2025 was a landmark year for the World Knife Throwing League. We welcomed thousands of competitors from around the world, hosted over 20 tournaments, and saw an amazing jump in skill across the board! Here’s some interesting stats we pulled from our year of league play!
This year, there were over 20 knife throwing tournaments for WKTL hosted by amazing affiliates. There was also the World Knife Throwing Championships in Appleton for the 2025 year, all of these tournaments combined have an estimated attendance of almost 1000 throwers.
These stats are compiled only with information from the official leagues. So while this is already impressive there are dozens of tournaments and unofficial leagues in addition to these numbers presented.
73,178 Matches Played – 1,000+ Throwers – 731,780 Knives Thrown
Considering the number of games and that two people are playing each, the individual times walked back and forth from the target each time. In each of those matches from both distances, an individual walks 105ft per match. 210ft per match for both players
7,317,800 feet walked all year in the lanes, which is 1385.94 miles
That’s about 5 times the length of the Grand Canyon. You could walk 76% of the way around Mercury in that distance!
Sebastian Arnold – 1494
Sebastian Arnold – 53.96
Still no perfect games, but the closest so far was a score of 58!
Kinson Michel + Mat Ball – 1353
Kinson Michel + Mat Ball – 48.32
No perfect games this year, though the highest score was 61 points!
In 2026, we aim to continue league growth. We’re at an exciting time where there’s a lot of potential to change things for the better so we’re going to be working on updates to the rules to keep our competitions fresh. Our focus on sustainability will also guide operational improvements. We will also be looking forward to an exciting new visit to the U.S. Open in a new sports event hosted in partnership with a well-established sports organization, so be on the lookout for information about that in the new year!