2021 World Knife Throwing Championship Finals

The 2021 World Knife Throwing Championship was held in Dallas, Texas. 64 of the world's best knife throwers competed across 3 days to be crowned the title of World Knife Throwing Champion. And it all came down to these finals between Shane Shep And Mike Philabaum.
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[@Steven-ze2zk]

I just learned professional knife throwing exists. Thanks Internet. I enjoyed this match.

[@EyeGuy2766]

me too

[@rdyornuts7393]

This is darts for freaks, professionell knife throwing looks different. Just look for no-spin knife throwing if you are interested in real professionell knife throwing.

[@romeolajh1602]

@@EyeGuy2766 me 3. I just thought that exists in circuses

[@WinstonSmith685]

Live on ESPN8 "The Ocho"

[@zmanpianoman]

Knife and ax throwing is difficult but knife and ax catching is really hard.

[@andymcneil7085]

That’s a sport more people would watch. Lol.

[@stupidas9466]

I was in the olympics in two sports. I was a javelin catcher and archery goalie.

[@SNAFU..]

Catching them with your teeth is a true talent......

[@stoopidhaters]

If you have someone throw the knife so that the Handle hits, or reduce the spin, it won't be as hard. Maybe dull the knife or use a Wooden Knife for practice.

[@Tucker2706]

Catching one is easy. Catching the second one is much harder

[@rld1982]

I must've missed this in Obscure Sports Quarterly

[@kenb6521]

oh it's the type of day when we go from competitive air hockey to this.

[@winstonallen9590]

It's great that there is a world knife throwing league but I wish they would expand the styles of knife throwing and knives and allow throws like military half spin and no spin throwing.

[@harahelarthur6127]

I think The European championships allow it, but I don't know exactly who manages it

[@Falenir]

Just learn each different spin type. For me, it's automatic. My brain knows how to add each rotation or no Rotation.

[@theowenssailingdiary5239]

@@Falenir no shit, but he's saying he wants it included. Nobody asked if you could do it.

[@ronwheeler7788]

Me and my buddies throw knives on the farm where we live. Betting and competition is fierce and a bad day can get expensive but we love it

[@rodgerhatfield3068]

Hope you don’t wear gay ass masks

[@tootallzz]

Awesome new competition, love seeing the amazing knife skills❤ I want to get into it because it looks like so much fun! Definitely a new sub here! The good sportsmanship of the competitors and the spectators is refreshing

[@placebomandingo2095]

My dad made me some throwing knives when I was a kid (probably to get me to stop throwing his hunting knife), it was great fun. You can make a good set from flat bar stock with not much more than a hacksaw and a file. A bench grinder helps, though. No need to buy fancy daggers.

[@johnwilliam890]

Still more watchable and interesting than the WNBA.

[@Tucker2706]

There needs to be a 501 darts version of this

[@sarasarah1810]

this isnt knife throwing, this is knife tossing...

[@robertalvis5794]

exactly

[@TheDGAF06]

It’s throwing. Tossing is underarm.

[@sarasarah1810]

fast pitch softball pitchers do not toss the ball, they throw it. these guys are tossing like you would a piece of paper into a office trash can... @@TheDGAF06

[@coachk7674]

LOL yeah was like watching bowling...the judges added more entertainment 😂 maybe if the targets were moving

[@bigpeeler]

THIS! WAS! COOL!

[@simeonemascarpone]

This is cool. But I feel like the camera needs a close-up. It's hard to see where it landed like this.

[@8642218]

So all those years i spent throwing knives for fun and getting yelled at were for nothing? I could have been training for an actual league? Hahaha

[@nineballjunky]

Did Philabaum make a huge mistake by not going for the 8 on the last throw in the first game? Unless I’m not understanding correctly, he should have done the math and quickly realized he needed the 8-pointer.

[@Greenminded1]

I’ve been throwing for a few decades. This looks more like darts than knife throwing. Still impressive though.

[@BigDaddyGee85]

now i dont know what i should think about those blind throwers in a circus tho..their accuracy must be actually out of this world compared to a world champion?!

[@butchbinion1560]

Thanks, very kool. ✌🏻👊🏼

[@michaelripley4528]

DANG Thats new to me!!!! Wooo!

[@TheJKDGuy]

Awesome 😎

[@MikeCrazyCalvert]

Is that judge on the right the Alaskan "Outdoor Boys" KZbinr? I know he's wearing a mask but I swear that's him!!!

[@joss7722]

it has to be

[@woodfamily5229]

What kind of knives are those?

[@theworldisfallingapart867]

SIX FOUR FOUR

[@hollikinsatx7584]

554

[@aleccrombie7923]

How many different countries competed in this world championship?

[@aaronoshea3453]

This will definitely be one of those America only World Championships 😂

[@ihmsamo1]

USA does not dominate any international sports. therefore they have to create their own world championships

[@godsfavoriteangel55]

Very interesting. 🤔

[@Hungrybird474]

What kind of knives are these fellas using ? Maker and name , thanks

[@MischieviousMakers]

Knife throwing? I was taught vastly different. I remember a thrown knife doesnt have a limp wrist and a bunch of spins in the air...

[@robertalvis5794]

exactly, that not knife throwing

[@idfkm8325]

Is that the guy from outdoor boys?

[@rossgardiner4715]

Didnt know OUTDOORBOYS was a judge in this sport

[@qt1335]

This is so cool

[@danthemanwhocancan5263]

Not complicated enough

[@ukdnbmarsh]

''build out the infrastructure'' why say OUT there, its pointless, surely ''build the infrastructure'' is the correct wording.

[@ihalfcast]

What are the measurements for the 2 new bullseye?

[@Bracey-212]

Above an below 😂

[@paulhailey2537]

LMFAO WHAT IS ON THEIR FACES O M F G

[@klaustoss4208]

What brand of knife is used?

[@tygrahof9268]

I would expect, like darts, they all have various brands and sponsors.

[@tonysicily2687]

@@tygrahof9268they all look identical, even the logos look the same, but cannot be sure

[@amantemarinas2182]

These throwers are very good!

[@murkypuddle33]

I think you guys should do a lot more combat simulation knife throwing. Get their heart rate going, have them turn around at the sound of a beep then be timed and scored for quickest throw and most accurate. Put them on a course, like professional shooters. That's what i wanna see! Show me the best knife throwing warrior, not the best knife throwing nerd.

[@B-RaDD]

I'll back this. Good way to make it more entertaining or interactive for the audience

[@ryanlarsen3266]

is that one ref, Luke from the Outdoor Boys channel?

[@peeniz]

They should go through combat target course like.for guns

[@joshuamork3124]

Didn't know Luke from Outdoor Boys was a knife throwing judge.

[@thacasualpoolplaya]

another world tournament in the US without the rest of the world knowing. nice.

[@OneHuntiBoi]

Well, they have to be the best at it somehow.

[@G-KHANX]

Lollllll. Bro the world is the US you didn't know NFL world champions,NBA world championship MLB world series. Loll coman now u know we the best

[@ihmsamo1]

True. Its pathetic...

[@cptspeedy6358]

embarrassing😂😂@@G-KHANX

[@vikokowalski871]

Hi. Can i ask how much waight knife for competition? Because i Europe it is minimum 230g. I see you use very big knife 👍😉

[@williamminter7057]

ESPN8 the Ocho.

[@ILLUMINATI38436]

I've learned how to throw a knife without rotation Straight like a dart

[@tonykaze]

these refs are way too enthusiastic

[@ordulf7193]

Requiring a certain number of rotations is antithetical to the goal of knife throwing. You can't give it full force from 10 ft. if you're also required to have a full rotation. Notice how gently they're throwing? Number of rotations shouldn't be a requirement.

[@exeterjedi6730]

I think enough internet for today

[@hellyehthecowsaremad]

"World" ? or was this the Dallas open.

[@BeUpAbohvit]

lol You imagine getting into a serious argument with your wife about the sharpness of your blade and how you need alone time to practice being one with it.

[@FireFighterChen]

I'm glad Hollywood doesn't use this sport for how they depict knife throwers

[@fodank]

Sorry, but this is about as exciting as watching a game of tiddlywinks. How about a league where contestants throw knives at targets instead of this short range darts tournament?

[@finbarscanlonwolf]

World, ya right.

[@annoyingbstard9407]

Some of the world championships they invent in America are hilarious.

[@nfc14g]

Yep, and I'm here for it

[@stoopidhaters]

Knife throwing competitions have been around for a while. Russia and America have been like the major places people go to compete.

[@ianritchie3810]

The USA… where you can be a professional in anything. 🤷‍♂️😂

[@Skeppsvrak]

I'd say this sport isn't any stranger than for example darts or javelin throwing. There are much weirder sports out there.

[@ianritchie3810]

@@dangummoeHahaha that’s funny… I thought you were going to be racist at first… and you were, to the white man. 😂

[@Escatonic]

Blah. Single rotation darts, I call it. A much more interesting competition would be random distances and moving targets. The competitors would have to decide on rotation and direction with every throw. THAT is when you'd see the really skilled throwers.

[@tankerock]

What happens if your second throw knocks off the first knife?

[@willbart1236]

Then it doesn’t count

[@frankiemorris2952]

Can't just throw to the opponent for the win?

[@mrmouse-ol9pw]

How'd he do on axes?

[@iatebambismom]

how did I end up here?

[@brianmcd9492]

Looks like a sport in its Infancy. A Running and Throwing Obstacle Course not to dissimilar to Paintballing would be more enternaining, while you are being shot by a paintball,( ie A Penalty Points deduction) to your overall score on targets Hit 🙂👍

[@Crunch2327]

If you played darts, you could have a couple of pints and nobody would be worried

[@kennethwilliams7246]

Sport?

[@richardleau]

Next up on the Ocho...

[@EpicBladeTime]

Let’s goo

[@seamac7564]

"I know it hasn't caught on yet as there are no ninja's in the finals." -Anonymous Ninja

[@docalexander2853]

Ninja’s didn’t use them. Samurai did. That’s what the last Iga Ninja says. Google him.

[@Alorand]

We all know what the bottom bullseye represents...

[@laurenceknipe8945]

First time hearing of this sport but seems like a awkard idea to have them do it side by side as it looked like mike philabaum waited for the other throw everytime so if the other guy dropped his knife then he knows to go for a safer choice or adjust to what the other guy did, dont know if i missed something but seems odd

[@jonathans.972]

ESPN8 The OCHO

[@patrickbaldwin9244]

Why make it so complicated, just have a target erm….. like shooting or archery or darts???

[@jeffnarum1373]

If you don't have Lorena Bobbitt doing play-by-play next year you will let the world down, and worse, you let yourself down.

[@the_realist_John_Doe]

clearly OJ Simpson would make for a great co-host

[@jeffnarum1373]

@@the_realist_John_Doe I realy think we are on to something 🤔.

[@vikokowalski871]

Not Word but USA😉

[@gabby_moloko]

So strange to me that regulation knives have a hilt

[@stoopidhaters]

The hilt keeps the Knife stable so it sticks into the Vertical Grain target better. It's not necessary but it helps especially for beginners. I think End Grain/Log Rounds (Traditionally most KT comps used them) aren't used here because the Knives won't stick in as good if they under or over rotate. For No-Spin or any throw that reduces the spin, End Grain is ideal because the knife barrel rolls making it harder to stick into a Vertical Grain target. My guess is this was only for Axes so some of these guys are probably Axe throwers (Knives are harder and cost more) who decided to try the Knife throwing league.

[@mflabkanonier]

Why is this showing up in my suggestions..?! And why do i enjoy watching this..?

[@tylerpeters2820]

What in the algorithm is this

[@Tom-xn7zc]

Did any other countries attent this typical American 'world' championship?

[@sage1d590]

Much more impressive when done with spoons😂

[@bryancampbell4604]

Is he allowed to lean that far forward?

[@simonbarnard1861]

‘World’? Bit like the baseball World Series where yanks are really only ones who play!

[@deanc6471]

dont exactly throw like ninjas do they? More like 8 year old girls throwing a tennis ball lol

[@CoreyGoldwaves]

Isn't it true that the winner gets a trophy in the image of Crocodile Dundee?

[@Notwokenorant]

Why are refs required to yell out each number and signal each number by hand? It’s hilarious, but confusing.

[@yogurtstains]

Is no spin allowed?

[@theowenssailingdiary5239]

How to take a great fun sport and completely make it a snooze fest.

[@markwarwick1049]

Don't hate , he won 1500 buck's!

[@tonimccoy1115]

For those wondering about the masks, this match was during Covid.

[@WhoThisMonkey]

But why are they throwing them like that? Theres so many different ways to throw a knife, and the way they are throwing them isn't even close to ideal.

[@jdriesen9496]

Darts with knives

[@mindsurfer101101]

Something off about the masks at the knife/axe throwing competition

[@ericfazekas1057]

When was this filmed and why are they wearing masks? Was this all filmed three years ago?

[@louist003]

And in Texas. I hope this isn't 2023 or 2022.

[@user-ic5wd2po7s]

Notice no masks worn by audience lol

[@nirvana613]

Waiting for the moist critical commentary on this one

[@grant4458]

Basically darts.

[@MindCrime550]

refs way too involved and the flow feels clunky. this should flow like darts.

[@pharllslim4544]

Not even a spinning woman !

[@billfussman8859]

Never bring a knife to a gun fight

[@Bobba8590]

Never bring piss to a shit fight

[@willbart1236]

Unless you’re Adam Celadin

[@neillynch_ecocidologist]

Can you not hold the blade when throwing? Seems more natural.

[@stoopidhaters]

Because the distances are set optimally for Full Spin ➡️⬇️⬅️⬆️➡️ and Double Spin Handle throws. The rules probably allow Blade Throws, but you'd be doing yourself a disservice because the first line is to far for a Quarter Spin Throw so you'd have to do a 1½ spin throw which forces you to either add extra spin or move back to make up for the extra spins.. Even if they added a Quarter Spin throw line, it's basically like throwing Point Blank. I do think they should add another line for 1 ½ spin Throws just to add variety.

[@TREEHUGGAH1]

Pat Minter is the best ever knife thrower of all time.

[@dwaynesmith4695]

i am

[@TREEHUGGAH1]

not to me son.@@dwaynesmith4695

[@radicalrick9587]

*I am by far the best there ever was, that is until I wake up.*

[@johncarlisle621]

nah, that accolade goes to Adam Steele

[@TREEHUGGAH1]

im taling MY personal pick. its pat minter-joe darrah and matthew dunn. hagd@@Aranck-kcnarA

[@r0ckworthy]

World champions throw knives from like 6 feet from the target? LOL so can any toddler.

[@iultrah3804]

This is for people who can’t throw darts anywhere close to where they are aiming 😂

[@G2trappy5981]

Stabby Stabby

[@bestname7281]

Real knife throwing doesn’t have spinning knives.

[@Ho55Delux]

Whats up with US and World Championships?