WPH Rapid Fire Challenge: Ricardo Palma

WPH Press

Ricardo Palma is part of the new wave of up-and-coming Race 4 Eight talent, combining tenacity, power, and intensity to make him a dangerous opponent for anyone in the sport. Palma plays a hybrid outdoor/indoor game, stiff-arming service returns, controlling the center of the court by fly-killing with both hands, and never allowing his opponents to settle into the match. Palma will be a player to watch on the tour for many years to come, but before he becomes that player, RP takes the WPH Rapid Fire Challenge.

WPH Rapid Fire Challenge: Ricardo Palma

1. Best city to play: Chicago
2. Who is your toughest opponent: Loren Collado
3. Fastest person in handball: Killian Carroll
4. Who is the hardest hitter in handball: Armando Ortiz
5. Best server in handball: Sean Lenning
6. Best off-hand in handball: Nikolai Nahorniak
7. Handball hero: Mark Zamora, Mike Dau
8. Favorite court: Washington Irving Middle School (3-Wall)
9. Player with the best offense: Sean Lenning
10. Player with the best defense: Vic Perez
11. Most satisfying tournament victory: Jr Vasquez Big Ball Juniors
12. Most disappointing loss: 2019 4-Wall Nationals A Final (led 9-0 in tiebreaker and lost)
13. Most important title to win: World Title
14. Favorite doubles partner: Leo Canales, Jr.
15. Longest match you ever played: 2019 LAAC R48 Pre Qualifier vs. Adam “Weekend at Bernie’s” Bernhard
16. Favorite sport besides handball: Football
17. Favorite tournament (ever): Collegiate Nationals
18. Best match you’ve ever played: vs. Dave Fink at the 2018 New Orleans R48LTE
19. Best match you’ve ever watched: Daniel Cordova vs. Martin Mulkerrins at the Collegiate Nationals
20. Title you’d most like to win: Worlds
21. Favorite sport to play besides handball: Football, Soccer
22. Favorite athlete (any sport): Khalil Mack, Ray Lewis
23. What is your favorite book: Think & Grow Rich
24. What is your favorite movie: Fast and Furious 7, Wolf of Wall Street
25. What your favorite tv show: How I Met Your Mother
26. Most important shot in handball: Serve return
27. Your best shot: Tomahawk
28. Legend you’d most like to play in his prime: Vince Munoz
29. Best Fans in Handball: Collegiate fans

David Fink

WPH Senior Writer