World Tournament Shortest Game by Year                    
  Boy's Championship Complete Tournament  
  40 Point Games Started 1982        Shortest              
      Winner Winner Shoe Winner Opponent Total Winner Opponent Combined  
Year Winner Opponent Placed Score Game Ringers Ringers Ringers %  % Avg. World Location
2023 Derek Reynolds (AR) Dillon Kyle (CA) 1st. 45-0 20 18 3 21 90.00% 15.00% 52.50% Lansing, Michigan (*)
2023 Hastiin Begaye (CA) Memo Ramirez (MO) 2nd. 42-3 20 16 4 20 80.00% 20.00% 50.00% Lansing, Michigan (*)
2022 Derek Reynolds (AR) Dillon Kyle (CA) 1st. 40-0 20 16 3 19 80.00% 15.00% 47.50% West Monroe, Louisiana (*)
2021 Riley Malino (CT) Luke Zepponi (CA) 1st. 40-2 26 17 5 22 65.38% 19.23% 42.31% Winnemucca, Nevada (*)
2020 WT Cancelled - Pandemic Covid-19 Virus                    
2019 Derek Reynolds (AR) Walker Forrester (OK) 1st. 40-13 30 23 14 37 76.67% 46.67% 61.67% Wichita Falls, Texas (*)
2019 Arron Hanes (NC) Ryan Russell (KS) 5th. 42-19 30 22 14 36 73.33% 46.67% 60.00% Wichita Falls, Texas (*)
2018 Dayton Campbell (VA) Arron Hanes (PA) 3rd. 42-0 24 22 8 30 91.67% 33.33% 62.50% Florence, South Carolina (*)
2018 Dayton Campbell (VA) Blake Lazaris ( WI) 3rd. 40-4 24 18 6 24 75.00% 25.00% 50.00% Florence, South Carolina (*)
2017 Seth Onan (KY) Ivis Lee (SD) 1st. 41-0 18 14 1 15 77.78% 5.56% 41.67% ST. George, Utah (*)
2016 Dayton C. Campbell (NC) Gunnar David (WI) 3rd. 41-5 26 21 9 30 80.77% 34.62% 57.69% Montgomery, Alabama (*)
2015 Gunnar David (WI) Devin Wetzel (MO) 6th. 41-4 26 21 9 30 80.77% 34.62% 57.69% Topeka, Kansas (*)
2014 Brandon Pearl (NH) Dayton C. Campbell (NC) 2nd. 40-7 26 22 11 33 84.62% 42.31% 63.46% Buffalo, New York (*)
2013 Dalton Rakestraw (IL) Mathew Macdonald (BC-CAN) 1st. 41/4 26 20 8 28 76.92% 30.77% 53.85% ST. George, Utah (*)
2012 Dayton C. Campbell (NC) Travis Sluys (CA) 2nd. 40-4 24 20 8 28 83.33% 33.33% 58.33% Knoxville, Tennessee (*)
2011 Joey Mueller (MN) Scotty Lumb (ON-CAN) 1st. 40-10 36 27 18 45 75.00% 50.00% 62.50% West Monroe, Louisiana (*)
2010 Martin Ross Williams (MO) Dalton Rakestraw (MO) 5th. 42-9 24 18 7 25 75.00% 29.17% 52.08% Cedar Rapids, Iowa (*)
2009 Michael Bowman (MO) Dalton Rakestraw (MO) 1st. 40-0 24 22 9 31 91.67% 37.50% 64.58% Springfield, Illinois (*)
2009 Michael Bowman (MO) Jeremiah Hamilton (MO) 1st. 43-3 24 21 8 29 87.50% 33.33% 60.42% Springfield, Illinois (*)
2008 Kyle Bidwell (KS) Gavin Kahrig (OH) 3rd. 40-6 22 16 5 21 72.73% 22.73% 47.73% York, Pennsylvania (*)
2007 Michael Bowman (MO) Joshua Bowerman (NY) 3rd. 40-3 24 20 8 28 83.33% 33.33% 58.33% Ardmore, Oklahoma (*)
2006 Drew Becker (ON-CAN) Seth Limbach (NE) 2nd. 41-1 24 20 7 27 83.33% 29.17% 56.25% Gillette, Wyoming (*)
2005 Drew Becker (ON-CAN) Trevor Sipma (ND) 3rd. 40-7 26 21 10 31 80.77% 38.46% 59.62% Bakersfield, California (*)
2004 Drew Becker (ON-CAN) Trevor Sipma (ND) 4th. 40-4 26 19 8 27 73.08% 30.77% 51.92% Pocatello, Idaho (*)
2003 Nick Preston (VT) Chase Battle (AR) 3rd. 44-6 32 24 13 37 75.00% 40.63% 57.81% Eau Claire, Wisconsin (*)
2002 Josh Brooks (OH) David Cowan (VA) 4th. 41-3 24 20 8 28 83.33% 33.33% 58.33% Red Deer, Canada (*)
2001 Drew Becker (ON-CAN) James Fortue (IA) 2nd. 44-7 30 25 13 38 83.33% 43.33% 63.33% Hibbing, Minnesota (*)
2000 Keith Boone (CA) Levi Blevins (MO) 4th. 40-8 40 31 21 52 77.50% 52.50% 65.00% Bismarck, North Dakota (*)
1999 David Bradley (IN) Jeremy Burgett (IN) 3rd. 43-4 24 20 7 27 83.33% 29.17% 56.25% Greenville, Ohio
1998 Joseph Smith (IA) David Johnson Jr. (OH 5th. 41-8 36 29 18 47 80.56% 50.00% 65.28% Ainsworth, Nebraska
1997 Jeremy Umphries (TX) Adam Ellis (ON-CAN) 1st. 40-9 42 38 28 66 90.48% 66.67% 78.57% Kitchener, Ontario (*)
1996 Jeremy Umphries (TX) Branson Miller (VA) 1st. 41-3 38 34 22 56 89.47% 57.89% 73.68% Gillette, Wyoming (*)
1995 Branson Miller (VA) Lee Presley (CA) 3rd. 41-0 26 23 10 33 88.46% 38.46% 63.46% Perry, Georgia (*)
1994 All Played 40 Shoe Games                     Syracuse, New York (*)
1993 Jim Walters (OH) Lucas Ives (WA) 1st. 42-0 24 24 10 34 100.00% 41.67% 70.83% Spearfish, South Dakota
1992 Ronnie Meredith (KY) Jason Goldsmith (WI) 7th. 45-6 34 30 16 46 88.24% 47.06% 67.65% Columbus, Ohio (*)
1991 Jim Walters (OH) David Carley (WI) 1st. 43-3 22 20 7 27 90.91% 31.82% 61.36% Biloxi, Mississippi (*)
1990 Lenwood Conner Jr. (VA) Mark Mauthe (WI) 5th. 40-1 28 26 13 39 92.86% 46.43% 69.64% Stone Mtn., Georgia (#)
1989 Vance Harren (MN) Chris Slominski (MD) 3rd. 42-8 28 22 10 32 78.57% 35.71% 57.14% Spearfish, South Dakota
1988 Edward Neeb (ON-CAN) Brett Francis (MO) 1st. 42-8 26 21 9 30 80.77% 34.62% 57.69% Pleasanton. California ( # )
1987 Steve Barnes (MO) Shannon Perry (VA) 7th. 40-1 26 23 10 33 88.46% 38.46% 63.46% Eau Claire, Wisconsin (*)
1987 Tony Patton (FL) Shannon Perry (VA) 5th. 40-1 26 24 11 35 92.31% 42.31% 67.31% Eau Claire, Wisconsin (*)
1986 Lance Larabee (NE) Eugene Hix (VA) 8th. 40-0 18 16 3 19 88.89% 16.67% 52.78% Ainsworth, Nebraska
1985 Edward Neeb (ON-CAN) Steven Nehring (MD) 12th. 40-6 28 24 13 37 85.71% 46.43% 66.07% Lafayette, Indiana ( + )
1984 Missing Score Sheets             0       Huntsville, Alabama
1983 Mark Dyson (NC) Steve Long (TN) 3rd. 42-9 26 22 11 33 84.62% 42.31% 63.46% Statesville, North Carolina
1982 Alan Francis (MO) Charlie Ungetheim (IN) 1st. 41-4 32 27 15 42 84.38% 46.88% 65.63% Huntsville, Alabama
Updated After World 2023  
2020 WT Cancelled- Pandemic Covid-19 Virus  
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