Chicago is this week’s stop on the World Axe Throwing League world tour! With one of the largest concentrations of axe throwing venues in Chicago and it’s suburban area of anywhere in North America it made perfect sense to feature it as our next stop.
Chicago’s Top Talent
Despite Chicago’s depth of venues only a few names have risen from the professional scene in Chicago. Cody Baker who made a semi-finals appearance in last years World Championship and Ike Grevers who had an impressive showing this year at Throwdown Axe Festival finishing Top 16 and missing Top 12 by less than a splinter on a killshot.
Cody Baker
Highest League Score: 1383
Top Tournament Placing: 3rd/4th 2018 World Championship
Lifetime League Bullseye %: 51.4
Ike Grevers
Highest League Score: 1188
Top Tournament Placing: Top 16 Throwdown Axe Festival 2019
Lifetime League Bullseye %: 55.8
Alexander Morales
Highest League Score: 1420
Top Tournament Placing: N/A
Lifetime League Bullseye %: 62.8
Jon Heiberger
Highest League Score: 1316
Top Tournament Placing: N/A
Lifetime League Bullseye %: 43.8
World Axe Throwing League Affiliates in Chicago
Bad Axe Throwing (West Loop) and (Lake View)
Bad Axe Chicago hosted both last year’s US Open and World Axe Throwing Championship. With two locations in downtown Bad Axe hosts the largest leagues in the city.
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Axeplosion Axe Throwing Lounge
Axeplosion has three venue scattered amongst the suburbs of Chicago. At over 20,000 combined feet of space it’s the largest footprint of axe throwing in the city!
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Mobile Axe Throwing
One of the WATL’s only mobile axe throwing ranges, Mobile Axe Throwing based in Chicago can make sure you get your axe throwing fix wherever you need it. With a custom built trailer and 5 targets to choose from it really is a venue on wheels.
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Ragnarok Axe Throwing
Ragnarok is the only other downtown location in Chicago. Featuring 2 fully equipped axe throwing “suites” Asgard and Valhalla, Ragnarok can accommodate groups of up to 44 people for hours of axe throwing enjoyment!
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Throw Nation Chicago
Throw Nation has two locations Chicago, IL and Dublin, OH. While the Chicago location hasn’t reached the popularity of the location in Ohio, it’s still an awesome part of the WATL community in Chicago. Throw Nation will be represented at the World Axe Throwing Championship by Josh Russo and has the potential to be joined by another thrower as well after strong league performances in Ohio.
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Accelerate Axe Throwing
Accelerate Axe Throwing is part of a huge indoor entertainment complex that includes an arcade, bar, go karting and most importantly axe throwing. Sister companies with Autobahn Indoor Speedway the total number of locations in the WATL sits at 8!
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The City of Chicago
- The third largest city in the USA by population, Chicago is home to approximately 2.7 million people
- The city has 20 major sports championships split across 6 major league teams, the most recent in 2016 when the Cubs snapped a 108 year World Series drought
- Chicago is home to the second busiest transit system in the USA with over 1.6 million daily riders
- The famous Route 66 starts in Chicago in front of the Art Institute of Chicago
- The very first atom was split in Chicago in 1942 under the football stands at Stagg Field at the University of Chicago
- Walt Disney hails from Chicago, studying at McKinley High School and later the Art Institute of Chicago
Next week we look across the Atlantic and check out the World Axe Throwing League venues of Ireland!
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