The 2021 US Open will take place April 9-11 at Bad Axe Throwing in Atlanta, GA. 128 Standard, 64 Big Axe, and 64 Duals competitors will battle it out for the shot at being the 2021 US Open Champions!

More details regarding spectators, prize pool, event schedule, and prices will be released soon.

The entry structure for the 2021 US Open will be as follows:

• Top 16 throwers from WATC 2020 (top 8 throwers Big Axe/Duals) will receive automatic invitations.
  • These throwers will still need to throw in the Open Qualifiers to secure their seeding, just as seeding for WATC was done.
• 8 champions from the Winter Regional tournaments held March 5-7 (8 entries Big Axe/Duals) will receive automatic invitations.
  • If any of these throwers also completed qualifying throws, those scores will be used as seeding. If they did not participate in qualifying throws, they will complete seeding throws at the US Open prior to the start of the tournament. 
  • If any regional tournaments or specific discipline tournaments do not occur, entries are converted to additional Open Qualifier lottery entries
  • Any declined Regional Tournament entries are converted to additional Open Qualifier lottery entries
• 64 Entries from Open Qualifiers (32 entries Big Axe/Duals)
• 40 Entries from lottery (16 entries Big Axe/Duals)
  • 30 from Open Qualifiers (12 entries Big Axe/Duals)
    • Throwers who completed Open Qualifiers but did not make the cut for top 64 still have a chance at securing an entry through a lottery draw.
  • 10 from general draw (4 entries Big Axe/Duals)
    • Entries will be randomly drawn from entrants who submit no later than February 19
    • The winners will complete their seeding throws at the US Open prior to the start of the tournament. 
    • Throwers who competed in Open Qualifiers will automatically be entered into the separate Open Qualifiers lottery draw and will not submit for the general lottery draw.

Open Qualifiers for the 2021 US Open will abide by the following structure:

• QUALIFICATION IS OPEN TO ANY 2019, 2020, OR 2021 WATL LEAGUE MEMBER OR TOURNAMENT ATTENDEE.
• Venues are free to hold Open Qualification throws at any point from January 31 – February 14.
  • Venues are responsible for communicating scheduled times to their patrons, throwers, or interested parties
• All scores must be submitted on or before the deadline of February 14.
  • We will only accept scores and submissions using the official WATL app
• A $5/thrower in app fees will be charged after throws are completed. Venues may charge what they wish for participation. WATL suggests the following fees per discipline:
  • $25 Standard Axe
  • $15 Big Axe
  • $15 Duals ($30 per team)
• Throwers will be allowed only one score submission per discipline. Scores will be submitted via the WATL web-app by a certified WATL judge
  • Self-scoring is not permitted, for any reason
• Throws must be scored using the new WATL target with inner bullseye and 5 ring. No exceptions.
• All throws must be recorded on video (this is the responsibility of the thrower, venues are encouraged to help facilitate this). Videos must conform to the stated format:
  • During each throw, the thrower, fault line, and target must be visible.
  • Players must stay behind the fault line and wait for their score to be called before crossing.
  • Certified Judges MUST speak in a loud, clear, and concise voice, indicating the score of that throw.
  • Refer to this video for correct camera placement.
  • Videos will be uploaded via YouTube or Google Drive link and submitted directly to [email protected] no later than February 19. Any videos submitted after the deadline will be disqualified from receiving entry to the US Open.
• The number of qualifying throws will be as follows:
  • Standard Axe: 50 Throws + 10 Overtime Kill Shots
  • Big Axe: 25 Throws + 5 Overtime Kill Shots
  • Duals: 30 Throws + 5 Overtime Kill Shots 
  • Killshots will be mandatory every 5th throw for all disciplines; updated rules regarding open Killshots will not apply to Open Qualifiers

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