WPH Handball Destination Series Showcases Salt Lake City, UT
WPH Showcase, Salt Lake City, UT
The WPH is excited to continue the WPH Handball Destination Series to showcase the world’s greatest handball cities and venues. On this edition of the WPH Handball Destination Series, we will feature Salt Lake City, UT, home to the Race 4 Eight Aces Player’s Championship.
Handball courts in Salt Lake City
4-Wall (small ball)
The Sports Mall: 7 courts
3-Wall (small ball and big ball)
Aces Headquarters: 2 courts
1-Wall (small ball and big ball)
Aces Headquarters
Liberty Park
Number of players in Salt Lake City
The local handball association has roughly 60 members that play through the Wasatch Front – 160-mile stretch from the Utah-Idaho border south to central Utah, with Salt Lake City being the epicenter.
Top players in Salt Lake City
Jim Karner: multiple time national champion in both 3-Wall and 4-Wall
Sonny Roberts: multi time national champion in 4-wall
Greg Sizemore: won multiple national championships
Gary Scogin: (now in Texas): won over 10 national titles and has also won the Worlds
“We have some of the best competition top to bottom and a culture of mentorship and instruction from the likes of Jim Karner, Hank Kozak, and Scott Bebee,” stated Aces Player’s Championship tournament director Ashton Steadman.
Tournaments in Salt Lake City
4 tournaments per year
The ACES WPH Player’s Championship – the best tournament of the year (May 5-7, 2023, Enter HERE)
State singles (The Sports Mall)
State doubles (The Sports Mall)
Annual 1-wall tournament at Liberty Park
“The best part about playing in Utah is the camaraderie,” stated Steadman. “From world champions to beginners, you will always feel like a welcomed player and will have an instant community of lifelong friends.”
The 2023 Race 4 Eight Aces Player’s Championship, May 5-7, 2023 (Enter HERE)
“This will be our eleventh time hosting of the Aces Race 4 Eight Player’s Championship and we love to host guests from all over the world,” stated Steadman. “We couldn’t make this tournament happen without the tremendous support from ACE Waste Management and recycling, and Lon and Matt Stalsberg. This is the hottest tournament of the year with top professionals all gunning for the last stop of the season win and points for the WPH Leaderboard. Having the pros here is amazing, the gallery is standing room only, we have the best hospitality, and established stars and up and comers attend each year.”
Thank you to Salt Lake City Aces Player’s Championship tournament director Ashton Steadman for sharing what makes Salt Lake City such a special handball town and thank you to the ACE Team for being one of the WPH’s greatest and most generous sponsors and supporters.
Would you like to see your handball city featured on an upcoming edition of WPH Handball Destination Series? Please contact David Fink at David.fink@wphlive.tv to showcase your city
David Fink
WPH Senior Writer