WPH Press, 1/1/24
The World Players of Handball was proud to present the 2023/24 Race 4 Eight Pre Qualifier Series, featuring seven Pre Qualifier events for men’s and women’s players to earn travel stipends to 2023/24 Race 4 Eight events.
2023/24 Race 4 Eight Pre Qualifier season featured five R48 Men’s Pro Pre Qualifiers and two WR48 Pre Qualifier in Texas and California.
Diarmuid Mulkerrins won R48 Pre Qualifier titles in College Station and Austin in the fall of 2023, Stephen Cooney (2023) became the two-time Olympic Club R48 Pre Qualifier champion, Aoife Holden (2023) claimed her maiden WR48 Pre Qualifier title in Austin, Vic Perez (2023) claimed the LAAC R48 Men’s Pro Pre Qualifier, Martin Mulkerrins (2024) won the Charlie Bokelman R48 Pre Qualifier at Texas A&M on his home court and Aoife Holden (2024) won her second WR48 Pre Qualifier of the season at The Boke.
2023/24 Race 4 Eight Pre Qualifiers
- October 13-15, 2023 Texas A&M R48 Pre Qualifier – Champion Diarmuid Mulkerrins, Recap HERE
- October 21-22, 2023 Olympic Club R48 Pre Qualifier – Champion Stephen Cooney, Recap HERE
- November 10-12, 2023 University of Texas R48 & WR48 Pre Qualifiers – Champions Diarmuid Mulkerrins (R48), Aoife Holden (WR48), Recap HERE
- December 8-9, 2023 LAAC R48 Pre Qualifier – Champion Vic Perez , Recap HERE
- April 6-7, 2024, Charlie Bokelman R48/WR48 Pre Qualifiers – Champions Martin Mulkerrins (R48), Aoife Holden (WR48), Recap HERE
Race 4 Eight Pre Qualifier explained HERE
2023/24 Race 4 Eight Schedule HERE
2023 JR WPH Portfolio HERE
Updated Race 4 Eight Fun Facts and Trends HERE
Updated R48 Men’s Pro Rankings Post Dec. 2023 Icebreaker HERE
Updated WR48 and SR48 rankings post Nov. 2023 Memorial HERE
Race 4 Eight bios HERE
David Fink
WPH Senior Writer