The 2024 ACL Pro Season is upon us! With the new season comes a few changes to our tournament structure.
This year, the ACL Pro Division has combined the former National and Pro Shootout series into one single series: the ACL Pro Tour. This event structure encompasses all pro-level competition that will take place this season. ACL Pros will compete across all events on their way to the 2024 ACL World Championships in August.
What Is The New Event Structure?
The ACL Pro Cornhole Series is comprised of four main events with each event spanning two separate weekends.
Like previous seasons, the events will maintain their current names: the ACL Kickoff Battle, Cornhole Mania, Bag Brawl, and Final Chase; however, unlike previous seasons, the four events will have a preliminary qualifying weekend followed by a final championship weekend.
Within each event, ACL Pros will compete in four main tournaments: National Singles, National Doubles, Shootout Singles, and Shootout Doubles. National Singles and Doubles follow the traditional cornhole format of playing all games to a score of 21 or more in an ACL Stack bracket. Shootout Singles and Doubles are round-limited tournaments that will also be played in an ACL Stack bracket this season.
Additionally, female ACL Pros will have the opportunity to compete in Women's Singles and Women's Doubles at these events. Finalists of these women-specific events will also be featured on television, plus the winners of each event will qualify for the ACL Pro Women's Tournament of Champions at the 2024 ACL World Championships.
During the first weekend of an ACL Pro Tour event, ACL Pros will compete through each tournament until, at minimum, the semifinals. The final matches of each tournament will then remain on hold until the second weekend of the event where they will be broadcast on television. The second half of these events overlap with ACL Opens which allows non-pro members of the cornhole community to be a part of the action.
The 2024 ACL Pro Tour Season Schedule:
The ACL Pro Tour kicks off this April and wraps up at the 2024 ACL World Championships in August. Check out the ACL Pro season schedule:
2024 ACL Kickoff Battle Part 1
April 4-7 | Palm Beach, FL
2024 ACL Kickoff Battle Part 2
April 18-21 | Westwego, LA
2024 ACL Cornhole Mania Part 1
May 2-5 | Windsor, CO
2024 ACL Cornhole Mania Part 2
May 16-19 | Las Vegas, NV
2024 ACL Bag Brawl Part 1
May 30-June 2 | Minneapolis, MN
2024 ACL Bag Brawl Part 2
June 20-23 | New Berlin, WI
2024 ACL Final Chase Part 1
July 4-7 | Location coming soon
2024 ACL Final Chase Part 2
July 18-21 | Canton, OH
Check out our season schedule for full event details.
How Does Each Event Contribute To Overall Standings?
Every ACL Pro's 1) three best finishes in National Singles, 2) top finish in Shootout Singles, and 3) finish in National Singles at the World Championships will count toward their Pro Singles ranking.
Every ACL Pro Doubles team's 1) three best finishes in National Doubles, 2) top finish in Shootout Doubles, and 3) finish in National Doubles at the World Championships will count toward their Pro Doubles ranking.
What Is The Event Schedule For Each Weekend?
In general, the first weekend of each ACL Pro Tour event will have the following structure:
Thursday:
- Elite Doubles Qualifier for the following National Doubles
- Shootout Singles
Friday:
- Elite Singles Qualifier for the following National Singles
- Pro Women's Doubles
- National Singles
Saturday:
- Pro Teams regular season matches
- National Doubles
Sunday:
- Shootout Doubles
- Pro Blind Draw
- Open Women's, Senior, and Junior events
While this structure will be implemented for the first weekend of most of these events, please note that ACL Kickoff Battle Part 1 will also feature multiple television broadcasts for ACL Pro Teams matches on Thursday and Friday of the event. Learn more here.
In general, the second weekend of each ACL Pro Tour event will have the following structure which will operate alongside an ACL Open:
Thursday:
- ACL Swap (open to the public)
- ACL Pro Teams television broadcasts on CBS/CBSSN
Friday:
- Open Women's, Junior, Senior, High School Doubles, and College Doubles
- Pro Women's Singles
- Blind Draws (open to the public)
- ACL Pro Shootout & National television broadcasts on ESPN/ESPN2
Saturday:
- Open Doubles
- ACL Pro National & SuperHole television broadcasts on ESPN/ESPN2
Sunday:
- Open Singles
Please note, ACL Final Chase Part 2 will not have an ACL Pro Teams broadcast on Thursday during the event. Learn more here.
How Can I Watch Pro Cornhole At Home?
All SuperHole, National Singles + Doubles, and Shootout Singles + Doubles semifinals + finals will be broadcast on ESPN television networks. Select ACL Pro Teams matches will be broadcast on CBS and CBS Sports Network. Check your local listings for broadcast times or keep an eye on official ACL social media accounts for details prior to the event.
All other preliminary coverage of events for all Pro and Open events will split broadcast time between ACL Cornhole TV and ESPN+. Stay tuned for more details.
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