PacBio duo wins Ignite Biofitness cornhole tournament

Shyam R. and Kunal G. gave PacBio the top prize in Ignite BioFitness’s latest cornhole tournament, finishing first in a field the company said drew a strong turnout and several fresh competitors. Chris H. and Lutz K. followed in second for PacBio, while Eric S. and Kian S. of Inquis Medical took third, giving the June 30 update a clear competitive ladder and another PacBio-heavy finish.

Ignite BioFitness used its July newsletter to put the result alongside its other summer programming, a sign the cornhole bracket had become part of the company’s regular recreation calendar rather than a one-off office diversion. The same update said the Menlo Park facility would be closed on Friday, July 3, for Independence Day, and promoted a July 20-24 Tour de Menlo Park Labs cycling challenge and an August 5 3-point shot contest. In that setting, the cornhole results carried the same internal visibility as the rest of the month’s events.

The tournament also fit a pattern that has been building for years. Ignite called its 2024 event the first-ever Cornament, and PacBio’s A*Maze*Ing team won that debut ahead of Fire in the Hole, with Synthekine’s John and Marie in third. By July 2025, the event had grown to 14 teams, and PacBio again swept the top three spots, with Chris H. and Rob P. in first, Justin D. and Raymond L. in second, and Kunal G. and Shyam R. in third. Ignite repeated those results in a September 2025 update, then highlighted another PacBio win in January 2026, when Chris H. and Bruce H. were credited with a third straight cornhole tournament title.

That run of results shows why Ignite keeps putting the game in front of its employees and partners. The company’s 7,000-square-foot fitness center already builds around basketball, tennis, beach volleyball and pickleball, so cornhole now sits inside a broader mix of workplace recreation that rewards repeat participation and cross-company matchups. Fresh entrants matter because they widen the bracket, make the outcomes less predictable and give the event a real ladder from one season to the next.

Cornhole’s growing profile outside traditional leagues gives that internal tournament extra weight. The American Cornhole League describes itself as the premier league for professional and recreational cornhole in the United States, and events like Ignite’s show how the sport has moved well beyond backyard play. At Ignite BioFitness, it is now part of the company’s rhythm, with PacBio still setting the pace.