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Starting in 2020, the WPH has allowed handball fans to get to know their favorite players, fans, and supporters through the WPH Rapid Fire Challenge. The WPH Rapid Fire Challenge peels the onion of our handball heroes, from their toughest rivals and matches to their favorite athletes and movies. Some have said the WPH Rapid Fire Challenge is even tougher than an 11-10 tiebreaker!
On today’s WPH Rapid Fire Challenge, the WPH puts Killian Carroll on the hot seat.
Killian Carroll redefines tenaciousness and consistently proves that no lead is safe. Carroll is a global handball superstar, admired for his shot making and retrieving ability, as well as his willingness to give back to the fans and the game. In just his early 20’s, Carroll has already established himself as one of the greatest players to ever play the sport, amassing 15 Race 4 Eight championships, the 2018 World Handball Title, and multiple USHA pro singles national championships. Carroll wins and loses with class and has become a role model for all generations of handball players and fans. Now…how can Flash handle the WPH Rapid Fire Challenge?
WPH Rapid Fire Challenge: Killian Carroll
- Best city to play: Los Caballeros, CA
- Who is your toughest opponent: Paul Brady
- Fastest person in handball: Brian Carroll
- Who is the hardest hitter in handball: Paul Brady/ Tadgh O Neill/ Eugene Lau
- Best server in handball: Luis Moreno
- Best off-hand in handball: Allan Garner
- Handball hero: Tony Healy
- Favorite court: Ballaghaderren Co. Mayo
- Player with the best offense: Paul Brady/ Sean Lenning
- Player with the best defense: David Chapman/ Robbie McCarthy
- Most satisfying tournament victory: World Final 2018
- Most disappointing loss: Semi Final All-Ireland against Robbie McCarthy
- Most important title to win: All Ireland Senior
- Favorite doubles partner: Martin Mulkerrins
- Longest match you ever played: John Gaffney Memorial Final 2014 against Diarmaid Nash don’t remember the minutes
- Favorite sport besides handball: Squash
- Favorite tournament (ever): Simple Green U.S. Open
- Best match you’ve ever played: probably USHA National Final 2018
- Best match you’ve ever watched: Paul Brady vs Armando Ortiz Houston semifinal
- Title you’d most like to win: All- Ireland Senior
- Favorite sport to play besides handball: Squash
- Favorite athlete (any sport): Roger Federer
- What is your favorite book: Jack Reacher Series
- What is your favorite movie: Pirates of the Caribbean – The Black Pearl
- What your favorite tv show: Seinfeld
- Most important shot in handball: a good serve
- Your best shot: right corner kill
- Legend you’d most like to play in his prime: All of them. If I had to pick one: Paul Brady, I believe he was the greatest
- Best Fans in Handball: Ireland: Ballaghadereen Mayo, U.S.: Tucson Arizona
David Fink
WPH Senior Writer