Mesa hosts final ACL Signature Open before World Championships
Mesa closes the ACL Signature Open season July 10-12, landing 17 days before Worlds in Rock Hill with amateurs and Pros in the same weekend.
Mesa will be the ACL’s last true proving ground before the season turns to Rock Hill and the World Championships. The final ACL Signature Open of the 2025-2026 season is set for July 10-12 at Arizona Athletic Grounds, 6321 S Ellsworth Rd in Mesa, Arizona, and it arrives just 17 days before the world title chase begins in South Carolina.
That timing gives the weekend real weight. For pros, Mesa is the last Signature stop to tighten form, chase points and carry momentum into the biggest week on the league calendar. For amateurs, the three-day setup means this is not a one-day showcase but a full tournament weekend, with Open events running all three days alongside the pro competition.
The ACL’s event listings also show 2026 ACL Pro Teams Week 4 in Mesa on Saturday, July 11 at 9:00 AM at the same venue, adding another competitive layer to a weekend already loaded with pressure. The league’s standings page places the 2025-2026 season from Sept. 1, 2025, to Sept. 15, 2026, so Mesa sits deep in the closing stretch rather than at the front end of the schedule.
That matters because the World Championships are still the sport’s defining stage. The ACL has described that event as the culmination of the season and the biggest week of the year in cornhole, and the 2024 edition featured more than $700,000 in guaranteed cash payouts across 30 events. Mesa is not World Championships week, but it is close enough to shape the tone of who enters it hot, who enters it chasing, and who enters it needing one more statement result.
The stop also reflects where the league wants its footprint to grow. Arizona Athletic Grounds has a multi-year agreement with the ACL to host the Signature Open series annually from 2026 through 2028, giving Mesa a more permanent place in the western swing. With the World Championships set for Monday, July 27 at Rock Hill Sports & Event Center, 326 Technology Center Way in Rock Hill, South Carolina, Mesa is the last checkpoint before the season’s biggest prize comes into view.
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