BAT Outta Hell 2026: One Hell of a Weekend for Axe Throwing in Australia
Updated: Aug 26
That is a wrap on BAT Outta Hell 2026, our International Axe Throwing Federation (IATF) Major Tournament Weekend from Friday 31/07/26 to Monday 3/08/26 in Wollongong.
BAT Outta Hell brought competitors together from across Australia and beyond for four days of competitive axe throwing, community some incredible axe throwing!
Almost every event sold out, with over 270+ competitors taking part across the weekend (including competitors travelling from all over Australia to throw at Battle Axe Throwing! Whoa!).
People come to Battle Axe Throwing to chase a new personal best, support their mates, meet their peers from different venues and compete against some of the best throwers in Australia.
Four days of competitive Axe Throwing
BAT Outta Hell 2026 featured eight events across four days, with a packed schedule covering a huge range of the IATF competition format.
The weekend included the BAT Outta Hell, Australia's only Women & Non-Binary IATF Major, alongside Big Axe, Doubles, Under 55 Premier Average, Australia's first sanctioned Ambidextrous axe throwing competition, our 'Always Be Clutching' - ABC Open, Yahtzee and a Battle Axe Throwing favourite, Bucket of Axes.
BAT Outta Hell 2026 IAFT Major
The BAT Outta Hell brought some of the best competitors in the country together for a weekend.
Congratulations to our top four:
1st: Clara 'Shrubbie' Bush
2nd: Lilith 'Choking Hazard' Rogers
3rd: Jennifer 'Tex' Walker
4th: Lee 'Shrek' Jurasovic
Clara 'Shrubbie' Bush also earned an invitational bid into the International Axe Throwing Championships in 2027, while Lilith 'Choking Hazard' Rogers and Jennifer 'Tex' Walker each earned a reserved entry bid into a future IATF Grand Slam.
This event exists to put Women and Non-Binary competitors in the spotlight, give them a major stage to compete on and connect with their peers in the broader axe throwing community.
Congratulations to everyone who participated in such an important event!
Australia's first Ambidextrous competition
Sunday saw another pretty significant moment for Australian axe throwing.
BAT hosted Australia's first Ambidextrous axe throwing competition, bringing the IATF Feature to Wollongong (and the whole of Asia Pacific Region!) for the first time.
It's an exciting take on the IAFT ruleset!
Congratulations to the podium:
1st: Clara 'Shrubbie' Bush
2nd: Stewart 'Stagger' Reeve
3rd: Jennifer 'Tex' Walker
Shrubbie also earned a reserved entry bid into the Ambidextrous event at IATC 2027.
Premier Big Axe
The Premier Big Axe event delivered exactly what you would expect from an event involving considerably larger axes.
Congratulations to:
1st: Connor 'C-Man' Hugginson
2nd: Jarrod 'Peasooo' Peisley
3rd: Andrew 'Solaire' Natoli
Solaire's third-place finish also earned a trickle-down reserved entry bid into the Big Axe event at IATC 2027.
Premier Doubles
Everyone loves a Doubles Tournament! Whether you're there to play as an established team or just there for a pick-up team and the carnage, this is a crowd favourite!
Congratulations to:
1st: Team 'Lemester'
2nd: Team 'Hell in a Handbasket'
3rd: Team 'Bouquet'
Team 'Hell in a Handbasket' also picked up a trickle-down reserved entry bid into the Doubles event at IATC 2027.
Under 55 Premier Average
The Under 55 Premier Average event is a great to showcase our up and coming throwers.
It gives competitors who have an Under 55 Premier score average the opportunity to compete, improve and stake their claim on the tournament podium.
Congratulations to:
1st: Rachel 'Terry Hatchet' Nichols
2nd: Calvin 'Monsieur Candie' Grant
3rd: Ella 'Lumberella Ella Ella' Mundey
Terry Hatchet also earned a reserved entry bid into the equivalent Under Average event at IATC 2027.
ABC Open: Always Be Clutching!
At Battle Axe Throwing, we encourage people to chase their own Personal Best (PB) Scores. And that means going for the Clutch! As the name suggests, it is a mandatory Clutch throw on your fifth throw.
Congratulations to:
1st: Connor 'C-Man' Hugginson
2nd: Stewart 'Stagger' Reeve
3rd: Mark 'Garmr' Howard
4th: Tom 'Axe-centric' Mullinar
Yahtzee Competition
Yahtzee is an axe throwing team competition, but one team remains undefeated: Pet Sematary! They won the Battle Axe Open, which makes them the current Australian Champions, and they took out the Yahtzee BAT Outta Hell!
Congratulations to:
1st: Team 'Pet Sematary'
2nd: Team 'Slicey Diceys'
3rd: Team 'Polyaxery'
Bucket of Axes
And finally, we finished the weekend with one of the Battle Axe Throwing classics, Bucket of Axes.
A crowd favourite, a collection of Australian-made axes and a whole lot of good fun! This is a twist on the traditional bucket of axes at Battle Axe Throwing. We want to put makers axes into people's hands to see who can adapt the quickest in an Around The World competition. This is a great way to promote the local marker scene with a random twist on top!
Congratulations to our top seven:
1st: Matt 'Wildcard' Evans
2nd: Alex 'Axiom' Mundey
3rd: Syenna 'Sys'n'Desist' Tindall
4th: Nikki 'Axe-istential Crisis' Lehmann
5th: Patrick 'Axebitionist' Cowin
6th: Kayleb 'Scoob' Barrish
7th: Jasper 'Skunt 3D' Van Elst
A huge thank you also goes to all of the Australian axe makers who generously donated an axe to the event:
Stagg Handles
DAWG
Get Frackt'd
North Pole Axes
Silverbaxe Axe Handles
Skuntworx
Basebaxe by Pooch
PRAISE THE BLOCK!
Thank you to our Community
We also want to say a massive thank you to our incredible tournament sponsors:
Dicey Riley's Hotel
Hayters Timber & Paving
Principle Brewing
Seeker Brewing
Your support helps us keep putting events like this on and we genuinely appreciate it.
And finally, the biggest thank you goes to our staff, Scorer's Guild, league community, competitors and everyone else who helped get this massive event over the line.
There are a lot of moving parts behind a four-day tournament, and we could not do it without you.
BAT Outta Hell 2026 was a massive weekend, and we are incredibly proud of what the community created together.
Thank you to everyone who competed, coached, scored, cheered, watched, travelled, sponsored, volunteered, bought merch or simply followed along from wherever you were in the world.
We do all of this for you.
And we are already looking forward to throwing the next one, the Battle Axe Open Friday 22/01/27 till Monday 25/01/27!
PRAISE THE BLOCK.
Missed the action?
You can rewatch the entire BAT Outta Hell 2026 weekend on the Battle Axe Throwing YouTube channel.
From the early rounds through to the finals, the playlist has the full tournament coverage, including the IAFT Major, Ambidextrous, Big Axe, Doubles and all of the other events across the weekend.
Get involved
Watching a tournament is one thing, throwing in one is way more fun!
Our Axe Leagues are where a huge part of the Battle Axe Throwing community comes together. It is competitive, social, welcoming and a great way to get into competitive axe throwing without needing to already be an elite thrower.
In 2025, every one of our regular hatchet league seasons sold out at 29 competitors per league, alongside our Big Axe League. That community is a big part of what makes weekends like BAT Outta Hell possible in the first place.
Registrations for the next League season are currently open.
If you have never thrown before, you can also start with a casual axe throwing session at Battle Axe Throwing in Wollongong. Come in, learn the basics, throw some axes and see what all the fuss is about!
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