Format of Events

Regionals​

• Singles and doubles will both be held.
• Cost is $20/pp fee, if registering prior to the posted deadline, for each Singles and Doubles.
• Cost is an additional $5, or $25/pp fee, if registering after the posted deadline, for each Singles and Doubles.
• Events consist of six rounds of Swissholio Rounders for both singles and doubles.
  • Each round must be completed prior to the next round starting. First round, 1-0 records play, 0-1 records play. Second round, 2-0 records play, 1-1 records play, and 0-2 records play. And so on.
• Depending on timing, a blind draw will also be offered after singles and doubles.
• Season consists of 10 total Regionals.
• Players must compete in a minimum of 3 Regionals to be eligible for the Grand Poobah event in March 2025.
• Points will be awarded and accumulate throughout the season.
• Top 6 Regionals will count and determine seeding for the Grand Poobah.
• Payouts for Singles and Doubles:
  • 15% of pre-registration fees will go towards the Grand Poobah Playoffs.​
  • 60% of pre-registration fees will be paid out at Regionals.
    • Places paid is based on number of participants.
    • Places determined by game record, then by total points scored, then point differential.

Grand Poobah

• Grand Poobah Event will be held TBD
• Two divisions, double-elimination tournament for both singles and doubles.
• Cost is $40/pp fee, if registering prior to the posted deadline, for each Singles and Doubles.
• Cost is an additional $5, or $45/pp fee, if registering after the posted deadline, for each Singles and Doubles.
• Event is a double-elimination tournament based on seeding from a players top 6 regionals.

Rules of Play

• No ACL/ACO pros or Elite players(if you played in a GLC event before becoming pro you can finish out the season)
• Regulation boards will be used in all tournaments.
• Any official bag may be used, such as those manufactured for the ACL and ACO. No corn bags or handmade bags will be allowed. A full set of the same bag must be used. No mixed bag sets.
• Scoring is a race to 21 with 1-point for on the board and 3-points in the hole, with cancellation scoring.
• During monthly tournaments, players will spin a bag or flip a coin for choice. Choice includes two of the following three choices:
  • First throw
  • Side of board
  • Opponent against
• Grand Puba Event will use seeding from the monthly tournaments and includes all of the following:
  • First throw
  • Side of board
  • Opponent against
• No more than two down-and-backs are allowed per game.
• Bags must be pitched underhand.
• Feet must remain behind the foul line until the bag lands at the opposite end.
• The player/team that scores will throw first in the next round. 
• Throwing out of turn results in a dead bag.
• Bags may not be touched until all eight bags have been thrown and scored. Touching a bag results in the opposing team scoring 12 points and the offending team with a dead bag and tallying their score on the board. Score will be 12 minus the tallied score for the non-offending team.
• Players must throw within 20 seconds of the opponent's bag coming to rest.
• Players/teams are allowed two 2-minute time-outs per round.
• Raking the bags from under the board, is permitted and any bags that fall in the hole after the rake are counted as a cornhole.
• Boards may be moved back into position only between rounds.