2024 World Wallball Championships
LIMERICK, Ireland — With the closing ceremonies of the 2024 Paris Olympics now behind us, we eagerly anticipate the start of the World Wallball Championships, set to take place at the University of Limerick from August 18-24. We are proud to send some of our top one-wall competitors to represent Team USA in the Men’s and Ladies’ Open Singles and Doubles events.
In the Men’s Open Wallball Singles, five-time USHA National Wallball Champion Tywan Cook from Brooklyn, N.Y. He will also team up with Brooklyn’s Nazir Marston, who is making his World Championships debut, to compete in the Men’s Open Wallball Doubles.
Mel Sky from the Bronx, N.Y., will represent Team USA in the Ladies’ Open Wallball Singles while also competing in the Ladies’ Open Wallball Doubles alongside fellow Bronx player Sully Ruiz. We wish them the best of luck as they compete for Team USA in pursuit of World Wallball titles in Ireland!
The World Wallball Championships kick off a massive celebration of handball this year in Ireland, as 2024 marks 100 years of GAA Handball. Fittingly hosted in Ireland, this event is the first stand-alone Wallball/One-Wall World Championships. The action begins at the University of Limerick on August 18 and concludes on August 23. All draws, or “fixtures,” are now available on the GAA website. Check them out HERE. (Scroll to the bottom and click to download the PDF’S).
The World Wallball Championships will be using the Official Irish Wallball Rules. Download the GAA Handball Combined Rulebook HERE, and watch a video explaining the rules being used at the tournament click HERE. Follow along and cheer on our Team USA players!
