Every IATF Member Organization is guaranteed at least 1 spot at IATC. The rest of the available spots are divided by proportional league participation during the 2023-2024 League Qualification Season.

No, these throwers are not included in the league play qualification pool at any qualifying club.

Yes. Their spots are calculated by league participation like the other venues.

Yes, as long as a thrower has participated in Round 1 and NOT registered for Round 2 they may register for Close But No Cigar.

Round 2 of the Wilson Cup is seeded based on Round 1 performance except for the Close But No Cigar winner who enters Round 2 in the 256th spot.

In order to feature the diversity of IATC Tournaments on the Livestream, Round 2 Day 1 will play down to the top 16.

No, Round 2 registration includes a ticket to Homecoming on Sunday. Homecoming solo tickets are for friends, family, and throwers who are not throwing in Round 2 or in a Final on Sunday.

You can read more about the current state of the IATF in the letter from Matt Wilson, the commissioner.
We are working to make IATC a sustainable event and part of that is to bring the registration fees more inline with other events of this scale. The prize pools represent a typical proportion of the registration fees. Round 2 registration also includes a ticket to Homecoming this year.

As the IATF, and by extension IATC, continues to grow, we plan to engage with large scale sponsors who will allow us to lift the financial burden from the throwers to grow things like the prize pool.

We are so grateful for the continued support of our community and are looking forward to another awesome IATC!

Under 65, Doubles, Women's, and Close But No Cigar will run at both venues simultaneously to maximize tournament size. The finals of those tournaments will run on Sunday at Pickering during Homecoming with the exception of CBNC whose finals will be on Saturday at Port Lands before Round 2 begins.

We will do our best to keep throwers at the same venue for same day tournaments. There is plenty of time in the schedule between tournaments should you need to travel between Stockyards and Port Lands.

Under 55, Big Axe, and Doubles will be played with the Standard ruleset. Under 65, Women's and Close But No Cigar will be played with the Premier ruleset.

The IATC Feature Tournaments are seeded randomly.

More Big Axe 'sudden death' Premier rules.

Qualifying averages are your 12 month average at the end of the League Qualification Period on March 9, 2024. Premier and Standard can be converted be adding or subtracting 10 as necessary. Unsure if you qualify? Email us at info@iatf.com.

Historically, the Under 65 tournament has been played with the Standard ruleset. Because one of the goals of the IATF is to foster the development of throwers at all levels, we hope to challenge the throwers participating in this tournament.

Competitors at IATC represent the highest level of play across the Federation and all of the tournaments reflect that. The targeted throwers for this tournament have not changed, so we didn't adjust the qualification criteria.

Throwers who won reserved spots in IATC tournaments through the tournament circuit will be placed in a comparable tournament that is also appropriate to their skill level. That may mean someone whose average has risen since they won an Under 65 tournament several months ago may be a better fit for the Close But No Cigar tournament.

If you haven't thrown in over a year, we will consider your most recent average.

There is no qualification criteria for Women's, Big Axe, or Doubles. Anyone can register and participate.

Details about the Skills tournament can be found here.

Ticket holders who have found a seller are requested to email info@iatf.com with their ticket order confirmation number, and the contact information for the thrower who is taking the ticket (name, email, and AxeScores ID). Both throwers will receive a confirmation email once the transfer is complete.

You can, however preference will be given to volunteers who are not throwing in that tournament.

Yes, though we will give preference to volunteers who did not participate in Round 2. There are opportunities to scorekeep for the finals of Under 65, Doubles, and Women's on Sunday as well.

Cool merch from IATF venues, vendors, and sponsors including 81 Axes, LumberJaxs Tamworth, Patient Zero, Throwing It Forward, and more!

The maximum volunteer shift length is 5 hours, with a break. Most shifts will be shorter as the end of the pool play portion dramatically reduces the number of scorekeepers needed. The more volunteers sign up, the shorter the shifts can be!

No! We will need the most volunteers at the start of the day when Round 2 Day 2 kicks off. As the morning progresses, we will need far fewer scorekeeprs. The more volunteers sign up, the shorter the shifts will be for everyone!