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WPH Icebreakers #8: 3-Wall Small Ball Pro Singles Semis – Carroll vs Ruiz

WPH Icebreakers #8: 3-Wall Small Ball Pro Singles

The WPH is proud to present the WPH Icebreaker #8, the eighth official WPH 3-Wall Singles Icebreakers since September of 2020.

“We want to show people that we can safely hold events with all of the COVID protocols in place,” stated WPH Executive Director David Vincent. “We allow a limited number of socially distant fans, while ensuring the players are distanced as much as possible. The Icebreaker is our way of “breaking the ice” during the pandemic and reintroducing pro handball to the world.”

The WPH Icebreaker #8 featured men’s stars Sean Lenning, Killian Carroll, Luis Cordova, David Fink, Abraham Montijo, Shorty Ruiz, Leo Canales, Jr., and Dylan Hernandez in one of the best 3-Wall draws in history competing at Tucson’s Clark Park in Tucson. The field shrunk to four, as Lenning and Fink advanced in the upper bracket and Ruiz and Carroll advanced in the bottom bracket.

Men’s Semifinal #2: Shorty Ruiz vs. Killian Carroll

Shorty Ruiz entered his third Icebreaker in search of his first title, having lost in the finals of his first two Icebreaker appearances. Killian Carroll has held the Race 4 Eight #1 ranking since the spring of 2017, but had never entered a major 3-Wall event. Would Ruiz’s lifetime of 3-Wall experience and success be enough to overcome Carroll’s 3-Wall inexperience, or would Carroll’s fitness and adaptability prevail against the 3-Wall wizard?

Find out here:

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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