QUALIFYING & TOURNAMENT CIRCUIT

TOURNAMENT REGULATIONS

Warm-up Throws

• Times/lanes must be posted and equally available to all competitors.
• Duration and lanes equal for all brackets.
• No additional throws for competitors with upcoming games in active brackets.

Match Play

Always best 2 out of 3 games. First to win 2 takes the match.

Forfeits

• Not at lane within 10 minutes = forfeit.
• Opponent’s 1st match: may throw 2 ghost games or elect warm-ups.
• Not at facility by 2nd match: no grace period (unless communicated).

HATCHET DIVISIONS

Division	Ruleset	Bids	Circuit Points	Access
Pro	Pro Hatchet	Yes — Leagues, Tournaments, Qualifying	Tournaments	Open only
Am	Am Hatchet	Yes — Am Championship placement	Tournaments	Open or Am
Rec	Am Hatchet	No	No	Open or Am

CIRCUIT POINTS

• Counted from top 3 leagues + top 3 tournaments per year.
• Min 8 competitors or 6 teams per division for bids/points.
• Points to top 40% of finishers + above league threshold.
• Completing 2+ games in any sanctioned tournament = 1 Circuit Point.

Circuit Point Distribution Calculator →

League Bids — Pro Hatchet

Milestone	Requirement
1 season	Top 20*
2 seasons	Top 128*
3 seasons	Top 256

*Must attempt at least 28 Killshots in top performing season.

League Bids — Am Hatchet, Big Axe, Duals

Milestone	Requirement
1 season	Top 10
2 seasons	Top 64
3 seasons	Top 128

Tournament Bids

Tier	Placement	Reward
Nationals	1st–8th (Pro/Am/BA)	Bid
Nationals	1st–4th (Duals)	Bid
Regionals	1st–3rd	Bid
Regionals	4th / 5th–6th	15 / 10 Circuit Points
Locals (>32)	1st / 2nd / 3rd	15 / 10 / 5 Points
Locals (<32)	1st / 2nd	10 / 5 Points

• 50 tournament Circuit Points = automatic bid to WAKTC.
• Previous World Champions automatically earn a bid (not auto #1 seed).
• No trickled bids.