Play kicked off at the 6th annual WPH/WOR 3WallBall Outdoor World Championships at the Stratosphere Hotel and Casino, with the game’s small ball stars taking center stage on the Stratosphere’s outdoor handball amphitheater.
Men’s Small Ball 3-Wall Quarterfinals
Top seeded and 2014 Small Ball 3-Wall King Nik Nahorniak’s title defense came to an abrupt end at the hands of first-time 3WallBall participant Mando Ortiz. Ortiz served 20 aces in two games and completely dominated the Midwest powerhouse, 15-4, 15-2.
Luis Moreno appeared to be in control of his quarterfinal clash with R48 #12 Vic Perez, leading 12-2, 11-8. A Moreno error opened the door for the sneaky good Southern Californian, as Perez forced a tiebreaker, 12-11. Moreno led 6-0 in the tiebreaker before seeing his lead shrink to 6-4. Moreno appeared to be in control at 11-6, as he served for the match for the second time. Three consecutive Moreno errors and two Perez kills cut the deficit to 10-11, and with Perez earning a huge setup with his right hand from the foot fault line on the 19th shot of the 10-11 rally, it appeared the score would be tied at 11. Perez inexplicably skipped the setup, handing Moreno the serve. A Perez return of serve error sealed the match for “The Natural,” 12-2, 11-12, 12-10.
David Fink defeated third seeded Shorty Ruiz in the quarterfinals for the second time in three years, utilizing a two-way hope serve and overhand drives to overcome the cross over star. Sean Lenning easily advanced to the semifinals with a clinical two-game sweep against Luis Jimenez.
Ortiz defeats Nahorniak 15-4, 15-2
Moreno defeats Perez 12-2, 11-12, 12-10
Fink defeats S. Ruiz 15-10, 15-6
Lenning defeats Jiminez 12-2, 12-3
Semifinals
Ortiz vs. Moreno
Lenning vs. Fink
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The conclusion of the Hemborg Ford Outdoor Cup Series brings it’s prestigious trophy to the City of Las Vegas, Nevada, this weekend for the ProKennex 3WallBall Outdoor World Championships, hosted by the Stratosphere Hotel Casino Tower (Sept 23rd-27th, 2015). Meanwhile, players in Paddleball, Handball & Racquetball on converge to the strip; vying for points, trophies, bragging rights and hefty cash prize purses.
You can track the results from the three sports HERE:
*Handball HERE>
*Paddleball HERE>
*Racquetball HERE>
You can also watch the action LIVE on ESPN & the WatchESPN with a live stream provided by the WPH Live TV video team, to air on ESPN3 @ www.espn3.com, www.watchespn.com or follow these links for: (will take you right to that day’s specific video stream)
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2015 World 3WallBall Outdoor Championships
Las Vegas, NV – Stratosphere Resort
Broadcast Schedule
ESPN & WATCH ESPN APP – FRIDAY, 2PM – 10PM PdT
Racquetball – Friday, September 25th, 2015 – All Times Pacific
2:00pm Men’s CPRT Doubles Quarterfinal Rick Sandello/Darryl Ulrich vs winner of Rob Mijares/Dale Valentine vs Freddy Ramirez/Mike Peters
3:00pm Women’s Doubles Quarterfinal Paola Longoria/Michelle Key vs Mary Shoumaker/Celeste Pafford
4:00pm Men’s Pro Doubles 16’s Craig Lane/Scott Davis vs Alvaro Beltran/Daniel Delarosa
5:00pm Mixed Pro 16’s Joe Young/Aimee Ruiz vs Yesid Ordonez/Adrianne Riveros
Handball – Friday, September 25th, 2015 – All Times Pacific
6:00pm Men’s Small Ball 3 Wall Singles Semifinals
6:30pm Men’s Small Ball 3 Wall Singles Semifinals
7:00pm Women’s Big Ball 3 Wall Singles Semifinals
7:30pm Men’s Big Ball 3 Wall Doubles Quarters
8:15pm Men’s Big Ball 3 Wall Singles Rd of 16
8:45pm Men’s Big Ball 3 Wall Singles Rd of 16
9:15pm Men’s Small Ball 35+ Singles Final
ESPN & WATCH ESPN APP – SATURDAY, 11AM – 10PM PDT
Handball – Saturday, September 26th, 2015 – All Times Pacific
11:00am Men’s Small Ball 3 Wall Singles Final
11:30am Women’s Big Ball 3 Wall Singles Final
12:00pm Men’s Big Ball 3 Wall Singles Quarters
12:30pm Men’s Big Ball 3 Wall Singles Quarters
1:00pm Men’s Big Ball 3 Wall Singles Quarters
1:30pm Men’s Big Ball 3 Wall Singles Quarters
2:00pm Men’s Big Ball 3 Wall Singles Semis
2:30pm Men’s Big Ball 3 Wall Singles Semis
3:30pm Men’s Small Ball 3 Wall Doubles Final
Racquetball– Saturday, September 26th, 2015 – All Times Pacific
4:30pm Men’s Pro Doubles Semi
5:30pm Men’s Pro Doubles Semi
6:30pm Color Guard
7:00pm Men’s CPRT Doubles Final
8:00pm Mixed Pro Doubles Final
9:00pm Men’s Pro Paddleball Doubles TBD
ESPN & WATCH ESPN APP – SUNDAY, 9AM – 3PM PDT
Racquetball– Sunday, September 27th, 2015 – All Times Pacific
9:00am Women’s Pro Final
10:00am Men’s Pro Final
11:00am Mixed Pro Final
Handball – Saturday, September 27th, 2015 – All Times Pacific
12:00pm Men’s Big Ball 3 Wall Singles Final
12:30pm Women’s Big Ball 3 Wall Doubles Final
1:00pm Men’s Big Ball 3 Wall Doubles Final
1:00pm Women’s Big Ball 1 Wall Doubles Final
*we will make the camera transition from 3W to 1W to close out the day; toggling between the two finals as we move things around
1:30pm Men’s Big Ball 1 Wall Singles Final
2:00pm Women’s Big Ball 1 Wall Singles Final
2:30pm Men’s Big Ball 1 Wall Doubles Final