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We’re super excited to welcome Primitive Axe and Axe Kickers as our newest member organizations to the NATF, hailing from New Jersey and Washington State. With this expansion our axe throwing community now extends to 60 cities! 
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Big news! On Sunday 17 February, the NATC will kick off at four locations across the GTA: BATL Toronto North, Toronto East, Toronto West and BATL Pickering. BATL Pickering will host the final stages of the NATC. The venue is a whopping 11,000 SF with 28 targets, plenty of parking nearby and promises to make this year’s competition our biggest and best as it is the main reason we are able to accommodate our 192 final round competitors this year. Shuttle Buses: Once the tournament starts, shuttle buses will take spectators and those still in the competition from the various starting locations to BATL Pickering for the final stages of the tournament, as well as to the After Party on Sunday night at The Greater Good in downtown Toronto once the competitions have concluded. Axe Prom & Awards Ceremony: The celebration will conclude once again at the Palais Royale Ballroom on 18 February. Be warned door crashers! E-ticketing will improve security for the event this year ;). We have also expanded our bar and food service to accommodate those impressive appetites, with the After Party continuing at The Dock Ellis. Ticket Sales: Stay tuned for more information about ticketing on-sale this weekend, including the Winter Skills competition, and other details to be announced soon. To learn more about the weekend visit: goo.gl/vu6HZD. #NATF #AxeThrowing #NATC2019  Congrats to our Aussie friends at MANIAX Axe Throwing for opening their newest location in Brisbane tomorrow, and pioneering the sport of axe throwing throughout Australia. Their opening was recently featured on Broadsheet Brisbane, announcing the opening of the new location and free axe throwing for a good cause.  Relieve the Choptober Challenge at Chopper's Hatchet House in Cherry Hill by viewing photos from the weekend on our website and Facebook Page. Congrats again to Mike Kump, your 2018 Choptober Challenge Champion and our first American winner of an NATF tournament, representing Urban Axes Philadelphia! Shout out to the entire team at Chopper's Hatcet House for hosting a fantastic weekend in Cherry Hill, and thanks to all competitors who once again showed why the NATF is so proud to represent the world's most talented axe throwers.  Congrats to Mike Kump, your 2018 Choptober Challenge Champion and our first American winner of an NATF tournament, representing Urban Axes Philadelphia! Shout out to the entire team at Chopper's Hatcet House for hosting a fantastic weekend in Cherry Hill, and thanks to all competitors who once again showed why the NATF is so proud to represent the world's most talented axe throwers.  The Washington Capitals had an off day on Tuesday, following their 5-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks the night before. The Capitals decided to spend their day axe throwing as a team building activity at Forged Axe Throwing. Check out more footage from the visit here.  Save the date! The 2018 NATF Wild Card Tournament will take place Sunday 16 December across all participating member locations. Learn more about the Wild Card Tournament here. Stay tuned for registration details, and don’t forget to join the NATF’s mailing list to stay current with all the latest axe throwing news from the community: goo.gl/pCUQ  The National Axe Throwing Federation, BATL, The Backyard Axe Throwing League, Valhalla Indoor Axe Throwing and Urban Axes were recently featured in The Ringer. Kate Knibbs, the author discusses how the sport is not just for lumberjacks but now a bona fide leisure activity and a burgeoning organized sport. To read the full article click here.  Welcome Mazhu Axes to the NATF, The National Axe Throwing Federation! Our newest member hails from Bustletown in Northeast Philly, and will join 4 other organizations in the Keystone State. Mazhu will be rostering leagues soon! 
The 2018 Regionals in Lethbridge, Alberta was recently featured on Global News. In addition to the annual National Axe Throwing Championship (NATC), the NATF's 4,500 registered players are also eligible to participate in Regional Tournaments held in October ever year. Regional Tournaments provide an opportunity to compete for prize money, as well as early seeding to qualify for placement in the NATC.
This year's tournament was held on Sunday, October 14, 2018 across 8 Competitive Regions. All NATF league members are welcome to participate. Global News highlighted the event by stating "Dozens of the most talented aze throwers in Western Canada were in Lethbridge over the weekend. They were looking to chuck their way into a national championship." Read the full article here. Congratulations to our Champions from 2018 Regionals for securing their spot in Round 1 of the NATC! Thanks to all of our host venues, and everyone who traveled and competed to make this our biggest day of Regional competition yet! North Central - Curtis Lafleche (Northern Axperts - North Bay) Central - Nickolas Johnston (BATL - Kitchener) Southeast - Matt Muti (Axe Club of America - Charlotte) Greater Toronto - Julio Romero (BATL - Yorkdale) East - Stefan Cavacciuti (BATL - Ottawa) Southwest - James Gregg (Urban Axes - Austin) West - Winner: Tanner Kenny (True North Axe Throwing - Lethbridge) who, although finishing second behind Straun Riley (BATL - Calgary), takes the spot in round 1 of the NATC since Straun has already claimed his place in this year’s NATC as defending champion and cannot qualify a second time. To learn more on how to qualify for #NATC2019 visit goo.gl/vHw8QD  Welcome AXT to the NATF! Axt Axe Throwing will soon be rostering its first league season in Orange County California, and join LA AX representing The Golden State in the NATF’s Southwest Region!  The time has come! Get ready for the NATF’s 2018 Regionals weekend. Selected member organizations will host local tournaments across our 8 Regions on Sunday, 14 October. All NATF league members are welcome to participate in their respective Region. The Champion of each tournament will win early qualification for Round 1 to this year’s NATC, and a cash prize. To sign up and for full details visit www.nationalaxe.com/regionals-registration/ #NATF #AxeThrowing #NATC2019  Congratulations to Peterborough Axe Club for being voted the Reader’s Choice Award Favourite New Business in Peterborough, Ontario by the readers of The Peterborough Examiner!  Welcome Axe Factor Singapore to the National Axe Throwing Federation! Axe Factor will soon be opening their doors in Singapore, and joining Australia, Thailand and South Korea in the NATF’s Pacific Region!  Attention! Join NATF Member Choppers Hatchet House in Cherry Hill, NJ for their first-ever Skills Competition taking place Saturday 27 October, followed by an Open Double Elimination Tournament on 28 October, during The Choptober Challenge weekend! Registration opens 14 September. Don’t miss your chance to win part of the $7,500 prize pool! choppershh.com/choptober.html  The National Axe Throwing Federation (NATF) and member, Urban Axes was featured in the NBC News Better article by Amanda Loudin on 1 September. Loudin highlights the history of axe throwing in Canada and the NATF by stating: "Axe throwing as a sport isn’t new, and in fact might be one of the oldest in existence. What is new, however, is throwing axes in an urban environment, especially in the United States... In Canada and a few other spots in the world, urban axe throwing is booming and according to the National Axe Federation (NATF), participants have thrown nearly 20 million axes to date." They also discuss the success how Urban Axes was established in Philadelphia, PA. Krista Paton, the owner of Urban Axes was working in "...Toronto in 2013, she attended a party at a local axe throwing facility. “I had an amazing time, felt like I was good enough to compete, and thought that people in the United States needed to experience this,” says Paton. To learn more about the NATF and axe throwing at Urban Axes you can read the full article here.  California here we come! A very warm welcome to LA AX from The National Axe Throwing Federation (NATF). Our newest member will be starting an inaugural league season soon, and offers 30 brand new axe throwing lanes in North Hollywood!  He’s done it again! Stefan Herda, 2017 NATC Champion and now your 2018 Urban Open Champion, representing the Backyard Axe Throwing League Toronto! Congratulations also to 2nd & 3rd place finishers Martin Van Os and Aaron Gerrard from BATL Pickering and London, who challenged right to the end. Thanks to the entire crew at Urban Axes for the exceptional hospitality shown during their grand opening weekend in Baltimore for everyone who came to compete!  |
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