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Sunday Stats: WPH Icebreakers I

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 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

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

– 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 

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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