Sunday Stats: Icebreakers By the Numbers
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 the WPH Icebreaker 3-Wall pro tour.
2020-2021 Icebreakers By the Red Numbers
9 – the number of 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)
19 – the number of different pro players that have competed in the nine Icebreaker events
6 – the number of states represented in Icebreaker action (AZ, CA, TX, NY, FL, MO)
3 – the number of countries represented in Icebreaker action (U.S., Mexico, Ireland)
7 – the number of Icebreaker champions in the first 9 Icebreaker stops
2 – the number of camera operators capturing the Icebreaker action
37 – the number of Icebreaker singles matches played in the first 9 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
10 – 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
23 – the number of players entering the two Icebreaker Contender events
14 – the age of the youngest Icebreaker Contenders participant
David Fink
WPH Senior Writer