ACL unveils 2026 schedule with Rock Hill, Las Vegas stops
Rock Hill and Las Vegas anchor an ACL calendar built as a ladder, from open fields to pro-tour stops and the World Championship.
The American Cornhole League’s 2026 calendar is not just a list of stops. It lays out the path from local entry points to the sport’s biggest stages, with Rock Hill and Las Vegas among the early markers in a season that runs inside a 2025-2026 standings window from Sept. 1, 2025 to Sept. 15, 2026.
That structure matters because ACL Opens are built to welcome anyone who wants to play. The standard format starts Friday with juniors, women, seniors and blind draw play, moves into six games of doubles rounders on Saturday before tiered doubles brackets, and closes Sunday with singles brackets split by skill level. For players chasing momentum, that means every weekend can be a test: new teams can gain experience, regional players can climb, and serious amateurs can measure themselves against deeper fields.
The early 2026 slate listed on the schedule includes Rock Hill, Winter Haven, Richmond, Albuquerque, Myrtle Beach, Memphis and Las Vegas before the calendar pushes deeper into the stretch that leads toward the World Championships. ACL’s setup shows how the season is meant to work: Opens feed the wider national tour, and the tour feeds the prestige events that define the title race. ACL says its pro tour consists of Nationals, Shootouts and the World Championship, giving the year a clear hierarchy rather than a single peak weekend.
That top end carries real weight. The 2024 World Championships capped the 2023-2024 season and featured more than $700,000 in payouts across 30 events, a reminder that the final weeks of the ACL year are where rankings, money and bragging rights converge. The schedule’s later stretch is where players try to turn a strong local run into a place in that spotlight.
Rock Hill gives the league a permanent home in the middle of the roadmap. ACL HQ in Rock Hill, South Carolina, includes permanent courts, a full-service bar, LED monitors and a broadcast studio, turning the city into both a competition hub and the league’s media center. That base fits the league’s wider identity: ACL describes itself as the premier league for professional and recreational cornhole in the United States and as the worldwide governing body for professional, competitive and recreational cornhole.
The calendar is tied to a larger business and participation system as well. ACL’s Player App and FanZone provide event discovery, standings and dashboards, while the ACL shop sells professional cornhole equipment, apparel and accessories. Founded in 2015 by Stacey Moore, now the commissioner, the league has built a season that blends access, competition and commerce. In 2026, the roadmap is clear: Open fields build the ladder, pro stops sharpen the chase, and World Championships remain the finish line that makes every stop matter.
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