Hatchet Hangout Bullseye Bash set as 2026 WATL regional showdown

Bullseye Bash is being built as more than a local axe-throwing weekend. With WATL regional points on the line in Hatchet, Duals and Big Axe, the late-October event can move the Atlantic Region standings and tighten the road to the World Axe Throwing Championship.

The field is capped at 128 Hatchet entries, 64 Duals teams and 64 Big Axe entries, so this is the kind of regional stop that can fill fast if the right throwers jump in. Hatchet Hangout says anyone can enter, not just WATL members, but only WATL-affiliated competitors will collect official circuit points. That matters because WATL awards points across all disciplines based on participation, and those totals feed directly into regional and national positioning.

The weekend is scheduled for Oct. 23-25, 2026, with a Friday meet-and-greet and practice session from 6 to 9 p.m. on Oct. 23. Competition then ramps up on Oct. 24 with Big Axe at 9 a.m. and Duals at 11 a.m., followed by Sunday’s Amateur Hatchet slate on Oct. 25. The posted entry fees are $125 for Big Axe, $75 for Duals and individual competition, $100 for Amateur Hatchet and $150 for Open Hatchet. Pre-registration closes Oct. 1.

This is a sanctioned WATL regional, which puts it in the league’s three-tier circuit system alongside Nationals and Locals. WATL rules also require a WATL- or WKTL-certified head judge, and prize pools for WATL and WKTL disciplines, except Amateur Hatchet, generally have to equal at least 50% of entry fees plus $1,000 in added cash overall, or the equivalent. In practice, that gives Bullseye Bash real weight beyond the trophy hunt: the bracket is about points, payout and the kind of result that can shape qualification math later in the season.

That larger stakes profile is why the event stands out on Hatchet Hangout’s 2026 calendar. The venue lists Bullseye Bash as one of four tournaments spread across two Florida sites, part of a broader competitive season in the Atlantic Region. For throwers chasing WATL points, this is the sort of weekend that can turn one strong run in late October into a better lane toward the World Axe Throwing Championship.