Badger State Games presents 2023 Wisconsin State Cornhole Championships

The Badger State Games presents…
THE 2023 WISCONSIN STATE CORNHOLE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Friday & Saturday, February 17-18, 2023
Central Wisconsin Convention & Expo Center Grand Ballroom
10101 Market St., Rothschild, WI 54474
** No Carry-ins ** Free Parking **
Food and drink will be available for purchase at Convention & Expo Center
Friday: Women’s, Juniors, Seniors, Open Blind Draw Tournament
Saturday: Open Singles & Doubles – 3 DIVISIONS!!!!*
**** MORE DIVISIONS – MORE ENTRIES ****
***BYOB TOURNAMENT – RULES BELOW***
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FRIDAY TOURNAMENTS
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Friday, February 17, 2023
***Women’s, Juniors, Seniors Singles Tournament***
Check-In: 5:00 pm – 5:45 pm
Bags Fly: 6:00pm Women, Juniors (17 and Under), Seniors (55 and Older)
Cost: $30 a Person
Double Elimination Tournament
Deadline for Pre Registration Feb 10, 2023
Day-of Walk-Ups Welcome: $60
REGISTER HERE: https://www.visitwausau.com/Cornhole
***Open Blind Draw Tournament***
Check-In: 5:00pm – 5:45 pm
Bags Fly: 6:00 pm (Open to anyone)
Cost: $10 per person
https://app.scoreholio.com/link/sbHY
Double Elimination Tournament
(Doors Close at 10pm Friday Night)
*You can only register for one of these Friday Night events
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SATURDAY SINGLES TOURNAMENT
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Saturday, February 18, 2023
Check-In: 8:00am – 8:45 am
Bags Fly: 9:00 am
Cost: $30 a Person
**3 BIG DIVISIONS (See Division Rules Below)**
***PAYOUT TOP 8 SPOTS IN EACH DIVISION***

Choose from one of three divisions:
GOLD (Competitive) // SILVER (Intermediate) // BRONZE (Recreational)
Double Elimination Tournament in each division
Deadline for Pre Registration Feb 10, 2023
Day-of Walk-Ups Welcome: $60
(192 Singles Player Limit)
REGISTER HERE: https://www.visitwausau.com/Cornhole
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SATURDAY DOUBLES TOURNAMENT
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Saturday, February 18, 2023
Check-In between 8:00am – 12:00pm
(or before The Final 8 of the Singles Tournament)
Bags Fly: Immediately after the Singles Tournament (approx. 1-2pm)
Cost: $60 a Team of 2 (Bring your own Partner)
**3 BIG DIVISIONS (See Division Rules Below)**
***PAYOUT TOP 8 SPOTS IN EACH DIVISION***

Choose from one of three divisions:
GOLD (Competitive) // SILVER (Intermediate) // BRONZE (Recreational)
Double Elimination Tournament in each division
Deadline for Pre Registration Feb 11th, 2022.
Day-of Walk-Ups Welcome: $90
(96 Teams Limit)
REGISTER HERE: https://www.visitwausau.com/Cornhole
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***DIVISION RULES***
When it comes to those players who play in leagues and tournament, we should all know by now where our skill levers are at, and should be picking the appropriate division we belong in. We also know there are a few bad apples that like to play down a level because they don’t think they can win money at a higher level and take advantage of the situation given to them of different divisions. This is not fair to anyone playing. SO BSGs is hoping with this years rules, we will make it fun for everyone coming to play.
BSG division rules going forward will look like this…There will be 3 levels of competition, Competitive (Gold Division) being the highest and most competitive division out of the three. If you play in one of the lower divisions and place in the top 8 (or any of the paid spots) you will need to play up a division the next year you play at the BSG Cornhole Championships. We will keep track of all players and teams each year. Even if you switch partners (in Doubles) the next year, if one of you played and won money the prior year, you will need to play in the next level up the next year you play BSG (even if you decide to skip a year of play). Payouts in each division lower will start no high than 4th place of the division above it.
We hope this will deter players from “sandbagging” to win money and/or medals. We also hope this will also encourage players, who are on that line of being too good for one division, to push themselves and play with better players in the next level up, in hopes to some day play at the highest level with and against the best players in Wisconsin.
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***MINI BLIND DRAWS***
We will try and run some mini blind draws throughout the weekend. Adding more players and three divisions will keep the boards busy for most of the day(s). If we run any Mini Blind Draws, we will run them like past years, first 16 to sign up in each bracket will be randomly drawn and given partners. They will be sent to an open set of boards to play their games. This year we will payout 1st and 2nd places. There will be no Mini BD Championships on Saturday like past years.
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***All BSG Gold Medal Qualifiers will receive a code for FREE Entry into the games.
***If you are a Doubles Gold Medal Winner you must be throwing with the same person you qualified with.
***Approved Bags must be made by one of the approved ACL/ACO bag manufacturers or on the webite of SixBySixBags.com (ACL Stamps are not required)
ACL: https://www.iplaycornhole.com/approved-bags
ACO: https://americancornhole.com/bag-choice/
Six by Six Bags: https://www.sixbysixbags.com/
BSG players may bring their own bags to qualifying events and the Wisconsin State Championships. Bags must be made by one of the bag manufacturers listed on the above sites and must have the company logo on the bag. Bags will be provided for those who do not own their own set.
IMPORTANT – just because a player has a bag from an approved manufacturer does not necessarily mean that they can still be used. The bags must still meet the specs outlined in the rules above. A player IS allowed to not only hold, but also pitch their opponents bags one time before their game starts if desired. If they feel the bags do not meet specs they can have the bags brought to the tournament director to check to see if they can be used. Once a game is started a player may no longer question their opponents bags nor can a player change bags in the middle of a game/match.
Finally – anyone found (or thought) to have tampered with bags they brought and used (or attempted to use) is subject to be ask to leave the tournament immediately without refund. This does NOT mean if a bag fails inspection, but rather if a bag is found to have been manipulated in any way to gain the player an unfair advantage. Bags that do not pass inspection (but not found to be tampered with) will be held until the event is over and then returned to the owner. It is the tournament directors decision as to what will be done with no questions asked.
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***OPEN TO WISCONSIN RESIDENTS ONLY
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All members must be a current resident of Wisconsin to participate in the tournament. If you are not a resident of Wisconsin, please check with your State Games for a qualifying tournament.
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**All Times, Prizes and Tourney Events/Info are subject to change, up until the date or start of the event.
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