The 2022 World Double-bit Axe Throwing Championships hosted 112 athletes from 10 nations to compete for $34,000 in prize money and world titles in Men's, Women's, Youth and Teams divisions.  The event was hosted in Sandy Wickens Memorial Arena in Barrington, Nova Scotia over 3 days and brought in nearly 5000 spectators.  The entire competition was filmed and produced into 3 half hour television episodes which aired on TSN in December of 2022 and are now available on YouTube.  

Nations represented:  Canada, United States, Sweden, Germany, Ireland, England, Wales, Scotland, Switzerland and Estonia

Canadian provinces represented:  Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland, Ontario, Saskatchewan and British Columbia 

Competition sanctioning and rule sets provided by Global Axe-throwing Commission

2022 World Championships Results

Men's Champion

Stefan Person
Sweden

Teams Division
​Mens Champions

​Team Germany
Udo Hoffman, Pierre Kaminski, Berend Repp

Women's Champion

Ceola McGowan
​Ireland

Teams Division
​Women's Champions

Team Sweden
Sari Sundqvist, Anki Hedberg,  Majly Frisk

Junior Champion

Robyn Kaminski
​Germany

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