Morgan Loy dominates Ryan Ricco to win Los Angeles regional title

Morgan Loy didn’t just win the Los Angeles Regional #6 Singles Tier 1 title, he controlled it. After opening with a 21-15 win over Jose Laguna, Loy kept his path clean through a bracket that was packed with players capable of punishing one bad inning, then buried Ryan Ricco in the final, 21-8 and 21-8, to take the regional crown.

The opening round set the tone for a field that had very little margin for error. Darrell Clegg beat Richard Avitia 24-19, Anthony Robles handled Craig Biggi 21-16, Ricco moved past Dan McDonnell 21-9, and Loy got through Laguna 21-15. With the event staged on Court 2 and run through a double-elimination-style bracket that fed later placement matches back into the final standings, every lane mattered. A slip early did not just cost a title shot, it could reshape the rest of the draw.

That is what makes Loy’s run stand out. The bracket never gave him a soft landing, and the names around him made the path feel earned: Clegg, Robles, Biggi, Ricco, McDonnell, Avitia and Laguna all brought enough scoring to flip a match quickly if a player got loose. Robles delivered the loudest early statement with a 27-11 win over Clegg, a reminder that the top end of the field could separate fast. Loy answered that kind of pressure by staying efficient, keeping the board under control, and never letting the bracket swing on a sloppy exchange.

The final against Ricco was the clearest proof of how far Loy was ahead of the field. Sweeping the championship match 21-8, 21-8 means Ricco never found a foothold in either game, and Loy never gave him the kind of momentum that turns a close cornhole match into a grind. That is the standard elite singles players are chasing now: score cleanly, manage pressure, and close the door before the other side can make a run.

The result carries weight beyond one regional title. The American Cornhole League calls itself the premier league for professional and recreational cornhole in the United States, and its 2025-2026 Pro Guide says top pro players at Signature events receive guaranteed bracket placement and guaranteed prize money. With the 2026 World Championships set for July 27 through August 2 in Rock Hill, South Carolina, Loy’s Los Angeles win lands as the kind of result that can sharpen the next wave of standings, seeding and momentum.