The 2019 World Axe Throwing Championship will be the biggest axe throwing tournament and event in the history of the sport. The approach that we found to be the fairest and most equitable for selecting wildcard qualifiers is to hold a lottery for registration on participating in the qualifying round for 50 eligible participants. We understand that there are many throwers who deserve representation as well who may not get picked in the random lottery so we will have 14 remaining Wildcard places hand-picked from the remaining lotto entries by the WATL council to complete 64 total wildcard throwers. Those Wildcard participants will then throw their qualifying throws on December 6th, starting at 8:00pm to determine which 10, of the 64 throwers will earn the opportunity to compete in the World Axe Throwing Championship.

SIGN UP FOR WILDCARD QUALIFIERS HERE

Lotto Registration

• Registration cut off will be 2:59:59am Eastern on October 21st.
• We will have a random draw for entry order live-streamed on the WATL Facebook page on October 21st at 6pm Eastern.
• The first 50 names selected will be emailed for payment of the $50 wildcard fee. If payment is not received in 24 hours then the lottery spot will be forfeit and given to the next player in line.
  • An additional 10 names will be drawn as part of the waiting list for those who do not pay the invoice within 24 hours.
• After all lottery winners have been confirmed, the WATL Council will select their 14 nominees of the remaining pool.
• Should any lottery winners or nominees qualify for the main tournament through standard play during the WATL Fall Season their wildcard spot will also be forfeited to the next in line.

Wildcard Qualifier Rules

40 Throws: Participants will be required to throw 40 throws. Which will be scored as 4 consecutive matches (10 throws per match) using standard WATL rules.

• Tie scores will be decided by most Killshots, then by most Bullseyes, then most 4’s and so on until a winner is placed above the other tied thrower.
• Should throwers still be tied it will trigger an immediate standard WATL sudden death between the throwers.
• In the event of a 3-way tie in such a scenario a 3-way sudden death will take place and will continue until any number of players miss the target, being eliminated in succession of distance from the Killshot.
• The 10 competitors with the highest score 40 throws will be added to Saturday’s World Championship.
• The Top 10 will be asked to pay a $75 championship fee for entry into Saturday’s World Championship Bracket.

Congratulations to the Wildcard Competitors

Anthony Kechter, Alan Thompson, Amanda Green, Anthony Canas, Ashly Thompson, Becky Arscott, Brad Lofquist, Dakota Paul Smith, Danny Cashman, David Guentert, Elliot Rosario Jr., Gabrielle Meglio, Gregory Dillard II, Jacob Ryan, Twist, James Coursey, Jay “Sun” Ver Hoven, Jeff Morford, Jennifer Johnson, John Hout, Jordan Doyle, Jordan Maloney, Josh Brill, Josh Steinman, Josh Wilson, Nicholas Portuondo, Nikki Mitchell, Paul Cercy, Paul Varacchi, Rander Marquez, Ryan Siegfried, Ryan Smit, Ryan Wilson, Shane Grob, Shelby Hill, Stan Schofell, Stephen Spears, Steven Middleton, Straun Riley, Thomas Knapp, Tim Fry, Tyler Lalka, Kendra Kolomyja, Darrell Elisaia, Sarah Runkel, Shane Shepard, Ken LaBrusciano, Shaun Thrush, Patrick Ray Scott, AJ Mitchell, Mario Zelaya, Johnathan Heaps

World Axe Throwing Championship Apparel Guidelines

Updated 10/24

Here is what is allowed, red is mandatory