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World Championships of Cornhole 19

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ACO WORLDS 19 HOST CITY

Owensboro, Kentucky

Owensboro is Kentucky’s fourth-largest city, nestled on a scenic bend of the Ohio River in western Kentucky.

Sports: Centrally located among numerous midwestern cities, Owensboro’s hospitality, attractions, world-class convention center and extraordinary riverfront make it a winning choice for the ACO World Championships of Cornhole. Owensboro was designated as the Sports Illustrated 50th Anniversary Sportstown for the state of Kentucky for its sports and recreation options.

Food: Owensboro is the food hub of western Kentucky, with a wide variety of wonderfully delicious, locally owned restaurants. No trip to Owensboro is complete without enjoying Owensboro’s signature hickory-smoked barbecue mutton and flavorful burgoo, sampling some of Kentucky’s finest bourbons, and exploring our ties to the roots of bluegrass music.

Music: As the Bluegrass Capital of the world, Owensboro is home to the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and Museum, where it all began. Music lovers enjoy several free entertainment options throughout the summer. Most weeks from May through September bring free live music to downtown Owensboro on a variety of riverfront stages. Every Thursday is “Downtown Date Night” in downtown Owensboro with live music from 6-10 p.m. The “Friday After 5” free concert series offers live music on multiple outdoor stages along the riverfront from 5-10 p.m. And on Saturday nights from 7-9 p.m. “Live on the Banks” brings more free live music to the Smothers Park Overlook.

THE ROAD TO WORLDS

FIND OUT WHAT IT TAKES TO BECOME WORLD CHAMPION

Here’s how to become ACO World Champion in the Singles Division (King or Queen of Cornhole)

  1. Become an ACO Member and start playing.
  2. To make it to Worlds, you have to first qualify. Qualified Singles are accepted into the Singles Division at Worlds. To qualify, a registered ACO member must have a minimum required amount points from either an ACO Regional or ACO Major or combination of both in each division they would like to participate in at Worlds. Or, finish the Season in the “Corny 40” (the Top 40 ranked Singles Players of the Season). Qualified players enter the “RPI” qualifiers at Worlds (Ranked Players Invitational).
  3. Advance through  “Pool Play” Mini Brackets in Double Elimination tournaments. Qualified players advance to Worlds Singles Brackets.
  4. Advance through the Singles Main Bracket in Double Elimination tournaments. Qualified players advance to the Worlds Singles Championship.
  5. Championship Night crowns the ACO World Singles Champion as the King or Queen of Cornhole!

“This Season, I was both Player of the Season and World Champion in Womens, I made Pro, and was the only woman in the Corny 40 (top 40). I love the family atmosphere at ACO. People are so happy to see friends that they haven’t seen for months whether they’re players or not.”

– Paula Stevens
ACO Womens World Champion, Season 14, Las Vegas, NV

Players to Watch

These are the players to watch. They’ll put on a great show this year at the World Championships of Cornhole!

Michael Hochgesang

Tied for Seniors Player of the Season 19

Dustin Arant

Xzavien Williams

Josefina Ernsberger

Megan Puckett

Jayce Thompson

Douglas Parker

ACO Worlds History

Worlds 19 Champions

Season 19   July 2024   Owensboro, KY

ACO Players of the Season

World Singles
Kaleb Hurt

World Doubles
• Kaleb Hurt / Isaac Hurt

Seniors
• Johnny Thomas

Womens
Emma Jernigan

Juniors
Isaac Hurt

Coed Doubles
Josie Clare / Brayden Easterling

T2 Singles
Ashton Watkins

ACO World Singles Championships

  1. Isaac Hurt
  2. Kaleb Hurt
  3. Brayden Easterling
  4. Darryl Macon

ACO World Doubles Championships

Top four (4) teams in World Doubles:

  1. Kaleb Hurt / Isaac Hurt
  2. Michael Lucas Jr. / Michael Dinges
  3. Steve Smith / TJ Miller
  4. Scotty Ball / Dustin Arant

ACO Coed Doubles

Top three (3) teams Coed Doubles:

  1. Josie Clare / Brayden Easterling
  2. Amber Fretwell / Shane Fretwell
  3. Kelsie Heitert / Brandon Earls

ACO World Juniors Championship

Top 3 players:

  1. Isaac Hurt
  2. Bryce Jefferson
  3. Noah Dennis

ACO World Womens Championship

  1. Maggie Geiger
  2. Amber Fretwell
  3. Sarah Hardy

ACO World Seniors Championship

  1. Tony Pena
  2. Johnny Thomas
  3. Michael Hochgesang

ACO Big Blind Draw Championship

  1. Hunter Powers / Isaac Hurt
  2. Kaz Barkley / Parker Burgett

ACO Womens Doubles Championship

  1. Kim Dice / Chloe Arrington
  2. Kennedi Meinecke / Justine Smith

ACO Senior Doubles Championship

  1. Johnny Thomas / Darryl Macon
  2. Gary Ferguson / Willie Johns

Slyder Cup – Open

  1. Team Hurt

Slyder Cup – non-PRO

  1. Team Smith

Tailgator Championship

  1. Matt Heading / Chris Day – Elite Bag Co.

LifeTimer Championship

  1. Ashton Watkins

Certified Official Shootout

  1. Trey Howard
  2. Craig Ervin

Worlds 18 Champions

Season 18   July 2023   Owensboro, KY

ACO Players of the Season

World Singles
Jeremiah Ellis

World Doubles
• Kaleb Hurt / Isaac Hurt

Seniors
• Johnny Thomas

Womens
Chloe Arrington

Juniors
Isaac Hurt

Coed Doubles
Gary Bearpaw / Stacy Vangilder

Big Blind Draw
Russell Tabers

ACO World Singles Championships

  1. Jeremiah Ellis
  2. Isaac Hurt
  3. Kaleb Hurt
  4. Dakota Payne
  5. Craig Ervin
  6. Gary Bearpaw
  7. Tyler Amos
  8. Spencer Garner

ACO World Doubles Championships

Top four (4) teams in World Doubles:

  1. Kaleb Hurt / Isaac Hurt
  2. Craig Ervin / Tyler Amos
  3. Maggie Geiger / Wayne Rau
  4. Matt Gammon / Gary Bearpaw

ACO Coed Doubles

Top three (3) teams Coed Doubles:

  1. Tyler Amos / Philly Rineer
  2. Maggie Geiger / Wayne Rau
  3. Martina Belt / Zachary Rush

ACO World Juniors Championship

Top 3 players:

  1. Austin Cameron
  2. Isaac Hurt
  3. Caleb Rogers

ACO World Womens Championship

  1. Josie Clare
  2. Amber Fretwell
  3. McKenna Ballew

ACO World Seniors Championship

  1. Wayne Coprew
  2. Michael Hochgesang
  3. Scott Beck

ACO Big Blind Draw Championship

  1. Kaleb Hurt / Fred Rice
  2. Isaac Hurt / Eric Hoppenjans

ACO Womens Doubles Championship

  1. Kim Dice / Chloe Arrington
  2. Philly Rineer / Christina Sexton

ACO Senior Doubles Championship

  1. Doug McClure / Jim Culver
  2. Allen Wingham / Randy Johnson

Slyder Cup – Open

  1. Maddie McBride/ Austin Cameron/Isaac Hurt/ Kaleb Hurt/Sebastian Barger

Slyder Cup – non-PRO

  1. Richard Jones/Chris Newton/Fred Rice/Mike Doan/Andy Anderson

Tailgator Championship

  1. Tom Gustafason / Jacob Coleman

LifeTimer Championship

  1. Aaron Kandler
  2. Andrew Burroughs

Certified Official Shootout

  1. Barry Hempy / Jerry Armstrong
  2. Danny Lamb / Scott Harper

Worlds 17 Champions

Season 17   July 2022   Branson, MO

ACO Players of the Season

World Singles
• Kaleb Hurt

World Doubles
• Kaleb Hurt / Isaac Hurt

Seniors
• Johnny Thomas

Womens
• Maggie Geiger

Juniors
• Austin Cameron

Coed Doubles
• Tammy Williams / Kaleb Hurt

Big Blind Draw
• Dan Deisher

ACO World Singles Championships

  1. Craig Ervin
  2. Austin Thomason
  3. Gary Bearpaw
  4. Austin Cameron
  5. Riley Brewster
  6. Kole Brewer
  7. Bracey Blanton
  8. Bob Heil

ACO World Doubles Championships

Top four (4) teams in World Doubles:

  1. Kaleb Hurt / Isaac Hurt
  2. Gary Bearpaw / Gavin Kirk
  3. Craig Ervin / Russell Tabers
  4. Austin Cameron / Jaime Fincham

ACO Coed Doubles

Top three (3) teams Coed Doubles:

  1. Josh Glover / Katlyn Hamm
  2. Craig Ervin / Ashley Ervin
  3. Wayne Rau / Maggie Geiger

ACO World Juniors Championship

Top 3 players:

  1. Bracey Blanton
  2. Sebastian Barger
  3. Sammy Vansickle

ACO World Womens Championship

  1. Katlyn Hamm
  2. April Alvarez
  3. Maggie Geiger

ACO World Seniors Championship

  1. Johnny Thomas
  2. Gary Ferguson
  3. Doug McClure

ACO Big Blind Draw Championship

  1. Kaleb Hurt / Dan Deisher
  2. Chase Puckett / Zach Rush
  3. Willie Johns / Doug McClure

ACO Womens Doubles Championship

  1. Megan Puckett / Amber Fretwell
  2. Tammy Williams / Tiffany Fincham

ACO Senior Doubles Championship

  1. Tony Franco / Paul Schroeder
  2. Richard Hochgesang / Michael Hochgesang

Slyder Cup – Open

  1. Austin Cameron, Jaime Fincham, Bracey Blanton, Josh Glover, Kyle Anderson

Tailgator Championship

  1. Ayden Ward / Eric Bruce  – IMF Cornhole

LifeTimer Championship

  1. Aaron Kandler

Certified Official Shootout

  1. Brian Jones
  2. Chris Seaton

Worlds 16 Champions

Season 16   July 2021   Bradenton, FL

ACO Players of the Season

World Singles
• Austin Cameron

World Doubles
• Tanner Halbert and Eric Zockline

Big Blind Draw
• Jerry Armstrong

Senior Doubles
• Keith Blair and Terry Mathis

Women Doubles
• Tracy McMichen and Teanitia Lashley

Senior Singles
• Terry Mathis

Women Singles
• Amber Fretwell

Juniors
• Dylan Aufdenburg

Coed
• Kaleb Hurt and Tammy Williams

ACO World Singles Championships

Top eight (8) players World Singles:

  1. Gary Ferguson
  2. Austin Schlobohm
  3. Kaleb Hurt
  4. Kole Brewer
  5. Spencer Garner
  6. Terry Mathis
  7. Jacob Foreman
  8. Eric Zocklein

ACO World Doubles Championships

Top four (4) teams in World Doubles:

  1. Eric Zocklein & Tanner Halbert
  2. Shawn Anderson & Austin Schlobohm
  3. Kyle Anderson & Josh Glover
  4. TJ Miller & Steve Smith

ACO Coed Doubles

Top four (3) teams Coed Doubles:

  1. Teanitia Lashley / Terry Mathis
  2. Spencer Garner / Maddie McBride
  3. Randall Garrison / Amber Fretwell

ACO World Juniors Championship

Top four (3) players:

  1. Isaac Hurt
  2. Sebastian Barger
  3. Caleb Rogers

ACO World Womens Championship

Top four (3) players

  1. Teresa Forsee
  2. Julia Maki
  3. Megan Maupin

ACO World Seniors Championship

Top four (3) players

  1. Terry Mathis
  2. Terry “T-Bone” Dawon
  3. Scott Burridge

ACO Big Blind Draw Championship

Top four (2) teams

  1. Kody Dobyns & Chris Day
  2. Kole Brewer & Robert Booker

ACO Womens Doubles Championship

Top four (2) teams

  1. Megan Maupin and Bailey Giffin
  2. Teanitia Lashley and Tracy McMichen

ACO Senior Doubles Championship

Top four (2) teams

  1. Scott Burridge and Johny Thomas
  2. Bruce Forsee and Teresa Forsee

Slyder Cup – World Draft

  1. Bob Heil, Wayne Rau, Charlie Kase, Steve Smith, TJ Miller

Crew Cup Challenge

  1. Tanner Halbert, Eric Zockline, Keith Blair, Clinton Lucas

Tailgator Championship

  1. 7 Mile- Michael Gammon & Matt Gammon

LifeTimer Championship

  1. Travis Vansickle

Certified Official Shootout

  1. Randall Garrison
  2. Jerry Armstrong

Worlds 15 Champions

Season 15   July 2020   Columbia, SC

ACO World Singles Championships

Top four (4) players World Singles:

  1. Matt Guy
  2. Erick Davis
  3. Tanner Halbert
  4. Kaleb Hurt

ACO World Doubles Championships

Top four (4) teams in World Doubles:

  1. Hurt & Hurt
  2. Ochoa & Webb
  3. Harrison & Miller
  4. Cameron & Cameron III

Top four (4) teams in World Coed Doubles:

  1. Halbert & Kennedy
  2. Davis & Renegar
  3. Armstrong & Armstrong
  4. Blair & McMichen

Slyder Cup – World Draft

Top four (4) teams

  1. K Blair, M Guy, B Guy, E Zocklein, T Halbert
  2. B Lynn, M West, B Kimbrell, R Guthary, J Tyson
  3. J Garrison, R Garrison, D Parker, J Armstrong, J Glover
  4. E Davis, A Cameron, K Hurt, J Fincham, A Schlobohm

Crew Cup Challenge

Top four (4) teams

  1. P Sandridge, R Cameron III, J Swafford, A Cameron
  2. K Hubbard, S Smith, J Dennison, K Blair
  3. A Brown, R Seibert, J Glover, A Renegar
  4. T Armstrong, D Keltsch, C Austin, K Renegar

ACO World Juniors Championship

Top four (4) players:

  1. Austin Cameron
  2. Erick Davis
  3. Dylan Aufdenberg
  4. Jackson Gore

ACO World Womens Championship

Top four (4) players

  1. Paula Stevens
  2. Karen English
  3. Alexis Hammett
  4. Tammy Williams

ACO World Seniors Championship

Top four (4) players

  1. Allen Wingham
  2. Terry Dawson
  3. Steve Heath
  4. Mickey Pope

Worlds 14 Champions

Season 14   July 2019   Las Vegas, NV

ACO World Singles Championships

Top four (4) players World Singles:

  1. Matt Guy – KY
  2. Matt Stout – VA
  3. Ryan Windsor – IL
  4. Jeff Link – NV

Top four (4) players in Tier 2 World Singles:

  1. Matt Guy
  2. Jeff Link
  3. Kaleb Hurt
  4. Erick Davis

Top four (4) players in Tier 3 World Singles:

  1. Tyler Parent
  2. Matt Stout
  3. Maggie Geiger
  4. Wayne Rau

ACO World Doubles Championships

Top four (4) teams in World Doubles:

  1. Halbert (FL) / Windsor (IL)
  2. Guy (KY) / Guy (KY)
  3. Barnett / Glover
  4. Blair / Zocklein

Top four (4) teams in Tier 2 World Doubles:

  1. Chesnut / Wolters
  2. Clark / Tanner
  3. Pryor / Parent
  4. Box / Cordell

Slyder Cup – World Draft

Top four (4) teams

  1. Halbert / Kase / Clemmer / Tidwell / Burns
  2. Davis / Glover / Arrington / Cordell / Hammett
  3. Mullis / Hurt / Easley / Stevens / KnoxSnellings / Johnson / Wolters / Armstrong / Schumacher

Slyder Cup – Conference

Top four (4) teams

  1. Kentuckiana: Blair / Zocklein / Guy / Guy / Mathis
  2. SVC: Williams / Hurt / Hurt / Cameron / Cameron
  3. Davis Nation: Halbert / West / Davis / Davis / Davis

Crew Cup Challenge

Top four (4) teams

  1. Reynolds
  2. Nine Inch Males
  3. Silent and Deadly
  4. Courtesy Flush

ACO World Juniors Championship

Top four (4) players:

ACO World Womens Championship

Top four (4) players

  1. Paula Stevens
  2. Karen English
  3. Alexis Hammett
  4. Tammy Williams

ACO World Seniors Championship

Top four (4) players

  1. Don Bailey
  2. Jr Williams
  3. Allen Wingham
  4. Mike Arrington, Sr

Worlds 13 Champions

Season 13   July 2018   Montgomery, AL

ACO World Singles Championships

Top four (4) players World Singles:

  1. Ryan Windsor – IL
  2. Tanner Halbert – FL
  3. Matt Guy – KY
  4. Bret Guy – KY

Top four (4) players in Tier 2 World Singles:

  1. Rob Guthary – SC
  2. Johnny Lang – KY
  3. Derrick Mentzer – PA
  4. Ethan Morgan – IL

Top four (4) players in Tier 3 World Singles:

  1. Matthew Morton – VA
  2. Jake Childs – FL
  3. Billy Young – GA
  4. Jeremy Jacobs – IL

Top four (4) players in Tier 4 World Singles:

  1. Brian Bailey – KY
  2. Brianna Crosco – MD
  3. Bobby Kimrey – MO
  4. Todd Crosco – MD

ACO World Doubles Championships

Top four (4) teams in World Doubles:

  1. Guy (KY) / Guy (KY)
  2. Sutton (MO) / Windsor (IL)
  3. Corprew (NC) / Uransky (VA)
  4. Graham (NC) / Holland (NC)

Top four (4) teams in Tier 2 World Doubles:

  1. Cromer (MD) / Mallonee (MD)
  2. Cameron (VA) / Cameron (VA)
  3. Cross (IN) / Dawson (IN)
  4. Stevens (IL) / Webb (IL)

Top four (4) teams in Tier 3 World Doubles:

  1. Gregory (TN) / Smothers (KY)
  2. Brandle (KY) / Gregory (KY)
  3. Priest (IN) / Quilter (IN)
  4. Perkins (MI) / Singleton (MI)

Slyder Cup – Social

Top four (4) teams

  1. Toss 21
  2. Kzoo Cornhole
  3. Free Money
  4. Skooterz

Slyder Cup – Pro

Top four (4) teams

  1. Chair City
  2. Beer Belly Bags
  3. Here For Beer
  4. FL-VA Line

ACO World Juniors Championship

Top four (4) players:

  1. Michael Avery (NC)
  2. Erick Davis (NC)
  3. Kenzie Beach (VA)
  4. CJ Slugantz (KY)

ACO World Womens Championship

Top four (4) players

  1. Courtney Coy (IL)
  2. Samantha Finley (FL)
  3. Kaylee Hunter (NC)
  4. Katherine Kennedy (VA)

ACO World Seniors Championship

Top four (4) players

  1. Daymon Dennis (KY)
  2. Chuckie Love (OH)
  3. Mike Schaffer (OH)
  4. Philip Haydon (KY)

Worlds 12 Champions

Season 12   July 2017   Owensboro, KY

ACO World Singles Championships

Top four (4) players:

  1. Jamie “KING” Graham – North Carolina 
  2. Ryan Windsor – Illinois
  3. Matt Guy – Kentucky
  4. Erick Davis  – North Carolina 

Top four (4) players in Tier 2 World Singles:

  1. Danny Seals – Kentucky
  2. Ronnie Hileman – Virgiinia
  3. Brad Tucker – Kentucky
  4. Steven Bernacet – Indiana

Top four (4) players in Tier 3 World Singles:

  1. Branden Davis – North Carolina
  2. Paula Stevens – Virginia
  3. Eddie Justus – West Virginia
  4. Ryan Johnson – Florida

Top four (4) players in Tier 4 World Singles:

  1. Scott Phillips – Oregon
  2. Tanner Dinges – Virginia
  3. Katie Beason – Florida
  4. Mike Ferreira – Massachusetts 

ACO World Doubles Championships

Top four (4) teams:

  1. Herrara (IL) / Windsor (IL)
  2. Avery (NC) / Avery (NC)
  3. Corley (FL) / Poythress (NC)
  4. Zocklein (KY) / Blair (KY)

Top four (4) teams in Tier 2 World Doubles:

  1. Camba (VA) / Stout (VA)
  2. Justus (WV) / Justus (WV)
  3. Tate (VA) / Cecil (VA)
  4. Jacobson (VA) / Smith (VA)

Top four (4) teams in Tier 3 World Doubles:

  1. Vonch (IN) / Seals (KY)
  2. Peterson (OH) / Mayes (OH)
  3. Villareal (IN) / Ellis (IN)
  4. Quilter (IN) / Priest (IN)

Top four (4) teams in Tier 4 World Doubles:

  1. Stelter (IL) / Bernacet (IN)
  2. Kase (KY) / English (KY) 
  3. Rager (MI) / Rager (MI)
  4. Webber (NC) / Byrd (NC)

ACO World Womens Championship

Top four (4) players

  1. Christine Papcke – Ohio
  2. Kamryn Belvin – Virginia
  3. Rosie Streker – Florida
  4. Paula Stevens – Virginia

ACO World Seniors Championship

Top four (4) players:

  1. Daymon Dennis
  2. Chuckie Love
  3. Mike Schaffer
  4. Philip Haydon

ACO World Juniors Championship

Top four (4) players:

  1. Erick Davis – North Carolina
  2. Duncan Clemmer – North Carolina
  3. Bobby Morris, JR. – North Carolina
  4. Kenzie Beach – Virginia