WATL is proud to announce that, in conjunction with Valkyrian Steel, that the Team Melee World Championship will be hosted WATC weekend.
This community-led event will take place on Thursday, December 9th at Splinters Axes and Ales in Fort Worth Texas.
During the event, and following, Splinters is offering WATC throwers and spectators a special rate of $20/hr for practice. They also offer full bar service at the venue.
Any questions regarding the Team Melee events can be directed to [email protected]
Team Melee World Championship
This tournament consists of the 4 top Team Melee Teams that competed throughout the 2021 Season, coming together to crown a champion.
Once the Champion has been crowned, spectators will have the opportunity to form ad-hoc teams captained by experienced Melee throwers, to experience the format first hand!
Maker’s Market
In addition to the Championship Team Melee, WATL will be hosting an Axe Marketplace, with some of the top Axe Makers, and Axe Merchandisers from our community.
Makers Featured:
| Nick Guthrie |
| Josh Eggert |
| Gregg Ward |
| Jessica Renner |
| Jave Yoshimoto |
| Vin Crescenzo |
| John Bradley |
| Kyle Durrant |
| Ty Ledesma |
Event Location:
Splinters Axes And Ales (https://www.splintersfortworth.com/)
1813 West Bowie #109
Fort Worth, Texas 76110
Event Times:
All Events are Local Time
6:00 pm
– Doors open to Teams and Spectators
– Opening Speeches
– Round Robin Seeding Games Begin
– Axe Marketplace Opens
7:30pm
– Round Robin Concludes, Brackets are formed, Championship Rounds begin
– Signups for Spectator Melee begins, Teams are formed
9:00pm
– Team Melee World Championship Concludes, Awards are given to the winners and to the Melee MVP
9:10pm
– Spectator Melee Begins
10:00pm
– Spectator Melee Concludes
– Axe Marketplace Closes
10pm to Close
– Splinters remains open to throwers wanting to stay and practice/socialize – Bar Service ends at midnight
Championship Melee Teams:
Valkyrian Steel
| Dan Ceballos Colby Dean Fran Lopez Joshua Russo | Zach Crawford * Tyler Flynn JT Malashevich Tyler Seidel | Vin Crescenzo Will Gelatko * Rander Marquez Michael Theodorou | Gary Dayter Mike Kump * Mike Philabaum Dustin Wellman |
Jumping Jackalope
| Dave Alviso Nick Kolomyja Dylan Teets | Ryan Gustin Tyler Lalka | Nate Hodges Kyle Rickenbaugh | Kendra Kolomyja Miguel Tamburini |
Axe Headz
| Kacey Jennings Anna Kohl Sam Carter* | Manny Kohl Lucas Johnson * Garrett Gneiting | Jonathan Morgan David Cycon Jason Yelm | Shane Shepard Ian Malpass John Doepke |
Texas Wolfpack
| Tony Luce Joe Leftwich Jorge Sanchez Michael Barton Jordan Wall | Mike Dolan Vail Cook Danny Abarca Brandon Johnson | Ron Crumpler Ashley Bower Anthony Ortiz JT Axe Cop | Jeff Cope Chris Simmons Nick Rich Heather T |
*Denotes World Axe Throwing Championship Title
About Team Melee
What is it:
2 Teams, composed of a minimum of 5 players each, competing head to head in multiple Axe Throwing Disciplines (Standard Hatchet, Duals and Big Axe) to earn points for their team. The team with the most points at the end of 4 matches wins the game!
Scoring:
Scoring is based on match performance by the throwers. Players earn points for winning matches, based on the score they throw, if they win or not, and points for hitting kills.
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