Amid the
torrential downpour the Fort Thomas ACO Cornhole Tournament was a success. 16 teams paid the $30 entry fee and competed
in the tournament that had to be moved indoors to the armory. A number of nationally ranked teams competed
including the 71st ranked team in the nation, Mike Schaffer and
Randy Atha from Cincinnati, Ohio, and the number two ranked team in the nation,
Brandon Hill and Jay Dotson from Lynchburg, Ohio, who would eventually be
crowned champions. With their win
Brandon and Jay earned a spot in the ACO World Championship to be held at
Turfway Park.
The winners of the tournament, Brandon Hill and Jay Dotson.
Fort Thomas was
well represented in the tournament. Brothers David and Michael Schuh played
very well, but were eliminated by the eventual champions, Brandon Hill and Jay
Dotson.
David Schuh
reflected on his experience. “We pre-registered a few weeks back. We play at home and at parties and we win
those games. With this being an ACO
tournament, we knew there would be really good players here. We just wanted to see where we were compared
to them.”
Dan Gorman
explained that each year the tournament increases it’s popularity, “I expect
next year’s tournament to be even better because each year we learn what it
takes to attract more and more of the great players.”
16 teams competed in the tournament that had to be moved to the armory due to rain.
Doug Hopkins,
Director of Sales and Sponsorship for the American Cornhole Organization, said,
“We ran it a little differently this year compared to last year. Last year was more of a “pick-up”
tournament. This year we promoted it as
an official American Cornhole Organization event.” He added, “We are hoping it will grow each
year. In this region there are certainly
enough players around to play the game.
Next year we will continue to try to drive awareness a little earlier in
June. Perhaps we’ll look at lowering the
entry fee or bolster the event with more prizes.”
The 2nd
annual ACO Cornhole Tournament was a success.
We hope that the 3rd annual tournament brings even more
cornhole enthusiasts out to compete!
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