WPH Press
The WPH has proudly presented the Race 4 Eight Sunday Stats since the start of the pandemic, highlighting the Race 4 Eight’s greatest champions, longest winning streaks, greatest accomplishments, tournament directors, nicknames, obscure stats, handball’s origins and history, and so much more. This Sunday we’ll focus on more Icebreaker stats.
2020-2021 Icebreakers By the Red Numbers
10 – the number of Pro Icebreakers held between September 2020 and May of 2021
2 – the number of courts used in Icebreakers (the Clark Park Freddy B show court and the Jeff Healam show court)
26 – the number of different invited pro players that have competed in the 10 Icebreaker events
7 – the number of states represented in Icebreaker action (AZ, CA, TX, NY, FL, MO, ID)
3 – the number of countries represented in Icebreaker action (U.S., Mexico, Ireland)
8 – the number of Icebreaker champions in the first 10 Icebreaker stops
2 – the number of camera operators capturing the Icebreaker action
48 – the number of Icebreaker singles matches played in the first 10 Icebreaker stops
3 – the number of players in their 40’s that have played in the Icebreaker stops (Fink, Davis, Mattioni)
6 – the number of players in their 30’s that have played in Icebreaker stops
17 – the number of players in their 20’s that have played in Icebreaker stops
30.4 – the average age of the 19 Icebreaker players in the first 6 stops
44 – the age of the oldest Icebreaker competitor
24 – the age of the youngest Icebreaker competitor
2 – the number of Icebreaker Contenders (Qualifiers) held
44 – the number of players entering the two Icebreaker Contender events
14 – the age of the youngest Icebreaker Contenders participant
David Fink
WPH Senior Writer