Fort Worth Signature Open doubles bracket starts to separate quickly

Ryan Wiedenfeld and Chris Roybal wasted no time turning the top line of the Fort Worth Signature Open’s Pro Doubles B stack into a statement, rolling to a 21-8 win that helped the bracket begin sorting itself out fast. Their opening match over Mailyn Dela Cruz Gigante and Keyara Peterson set the tone for a draw that was already showing clear separation, with seeded pairs converting early control into clean advances instead of getting dragged into the kind of coin-flip endings that can derail a weekend.

That mattered at Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, where the ACL staged the national doubles stack on Friday, June 5, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET. The American Cornhole League’s Signature Open format has become one of the clearest measuring sticks in the sport, and the Pro Doubles B bracket offered an early read on which teams were handling the stage, the pressure and the pace. Wiedenfeld and Roybal were not alone in making a loud first impression. Jakob Gore and Donovan Vasquez also won 21-8, Gabe Dolen and Daryl Sailer beat Joe Merrill and Zayne Crots 22-9, and Justin Stranger and Kyle Petering survived a tighter 28-21 decision over Kelly Paul and David Paul.

The same pattern kept showing across the stack. Ethan Farias and Gabriel Clauson posted one of the sharpest margins in the bracket with a 26-4 win over Morgan Blonde and Hannah Haskins, while Koby Costanza and Tommy Sliker blasted Brent Dicharry and Gerald Guidry 25-4. Hunter Thorne and Hunter Thorson took care of Trina Cayford and Timothy Barry 22-10, and Philip Cayford and Joel Small delivered a 21-0 shutout over Landen Crabtree and Caitlyn Allshouse. Adrian Clark and Colt Kenner edged Jaime Guffey and Bryan Buxman 21-19 before later showing another 21-point finish, a sign they were not just surviving but settling into the bracket’s pressure points.

For Wiedenfeld and Roybal, the shape of the draw may matter as much as the score line. The pair was already identified as Signature #1 Doubles Champions in recent show chatter, and Wiedenfeld’s profile adds another layer to the story: the 19-year-old from Hartington, Nebraska has moved quickly enough in the pro ranks to make a top seed look earned, not ornamental. In a national open stack bracket with multiple courts moving at once, the teams that keep finding 21 first are the ones most likely to be left standing when the field thins. Fort Worth is already beginning to reveal that this weekend.