25/26 Pro Guide

The American Cornhole League is proud to welcome you to the 2025–2026 ACL Canada Pro Tour—a season that promises nonstop excitement on boards across the nation.

This year, our Pro Division features a roster of top-tier players—veteran icons, rising stars, and breakout rookies—all battling for national rankings and major titles. With a schedule of 4 Opens, the journey to the National Championship has never been more intense.

Whether you're a player, a fan, or a sponsor, this guide is your complete resource for everything ACL Pro—tour structure, event details, point systems, and more.

Welcome to the action. Welcome to the ACL Canada Pro Tour.

Ladies and Gentlemen, these bags are live.

Last updated 09/09/25

The ACL Pro Tour for the 2025–2026 season will consist of five total events, designed to highlight the highest level of competition in the sport. 

 ACL Canada Open (4 Events)

• Pro Main Brackets:
  • Double-elimination brackets
  • All pros automatically qualified
  • Includes Pro Singles and Pro Doubles
  • Earn pro points and payouts
• Qualifying Rounders:
  • For main bracket placement of  Platinum Qualifiers 
  • Rounders results determine placement in Main Brackets
  • A minimum of 6 players will qualify through the Qualifying Rounders.
  • The players that advance through qualifying play may participate with any other qualified player for Pro Doubles 
• Dates and Locations
  • Date: October 24-26, 2025
    • Location: Quebec City, QC
  • Date: November 28-30, 2025 
    • Location: Niagara Falls, ON
  • Date: March 13-15, 2026
    • Location: Edmonton, AB 
  • Date: May 29-31, 2026
    • Location: St. John’s, NL

 ACL Canada National Championship (1 Event)

Location: TBD

Dates: July 16-19, 2026

Pro Singles and Pro Doubles

• Main Bracket:
  • Double-elimination format
  • Includes Pro Singles and Pro Doubles
  • Top 36 players from Pro Standings will automatically qualify (including qualifiers)
    
    
• Challenger Event:
  • 6 rounders format
  • Designed for players who do not automatically qualify for the Main Brackets (37th+ in Pro Standings)
  • Eligibility:
    • Open to all players in Pro Standings following the last Open event that did not qualify for the Main Bracket.

ACL Pro Jerseys

All Pro Players will be able to receive  official ACL Pro jerseys, at no cost.
Extra ACL Pro jerseys will be eligible to order at a cost to the player. 

These jerseys are:

• Required for all Pro Events and televised events.
• Customizable with approved sponsors.
• A key element of the official ACL Pro brand identity.
  • Not wearing pro jersey during a pro event will result in:
    • $50 fine (money will be added to Pro Season Purse)
    • Loss of all earned pro points for that event

Use 2026 ACL Pro Licensed Equipment

Players must exclusively use 2026 ACL Pro-licensed bags during all official ACL Pro Tour events, including:

• All Pro Events starting on October 24, 2025
• During any Pro Bracket games, you may not use the same color bag as your opponent. The higher seed will have bag choice. 

Bags may be tested by an ACL Official at any time during Pro play or following any tournament win.

All equipment must meet 2026 ACL Pro standards and be sourced from approved manufacturers.

**You may use any ACL bag within the current season regulations for any non-pro tour events**

Note: Failure to meet any of these requirements may result in removal from the ACL Pro program  and forfeiture of related benefits.

Requirements of an ACL Pro

To maintain your status, all selected ACL Pros must meet the following criteria before and during the 2025–2026 season:

ALL ACL Pro players must electronically sign the ACL Pro Player Agreement by September 20th, 2025.
This contract outlines:

• Player responsibilities
• Code of Conduct
• Media and appearance policies
• Disciplinary guidelines

Pro Division Registration

You must register for the ACL Canada Pro Divison in the ACL App: https://app.iplayacl.com/reg-event-list/event-pre-reg-form/9649

Cost for the season is $500, select all 3 events in the registration.

Registration will open September 15th, 2025 and close on October 18th, 2025.

The following criteria determines who requalifies for the upcoming ACL Pro season in the following order: 

1. Top 16 ranked ACL Pro players in ACL Canada Pro standings.
2. Top 4 ranked ACL Canada Pro Women in ACL Canada Pro Standings. Note: any females qualified for #1 will still count towards the 4.
3. Top 4 women in ACL Canada Open standings who do not qualify as an ACL Canada Pro outlined in #1-2 above.
4. Top 2 Elite ranked non-pro players via ACL Canada Pro Standings.
5. Top 8 ranked Elite players or ACL Canada Pro players in ACL Canada Open Standings who do not qualify as an ACL Canada Pro outlined in #1-4 above.
6. Top 2 players in each of the ACL Provincial (5 total) points standings. Maximum of one (1) player who qualifies via #1-7 outlined above will still count towards the 2. 
7. Top 4 players from ACL Canada Open standings who have not already qualified for ACL Canada Pro from points #1-#5 above; any membership level
8. Top 4 finishers at the 2026 ACL Canada Pro Qualifier will qualify to be an ACL Canada Pro. All 2025-2026 ACL Canada Pros who did not qualify in #1-5 above will be eligible to play in this event along with other players.
9. Winner of the 2026 Canada Cornhole Federation Junior Singles National Championship will qualify to be an ACL Canada pro.
10.  Top Junior in Open points

If there are fewer than 48 players from the steps above then the remaining spots will be filled from. 

1. ACL Canada National staff hold the right to accept players from Sponsor Exceptions.
2. Remaining spots will alternate between next players in Open Standings and Pro Standings.

Note: The information provided herein, including payout amounts, is subject to change at the discretion of the organization until October 1, 2025.