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Sunday Stats: Icebreaker Fun Facts

WPH Press

The WPH has proudly presented the WPH Sunday Stats since the start of 2020, highlighting the Race 4 Eight’s and Icebreaker’s greatest champions and stats, longest winning streaks, greatest accomplishments, tournament directors, nicknames, obscure stats, handball’s origins and history, handball champions featured in national publications, and so much more.

This Sunday we’ll examine a few Icebreaker Fun Facts from the first 11 Icebreaker events, starting with the inaugural WPH Icebreaker in September of 2020 through the Icebreaker 11 in June of 2021.

The Ice Bowl Icebreaker Championship will be held on Saturday, August 21 at Tucson’s Clark Park and you can qualify! The Ice Bowl qualifier will be held on Saturday, August 21 at 6 am. Ice Bowl Qualifier info HERE

Icebreaker Fun Facts

8 – the number of Icebreaker champions in the first 11 Icebreaker stops (men’s, women’s, big ball)

2 – the number of camera operators capturing the Icebreaker action

65 – the number of Icebreaker singles matches played in the first 11 Icebreaker stops

3 – the number of players in their 40’s that have played in the Icebreaker stops (Fink, Davis, Mattioni)

– the number of players in their 30’s that have played in Icebreaker stops

19 – the number of players in their 20’s that have played in Icebreaker stops

30.4 – the average age of the ranked Icebreaker pros

44 – the age of the oldest Icebreaker competitor

David Fink

WPH Statistician 

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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