We’ve put together an initiative to help spur some more visibility for axe/knife throwing and if you participate you could win a gift card for the World Axe Throwing League or World Knife Throwing League store! Why are we starting this initiative? We’ve seen the community discussions on marketing their leagues/players. So, we’ve set up a new program and reward system for anyone in the community to participate in. This program is designed to help get exposure for your local affiliates, leagues, and grow your audience. Throwers & athletes in general are more marketable for sponsors and have ..read more

All throwers will have until April 5th to declare as Advanced or Amateur via their App profiles. Once Season 2 begins on April 6th, NO DIVISION CHANGES CAN BE MADE. The designation must be made before the season starts, NOT before the first game that you play of the season! Division Changes With 2024 bringing the new divisions and ruleset, we wanted to give all throwers the opportunity to test out which division would work best for them. To do this, we are allowing division changes between Season 1 and Season 2 of 2024. Once a designation is made for Season 2 (before April 6th),self-select div ..read more

Pro League status is awarded to the top 128 throwers (by Season Rating) on the Advanced leaderboard each season. To earn a bid to the World Axe Throwing Championship (WATC), throwers must achieve Pro League status twice in the same competition year. Leagues earning Pro status do not need to be consecutive to earn a bid. For more information on qualifying for WATC, see our Qualifying page below. Qualifying & Tournament Circuit Congrats to the Season 1 Pro League! Adam Fortner Damon Latham John Kautter Raulin Goodman Adam Santoro Dan Brynildsen Jonathan Merida Raymond Dales Alex Ever ..read more

Dear Axe Throwing Community, As the commissioner of the World Axe Throwing League (WATL), it is my duty to ensure the integrity and fairness of our organization for the benefit of our affiliates, throwers, and the community at large. As it turns out, recent events compel us to address a concerning issue that threatens the trust and cohesion within our community. WATL is dedicated to providing opportunities for our affiliates to host events and tournaments, supported by comprehensive documentation to guide them in their endeavors, including clear payment guidelines for tournament winners. We u ..read more

The newly formed Craftsman Committee has been hard at work creating new categories for the Third Annual WATL Craftsmen Awards. They are excited to honor the exceptional talent that shapes the landscape of the Craftsman Program. All WATL Certified Craftsman Program members are eligible to apply for the expanded list of categories this year. The awards categories are: Scored By A Panel of Judges Best Hatchet Best Big Axe Best Sheath Best Laser Engraving Voted By The WATL Community Community Choice: Hatchet Community Choice: Big Axe Community Choice: Sheath Community Choice: Laser Engraving P ..read more

We are thrilled to announce that our most recent council elections have been a resounding success! We received a record number of applications and experienced an unprecedented voter turnout from our Affiliates, demonstrating the dedication and engagement of our community. The purpose of the Council is to advise WATL on matters pertaining to the sport of axe throwing. Council members represent a wide range of views and experiences within the sport. It consists of venue owners and throwers with a wide range of skill and experience levels. WATL consults with the Council on matters such as rules u ..read more

By now you should be familiar with the larger changes coming in 2024 with the new ruleset. If you aren’t, start with the Rules Summary video for the basics. There are also a lot of resources that you can review in our rules resource folder. 2024 Rules Summary Video 2024 Rules Resource Folder What we want to highlight today are a number of the “lesser known”, but no less important, updates to the 2024 rules. These are changes that have either been allowed or disallowed or allowed in the past or have been altered in important ways that deserve noting. This is not a comprehensive change list, a ..read more

The best axe and knife throwers in the world will compete this Spring in Tulsa, Oklahoma for a piece of the $60,000 prize pool and a chance to compete on ESPN! We are extremely excited to announce that WAKTC (World Axe and Knife Throwing Championships) will be taking place in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the WeStreet Ice Center on April 18-21, 2024. “This event will not only be a fantastic way to introduce folks to the brand new WeStreet Ice Center, but a unique opportunity for Tulsa to be in front of global audiences via the ESPN broadcast. We look forward to welcoming international competitors for th ..read more

12:01 AM EST December 15, 2023 to 11:59 PM EST January 14, 2024 It is highly recommended that all players who do not secure a WATC bid participate in Qualifying Throws. Bids will be released starting on December 11. For each discipline, the top verified scores will earn a bid to WATC VII. The entries available in each discipline are: 11 Hatchet 10 Big Axe 10 Duals Should bids in the following categories be declined, they will tricle to the next qualifying score in Open Qualifiers for that discipline. WATC Champion Bids – in the case that a champion’s bid is abandoned, it will be reassigned ..read more

The World Axe Throwing Professional League (WATL Pro League) is a qualifying system that helps to recognize the top competitors in the sport of axe throwing for standard hatchet competition. At the end of each league season, the top 24 Pros (by leaderboard position) will be awarded a bid to the 2023 WATC. To earn their WATC Bid: Pro Bid Winners must have thrown at least 50% kill attempts (28) in their qualifying league Bids trickle down if there are already bid holders in the top 24 finishers Please be reminded that Pro Status does not carry forward past the next season and throwers have t ..read more