It started off as a rainy Saturday in Shekou, but soon enough the sun came out as well as the boards! 

First and foremost, the SCF would like to thank Volfoni for being a great host! The Speakeasy and their staff made sure all the guests had cold drinks to stave off the heat of the day and some good food to keep our energy high for the intense matches that were to follow.

With 16 competitors showing up to play, the SCF decided to have an open tournament format that allowed players to challenge any teams they wanted, partner up with any player they wanted and play as many games as they could tolerate. 

Four hours of intense competition ensued. From noon to four, we saw some CRAZY games, EPIC rounds and near IMPOSSIBLE throws. 

SCF has to give a shout out to our top throwers of the day! Pretty soon there will be a ranking system that will let you know just who the top throwers are in Shekou, but remember, you'll only get ranked if you come out to the events, so make sure you join our WeChat group or on Facebook so you know when the SCF events are happening!

1. Wes (32 points)
2. Mark (28 Points)
3. Carlos (26 points)
4. Andrea (20 points)

If we video taped the day, there would have been FOUR highlights that would have blown your Cornhole mind! Let me break it down for you.

• 4 - Rachael, partnered with Andrea were tossing like champs as they came to the final rounds of a very lopsided game. Rachael stepped to the line during the final round and dropped not one, not two but THREE holes without the bag even touching the sides! When she's on, she's on!
• 3 - In a tight situation, the pressure was on. Andrea and Mark found themselves down late in the game to a potent Wes and Marty. Needing something BIG to happen Andrea sunk 3 holes and single handedly secured the win. What a triumph over the pressure!
• 2 - As if the first two were hard enough to believe, you may need to get on the edge of your seat for this one. Early on in the day a late comer strolled in looking for a partner and ready to play. Wes not only won the overall point total and top prize, but almost got the number one highlight by dropping FOUR BAGS in one round! This man knows how to find the hole!
• 1 - The highlight that takes the cake comes from a virtual unknown in the Cornhole world. Hailing from all the way down under Marcus was excited to get some more games under his belt after getting a taste of it on May 3rd at the Srping Fling Tournament. Using a technique that is a bit eccentric Marcus started getting a hang of the game and then when you didn't think it could happen, it did. Marcus and Lee looking for a win, found themselves on the short side of the score, but then it happened. With a fortress of bags, including his own, surrounding the hole Marcus let the final bag out of his hand, and it dropped ever so sweetly into hole taking along with it his other two bags! He may be an old timer, but he is no longer a first timer! Nice job Marcus!

Blue skies, perfect temperatures and a slight breeze to keep the air moving-- the SCF couldn't have asked for a better day to have a Cornhole tournament! 

32 teams came from around the world, ending up at Captain's Bar for six hours that will go down in Shekou history as the event of 2014. Well, that is until the fall tournament comes around. But at least for right now, wow!

I feel like I am getting ahead of myself here, so I am going to back up just a bit to make sure I don't miss anything. Let me break the day down for you!

Pool A


This pool was filled with a lot of great potential and a couple of unknowns from Hong Kong. If you check out the final standings, there was really no competition for the number one seed. The Hong Korn Kidz ran away by only have eight points scored against them! 

The really fun games were were between the teams that were ranked 2-5. Coming into the competition the Wife Beaters (2) were planning on smacking their way into the finals, but it seemed that switching out their "trailer trash" outfits from last year for "middle class" clothes got to their heads and they could only muster up a 5th place middle class finish. 

The practically unknown Natural Corn Killers (5) not only scared some people with their costumes and questionable accessories, but their game play got them to finish 4th in a VERY competitive pool loosing to the number one seed of the tournament, La Maiz On (1) and the 3rd place finisher The Sphinx's Batts.

Speaking of the Sphinx's Batts, who knew! After the ranking professionals at SCF headquarters projected them at 4th in this Pool, they came out with something to prove. Tossing their way into the Winners Final Game, they played the first and second place teams back to back and were tossed to the base of the Great Pyramid only miss their opportunity to go out on top.

With a lot of expectations from the SCF community, La Maiz On came into the day early and often. They were picked to win it all, but needed to prove themselves from the beginning. There was no messing around in Pool A. After being taken out by The Sphinx's Batts in the second round, they had a long road back to try and get to the finals, but with adversity comes opportunity and did they ever. Three games later they found themselves finishing 2nd to Hong Korn Kidz in the Pool A Finals. 


Pool B

Not to piggy back to much from Pool A, but this pool was filled with a lot of great potential and a couple of unknowns from Shekou. Unlike Pool A, though, competition was at it's highest. Any given Saturday in the back yard or at your local bar any one of these teams could have won, but there would only be two that could advance, so let me give you the story of how we got there. 

To start off, the second match of the day was almost a forfeit for Papa Corn, but the talent recruiter of the SCF noticed a couple of men, let's call them Supermen, in the crowd that had some potential. The intrigue and fascination with this wonderful sport from the moment they were offered the opportunity was not just for show, they were there to play, and play they did. For their first game, the Supermen took Papa Corn (3) into the later minutes of a tough match but ended up loosing at the end. With all of their effort they did manage to scratch out a 4th place finish. Not a bad start for these two newbies.

Making their way to the Winner's Final, Papa Corn got put on "time out" for poor play by the more experienced Papa's of the Pool, Wild Wes. After that, Breaking Bags got their revenge on Papa Corn by knocking them out of the tournament by some questionable methods in their second meeting, but Papa Corn left with a respectable 3rd place finish. 

As stated earlier, it was brought to the attention of the SCF Tournament Directors that a substance said to have been "candy" was given to many of the Breaking Bag's opponents. That substance may, or may not have had any affect on their opponents play, but it has initiated a debate that will most likely result in a by-law being made for next tournaments to make sure this "situation" doesn't happen again. 

The final games of Pool B were exciting to watch and ended with Breaking Bags challenging Wild Wes to a showdown. Wild Wes was a little slow on the draw, loosing the first game, but during the second game they stopped shooting blanks and ended Breaking Bags hope for 1st place. 

Pool C

If this pool was an ice cream flavor it would be vanilla. Deliciously satisfying with no extra toppings to complicate the simplicity something good. For the first three rounds the winner's bracket, those teams that were supposed to win, won. 1 over 4, 2 over 3, 1 over 2. 

The elimination round is where things got exciting. 7 takes out 6, 8 takes out 5! It was no holds bar pandemonium. But as the Elimination Round started coming to an end, there were a couple of teams that stood out from the rest. Same Same and Mar Squared continued to challenge each other and the teams they played against, averaging over 20 minutes a game! Finally, Mar Squared ended Same Same's chance to get to the finals after a 23 minute 15-11 final match between the two. Same Same ended with a clean 4th place finish.

CRON got themselves to the Elimination bracket by loosing to Korn Fu Hustle, and ended up having to face off against the now infamous Mar Squared. With Mar Squared leading CRON 13-12 going into the final toss, CRON holed a couple of bags and escaped the match with an elevated heart rate and chance to take on Korn Fu Hustle one more time. The final match was back and forth, but ended in Korn Fu Hustles favor for the second time today.

Pool D

When it comes to character and charm, Pool D exemplifies only the former. This Pool was as charismatic as they get. It may be because their boards were closest to the crowds, but any eight team pool with pregnant women, guys wearing winter hats on a 80 degree day and not only one, but two games lasting over 27 minutes, these were entertaining matches to watch.

After a pretty vanilla first couple of rounds, the fun started happening when the Jarr Heads came to the battle field with some ammunition. Good Game had the odds going into their final match with a previous championship team member, but the Jarr Heads blitzkrieg of tosses sent them home saying "good game," only mustering up a 4th place finish. 

Heading into their next match against the heavily favored fourM team, the Jarr Heads went blow for blow against the the Giant Minions only to come up two points short of eliminating the Minions and sending them back to Gru's Hideout! Overall, a great showing from the Jarr Heads who will be returning next year to better their 3rd place finish.

Putin Da Hole had a pretty solid showing, winning all the way through the Winners Final, only to take on the fourM again after giving them their first loss. Needless to say, fourM came back like they just drank the PX-41 serum turning them into the BA Purple Bag Throwing Evil Minions who were on a mission to reconcile their previous loss. Two close games later and fourM left Putin Da Hole with a 2nd place finish on their way to 1st place in Pool D.

It was one heck of a tournament and the Finals proved to be an EPIC finish to a sporting day. Just wanted to inform you about how the teams earned the right to be in the Final 8 of the 2014 Srping Fling Cornhole Tournament.

There were 4 Groups made up of 8 teams. 

Each Group went through a treacherous Double Elimination Tournament that gave us a clear Number 1 and Number 2 out of the Group. 

From there, the following was used to determine the Final 8 ranked teams.

So here is what it all comes down to, a win or go home scenario. The past 4 hours of games, trials and tribulations mean NOTHING and it's all about the NOW. Teams were ranked and the fate now transcended to their own destiny. What was about to happen is only what was meant to happen. The Finals of the Shekou Cornhole Federation Srping Fling Tournament were upon us. There is no algorithm that can figure out who would be in the finals, no scientific probability would dictate the results, this was the finals, human versus human and these were the results.

Quarter Finals

Hong Korn Kidz def. La Maiz On   
 
Korn Fu Hustle def. CRON

Putin Da Hole def. Wild Wes

fourM def. Breaking Bags

Semi-Finals

As thought was going to happen the Number fourM couldn't hold on against the number one seed Hong Korn Kidz. The Kidz were just to much to handle, and it wasn't look pretty for anyone else who was going to face them. 

Putin Da Hole, the number one from Pool D drew Korn Fu Hustle, the number one from Pool C. 

The battle commenced and all heck broke loose, 
when Putin Da Hole strung Korn Fu in a noose. 

The game was long, 
and both teams played strong.

Putin found victory and left Korn Fu in history.

The Finals

Putin Da Hole, the only remaining team from Shekou, against the Hong Korn Kidz, the visiting team from across the PR-Diz. The crowd was silent as they watch these two titans tossed. A hole from one team rebuttled by the other. It was a marathon. Slowly the Kidz widened the gap after both teams hit double digits and Putin Da Hole could hold on to game any longer. 

To give them credit the Kidz showed up to play,
there was no other team that challenged them that day.