Los Angeles, CA, 3/6/16-The World Players of Handball and WPH Outdoor are proud to present the WPH Outdoor V Stop #1 at Los Nietes Park, featuring the top men’s, women’s, and junior outdoor 3-Wall Big Ball handball players in the world. The WPH Outdoor V Gold Cup Stop #1 is the first of six stops on the WPH Outdoor V season, as the top players start their campaigns in “The Race to Vegas” for WPH Outdoor 3WallBall Outdoor World Championships and Player’s Cup Finale September 21st-25th, 2016. Los Nietes Park is located 11143 Charlesworth Rd, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670.
The WPH Outdoor V Stop #1 Chino Hills will feature three-time defending WPH Outdoor Player’s Cup Champion Juan Santos from Orange, CA seeking to continue his dominance on the Outdoor 3-Wall courts. Santos’ greatest rival and current WPH Outdoor #1 Samzon Hernandez will aim to dethrone Santos and prevent the Santos WPH Outdoor Player’s Cup “four-peat.” Santos and Hernandez face a strong field at the Gold Cup stop #1 that includes WPH Outdoor stars Sal “The Wiz” Duenas, Kevin Gonzalez, Noe Garcia, and Chava Cordova. Each player has his sights set on being crowned the Player’s Cup Champion in Las Vegas.
“2016 is going to be an exciting year on the WPH Outdoor Cup Series,” stated “Fab 4” WPH Outdoor star Sal Duenas. “With new sponsors and event locations, anything can happen. It will all come down to who trains the hardest.”
When not competing, the WPH Outdoor stars will coach junior handball clinics and serve as mentors and role models for the next generation of players.
For information on the event, including how to enter and follow the draw, click here
WPH Outdoor Player’s Cup: The World Player’s of Handball’s WPH Outdoor Player’s Cup Series was formed in 2012 to showcase the game’s best 3-Wall Big Ball Stars. Since 2012, the WPH Outdoor Player’s Cup Series has hosted 22 events in California, Mexico and Nevada, creating the stage for hundreds of top big ball stars to compete against one another in professional, competitive and family-friendly events that promote sportsmanship and community spirit while inspiring the next generation of players. The WPH Outdoor V season features six events in Southern California, Utah, and Nevada. To see the fill schedule, click here. All WPH Outdoor events host Junior WPH clinics with WPH Outdoor Elite players serving as mentors and coaches and junior tournament divisions starting at nine-and-under for boys and girls.
For more information on the WPH Outdoor Player’s Cup Series, please contact World Players of Handball Executive Director David Vincent at wph@race4eight.com, World Players of Handball Development Director David Fink at fink@race4eight.com or WPH Outdoor Director Tom Flores at flores@wphlive.tv. For more information on the World Players of Handball, please visit wphlive.tv