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Starting in 2020, the WPH has allowed handball fans to get to know their favorite players, fans, and supporters through the WPH Rapid Fire Challenge. The WPH Rapid Fire Challenge peels the onion of our handball heroes, from their toughest rivals and matches to their favorite athletes and movies. Some have said the WPH Rapid Fire Challenge is even tougher than an 11-10 tiebreaker!
On today’s WPH Rapid Fire Challenge, the WPH puts Ryan Bowler on the hot seat.
The “Bowl Dog” is one of the most tenacious players in the sport, always willing to do the grunt work to make matches a battle of skill and will. Bowler is the highest-ranked Canadian R48 pro in history, proudly representing the Great White North as he travels to R48 events across the U.S. With R48 wins against Emmett Peixoto, Loren Collado, and Billy O’Donnell, Bowler has proven that he’s a force against the sport’s top stars. Now, let’s see if that tenaciousness translates to the WPH Rapid Fire Challenge!
Ryan Bowler WPH Rapid Fire Challenge
- Best city to play: Toronto Canada, but there’s no courts anymore. Probably Tucson AZ has the best handball scene.
- Who is your toughest opponent: Danny Bell, we’ve gone back and forth in lots of touch matches.
- Fastest person in handball: Killian Carroll, gets to everything!
- Who is the hardest hitter in handball: Sean Lenning, I’ve played him in 3-Wall a few times, and cannot believe the ease he generates power!
- Best server in handball: Sean Lenning
- Best off-hand in handball: Armando Ortiz, looks like a natural lefty
- Handball hero: All the top pros are amazing
- Favorite court: Happy to be on any court!
- Player with the best offense: Armando Ortiz
- Player with the best defense: Killian Carroll
- Most satisfying tournament victory: Qualifying as a WPH R48 Pro for the first time by defeating Billy O’Donnell in New Orleans 2016
- Most disappointing loss: Canadian Nationals Open Final Tiebreaker vs. Danny Bell
- Most important title to win: World Singles Title
- Favorite doubles partner: John Audet for playing with me forever! And Michael Gaulton for carrying me to a Canadian National Doubles title.
- Longest match you ever played: Most recently Canadian Nationals final vs. Danny Bell. Been in a lot of long matches!
- Favorite sport besides handball: Basketball, go Raptors!
- Favorite tournament (ever): Canadian Nationals, love seeing all the old friends, trying to win the tournament, and going out for fun afterwards.
- Best match you’ve ever played: Still waiting to play it!
- Best match you’ve ever watched: Brady vs. Garner 2009 Worlds
- Title you’d most like to win: Canadian Nationals Singles.
- Favorite sport to play besides handball: Pickleball, started playing last year, it’s loads of fun and a lot easier on the body!
- Favorite athlete (any sport): Kyle Lowry
- What is your favorite book series: Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson
- What is your favorite movie: The Matrix
- What your favorite tv show: Game of Thrones
- Most important shot in handball: Kill shot
- Your best shot: Dump kills
- Legend you’d most like to play in his prime: Paul Brady, the top player since I was a junior, it would be so fun to play against one of (if not the) best ever. I’m happy to have played so many of today’s top players though!
- Best Fans in Handball: Love all the fans!
Now that I’ve Rapid Fired, check out my website on how do you recover more quickly to play more handball! I’ve been fighting injuries and pain for several years, and so I decided to launch a website dedicated to muscle recovery. There’s a wide range of products on sale to help with staying fit, avoiding injuries, and recovering quicker after workouts, which is ideal for after tough handball matches. I’ve used a variety of the tools to help me keep my pain in check, and heal up. My favourite is the Elite20 Percussion Massager, I use it all the time, and it really does help make me feel better, be it after a game, or just when waking up sore in the morning. We also post workouts, articles, and videos to help keep you fit, so be sure to check us out even if you’re not looking for anything.
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David Fink
WPH Senior Writer