Spring Showdown 2026

This edition has finished. Details below are kept as a record.

Date

Saturday, April 18, 2026

Cost

WTNB division $25 · Open division $40 · both $50

Divisions & times

10:00 AM – 1:00 PM (WTNB 3v3) · 1:30 – 8:00 PM (Open 3v3)

Location

Oak Grove Middle School, Main Entrance 5, 1300 W 106th St, Bloomington, MN 55431

Registration opened

March 1, 2026 at 10:00 AM

Registration deadline

April 1 to secure most of a team · final deadline April 11 at 10:00 PM

Full refunds were honoured, excluding processing fees, up to 72 hours before the tournament or for exceptional circumstances.

Roster

• Bring Your Own Team: teams of 3 to 4 players, minimum 3 and maximum 5 on a roster.
• WTNB division: 6 to 12 teams. Open division: 12 to 20 teams.
• No WTNB requirement in Open. Players had to identify as Women, Trans or Nonbinary to play the WTNB division.
• Salary cap: a maximum of 2 Elite-tier players per roster.

Structure

• 7″ foam balls
• 8-minute round robin matches
• Structure varied by division; Open used a Swiss system

Rules

• Headshots illegal in WTNB, legal in Open.
• Deflections off balls and players count.
• Balls can get multiple players out.

Read our full set of rules.

• 9:00 AM · Doors open for WTNB division
• 9:30 – 9:45 AM · Welcome announcements and group photos
• 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM · WTNB division
• 1:00 – 1:30 PM · Transition
• 1:30 PM · Announcements
• 2:00 – 7:00 PM · Open division
• 7:00 PM · Breakdown · 7:30 PM after-bar celebration

Tournament directors: Anh Phan and Matt Polum. Questions: tournaments@minnesotadodgeball.com