Recap: Festival of Lights Cornhole Tournaments

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 DIVISION

In 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.

• 1st Place: Izaac
• 2nd Place: Tessa
• 3rd Place: Maximus
  

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EXPERIENCED DIVISION

In 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

• 1st place: Alan Doyle & Mike Torres
• 2nd place: Larry Felix & Ty Lopez
  
• 3rd place: Blake Demale & Julian Montanez
  
• Bracket / Standings
  

Competitive division

• 1st place: Antoine Smith & Pancho Centeno
• 2nd place: Melissa Felix & Zach Carley
  
• 3rd place: Adam Davidsaver & Alex Schepps
• Bracket / Standings
  

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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

• 1st place: Adam & Bruce
  
• 2nd place: Bryan & Corina
  
• 3rd place: Tim & Corey
  

Tailgater division

• 1st place: Bill & Andrew
• 2nd place: Jennifer & Lynn
  

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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.

• Every Thursday: Weekly event at The QuartHaus is downtown Chandler. All levels welcome.
  
• December 8: Deer Valley Skyhawks Baseball Cornhole Tournament (Adult and Student/18 and under divisions)
  
• December 29: Arizona National Livestock Show Cornhole Tournaments (Multiple divisions/Regional)
  
• January 5: Globe-Miami-San Carlos Strong Benefit Fundraiser Tournament (Multiple divisions/Regional)
  
• January 26: Cornhole Bowl VI (Amateur and Experienced Divisions)
  

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