AMERICAN CORNHOLE
SCORING THE ACO TOP GUNS
If someone asked you to name the 40 best cornhole players in the country, what would you do? Show them the CornyForty of course. It’s how the ACO ranks top players and pre-qualifies them for ACO Pro Tour events. These are the ACO “Top Guns.” Players on this list pre-qualify for the ACO Nationals “King of Cornhole,” the World Cornhole Championship downtown Cincinnati and events in between.
How do I get on the CornyForty list?
First, be a good American Cornhole player. Second, make sure you're up to date on your annual ACO membership fee ($15.95) and you've paid your CornyForty dues ($100.00). Then you earn CornyForty points by taking an annual Skills Challenge and kicking butt in special ACO Top Gun events. The more points you earn in a season... the higher the ranking.
1. Skills Challenge
CornyForty players need to take at least one Skills Challenge each calendar year. If you take more than one, only your highest score is added to your annual CornyForty point total. For example, if you score 95 the first time and 103 the second time, you’ll gain 103 CornyForty points from your Skills Challenge. So it pays to try the Skills Challenge more than once.
2. ACO Top Gun events
This is where you earn CornyForty points by finishing well in specially-designated tournaments throughout the season. For example, the top eight finishers at the 2008 ACO Nationals in Las Vegas all earned points toward their CornyForty score.
Other ACO Top Gun events include the five ACO-branded annual tournaments:
Icehole Classic (Feb); Cornhole de Mayo (May 3); Maize Craze (July); Cornhole Classic (Sep.) Turkeyhole Classic (Nov).
Watch for more ACO Top Gun opportunities as the season goes. Some are worth more than others. Top tier events (Top Gun 1) are open to ACO Pros only. (An ACO Pro is a player with 129+ CornyForty points or a Skills Challenge score of 104+.) Other ACO Top Gun tier events are open to all players. As the table below shows, even less competitive, lower tier events give players a chance to earn CornyForty points.
CORNYFORTY POINT VALUE CHART
Events: TopGun1 (T1) / TopGun2 (T2) / TopGun3 (T3) / TopGun4 (T4)
First Place 48 / 24 / 16 / 8
Second Place 42 / 21 / 14 / 7
Top 4 Finish 30 / 15 / 10 / 5
Top 8 Finish 18 / 9 / 6 / 3
What determines the level of TopGun Event?
Answer: The total number of ACO Pros and Semi Pros involved in the field determine the level of competition from which we gauge the strength of the tournament. The breakdown is as follows.
TopGun1 - ACO Pros only
TopGun2 - 13 or more ACO Pros or Semi-Pros
TopGun3 - 6 - 12 ACO Pros or Semi-Pros
TopGun4 - 5 or less ACO Pros or Semi-Pros
Any player that thinks he or she is any good at cornhole is crazy not to track down an ACO agent and receive an official "SCR" score.
Contact: Brian Stinnett at brian.stinnett@americancornhole.com
CORNYFORTY STANDINGS
The 2009 season is under way and
there is still time to get signed up for the CornyForty and get started earning points throughout the season.
Looking to improve your SCR call Brian Stinnett at 502.744.8148 to check for available times.
Matt Guy #1 in 2008 CornyForty Standings
(at ACO Louisville OctoberFest)
AMERICAN CORNHOLE ORGANIZATION - KENTUCKY
The ACO Is The Governing Body For The Sport Of Cornhole
