2025 Urban Open

Join us at Urban Axes Baltimore for the 2025 urban Open!

It's that time of year again! The Urban Open returns August 1-3 as throwers from all across the IATF flock to Urban Axes Baltimore for our biggest tournament of the year!  So come crack some Natty Bohs and compete for your chance to wear the iconic Clutch Jacket!

The Urban Open will be a three-day event with a similar schedule to last year. We'll begin Friday with Jones Cup and Skills events, followed on Saturday by our Urban Rules Tiered Swiss tournaments, and we'll conclude on Sunday with the Premier Rules, double-elimination Urban Open! Click here to learn more about each event and its format!

Our tournament includes events for throwers of all skill levels, so we encourage everyone to visit Urban Axes Baltimore and experience all the fun and excitement of the Urban Open!

Tickets for Saturday's Urban Rules Tiered Swiss tournaments and Sunday's Urban Open are on sale now!

Tickets for Jones Cup and our Friday night Skills Events will go on sale Tuesday, July 1st @ 6PM EDT! Tickets for the After Party are still forthcoming and will go on sale closer to the event.

• Throwers 18 and up will be allowed to compete in the 2025 Urban Open

• Urban Axes Baltimore is a licensed venue with a full bar. Only drinks served by the venue will be permitted at this event. Anyone found to be consuming outside alcohol anywhere on the premises, including in the parking lot of the venue, will be asked to leave and will not be allowed to participate in the rest of the tournament weekend.

 

Ticket Information

Tickets are on sale now for 2 events:

• Saturday, August 2nd: Urban Rules Tiered Swiss Tournaments

  • A tournament comprised of a Swiss + Single Elimination bracket in which players are split into multiple tournament tiers based on their IATF or equivalent WATL average. This method ensures most players will compete against throwers of a similar skill level, making this tournament ideal for beginner and intermediate level throwers.

  • Each tournament tier will compete in their own Swiss + Single Elimination bracket, in which each player will be guaranteed a minimum number of matches before any elimination occurs. No more 0-2!

  • This tournament will be played under the updated Urban Rules. The number of tiers and how many throwers are in each will be determined by the amount of registrations we receive for this event, with three tournament tiers of 32-64 throwers in each anticipated.

• Sunday, August 3rd: Urban Open Tournament

  • Our marquee event and the one that started it all! The Urban Open will be a double elimination, Premier Rules tournament featuring a randomly-seeded, 128-person bracket.

Tickets for the following Friday evening events will go on sale Tuesday, July 1st at 6 PM:

• Friday, August 1st: Jones Cup + Skills events

  • Jones Cup

    • Mixed gender doubles teams compete in a Group Stage + Single Elimination bracket tournament. Each match is made up of two 5-throw Singles rounds and one 5-throw Doubles round. Matches are scored under IATF Premier Rules.

  • Red, Blue & White (Individual Skill)

    • First introduced at Red, White, & Bullseyes, this well-balanced Skill game allows players to choose between Normal Hatchet, 1.5 Rotation, and Underhand throws throughout the game. Each throw type offers a different scoring bonus based on its difficulty, and it allows players of different skill sets to choose the path that best suits their throw.

    • Players race to close three targets in succession: first the red line, then the blue line, and last the white Premier Clutch box. Each throw must "touch paint" in order to score, and players have 15 throws to progress through red, blue, and white in order and are ranked by which thrower completed the goal in the least number of throws.

  • Variety Show Yahtzee (Team Skill)

    • Teams of 4 throw Big Axe, Underhand, 1.5 Rotation, and Premier hatchet as they attempt to score 6 rounds of varying targets. An Urban Open classic!

Check out our blog post for a full description of each Urban Open event!

Tickets for the After Party are still forthcoming! We will announce their sale date here on our event page and on our Facebook event, so please RSVP so we can keep you up to date on all things Urban Open.

hotel block

Our hotel block will be at the Tru by Hilton Baltimore Harbor East near Fells Point. This hotel has hosted Urban Open attendees for a few years now and offers the added convenience of staying close-by other competitors for coordinating meals, rides, or other activities.

Rooms are available for $132/night, and they have options for King or 2 Queen beds available. Free breakfast and Wi-Fi are included in this rate, and parking is available for $25/day as well.

Rooms are available from Wednesday, 7/30 – Tuesday, 8/5.  The room block will be released to the public on July 2nd. Visit https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/urban-axes-baltimore-2025/ to register!

Weekend Schedule

These are the broad strokes of our tournament weekend schedule. A detailed schedule with event start times will be released closer to the event!