The World Players of Handball’s Professional Tour of 2015/16, Powered by ESPN, started off with a bang at the Simple Green US Open of Handball in Fountain Valley, CA, when Paul Brady was tested by not only Sean Lenning in the semis, but Luis Moreno in the finals. To watch on ESPN’s on-demand page, go to www.race4eight.com.
Below, you will find two sets of rankings. The Race Rankings will determine which top player will be invited to Portland, Oregon, in May of 2016. The top eight will receive a free hotel accommodation with another pro, free waived entry and $750 in travel cash just for taking the final invite. This Elite Eight member will also get a top 8 seed and will avoid the qualifying process.
The WPH starts each season by wiping the slate clean and erasing the Race rankings. The points for the Race begin with the Simple Green US Open (Oct) and end with the final regular season stop (Salt Lake City) in April, of 2016. At each stop, the players accumulate points and at the end of the season, each player in the final eight will receive bonus payouts.
Race Points below: (Post US Open Oct 2015)
RANK PLAYER PTS
| 1 | Paul Brady (IRE) | 10 |
| 2 | Luis Moreno (AZ) | 8 |
| 3 | Sean Lenning (AZ) | 6 |
| 4 | Robbie McCarthy (IRE) | 5.5 |
| 5 | Killian Carroll (IRE) | 4 |
| 6 | Emmett Peixoto (CA) | 3.5 |
| 7 | Armando Ortiz (CA) | 3 |
| 8 | Diarmaid Nash (IRE) | 3 |
The WPH Power Rankings, best five of seven, are below: (Post US open Oct 2015)
| RANK | PLAYER | TOTAL | USO ’14 | Tucson ’14 | Houston ’15 | San Fran ’14 | NYAC ’14 | Salt Lake ’14 | US Open ’15 |
| 1 | Paul Brady (IRE) | 50 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0.5 | 10 |
| 2 | Luis Moreno (AZ) | 36 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 3 | Sean Lenning (AZ) | 34 | 0.5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
| 4 | Emmett Peixoto (CA) | 28 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| 5 | David Fink (AZ) | 20.5 | 1 | 6 | 3.5 | 6 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | Armando Ortiz (CA) | 20 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
| 7 | Daniel Cordova (MEX) | 15 | 0 | 0.5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 8 | Naty Alvarado (CA) | 14.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Stephen Cooney (IRE) | 10 | 2 | 3.5 | 2 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Luis Cordova (MEX) | 9.25 | 3.25 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Marcos Chavez (CA) | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Jon Iglesias (NY) | 8.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Andy Nett (MN) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Vic Perez (CA) | 7.5 | 0 | 3 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 15 | Diarmaid Nash (IRE) | 6.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Charles Shanks (IRE) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Abraham Montijo (AZ) | 5.5 | 0.5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Robbie McCarthy (IRE) | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 |
| 19 | Killian Carroll (IRE) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 20 | Mike Schneider (NY) | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Anthony Selestow (WI) | 3.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 21 | Colin Crehan (IRE) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Erik Torres (CA) | 2.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Braulio Ruiz (CA) | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Adam Bernhard (TX) | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Martin Mulkerrins (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | JT Hingey (CO) | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 27 | Tom Sheridan (IRE) | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |