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Please refer to it as your primary source of information.
256 Axe Throwers
$25,000 Prize Pool
Finals Aired Live On ESPN
The US OPEN is taking place from July 14-17 in Minneapolis, MN.
US Open events will be hosted at BAD AXE Throwing City Center and Northeast Locations.
This page will be the primary resource for all US Open information and will be updated as more information is released.
Please see the sections below:
- Schedule of Events
- Parking Information
- ESPN Broadcast
- How to Compete
- Submission Timelines
- Player Fees
- WKTL US Open
Schedule of Events
All Times Are Displayed As Local Time
Locations are referred to as:
Bad Axe Throwing City Center Mall — CITY CENTER
Bad Axe Throwing Northeast – NORTHEAST
Swag bag and jersey pickup starts Friday at 8:00am (for WKTL) and 9:00am (for WATL) at City Center check-in desk. Swag and jerseys are only available for pick-up at the City Center location.
Thursday, July 14th
| 3PM – 10PM | Practice Available | Northeast |
| 5PM | Meet & Greet | City Center |
| 6PM | Team Melee | City Center |
Friday, July 15th
| 8AM – 8:45AM | WKTL Check-In and Warm-Up | City Center |
| 9AM | WKTL | City Center |
| 3PM – 3:45PM | Big Axe Check-In and Warm-Up | City Center |
| 4PM | Big Axe | City Center |
| 12PM – 10PM | Practice Available | Northeast |
Saturday, July 16th
| 8AM – 8:45AM | Hatchet Check-In and Warm-Up throws | Brackets 1/2 – City Center Brackets 3/4 – Northeast |
| 9AM | Hatchet | Brackets 1/2 – City Center Brackets 3/4 – Northeast |
| 3PM – 3:45PM | Duals Check-In and Warm-Up | City Center |
| 4PM | Duals | City Center |
Sunday, July 17th
| 10AM-11AM | Vendor Market | Broadcast Arena |
| 11:30AM – 1:30PM | WKTL Broadcast Doors close at 11:15AM | Broadcast Arena |
| 2:15PM – 4:15PM | WATL Broadcast Doors close at 2:00PM | Broadcast Arena |
| 4:30PM – 6:30PM | Post Broadcast Party & Vendor Fair | City Center |
Parking
City Center
- The parking garage address entrance is 10 S 7th Street – Minneapolis, MN (marked in green on the image below)
- Located on the right-hand side of the street just past the Marriott Hotel and just before Hennepin Ave
- Parking validations will be available at the Bad Axe City Center Bar for throwers that will charge a flat $7 fee.
- Payment is credit card only in the garage
- In order to use the validations please pull a ticket upon entering the garage, when exiting you can pay at any of our three pay stations located in each level’s elevator lobby or at the exit gate
- To pay at the pay stations or at the exit gate insert the ticket you pulled when entering and then scan your validation to bring the total to $7; after paying take the ticket with you and enter it into the machine at the exit gate and the gate will open
- HENNEPIN AVE IS CLOSED FROM 5TH TO 7TH STREET
Northeast
- Parking is available only in the spots in front of Bad Axe Throwing.
- All surrounding parking is private business and cannot be used.
- Overflow parking will be on Taft Street NE
- Refer to the image below for approved parking areas.
ESPN Broadcast
The finals will be televised via ESPN from the Broadcast Arena in the City Center Mall (located across the hall from Bad Axe Throwing).
- A Vendor Market will run in the Broadcast Arena space from 10AM to 11AM.
- WKTL – Seating for the WKTL broadcast will start at 10:30 and doors will close at 11:15. The WKTL competition will run from 11:30-1:30.
- The Vendor Market will resume between broadcasts from 1:30-2:00.
- WATL – At 1:30, spectator seating will be cleared to allow crews to change over to the WATL competition set. Spectators will be allowed to seat again at 2:00 – no saved seating. Doors will close at 2:00 and the WATL competition will run from 2:15-4:15.
- AFTER PARTY – A post broadcast party and vendor fair will move to Bad Axe Throwing across the hall. Pizza, hot dogs, snacks, and refreshments will be served from 4:30-6:30.
The ESPN Broadcast will not be airing live the same day. Air dates and times are listed below:
| WATL | WKTL |
| July 24th at 11a-1p on ESPN2 (Premiere) | July 31 at 1p-3p on ESPN2 (Premiere) |
| July 31st at 11a-1p on ESPN2 | August 1 at 8p-10p on ESPN2 |
How to Compete
All Entries Are Now Closed
WATC/US Open Invitations
In each discipline, top WATC 2021 competitors will get invitations to the US Open. The previous 2021 US Open Champion in each discipline will also get an invitation.
If any invited thrower or duals team cannot attend, their spots will be converted into additional lottery draws.
Open Lottery
In order to qualify for the lottery, you must have:
- played in a Sanctioned WATL league (marathon or standard) in the past calendar year (not including Spring 2022)
- OR competed in a WATL Sanctioned tournament between March 28, 2021 and March 28, 2022.
- Sanctioned tournaments include: Tier 3, 4 or 5 in 2022, a Sanctioned Major or Local tournament in 2021
The lottery is be available to everyone who meet the requirements above. All Open Lottery spots will be decided randomly in a live-streamed draw.
Only one lottery submission per thrower will be accepted per event.
Subsequent entries will be removed from the lottery consideration.
Throwers may only apply for entry with a single duals team.
Both throwers in a Duals team need to register separately; only 1 lottery entry for your team will be considered in the draw.
The Lottery is now closed.
Standard Hatchet
128 Total Throwers
96 Open Lottery Spots
Top 32 Placements in WATC Standard Hatchet
All Standard Hatchet Participants
| Abel Slinker | Joshua Horner |
| Al Braun | Katelyn Garrow |
| Alex Everson | Kathleen Wiley |
| Alex Martin | Kayla Trones |
| Alison Kozisek | Kev Fang |
| Andy Seibold | Kyle Duff |
| Angela Aj Jenson | Kyle Speelman |
| Anthony Ramirez | Landon Withers |
| Austin Luecke | Logan Childers |
| Austin Scott Brogden | Machi Cossio |
| Baubak Dowlatshahie | Mark Bradley Bloom |
| Ben Parker | Mark Dubynsky |
| Blake Gneiting | Mark Mirasol |
| Braeden Farmer | Mark Thomas |
| Brandon Bloyer | Mark Tishko |
| Brett Williamson | Martin Baird |
| Brianna Richmond | Mathew Ball |
| Brock Carter | Matt Hurtt |
| Brock Gruenberg | Matthew Allen |
| Carmella Rose | Matthew Barela |
| Casey Faulkner | Michael Barton |
| Chad Marshall Pinnix | Michael Day |
| Chase Henderson | Michael Engstrom |
| Chris Donofrio | Michael Grenier |
| Colby Dean | Mike Kump |
| Colin Blyth | Mike Zitzke |
| Brian Collins | Mikel Philabaum |
| Colton Walser | Molly Flynn |
| Daniel Basic | Nicholas Guthrie |
| Dave Alviso | Nick Doane |
| David Abernathy | Nick Hayes |
| David Carroll | Nick Kolomyja |
| David Cycon | Patrick Ray Scott |
| Dean Berg | Peter Belanger |
| Dean Cooper | Rachel House |
| Delbert Pierce | Randall Spillman |
| Desserrae Zankowski | Robert Keller |
| Dustin Rastocan | Robert Young |
| Dustin Wellman | Roger Melendrez |
| Dylan Teets | Ron Crumpler |
| Gabriel Gardner | Ryan Cauley |
| Garrett Gneiting | Ryan Gustin |
| Hayden Brown | Ryan Smit |
| J Robert Rankin | Sara Zitzke |
| Jacob Perkins Ii | Scott Brindle |
| Jacob Sirois | Sean Edwin Beamish |
| Jacque Martin | Sean Tumilty |
| James Sichmeller | Sheryl Casarez |
| Jason Kearney | Smith Aaron |
| Jason Potts | Stephen Marshburn |
| Jave Yoshimoto | Stephen Thorgerson |
| Jay Charlebois | Tabitha Fisher |
| Jay Sun | Thomas Hayes |
| Jeff Cope | Tim Valliere |
| Jimmy Grindle | Tommy Runkel |
| Joe Flaugher | Ty Schiefer |
| Joe Johnson | Tyler Flynn |
| Joe Ritacco | Tyler Seidel |
| John Doepke | Vail Cook |
| John Price | Wesley Powell |
| Jonathan Jolley | Will Gelatko |
| Jordan Tasker | Zach Crawford |
| Joseph D Devine | Zak Silva |
| Joshua Heake |
Big Axe
64 Throwers
48 Open Lottery Spots
Top 16 placements in WATC Big Axe
All Big Axe Participants
| Abel Slinker | Angela AJ Jenson |
| Anne Schell | Ashley Pope |
| Austin Husome | Austin Luecke |
| Benjamin Gaddy | Brandon Schell |
| Brian Berry | Brittany Barton |
| Brock Gruenberg | Dave Alviso |
| David Cycon | David Gann |
| Dean Berg | Delbert Pierce |
| Devon Calderon | Devon Simpson |
| Dustin Wellman | Eric Schiesl |
| Erica Ledesma | Gregg Ward |
| Jave Yoshimoto | Jay Charlebois |
| Jennifer Humphries | John Doepke |
| John Price | Jonathan Jolley |
| Joseph Miller | Joshua Russo |
| Kathleen Wiley | Kraig Allen |
| Kristen Detz | Leslie Wellman |
| Logan Childers | Lucas Johnson |
| Manny Kohl | Mark Mirasol |
| Mark Tishko | Matthew Boles |
| Michael Barton | Mikel Philabaum |
| Nick Hayes | Nick Kolomyja |
| Patrick Ray Scott | Randall Spillman |
| Rander Marquez | Randy Hempel |
| Rhonda Eaton | Sam Arias |
| Sara Zitzke | Scott Emerson Phillips |
| Scotty Scott | Seth Barker |
| Sheryl Casarez | Steve Shimek |
| Tim Valliere | TJ Schultz |
| Tobias Macera | Tyler Butler |
| Tyler Flynn | Vail Cook |
| Vin Crescenzo | Wesley Powell |
Duals
64 Teams
47 Open Lottery Spots
1 Spot for the 2021 US Open Winner*
Top 16 Placements in WATC Duals
All Duals Participants
| Alex Martin & Jeb Bisset |
| Anthony Freeman & Enrique Pacheco |
| Austin Husome & Daniel Basic |
| Avery Taylor & Jacob Perkins Ii |
| Brad Crosby & Randy Hempel |
| Brennan Wozniak & Stacy Christiansen |
| Brian Rogers & Brodi Pursley |
| Brian Yelm & Donnie Yelm |
| Brianna Richmond & Shane Funke |
| Catalina Wiederholt & Phil Harryman |
| Catherine Spillman & Randall Spillman |
| Christopher Engel & James Blair |
| Colby Dean & Michael Theodorou |
| Connor Pedersen & Matt Parr |
| Dalton Ramsey & Ben Parker |
| David Cline & Brittany Cline |
| David Gann & Ronnie Patterson |
| David Lewis & Dustin Kerr |
| Donk Moses & Tim Fry |
| Dustin Spires & Aj Wilson |
| Dustin Wellman & Leslie Wellman |
| Ella Campbell & Rob Hamilton |
| Emery Wood & Andrew Kesterke |
| Erik Rimblas & Michael Titus |
| Francesca Lopez & Joseph Miller |
| Jason Yelm & Derek Mozdzierz |
| Jimmy Donald Garrey & Mike Hutchens |
| JT Malashevich & Sean Rameika |
| Justin Licht & Nico Rossetti |
| Katherine Charlebois & Jay Charlebois |
| Kelin Randall & Sean Tumilty |
| Kendra Kolomyja & Nick Kolomyja |
| Kevin Campbell & Josh Jelinek |
| Kyle Rickenbaugh & Ryan Gustin |
| Lucas Johnson & Hayden Brown |
| Matthew Perry & Leslie Renee Perry |
| Michael Barton & Samson Moore |
| Michael Moss & Andrew Moss |
| Michael Strudas & Sean Beamish |
| Mike Kump & Will Gelatko |
| Molly Flynn & Darrell Elisaia |
| Nick Doane & Scott Phillips |
| Patrick Ray Scott & Carlos Alosilla, Jr. |
| Ryan Cauley & Jeff Melton |
| Ryan Chilson & Nicholas Guthrie |
| Sasha Edwards & Colin Blyth |
| Scott Christensen & Raymond Province |
| Scott St Clair & Lisa Orten |
| Scotty Scott & Dwayne Salmon Jr |
| Smith Aaron & David Shikany |
| Stephen Marshburn & Amy Doane |
| Stephen Neal & Jason Kearney |
| Stephen Thorgerson & Zak Silva |
| Steven Messerschmidt & Trent Lilly |
| Tasia Cobbs & Trevor Cobbs |
| Tayo Paul Raymond Grasham & Samuel Arias |
| Thaddius Shipley & Wesley Powell |
| Thomas Antoniello & Tim Valliere |
| TJ Schultz & Tyler Schultz |
| Tobias Macera & Benjamin Edgington |
| Travis Blank & Allison Blank |
| Ty Ledesma & Ron Crumpler |
| Vin Crescenzo & David Cycon |
| Wayno Dub & Kathleen Wiley |
PAYOUTS
Hatchet
| Depth | Placement | Amount |
| 1 | 1 | $3,500 |
| 2 | 2 | $2,200 |
| 3 | 3 | $1,500 |
| 4 | 4 | $1,500 |
| 5 | 5 – 2nd at venue | $500 |
| 6 | 5 – 2nd at venue | $500 |
| 7 | 5 – 2nd at venue | $500 |
| 8 | 5 – 2nd at venue | $500 |
| 9 | 9 – 3rd at venue | $300 |
| 10 | 9 – 3rd at venue | $300 |
| 11 | 9 – 3rd at venue | $300 |
| 12 | 9 – 3rd at venue | $300 |
| 13 | 13 – 4th at venue | $150 |
| 14 | 13 – 4th at venue | $150 |
| 15 | 13 – 4th at venue | $150 |
| 16 | 13 – 4th at venue | $150 |
Big Axe
| Depth | Placement | Amount |
| 1 | 1 | $1,500 |
| 2 | 2 | $1,000 |
| 3 | 3 – 2nd at venue | $775 |
| 3 – 2nd at venue | $775 | |
| 4 | 5 – 3nd at venue | $400 |
| 5 | 5 – 3nd at venue | $400 |
| 6 | 7 – 4th at venue | $300 |
| 7 | 7 – 4th at venue | $300 |
| 9 | 9 – 5th at venue | $200 |
| 10 | 9 – 5th at venue | $200 |
| 11 | 9 – 5th at venue | $200 |
| 12 | 9 – 5th at venue | $200 |
Duals
| Depth | Placement | Amount |
| 1 | 1 | $1,000 |
| 2 | 2 | $645 |
| 3 | 3 – 2nd at venue | $350 |
| 4 | 3 – 2nd at venue | $350 |
| 5 | 5 – 3rd at venue | $250 |
| 6 | 5 – 3rd at venue | $250 |
| 7 | 7 – 4th at venue | $150 |
| 8 | 7 – 4th at venue | $150 |
ENTRY FEES
$135 Hatchet
$135 Big Axe
$60 Duals
SUBMISSION TIMELINE
Lottery Submissions Open
Closed
Lottery Submissions Close
Closed
Lottery Draw
Closed
Tune in LIVE at 6 pm EST
Final Day for Sponsor Submissions
Closed
Final Day for Jersey Orders
Accessible through the US Open Portal
June 1st – 11:59 PM EST
WKTL US OPEN
The WATL US Open will be running concurrently with the WKTL US Open.
With a $5000 prize pool and its own two-hour ESPN broadcast, the WKTL US Open will be an electrifying event!
Click the link to find out how to qualify.
WATL will follow all local Covid guidelines.
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