects the objectivity of the WPH rankings, while acknowledging that some unranked players are strong enough to disrupt the integrity of a draw if not seeded subjectively. Therefore, the seeding process will involve the objective constraint that no ranked player may be seeded ahead of a higher ranked player, while allowing for the subjective seeding of any unranked player the Executive Director deems strong enough to disrupt the draw.