WATL Global East Regional Tournaments 2023
australia, Asia & new zealand axe throwing

We're hosting a series of WATL Sanctioned events in New Zealand to enable the Australasian axe throwing community to earn bids to the World Axe Throwing Championships (WATC). 

In 2022, 6 throwers from Global East (Asia, Australia & New Zealand) secured bids to WATC, these were all Kiwis throwing out of Sweet Axe venues. We'd love to broaden the pool and see some Australian throwers bringing the heat to Worlds!

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2023 WATL Event Calendar  Global East

Auckland, New Zealand:
- 19th Feb- Standard Hatchet Marathon League
- 5th March- Big Axe & Duals Marathon League
- 19th March- WATL Sanctioned Tier 3, Hatchet & Big Axe Tournament CLICK HERE to register your interest

Wellington, New Zealand:
- 19th Feb- Standard Hatchet Marathon League
- 5th March- Big Axe & Duals Marathon League

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WATL Sanctioned Tier 3C Tournament: 19th March​

This competition is open to anyone who has participated in any IATF/WATL league or a Sweet Axe session in 2023. This is an opportunity for circuit points qualify or Regionals, or to go to the World Axe Throwing Championships!

Global East Tier 3 Dates:
Sunday 19th March 2023- Auckland

See Our Last Tournament on NewsHub!

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WATL Sanctioned marathon league 19th February

​Marathon Leagues make it possible for throwers who do not have a WATL axe throwing venue nearby to compete in an official WATL League at an Official WATL venue.

Throwers will play 7 weeks of league and the week 8 tournament- that's a total of 300+ throws-  all in one day!

All rules about regular season play, playoffs, circuit points, and qualifying apply

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Marathon leagues
​Hatchet, Duals & Big Axe

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​Qualifying for the World Axe Throwing Championship®

To qualify for a bid to the WATC, throwers must earn circuit points. For throwers in Australia, where there are very few WATL sanctioned leagues, there are some easy pathways in, these involved either:
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• Throwing in a Marathon League in order to be eligible for Regionals, then winning Regionals
• Throwing in at least one WATL Sanctioned Tiered tournament or League/Marathon League, then completing qualifying throws
• Winning/placing in multiple WATL sanctioned tournaments

Circuit Point Distribution
​Points awarded for placements in WATL® Sanctioned Events including tournaments and leagues. Points vary based on placing and event.

More detail on Circuit Points and the pathway to WATC at Section M of the Official Rules


Non-Region Locked Bids
The top Circuit Point earning players that did not receive a Pro Bid

Region Locked Bids
For all disciplines, the top Circuit Point earners in each region, that did not receive a bid through any method listed above.

• For the full breakdown of Bids in your region, please see the WATC Bid Distribution Breakdown.

Qualifiers

• Qualifying Throws will be held for each discipline before WATC.
• The highest scoring participants will gain access to WATC via Qualifying Throws.
• Players (or teams if throwing Duals qualifiers) with 1 or more Circuit Point(s) may throw in Qualifying Throws ​

WATL RULES 

WATL rules vary to IATF, but ultimately it's all about throwing an axe at a target. The vibes, sense of community and fun are all still here!

The biggest difference in going IATF to WATL are distance, scoring and game format.

DISTANCE
For IATF throwers, the distance will be the hardest to adjust to. The minimum distance in WATL is 12 feet, and no part of a throwers body may cross that line at any point during or after the throw, before both players' scores are expressed by the judge. ​

You'll find more on this in the official rules under Section C: Gameplay 

GAMEPLAY
Each game is played against different opponents, opponents must be selected at random via matchmaking in the app and consists of the following:

1. Each game consists of 10 throws.
2. In each game, players will take 5 throws and then switch sides.
   1. This ensures fair play when there are varying densities in wood.
3. If there is a tie after 10 throws, there will be sudden death

A full breakdown of WATL scoring can be found in the official rules under Section C: Gameplay 

Points
The valid scoring area of the axe must break the marked surface of the target to be awarded points. In WATL it is advantageous to have an axe with a large blade and/or scoring area- here's why:

A break (breaking) is defined as when the scoring area of an axe is embedded in the wood and the marked surface of the target area is visible on both sides.

For example: Touching the black line of the 5 ring is scored as a 4.  Breaking the 5 ring (unmarked wood of the outer bullseye on both sides) counts as a five​ ​
​If the axe breaks multiple sections of the target simultaneously, then the player is awarded the points for the higher-valued section.

So the larger area of the target your axe covers, the more likely you are to hit a higher scoring zone.
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1. 1 point for the outermost ring
2. 2 points for the 2nd outermost ring
3. 3 points for the 3rd outermost ring
4. 4 points for the 4th outermost ring
5. 5 points for the 5th outermost ring
6. 6 points for the bullseye
7. 8 points for the Killshots when activated and hit

If the axe falls before the presiding official scores the axe, the axe is counted as a drop

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Code of Behaviour

​IMPORTANT INFORMATION

• We have a zero tolerance policy to intoxication.
• All participants must wear closed toe shoes.
• We recommend wearing comfortable clothing.
• All tournament participants must adhere to our Code of Behaviour

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