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Knife Thrower Meetings and Competitions

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There are many meetings and contests where one can meet fellow knife- and axe-throwers. (external link / new window)Throwzini has an overview of the meetings in the United States, while we cover Europe primarily. (If you know of any meeting, please send us an email.)

The largest event in Europe has so far always been the Big Throwers Meeting / European Championship.

For many competitions, the (external link / new window)standard European Knife and Axe Throwing Rules are used.

Do have a look at the photo impressions in our reports on past meetings.

If you are interested in "throwing" a meeting in your country, or are just curious, join the (external link / new window)Eurothrowers mailinglist.

The association (external link / new window)European Throwing Club "Flying Blades" (Eurothrowers) is a central sports throwing source. Among other things, they published a (external link / new window)best-practice handbook on how to organise throwing competitions. To find more sports community websites, turn to our knife throwing web directory.

A well-researched of the worldwide development of our throwing sport has been written by Goryachkin (available in Russian only).



Meeting Calendar

This calendar is about knife throwing, and axe throwing - that is, tomahawks and other small axes. Should an event be about axes with two blades, this is marked by "double bit".


2023

Please remember that before registering for an event, you need to check which hygienic rules or restrictions apply on site.

  • Due to the consequences of covid and the war, there will be no World Championship in 2023. Read about the World Championship 2024 / 2025.

  • 22nd to 23rd of April 2023, Chuck in the the Muck, Costessey (near Norwich), UK
    Organised by the Norfolk Flingers;
    (external link / new window)Details

  • 22nd to 23rd of April 2023, Second friendly ALCA Throwers Meeting, Colmar, France
    Organised by the (external link / new window)ALCA;
    (external link / new window)Details

  • 22nd of April 2023, Spring Competition, Kamenice, Czech Republic
    Organised by W-Club; Kamenice is halfway between Brno and Prague;
    Details in the (external link / new window)Czech calendar

  • 13th to 14th of May 2023, Trofeo Corte Gialla, Carpi, Italy
    Organised by the (external link / new window)Compagnia del Coltello.

  • 19th to 21st of May 2023, Open de Bretagne et Championnat de France (FSLCH), Grâces, Brittany, France
    Organised by the (external link / new window)FSLCH; More (external link / new window)details and registration.

  • 27th of May 2023, 7th Slovakian Championship in Knife and Axe Throwing, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
    The Slovakian national Championship is again going to take place in (external link / new window)Fort Geronimo.
    (external link / new window)(externer Link / neues Fenster)Details

  • 27th to 29th of May 2023, Alnasca Challenge, Brione (Verzasca), Ticino, Switzerland
    Competitions in double bit, axe throwing, knife throwing, and no spin knife throwing. Organised by Alnasca Throwing Knife and Axe.
    (external link / new window)Details

  • 9th to 11th of June 2023, Blade Throwers Tournament and Czech Coutanque Tournament, Hradec Králové, Giant Mountains, Czech Republic
    Organised by the (external link / new window)czech Blade Throwers.
    (external link / new window)Details on the club website and on (external link / new window)facebook.

  • 10th of June 2023, Grand Prix of the W Club, Beaver City, Strážek, Czech Republic
    The traditional cup of the Western Club. The (external link / new window)W Club is an active (external link / new window)member of the EuroThrowers, and (external link / new window)in 2013 held the European Championship. Events are in traditional western disciplines like archery and whip cracking, and of course knife throwing and axe throwing ((external link / new window)rules).
    Please enquire for more information

  • 24th to 25th of June 2023, Festihache Axe Throwing Competition, Orges, Switzerland
    Organised by (external link / new window)Les Lanceurs du Nord; The location is only 40km north of Lousanne;
    Details on their (external link / new window)fabebook page

  • 30th of June to 2nd of July 2023, Soulthrower Open, Arboga, Sweden
    Knife throwing and axe throwing competition with Swedish midsummer tradition; Organised by Marcus Pehart;
    (external link / new window)Details

  • 14th to 16th of July 2023, UKAT Cup, Vitre, France
    Organised by (external link / new window)Les lames de l'hermine.
    (external link / new window)Details

  • 15th of July 2023, Partaci Neporadza Ranch Cup, Trenčína, Slovakia
    Only 100km north of Bratislava.
    Details see (external link / new window)calendar of Naja

  • 15to to 16th of July 2023, German Championship in Double Bit Axe Throwing, Heilbronn, Germany
    (external link / new window)Details

  • 4th to 6th of August 2023, IKTHOF Championship, Pembroke, Ontario, Canada
    Organised by (external link / new window)Ward Wright

  • 8th to 13th of August 2023, 8.-13. August 2023, European Doublebit Championships, Sweden
    Individual competition in Tönnånger, team competition in Hällefors;
    (external link / new window)Details

  • 25th to 27th of August 2023, KATTA UK National Championships, Louth near Lincoln, UK/England
    Biggest KATTA event in the UK, this year organised by the (external link / new window)Grizzly Bears Axe and Knife Throwing Club.
    (external link / new window)Details

  • 16th of September 2023, Czech Championship in Knife and Axe Throwing, Hill Valley, Pardubitz, Czech Republic
    For details enquire at western village (external link / new window)Hill Valley - you can send the Sheriff an email;

  • 6th to 8th of October 2023, Throwing Competition in Carpi, Italy
    Organised by Compagnia del Coltello;
    (external link / new window)Details

  • Country-specific calendars of knife throwing and axe throwing events:
    Italy: (external link / new window)Scuola Italiana Lancio Coltelli ed Asce (several local chapters), Associazione Lanciatori Sportivi Italia
    Switzerland: (external link / new window)Schweizer Werfer Vereinigung
    France: Calendrier Rencontres de Lancer, and (external link / new window)Couteau Country Club
    Czech Republic: Clubs (external link / new window)Naja and (external link / new window)W-Club
    England and USA: The (external link / new window)KATTA UK calendar includes important USA events.
    Russia: Comprehensive list by Ivan Dolgikh at (external link / new window)Metatel.su ; also at (external link / new window)Iron Century club


  • Keep an eye open if the invitation mentions UKAT. The UKAT rules differs from the (external link / new window)standard rules you expect, for example in the axe distances, possibly the target shape, and in that true no-spin is not allowed in rotational events.

  • Please contact us if you want to organise an event yourself.
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Big Throwers Meeting / World Championship and European Championship

promoted by Knifethrowing.info and (external link / new window)Axtwerfen.de and (external link / new window)Eurothrowers.org

To promote the exchange between axe- and knife throwers, in 2001 the European Throwing Club Flying Blades ((external link / new window)Eurothrowers) started the "Big Throwers Meeting / World and European Championship". This event has since been established as the both the central annual competition and relaxed and friendly meetup for throwers from all over Europe and the world, and is assigned to a different country each year.

If you are interested in organising the event in the future, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Details on the Big Throwers Meeting / World Championship and European Championship in Knife Throwing and Axe Throwing.


Standard competition rules

In September 2008, representatives from 4 European countries negotiated a common set of competition rules. After a revision in 2010, those are used in most international European competitions:

(external link / new window)Standard European Knife and Axe throwing rules



Reports about past meetings

There are 5-10 meetings each year in Europe. For only a handful of them we have reports/pictures collected here.

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