Kansas City, MO, WPH Press, 8/10/25
The Kansas City Athletic Club proudly played host to the Quirk World 3-Wall Doubles Tournament on the second weekend of August, featuring a number of the Midwest’s 3-Wall ballers and outstanding hospitality on great courts.
Men’s Pro Small Ball Doubles
Team Hector Facio and Chip Morales were determined to defend their home court at the KCAC 3-Wall mecca but would need to overcome Race 4 Eight pros and former collegiate All-American teammates Sam Esser and Ross “Hop” Colyer in the final.
Team Facio/Morales gelled on their home court in the final, with Facio controlling the action from the back of the court and Morales, one of the sport’s premiere right-side doubles specialists, dominating with fly kills and corner kills in the front court.
“We played great,” stated Midwest star and former Race 4 Eight top ten pro Chip Morales. “My fly kills were on and Hector was putting the ball a foot from the back line (with drives). At the end of the second game, my low power serve was glued to the right-side wall and earned a few aces. We didn’t make too many mistakes and we covered each other well.”
“Hector hit great drives and Chip played a steady right side and put the ball down the whole match,” stated R48 #9 and 2024 Ice Bowl finalist Sam Esser.
Semifinals
Team Facio/Morales def Team Streibig/Benkelman 21-5, 21-5
Team Esser/Colyer def Team Campos/Hernandez 21-6, 21-8
Final: Team Facio/Morales def Team Esser/Colyer 21-16, 21-9
Thank you to tournament director Adam Azeltine and the KCAC for a great event.
Watch the 2025 Quirk Small Ball Doubles Final on Mike Benkelman’s Facebook page HERE
Follow all of the brackets from the 2025 Quirk World 3-Wall Tournament HERE
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David Fink
WPH Senior Writer