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11/29/2018 Throwback Thursday: Backyard Games Day 2017 Last week, we announced that the 4th annual Arizona State Cornhole Championships would be July 26-27, 2019 (arizonastatecornholechampionships.com) at Ability360 Sports and Fitness. As we end 2018 and begin to prepare for next year's championships, this got me thinking about the our 2nd State Championships at Westworld in the summer of 2017. That tournament was part of a larger event, Backyard Games Day, which included over 50 vendors, inflatable bounce houses and obstacle courses, a 30' climbing wall, pet adoptions and of course, the 2017 Arizona State Cornhole Championships. What many people did not know or realize was that the entire Backyard Games Day festival, not just the cornhole tournament, was planned and organized by us, KB Kornhole Games. While we are not eager try to plan an entire festival again, the experience of coordinating all aspects of a large scale event like BGD gave us a lot of confidence as we continued to build KB Kornhole Games into the premiere cornhole group in the country.
Backyard Games Day was an amazing overall experience. From a planning perspective, we learned (sometimes the hard way) all about the numerous things one has to take into consideration when planning an event of this size (staffing, electrical needs, insurance, TV/marketing campaigns, and all of the other odds and ends) and we were glad to see that over 1,200 people walked through the doors to attend our event. We also found out that Erin is a star on camera! From a community perspective, we felt our reach was even greater! We were able to partner with the Scottsdale Firefighters Charities as they sponsored 200 children and adults to attend the event as part of their 12 Months of Caring program. We also donated space to several local non-profit dog rescues so that they could bring in their foster dogs in hopes that the pups would find forever homes with the event patrons. We were ecstatic when we learned that over 10 dogs were adopted at our event. One of the dog rescue workers even started to cry when talking to Erin at the end of the event because she was able to adopt out several of her rescues. These types of stories are what made this event such a success in our eyes. While this event feels like it was so long ago yet still so fresh in our memories, it is something we come back to often when reflecting on where we have been and where we plan to go in the upcoming months and years! We're so happy and grateful for everyone who attended the event that day and for those who have joined us at our events before and since Backyard Games Day 2017! Here's to an exciting 2019! We look forward to seeing you at Ability360 on July 26-27. Take a look at our Facebook Photo Album of Backyard Games Day 2017. 11/28/2018 Recap: Tucson Toss Cornhole Tournament On Sunday, November 25th, we ran the 2nd Annual Meridian Group Tucson Toss Cornhole Tournament benefitting the Ronald McDonald House Charities. The event was held at The Hut in Tucson and included 22 teams competing for the Tucson Toss Cup. It was awesome to hear the stories of a few of the players who had benefited from the Ronald McDonald House Charities in the past. The raffle, 50/50, entry fees and other donations helped raise over $2,000. For the cornhole tournament, all teams competed in a four-game round robin with the top 16 teams advancing to a single elimination tournament. In one of the most exciting comebacks, Richard and Kevin, who were down 18-2, stormed all the way back to win the Tucson Toss Cup and the top prizes.
Upcoming Events Here are our upcoming public events for 2018 and into 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.
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 On Saturday, November 24th, we ran the 2nd annual Festival of Lights Cornhole Tournament at Desert Foothills Park in Phoenix. The event included 51 teams across four divisions and six juniors competed in a Juniors singles event. In all, a total over $1,300 in prize money was paid out to the top teams and $700 was raised for the non-profit Festival of Lights as well as their charities, Kiwanis, Y OPAS and the Starbright Foundation. JUNIOR DIVISIONIn the junior division, all six players played each other in round robin before advancing to the single elimination tournament. The top two players won a new set of USA SlideRite bags. The championship match between Izaac and Tessa was a nail-biter with Izaac prevailing 21-20 to take the top prize. Likewise in the 3rd place match, Maximus eeked out the victory over Izzy 21-19.
EXPERIENCED DIVISIONIn the early tournament, 25 experienced teams competed in a six-game round robin. Along with the Arizona players, we also had guests from California, Missouri and Nevada who joined us at the event. The top 13 teams moved on to the advanced division and the remaining 12 teams moved to the competitive division where both groups participated in a double elimination tournament. Advanced division
Competitive division
AMATEUR DIVISION In the later tournament, 26 amateur teams competed in a five-game round robin. The top 12 teams moved on to the social division and the remaining 14 teams moved to the tailgater division where both groups participated in a single elimination tournament. Social division
Tailgater division
Upcoming Events Here are our upcoming public events for 2018 and into 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.
Stay in Touch! Like us on Facebook (KB Kornhole Games) and follow us on Instagram (@kbkornhole). You can also sign up for our email list by going to www.kbkornhole.com and signing up on our homepage.
11/4/2018 Recap: Wild West Shoot Out On November 2-4, we ran the 8th Annual Wild West Shoot Out. In total, over 250 players from 13 different states competed in 10 different events. Of those 250+ players, there were roughly 85 different players who earned a portion of the $15,000 in prize money! We jammed a lot of bags into a short amount of time and didn't quite get to everything we wanted but we are excited with how the event turned out. Below is a summary of each event. We took some pictures throughout the event. You can view them on our Facebook page HERE. Please send additional pictures to us through Messenger, text (6028851608) or email (info@kbkornholegames.com) and we will add them to the album. A special thank you to Ray Sandoval at Original Cornhole Company for supplying the boards for the event and to Palace Station Hotel and Casino for the space to host our event. Cochran Cup A unique aspect of the Wild West Shoot Out is that all of the players are not only competing individually or as a team of two, they are all competing for their state for a chance to earn the newly named Cochran Cup, after the late Las Vegas director, Damon Cochran. This year, California edged out Arizona to hoist the cup and take it back to California where it will make the rounds throughout the state for the next year. Congratulations California! Click HERE to see the WWSO Points.  Courtesy of Becky Schwartz  $1,000 Crew Cup The Crew Cup included 34 teams of four. Designed as a social tournament to kick off the event, each team was randomly assigned players with an effort to have players from at least three different states. The top four teams split the $1,000 in prize money
Courtesy of Brian Brewer Women's Singles Running concurrently with the Crew Cup, the women's singles had 30 players competing. After a disappointing 3rd place finish at the 2017 WWSO Women's singles event, Noelle Westbrook (CA) bounced back to win the event over Angie Hallmark (AZ). CLICK HERE to see full standings. CLICK HERE to see full bracket.
Social Singles In the first championship game of Saturday's Singles events, Bracket A winner Shawn Kelso (AZ) faced off against Bracket B winner Austin Wahlenmaier (CA) with Shawn taking down the top prize in the 44 player Social Singles tournament. Lori and Scott Hagen decided not to play the 3rd place game since the prize money was all going back to the same house. Bracket A (standings / bracket). Bracket B (standings / bracket)
Competitive Singles In the 64 player Competitive Singles tournament, Tyler Parent (CA) won the A bracket and Greg Cather (WA) won the B bracket. The two faced off in the championship with Greg taking the win and earn Washington its first points. In the 3rd place game, Chris Michaelis (CA) topped Patrick Sandridge (NV). Bracket A (standings / bracket). Bracket B (standings / bracket).
Advanced Singles In the 100 player Advanced Singles tournament, Brett Holland (CA) won the A bracket and BJ Torres (CO) won the B bracket. The two faced off in an exciting championship with Brett Holland taking the top spot. Bill Hadley (AZ) and Larry Felix (AZ) decided to split 3rd and 4th place money and forego the match. Bracket A (standings / bracket). Bracket B (standings / bracket).
Senior Singles After a long day of competing, 17 seniors survived a delayed start to finish up close to midnight on Saturday. Ken Jones (CA) took the top spot over Mike Torres (AZ) to win the event. CLICK HERE to see full standings. CLICK HERE to see full bracket.
 Mixed Doubles The popular mixed doubles event spanned two days after we were asked to shut down for the night by the casino at midnight on Saturday with six teams left to play. Arizona took the top three spots of the 44 team tournament. CLICK HERE to see full standings. CLICK HERE to see full bracket.
Social Doubles In the 23 team Social Doubles tournament, Vince and Mark Ayala took the championship and then promptly bought the set of boards that they played on to remember the occasion. CLICK HERE to see full standings. CLICK HERE to see full bracket.
Experienced BYOP Doubles The Advanced and Competitive Doubles divisions both started on Saturday in a combined pool play. All 94 teams were randomly assigned a group so that each group had at least three different states represented. The results from pool play divided the teams into either the Advanced division or Competitive division where each division competed in a double elimination tournament. Competitive Division There were a total of 46 competitive division teams. In an exciting two game final, Doug Stebolton and Jesse Segovia (CA) bested Johnny Rockett and Mark Pryor (CA). The Minnesota team of Jeff Jovaag and Juan Moreno came in third with Phil Synder and James Seisun (NV) rounding out the top four. CLICK HERE to see full standings. CLICK HERE to see full bracket.
Advanced Doubles There were a total of 48 teams in the advanced division. In a thrilling two game final that included some clutch shots, BJ Torres and Harry Stoltzfus (CO) edged out the win against Brett Holland and Blake Demale (CA). Defending champions, Doug Zafft and Hector Gonzales fell just short of the three-peat. CLICK HERE to see full standings. CLICK HERE to see full bracket.
SAVE THE DATE: $15,000 Cornhole Cup (May 31-June 2) Save the date! Our biggest and best event EVER! The $15,000 Cornhole Cup at Harrah's Ak-Chin in Maricopa, AZ. We will have multiple divisions and events. A Party on the Patio! And more to come! See kbkornhole.com/cornholecup or the Cornhole Cup Facebook event page for more information.  Stay in Touch! Like us on Facebook (KB Kornhole Games) and follow us on Instagram (@kbkornhole). You can also sign up for our email list by going to www.kbkornhole.com and signing up on our homepage.
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