FRIDAY & SATURDAY January 28-29, 2022. ACO Bradenton Major - Season 17, cornhole tournament hosted by the Bradenton Area Convention Center.
Registration Deadline: Sunday, January 23, 2022, at 12:00am EST.
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ACO Preferred Players Choice Hotel:
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WORLDS POINTS EARNING DIVISIONS
SENIORS/WOMENS SINGLES
• Friday 9:30am
• $30 entry/ ($40 walk-up)
JUNIORS SINGLES
• Friday 9:30AM
• FREE
PIPFALL SPONSOR TOURNAMENT
• Friday 10:00am
• $10/$15/$20 - see ticket details
ACO HAMPTON FARMS BIG BLIND DRAW
• Friday 1:00pm
• $20 entry – Walk Up ONLY
COED
• Friday 4:00pm
• $30 per team/ ($40 walk-up)
BYOP QUAD BLIND DRAW – NO WORLDS POINTS
• Friday 7:00pm
• $20 per person ($40 per Team) – Walk Up ONLY
WORLD SINGLES
• Pool Play: Saturday 9:00am
• Main Bracket: Saturday at 2:15pm
• $40 entry/ ($50 walk-up - if not sold out and if space is available)
WORLD DOUBLES
• Pool Play: Saturday 12:00pm
• Main Bracket: Saturday at 5:30pm
• $80 per team/ ($100 per team walk-up)
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PURSE
• OVER $5000 GUARANTEED PURSE FOR MAJORS:
• $2,000 Purse for Singles Division
• $2,000 Purse for Doubles Division
• $1,000 Pro Bonus for 1st Place Singles (Must hold a current ACO Pro status to be eligible)
•50% Payout for Womens, Seniors, Co-Ed (Purse is based on “online registered players” as of the 11:59pm the Sunday before the event)
•50% Payout for ACO Hampton Farms Big Blind Draw and BYOP Quad Blind Draw – Walk Up Only
•See the Payout Chart page on________Link coming soon ___ to see the payout breakdown for Singles and Doubles
•Trophies – For all divisions 1st place winners except ACO Hampton Farms Big Blind Draw and BYOP Quad Blind Draw
•All “World Singles” players registered by the 4th Sunday prior to the major will received a FREE T-Shirt
•Prize Jersey: A player during ACO Season 17 will have the opportunity to win an ACO Purple Prize jersey by winning any division except ACO Hampton Farms Big Blind Draw and BYOP Quad Blind Draw at any Major during that Season. However, if a player wins multiple Majors during the year, they will not receive an additional jersey until the end of the Season. At the end of Season 17 the ACO will create an additional Multiple Championships Purple Prize jersey for those players winning division titles at more than one Major during the Season. These Purple Prize Jerseys with patches of all the different Majors they won titles at will be delivered to the players prior to the World Championships for that Season. A player will only be eligible to win a maximum of two FREE Purple Prize jerseys. The player can request purchasing additional prize jerseys for a fee of $75.00 plus $10.00 shipping.
⚠️- IMPORTANT NOTES:
•ONLINE REGISTRATION ENDS - for all Divisions at 11:59pm the Sunday before the event
•Walk-ups for World Singles and World Doubles Divisions is ONLY available for players/teams who have ZERO points earned for the season
•Walk-ups for all other Divisions if space available
•No refunds on tickets after the Friday at 12PM week of the event. Request must be emailed to tkandler@americancornhole.com no later than Friday at 12PM.
•ACO Membership is not required for participation in any Division; however, non-members will NOT be eligible to earn points or purses unless they obtain an ACO Membership PRIOR to the start of the tournament. See the registration desk to activate your ACO Membership.
•No outside food or beverage allowed. Violations will result in removal from the premises. NO REFUNDS
•ACO branded apparel will be required in all Divisional championship matches (live stream). If a player does not have ACO gear, then it will be provided.
BASIC SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY & SATURDAY
SCHEDULE: Friday
Gates Open at 9:00AM
9:30AM
• Seniors
• Womens
• Juniors
10:00AM
• PIPFALL Sponsor Tournament
1:00PM
• Blind Draw Division
4:00PM
• Coed
7:00PM
• BYOP Quad Blind Draw
SCHEDULE: Saturday
Gates Open at 8:00AM
9:00AM
• World Singles Pool Play
12:00PM
• World Doubles Pool Play
1:30PM
• Tier 3 Singles Bracket for players in 7th place tie spots
2:00PM
• Tier 2 Singles Bracket for players in 7th place tie spots
2:15PM
• Singles Main Bracket
4:30PM
• Tier 3 Doubles Bracket for players in 7th place tie spots
5:00PM
• Tier 2 Doubles Bracket for teams in the 4th place and 5th place ties spots
5:30PM
• World Doubles Main Bracket
10:00PM to 1:00AM Closing Party
American Cornhole Organization Prohibited Conduct
American Cornhole Organization may, in our sole and absolute discretion, immediately terminate a your membership privileges if we believe that you have engaged or are engaging in certain conduct, or have been alleged to have engaged in certain conduct, including, without limitation, conduct involving harassment, discrimination, violence, intimidation, criminal activity or moral turpitude of a nature which, in American Cornhole Organization’s sole and absolute discretion, reflects or could reflect unfavorably upon the reputation of American Cornhole Organization. Such a termination will be effective immediately and shall be without refund of any membership fees and/or ticket purchase fees. In the event of any such termination, American Cornhole Organization will use our best efforts to notify you/the member of such termination. No terminated member may participate in any American Cornhole Organization events, nor shall any terminated member identify himself or herself as being a member of or being in any way affiliated with American Cornhole Organization.
In the event of cancellation, your funds will be refunded EXCLUDING all service and processing fees.
Any questions regarding your tickets - please email registration@americancornhole.com
**The event schedule is always subject to change
