It Just Asked How Long You Could Hold It Together
Memphis wasn’t friendly. It wasn’t forgiving. It didn’t reward hype, momentum, or past results. It rewarded the players who could stay upright when the weekend stretched long, the boards sped up, and the pressure stopped pretending to be polite.
And when the dust settled, Brotherhood Cornhole didn’t just survive it — they left Memphis with receipts.
Finals appearances. Podium finishes. Three doubles teams in the Top 10 worldwide. Two singles players inside the Top 10. No flukes. No asterisks.
Just work.
The Numbers That Matter
After Signature #2:
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Richard Nyberg / Collin Powers sit at #2 in the world
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Spencer Fabionar / Tony Forbes are #3
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Colin Hodet / Gage Landis hold #9
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Colin Hodet is #3 in Singles
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Spencer Fabionar is #10 in Singles
That’s not noise. That’s positioning.
Doubles: Where Pressure Found Its Victims
Richard Nyberg & Collin Powers — Relentless
Nyberg and Powers were steady from the moment the bags came out. They took their Pro Doubles bracket on Friday, then survived a brutal Final Four run on Sunday, grinding through a 36-round semifinal before falling only to the defending champions Ryan Wiedenfeld and Chris Roybal.
Second overall. Again.
Nyberg backed it up with a ninth-place Singles finish and a runner-up showing in the Top 100 Blind Draw. Powers added a solid Singles run of his own. Together, they continue to look less like a hot team and more like a fixture.
Spencer Fabionar & Tony Forbes — Dangerous, Even When It Hurts
Fabionar and Forbes started Memphis exactly how you’d expect — undefeated into the king seat. Their first stumble came against Nyberg and Powers, dropping them into a third-place bracket finish that neither was satisfied with.
But dissatisfaction didn’t linger.
Fabionar rebounded with a monster Singles run, going 6–0 to claim the king seat before running into Colin Hodet, who double-dipped him. Fabionar finished tied for ninth and left Memphis top-10 in both Singles and Doubles.
Forbes followed a similar arc. He opened Singles 3–0, let one get away against Trey Burchfield, then battled through the loser’s side before finishing eighth in the bracket after running into Ethan Walker.
Not perfect. Not finished. Just closer.
Colin Hodet & Gage Landis — Composed Under Fire
Hodet and Landis dropped their opening Pro Doubles game, then clawed their way back through tight matches to finish third in their bracket.
In Singles, Landis adjusted mid-run, changed bags, and surged to fourth, losing only to Cash Chamness and Eddie Grinderslev. Hodet went further — much further.
After a rough early loss, Hodet reset, ground through comeback after comeback, double-dipped his bracket, and carried that momentum into Sunday’s Final Four. He knocked off Matt Guy in a war before falling to Zack Akins in the final.
Second overall. 329 rounds thrown. A 10.9 PPR average.
That’s not surviving. That’s arriving.
Singles: Where Honesty Lives
Singles in Memphis didn’t care about pairings or protection.
Spencer Fabionar’s king-seat run proved his ceiling. Colin Hodet’s weekend proved his patience. Gage Landis showed adaptability. Richard Nyberg showed consistency. Tony Forbes showed progress. Hunter Thorson and Hunter Thorne both left frustrated — but clearer — knowing exactly where the gaps are.
And clarity is dangerous this early in a season.
Women’s Divisions: Progress That Shows
Keyara Peterson qualified through rounders, made a broadcast run in Pro Singles, finished twelfth in her bracket, then took fourth in Women’s Doubles with Mailyn Dela Cruz Gigante.
Mailyn added a fifth-place Women’s Singles finish, fourth in Women’s Doubles, and valuable reps across Pro divisions — switching bags as conditions changed and continuing to build upward.
Neither left satisfied. Both left better.
Seniors, Rookies, and the Long Game
Donald Cupp battled through multiple divisions, finishing fourth in Seniors Doubles and qualifying into Pro brackets. Mike Miller found his footing, finishing fifth in Pro Senior Singles and Doubles. Brayton English and Nic Moore logged lessons that will matter later — not now, but later.
And later always comes faster than you think.
What Memphis Actually Told Us
Memphis didn’t crown anyone.
But it did expose who’s real.
Brotherhood Cornhole didn’t leave with excuses, theories, or “almosts.” They left with standings, film, and leverage — the kind that only comes from getting punched in the mouth and answering back.
This season isn’t waiting anymore.
Brotherhood Cornhole has arrived.
The rest of the field can adjust accordingly.