Axe throwing goes digital with real-time scores and remote matches

AxeScores posts real-time standings, player profiles, comparisons and livestreamed matches while logging remote results by individual thrower. The International Axe Throwing Federation runs competition through AxeScores. Founded in 2016 to standardize rules and interleague play, the federation's rule system dates back more than 16 years and underpins league competition for more than 20,000 throwers across 150 cities in nine countries.

Throwers can search the Player Lobby, spin a roulette-style random matchup and enter remote matches when they are not physically together. Scores are verified round by round in the app, a target cross-section stays on screen as the game progresses, and remote outcomes are tracked by player to help flag suspicious or fictitious results.

AxeScores App 2.0 was submitted in February 2023 and rolled out over the following days. The new IATF App later moved to a $2.99 monthly subscription to support development and tech support, while AxeScores continued as venue management software. The software keeps leagues, venues and remote matches inside the same record-keeping system.

Ranking has become part of the same machinery. The Tournament Rank system turns finish position and event tier into points and uses regional leaderboards to account for uneven event calendars. The annual International Axe Throwing Championship is held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and IATC 2026 ran May 27-31, drawing more than 3,000 throwers and spectators from North America, Europe and Australia.

The World Axe Throwing League launched a 2025 rating system designed to measure performance beyond total points, then later removed ratings from view on the app after feedback and preliminary data review.