On November 1-3, over 400 players traveled to The Plaza Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas to compete in the 9th Annual Wild West Shoot Out and ACL Conference Event #1. Over the course of the three days, we handed out over $22,000 across 13 different events. The event servced two purposes: (1) ACL Conference event and (2) states competed for the Wild West Shoot Out trophy.

In the end, California repeated as WWSO champions, running away with the Wild West Shoot Out Trophy with a score of 637 points. Arizona came in second with 401 points. New Mexico finished third with 214 points. Here is a LINK to final standings.

Here is a LINK to all players who won money at the event. If there is a red box next to your name then it means you haven't collected yet. Please email us at info@kbkornholegames.com and let us know how you would like to be paid electronically.

WOMEN SINGLES (43 players) - link to standings

• 1st Place: Sheridan Tapp (MN)
• 2nd Place: Drea Flores (AZ)
• 3rd Place: Charlene Simmons (CA)

SENIOR SINGLES (27 players) - link to standings

• 1st Place: Bill Hadley (AZ)
• 2nd Place: Ken Jones (CA)
• 3rd Place: Mike Torres (AZ)

CREW CUP (54 teams)

• 1st Place: Tyler Parent (CA), Peter Zazueta Jr. (AZ), Robbie Redlin (CO), Chris Cook (CA)
• 2nd Place: Ray Thomas (CA), Moses Zazueta (AZ), Mike Tapp (MN), Kevin Nellis (AZ)
• 3rd Place: Peter Gunn (CA), Jermaine Cromwell (AZ), DG Harmon (WA), Tristan Sluder (ID)

NOVICE DIVISION (32 players) - link to standings

• 1st Place: Jesus Vega
• 2nd Place: Ethan Castillo
• 3rd Place: Bladimir Martinez

INTERMEDIATE SINGLES (68 players) - link to standings bracket A / link to standings bracket B

• 1st Place: Brandon Sehlmeyer (NM)
• 2nd Place: Scott Hagen (NM)
• T-3rd Place: Donny Lovato (NM)
• T-3rd Place: Coyle Domina (NM)

COMPETITIVE SINGLES (101 players) - link to standings bracket A / link to standings bracket B

• 1st Place: Steve Arndt (NM)
• 2nd Place: Greg Collins (CA)
• T-3rd Place: John Nicholls (AZ)
  
• T-3rd Place: Chris Michaelis (CA)
  

ADVANCED SINGLES (128 players) - link to standings bracket A / link to standings bracket B

• 1st Place: Bill Hadley (AZ)
• 2nd Place: Hunter Thorne (CA)
• T-3rd Place: Doug Zafft (AZ)
• T-3rd Place: Tino Mendoza (AZ)

NOVICE DIVISION (teams) - link to standings

• 1st Place: Peter and Peter Jr Zazueta (AZ)
• 2nd Place: Cruz and Junior Gamez (AZ)
• 3rd Place: Rickey Sehlmeyer and Cody Brown (NM)

INTERMEDIATE SINGLES (teams) - link to standings

• 1st Place: Brandon and Mike Sehlmeyer (NM)
• 2nd Place: Donny Lovato and Coyle Domina (NM)
• 3rd Place: Melissa Guerrero and Bransen Lacy (AZ)

COMPETITIVE SINGLES (teams) - link to standings

• 1st Place: Michael Tap and Perry Peterson (MN)
• 2nd Place: Bridget Moore (CA) and Drea Flores (AZ)
• 3rd Place: Nick Favia and Kevin Nellis (AZ)

ADVANCED SINGLES (64 teams) - link to standings bracket A / link to standings bracket B

• 1st Place: Nick Renevitz and Ken Jones (CA)
  
• 2nd Place: Austin Ideker and Dennis Kruse (SD)
  
• T-3rd Place: Doug Zafft and Bill Hadley (AZ)
  
• T-3rd Place: Len Hiatt and Greg Cather (WA)
  

LOWER DIVISION SHOOT OUT (51 teams)

• 1st Place: Scott and Lori Hagen (NM)
• 2nd Place: Mike and Terry Byrnes (CA)
  
• 3rd Place: Brandon and Wendy Sehlmeyer (NM)
• 4th Place: Carlos and Ethan Castillo (CA)
  

UPPER DIVISION SHOOT OUT (110 teams)

• 1st Place: Bill Hadley and Doug Zafft (AZ)
• 2nd Place: Tyler Parent and Brevon Valdivia (CA)
• T-3rd Place: Greg Cather and Len Hiatt (WA)
• T-3rd Place: Blake Demale and Brett Holland (CA)

On Saturday, November 9, we ran the Wild West Days Cornhole Tournament at Harold's Corral in Cave Creek. In the experienced division, teams competed in a two stage tournament where everyone first played five games in round robin and then were split into either an Advanced or Competitive double elimination bracket based on their round robin results.

ADVANCED DIVISION

• 1st Place: Brian and Bill
• 2nd Place: Juan and Fausto
• 3rd Place: Eddie and Robert
  

COMPETITIVE DIVISION

• 1st Place: Salty and Greg
• 2nd Place: Richard and Jillian
• 3rd Place: Zackery and Cody
  

In the Novice division, teams also competed in a two stage tournament where all teams play four games in round robin and then were seeded into a double elimination tournament.

• 1st Place: Don and Tim
  
• 2nd Place: Terry and Luci
  
• 3rd Place: David and Ryan
  

Finally, we welcomed back Greg Stedman who made his return from a long cornhole layoff. The Last Call Baggers came up and took over Harold's for the day.

On Saturday, November 9, we ran the 2nd Annual Fireside Charity Cornhole Tournament. Twenty-nine teams competed in a two stage tournament where everyone first played four games in round robin. Once RR was complete, all teams with two or more wins advanced to a single elimination tournament where they were seeded by their RR results. In the end, Nick and David repeated as champions to take down the top prize. Rick, who finished runner up in the tournament, won the long toss competition with a distance of 47' before the sun went down.

• 1st Place: Nick and David (7-1)
• 2nd Place: Nick and Rick (6-2)
• Long Toss: Rick at 47'
  

On August 17-18, the 4th annual Arizona State Cornhole Championships took place at Ability360 Sports and Fitness Center in Phoenix, AZ. The event included 15 different tournaments and attracted over 350 players from across the state with nearly $12,000 in cash and prizes award over the weekend. In the end, 22 different players earned the title of state champion and will receive a championship jersey at our awards ceremony on September 28 at the 4th annual East vs West tournament.

Bill Hadley won the Player of the Year award for the second time in three seasons. Bill finished the season as the #1 ranked Arizona and West Conference (AZ, CA, HI, NV) player. He also finished #32 and #34, respectively, in the ACL overall and singles rankings. Bill won five regional singles events and one conference singles event during the season. He and ACL pro partner, Doug Zafft, also won seven regional doubles events and one conference doubles event throughout the season.

Sixteen players competed in a double elimination tournament for the Women's Championship. Angie Hallmark capped off her strongest season yet by winning her first Arizona State Women's Championship. Beth Hanson came up just short for the second year in a row, finishing 2nd. Melissa Felix finished 3rd, breaking into the winner's circle for the first time at this event.

Twelve players competed in a double elimination tournament for the Senior's Championship. Tino Mendoza knocked off reigning Senior Champion, Bill Hadley (2nd place), to win his first of two titles at this year's State Championships. Greg Stedman made an impressive run to break into the top three!

Eight teams competed in a two-stage tournament for the Junior's 13U Championship. The teams first competed in a four game round robin to determine seeding into a single elimination tournament. Brock and Landon knocked off reigning champions, Christian and Izaac, to win the title of this second year of the event. Bryan and Javi rounded out the top three with their 3rd place finish.

Four teams competed in a two-stage tournament for the High School Championship. The teams first competed in a three game round robin to determine seeding into a double elimination tournament. Juju and Alex went undefeated to earn the title. Cody and Zach overcame a tough round robin to finish 2nd place and Ben and Louis rounded out the top three with their 3rd place finish.

A sold out tournament with 16 teams / 64 players competed in a two-stage tournament for the Crew Cup Championship. The team of Juan, Jimmy, David and Tony went undefeated to earn the championship in this second year event. The team of Jimbo, Larry, Tim and Migael came in 2nd place and Larry, KJ, John and Chrissy came in 3rd place.

Thirty-four players competed in a double elimination tournament for the capstone event - Advanced Singles Championship. Bill Hadley took down the championship for the third time in four years! Tino Mendoza came in 2nd place and Mike Torres finished in 3rd place.

Twenty-two teams competed in a double elimination tournament for the Tier 4 Advanced Doubles Championship. Hector and Tino fought off Al and Torres in the sudden death game for the win. Andy and David made a strong run to finish in 3rd place.

In our last event of Day #1, sixty-one players competed in a double elimination tournament for the Tier 3 Competitive Singles Championship. Bobby Saenz was able to come back and double-dip Nick Favia for the championship. Larry Mora rounded out the top three with his 3rd place finish.

Thirty-seven teams competed in a double elimination tournament for the Tier 3 Competitive Doubles Championship. Ryan and Luke went through the winner's bracket before getting pushed to the sudden death game by Jimmy and Pancho. In the end, Ryan and Luke came out victorious in a tight final match. Jimbo and Bryan had a strong run to finish in 3rd place, with their only loses coming against the top two teams.

In our largest field of the event, sixty-four players competed in a double elimination tournament for the Tier 2 Developing Singles Championship (and survived the technical issues). Dan Gaylor, who was knocked into the loser's bracket by Juju Perez, came back to double dip the same opponent in the championship to take down the title.  Bransen Lacy had a strong run to finish 3rd place finish, losing only to the top two players.

In our largest doubles field, forty-four teams competed in a double elimination tournament for the Tier 2 Developing Doubles Championship. KJ and Kade played Dan and Soon three close matches near or at the end of the tournament with KJ and Kade winning two of those games to take the title. Chris and Arizona survived an early loss to fight their way back for a 3rd place finish.

In our first time running this division, we had a full field of 32 players who competed in a double elimination tournament for the Tier 1 Beginner Singles Championship. Newcomer, Ky Wilbert, rolled through to the championship before battling Jose Palencia in two exciting matches 21-19 and 21-20 with Ky ultimately winning the final match. Shawn Soria followed up his Tier 1 Doubles win with a 3rd place finish in singles.

In another first time event, thirty-two teams competed in a two-stage tournament for the Tier 1 Beginner Doubles Championship. The teams first competed in a four game round robin to determine seeding into a single elimination tournament. Shawn and Elizabeth went 8-0 to win the title. Lionel and Todd finished 6-2 to take 2nd place and Vicente and Henry finished 5-3 to win 3rd place.

In another first time event, thirty-four teams competed in a two-stage tournament for the Mixed Doubles Championship. The teams first competed in a four game round robin to determine seeding with the top 16 teams advancing into a single elimination tournament. Daughter-father team of Melissa and Gilbert finished 7-1 to win the championship, beating wife-husband duo Natalie in the finals. Monique and Bill rounded out the trophy winners with their 3rd place finish.

The Copper Cup Invitational was another first time event at this year's championships. The top 32 players in Arizona were entered into a free-entry blind draw where the teams competed in a single elimination tournament for a small cash prize. All players who earned a spot in the Copper Cup were given a Copper Cup t-shirt, sponsored by Becky Minks Realtor (findingparadiseinaz@gmail.com). In the end, Larry and Jose took the top spot, beating Bill and Scott in the final match!

Easayas Tsiage won the long toss for the second time in three years hitting at a distance of 60' to win just under $500.

Special thank you to all of our event sponsors for this year's event.

On Saturday, May 11, we ran the Solstice Stone - Bags & Brews: Cornhole Tournament for Charity. Forty-two teams competed in a two stage tournament where everyone first played three games in round robin. Once RR was complete, all teams with two or three wins advanced to a single elimination tournament where they were seeded by their RR results. In a thrilling championship match, Vance & Chris beat Mickey & Kirk 21-20 to win the grand prize. In our Consolation match, Kraig & Adam beat Jeff & Cheyne to win third place.

• 1st Place: Vance & Chris (7-0)
• 2nd Place: Mickey & Kirk (6-1)
• 3rd Place: Kraig & Adam (6-1)

Here are our upcoming public events for 2019. Many events offer different divisions so that you can compete against people with similar experience. Please check out our website frequently at kbkornhole.com/events to see a full listing. We are constantly adding new events and the site updates regularly.

• Every Thursday: Weekly event at The QuartHaus is downtown Chandler. All levels welcome.
• May 17-19: ACL National Event at Harrah's Ak-Chin Casino in Maricopa (ESPN)
• June 1: Historic Old Town Cottonwood Cornhole Mash (experienced and beginner divisions)
• June 22-23: The Cornhole Cup at Vee Quiva Hotel and Casino (multiple levels & divisions)
• July 13: Crazy Cash Cornhole at Lone Butte Casino
• July 27-28: Arizona State Cornhole Championships at Ability360 in Phoenix (multiple levels & divisions)
  

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