DUBLIN — The Men’s Open is now down to just 16 players. Several American based players are still in the tournament and looking to secure their spot in the top eight. 

Several Team USA players will be in action on Wednesday, as all of them have advanced thus far. 

Leo Canales will take on David Walsh to kick off play on Wednesday morning. Shortly after, Ivan Burgos will go up against Killian Carroll. Ray Ure faces off with Diarmaid Nash later in the day. 

On the ladies side, Ashley Ruiz will face off with Irish phenon Martina McMahon. Mikaila Esser will take on Texas based Aoife Holden in her match. Danielle Daskalakis has a bye and will await the results today to find out who she plays. 

The action so far at the National Handball Center in Dublin has been phenomenal. Make sure you’re tuning into the live feed on the Sport TG4 Youtube channel HERE and follow along with all the brackets HERE. 

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DUBLIN — Round of 64 action began in the Men’s Open division today, with many americans competing. 

Abraham Montijo and Rene Lopez went down to Irish competitors in their opening round games, losing tightly contested matches. 

Loren Collado played maybe the match of the day in his round of 64 matchup against Ian McLoughlin. After winning quickly in game one, Collado could not seem to finish off McLoughlin in game two, and ended up losing 15-14. He regrouped in the tiebreaker and played his best handball of the match, winning it 11-3. 

The Round of 32 in the Men’s Open will kick off tomorrow morning at 9am Ireland time with all the big names playing. There will be some exciting matches, make sure you tune into the live feed on the Sport TG4 Youtube channel. 

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IRELAND — The 2024 World Four-Wall Championships presented by ONeills.com is less than a week away! The tournament will take place all across Ireland October 26th-November 3rd. With over 1,600 entries received, there will be plenty of matches taking place across the week of the tournament. 

Our Team USA Representatives are ready to compete for a World Title in the open division against stiff competition:

Men’s Singles: Leo Canales
Men’s Doubles: Ivan Burgos and Ray Ure
Women’s Singles: Danielle Daskalakis
Women’s Doubles: Mikaila Esser and Ashley Ruiz

The draws have been posted at knowthescore.ie which you can access HERE. 

1. Select “Go to Draw Tree”
2. Under Choose Tournament, choose “World 4-Wall Championships
3. Choose your category and then division to view the bracket.