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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 Tour.
The pandemic has deprived handball players and fans from traveling to our favorite events and watching the best players in the world. The WPH kicked off the Icebreaker Tour in September to slowly and safely welcome back pro handball to our living rooms, showcasing a number of the game’s top players at Tucson’s beautiful Clark Park.
“We want to show people that we can safely hold an event with all of the COVID protocols in place,” stated WPH Executive Director David Vincent. “We have allowed a limited number of socially distant fans, while ensuring the players are distanced as much as possible.”
2020-2021 Icebreakers By the Red Numbers
6 – the number of Icebreakers held between September 2020 and March of 2021
1 – the number of courts used in Icebreakers (the Clark Park Freddy B show court)
12 – the number of different players that have competed in the 6 Icebreaker events
4 – the number of states represented in Icebreaker action (AZ, CA, TX, NY)
4 – the number of Icebreaker champions in the first 6 Icebreaker stops
1 – the number of camera operators capturing the Icebreaker action
16 – the number of Icebreaker matches played in the first 6 Icebreaker stops
1 – the number of players in their 40’s that have played in the Icebreaker stops
4 – the number of players in their 30’s that have played in Icebreaker stops
7 – the number of players in their 20’s that have played in Icebreaker stops
29 – the average age of the 12 Icebreaker players in the first 6 stops
43 – the age of the oldest Icebreaker competitor
24 – the age of the youngest Icebreaker competitor
Stay tuned to the WPH Sunday Stats for much more Icebreaker Stats and look for more Icebreaker action on wphlive.tv in the near future!
David Fink
WPH Statistician