Sunday Stats: Race 4 Eight Achievements
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 achievements of the Race 4 Eight Tour.
Most of the 2020 Race 4 Eight season was wiped out because of the pandemic, limiting handball fans and players to very few memories and matches. Let’s hope the Race 4 Eight is back on track in some capacity in 2021 and we can enjoy the game’s best competing on the greatest stage in handball.
Before we sign off on 2020, let’s relive some of the Race 4 Eight’s achievements.
- Combining R48, WR48, and SR48, the Race 4 Eight tour has hosted 109 events (not including R48 Pre Qualifiers)
- The R48 Men’s Pro has held 63 events since the first event in October of 2011
- The Race 4 Eight kicked off at the Plummer Family Bash in Coeur d’Alene, ID in October of 2011
- 15 states have held Race 4 Eight events (California has held the most stops: 10)
- 29 of the last 39 Race 4 Eight events have appeared on ESPN3, starting with the 2014 Simple Green U.S. Open
- The Race 4 Eight averages 14 hours of coverage per weekend on ESPN3, not including ESPN3 replays
David Fink
WPH Patreon Writer