Announcing the EXIT Realty Corn Toss Festival Tournament Format

Post date: Sep 4, 2014 10:59:33 PM

The EXIT Realty Corn Toss Festival tournament format will consist of group play followed by double-elimination knockout tournaments for competitive and social divisions. To qualify for the competitive division, you must finish either 1st or 2nd in your group. Teams that finish 3rd or 4th in each group will advance to the social division. Teams that finish 5th and beyond in their groups do not advance, but are still guaranteed a minimum three games of group play. Please note the following:

Size of the Field

  • The field will consist of a maximum of 48 teams

  • Current team count is in the 30's

  • Register Online today to avoid being shut out. Day of registration will ONLY be allowed up to a maximum of 48 teams!

Group Play

  • There will be six groups composed of a maximum of eight teams per group

  • Each group will be allocated two courts for group play; all group matches are to be played on the assigned courts unless directed otherwise

  • Group play will be a triple elimination bracket. The bracket will not be completed, but played far enough along to advance four teams

  • Teams will be assigned to their groups and given team numbers once they check-in

    • Teams with numbers in the 100's are in Group 1 and play on courts 1 and 2

    • Teams with numbers in the 200's are in Group 2 and play on courts 3 and 4

    • Teams with numbers in the 300's are in Group 3 and play on courts 5 and 6

    • Teams with numbers in the 400's are in Group 4 and play on courts 7 and 8

    • Teams with numbers in the 500's are in Group 5 and play on courts 9 and 10

    • Teams with numbers in the 600's are in Group 6 and play on courts 11 and 12

  • The top two teams in each group advance to the competitive double-elimination bracket

  • Teams finishing 3rd and 4th will advance to the social double-elimination bracket

Competitive Tournament

  • Twelve Team-seeded, double-elimination tournament

  • Four #1 seeds (group winners) will receive first round byes (randomly determined)

  • Two #1 seeds will have first round matches against #2 seeds (randomly determined)

  • The remaining four #2 seeds will have first round matches against themselves (randomly determined)

Social Tournament

  • Twelve Team-seeded, double-elimination tournament

  • Four #3 seeds will receive first round byes (randomly determined)

  • Two #3 seeds will have first round matches against #4 seeds (randomly determined)

  • The remaining four #4 seeds will have first round matches against themselves (randomly determined)

Payout (Altered from previously advertised to accommodate competitive and social divisions and more cornhole!)

  • Competitive Tournament

    • 1st Place - $500

    • 2nd Place - $300

    • 3rd Place - $150

    • 4th Place - $100

  • Social Tournament

    • 1st Place - $60 (entry fee returned)