Crokinole News of August 2025
Summers almost over, but the crokinole fun is just getting started! First and foremost, history was made at the Turtle Island Championship this weekend by Devon Fortino, with a performance that any player would dream of: smashing records and leaving his mark on the crokinole world, his final against Hagarty is one you can’t miss! Read about it below along with the rest of the Crokinole news for August!
- International Crokinole Day: Get Ready to Celebrate
August 20th is just a few weeks away, and the guys from Crokinole UK and the Hogan’s Alley Podcast have been working hard to make the day the official day of crokinole. See what you can do to help make this dream a reality!
- Crokinole Tournaments: Coverage and Upcoming Events
Quite a few tournaments have gone by since our last newsletter, and the world of competitive crokinole is only getting busier in the coming months. Take a look at our overview below, as well as everything that is coming up in the next few months.
A Historic Crokinole Performance by Devon Fortino
The 2025 Turtle Island Championship went down this past weekend, and in the finals we saw Devon Fortino rematch against Shawn Hagarty in the final. These two last faced off at the World Championship Final, where Hagarty took the victory and the World Title. We all knew that Fortino was going into that match looking for redemption: what we didn’t know is that he would make history.
The game was 6 rounds, in which Fortino took the victory with a final score of 10-2 over Hagarty. Fortino shot 48 shots… and score 46 20s.
Fortino had a 100% success rate of open 20s, going 43 for 43, hit 3 backboards, with only 2 of his shots not ending up in the cup. 5 perfect rounds, and a historic crokinole performance that has fans in awe and the rest of the top players wondering: what will it take to beat Devon Fortino.
Normally, we’d post tournament matches chronologically, but given the magnitude of this match, we have it out now for everyone to witness history. Give it a watch, and see the crokinole performance of a lifetime.
International Crokinole Day: It’s Time to Celebrate
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August 20th has been declared International Crokinole Day, a motion driven by the Hogans Alley Podcast from Crokinole UK. The word has been spread around the globe, and now it is time to celebrate: here are some of the things you can do to celebrate international crokinole day!
- Plan a crokinole night: The easiest way you can support the day is to break out the board on August 20th, invite some friends and family over, and start playing!
- Bring a board out somewhere: A pub, a games cafe, or anywhere that has a table and a few chairs!
- Share your crokinole day with the world: Take photos and videos, and let the world know that you’re celebrating international crokinole day!
- ICD Custom Buttons: Want to add a special touch to your celebrations? Get a set of international crokinole day discs off of our website! Learn more here
- SPREAD THE WORD: Let people know that you’ll be celebrating International Crokinole Day, and let’s get as many people as we can to break out their boards for this special occasion
To learn more, check out the Crokinole UK website and the Hogan’s Alley Podcast to see what else you can do in support of International Crokinole Day.
For those in the Kitchener / Waterloo area: a few of us put our heads together and have planned an event the night of International Crokinole Day at the Rural Roots Brewery in Elmira, Ontario. We’ll have all of the 2025 World Champions attending, as well as some other top players. Come out for some casual crokinole with all levels of players: we hope to see you there. See the FaceBook event page for more information!
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Crokinole Tournament Coverage With the World Championship footage done, we are back to covering events from the 2025-26 National Crokinole Association Season! First up we have the Texas State Crokinole Championship, hosted by the Extra Pint Crokinole Club in Dallas, Texas. Ryan Buhr travelled down for this Tier 3 event and took the victory in the final after a hard fought battle against Justin Frerich! This is the first time we’ve featured a trick shot in our newsletter, and this shot certainly deserved the spotlight. It was the quarterfinal round at the North Star Cup, a match between Mark Harper and Patrick Ten Eyek. For some context: any follow through 20 shot is impressive; any 20 off of a post is impressive; hitting a follow through into a post for the 20 is mind-blowing. “But Garret, that sounds like a fluke”. I would agree, except Harper called the EXACT shot before hitting it! Watch the shot here Upcoming Crokinole Tournaments The 2025-26 National Crokinole Association tour is already underway, and there are a plethora of tournaments to attend and compete at in the coming months. Here are all of the upcoming events that have been announced:
See the National Crokinole Association current standings and the entire tour schedule here, and subscribe to Tracey Boards YouTube to see coverage of some of these events! Thanks for playing the greatest game on earth and being part of the greatest community on earth. Jeremy and the Tracey Boards Team. |