2024 IATF REGIONAL Axe throwing championships

JANUARY 28TH, 2024

NOVEMBER 2024 @ IATF MEMBER VENUES

The IATF Regional Axe Throwing Championships are a set of 9 tournaments for throwers to compete in across the 9 IATF Regions.

Regionals offer the opportunity to throw with the best, win prize money, and claim the title of Regional Axe Throwing Champion. The 1st and 2nd place finisher from each Regional Championship Tournament will receive a guaranteed spot in Rounds 1 & 2 of the 2025 Wilson Cup.

EARLY BIRD REG. OPEN

EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION OPEN

SEPT 13, 2024

REGULAR REG. OPEN

REGULAR REGISTRATION OPEN

OCT 11, 2024

EARLY BIRD REG. FEE

 EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION FEE

$80.00 USD

REGULAR REG. FEE

$90.00 USD

$90.00 USD

PRIZE POOL

 PRIZE POOL

40% OF REG. FEES

FORMAT

POOL PLAY + SINGLE ELIM.

POOL PLAY + DOUBLE ELIMINATION

HOSTED BY IATF MEMBERS OVER 9 REGIONS

We've partnered with 9 IATF members to elevate the existing Regional Tournament format into the REGIONAL AXE THROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Am I Restricted To Throwing In My League’s Region?

No, you are not restricted to any specific regional tournament. COMPETITORS are welcome to register and throw in any regional tournament. You can win multiple titles, however you can only win one bid to iatc.

How Were Host Venues Selected?

venues were selected in consideration of the new iatf regions, feedback from january's regional tournaments, and in negotiation with iatf members to elevate ratc for this year and future years.

EXPANDED WEEKEND SCHEDULES

RATC is relaunching as a full weekend of events that will take place across multiple weekends at the beginning of November. The IATF Member hosts will be hosting feature tournaments in addition to the marquee Regional Tournament making for an epic weekend of competition with throwers from your local region.

VARIABLE PRIZE POOLS

40% of all registration fees collected for each tournament will go toward the cash prize pools at that tournament. Each tournament will have a prize pool payout for the top 8 competitors. 

ROUND 2 QUALIFICATION

The first and second place winner in each marquee tournament will receive automatic qualification for Rounds 1 & 2* of the IATC 2025 Wilson Cup! Players who win a Round 2 entry must still compete in Round 1 for seeding purposes.

The first and second place winner in each feature tournament will receive a guaranteed spot in the equivalent tournament at IATC 2025.**

CAN ANYONE PARTICIPATE EVEN IF THEY DON'T QUALIFY FOR IATC?

Yes, anyone can participate and play for the prize pools. However, players must have participated in a qualifying IATF League to win a reserved spot in Rounds 1 & 2 of the IATC Wilson Cup.

WHen IS THE CUTOFF FOR COMPLETEING A qualifying LEAGUE SEASON?

To be eligible to claim a reserved spot in Rounds 1 & 2, a player must have completed a qualifying IATF league between March 9, 2024, and the tournament date.

WHAT HAPPENS IF A NON-IATF QUALIFYING THROWER WINS THEIR REGIONAL TOURNAMENT?

IN THE EVENT THAT A NON-QUALIFYING PLAYER WINS, THE ROUND 2 spot WOULD PASS TO THE NEXT best QUALIFYING finisher.

WHAT HAPPENS IF A THROWER WINS THEIR REGIONAL TOURNAMENT BUT HAS NO INTENTION OF TRAVELING TO TORONTO IN JUNE FOR IATC?

IF THE 1ST OR 2ND PLACE THROWER ALREADY KNOWS THEY WILL NOT BE ATTENDING IATC 2025 IN TORONTO, THEY SHOULD LET EITHER THE TOURNAMENT HOSTS OR THE IATF KNOW WITHIN 24 HOURS. IN THIS CASE, THE ROUNDS 1 & 2 SPOTS WOULD PASS TO THE NEXT BEST QUALIFYING FINISHER. IF THE THROWERS FAILS TO NOTIFY AND LATER DECLINES THEIR BID, IT WILL RETURN TO THE QUALIFICATION POOL FOR REDISTRIBUTION AMONGST THE MEMBER VENUES.

*Qualification to Round 2 is only available to COMPETITORS who WILL have completed a qualifying IATF league season by Jan. 27th, 2024.
**This only applies to the feature tournaments run by the IATF. Events like skills and marathons run by the host venues, do not receive spots in IATC.

CENTRAL REGION

PERPLEBUNNY'S AXE HOUSE

INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MN, USA

NOV 8-10, 2024

EAST REGION

AXES AND O'S

STERLING, VA, USA

OCT 31 - NOV 2, 2024

EUROPEAN REGION

VALHALLA NORTH

NEWTON-AYCLIFFE, ENG, UK

NOV 9-10, 2024

HURON REGION

BATL AXE THROWING

LONDON, ON, CANADA

NOV 15-17, 2024

NORTHEAST REGION

WICKED AXE

HAVERHILL, MA, USA

NOV 9-10, 2024

NORTHWEST

AXE KICKERS

SEATTLE, WA, USA

NOV 8-10, 2024

PACIFIC REGION

VALHALLA AXE THROWING

MELBOURNE, VIC, AUS

NOV 2-4, 2024

SOUTHEAST REGION

VALHALLA INDOOR AXE THROWING

ASHEVILLE, NC, USA

NOV 15-17, 2024

SOUTHWEST REGION

THE CUT AXE THROWING

COLLEGE STATION, TX, USA

NOV 8-10, 2024

VIEW REGION MAP

HOW DOES POOL PLAY FORMAT WORK?

This format, by design, gives players more matches and better value. It further strengthens the competitive opportunities by guaranteeing each competitor 3 matches, with a minimum of 50% of competitors playing in at least 4 matches.

THE Format

The tourney starts with a group stage. Players are divided into groups of players dependent on the tournament size.

THE Group STAGE

Each competitor will throw 3 matches within the group in a 3 out of 5 round match format before any eliminations.

THE ELIMINATION STAGE

The top 2 competitors from each group move onto a double elimination bracket to crown that region's winner.

RATC PRICING BREAKDOWN

The table below only reflects pricing on events during the weekend being run in conjunction with the host and the IATF. The host may run other events, a Major, marathon, or skills tournament, at s different ticket price. Registration for those events will be handled by the host.


Early Bird pricing will run from Friday, September 13th, 2024 to Thursday, October 10th, 2024. Regular pricing will begin Friday, October 11th, 2024.

Event

Early Bird Price in USD

Regular Price in USD

Marquee Regional Tournament

$80

$90

Feature Tournament

$60

$70

Feature Doubles Tournament

$100

$115

REGISTER FOR MULTIPLE TOURNAMENTS AT ONCE AND SAVE!

Register for 2 events and get 5% off!


Register for 3 or 4 events and get 15% off your total!

WHAT ARE THE IATF REGIONALS?

The IATF Regionals are a set of 9 tournaments for competitors to compete in across the IATF regions.

Regionals come with the opportunity to throw with the best, win prize money, and claim the title of Regional Axe Throwing Champion.