Axe-throwing Sports Bar Abruptly Closes All Of Its Locations Including One In Las Vegas

A celebrated axe-throwing concatenation founded successful Columbus has closed each of its branches crossed nan U.S.​

Dueling Axes, which was launched backmost successful 2018, abruptly shuttered each 5 of its locations connected July 31, including 1 successful Las Vegas. ​

“The closures resulted from circumstances extracurricular our control, and we are profoundly saddened that our eight-year travel has ended this way,” a spokesperson for nan business told WCMH-TV.

“For now, founders Paul and Jess are focused connected responsibly wrapping up nan company’s operations and moving guardant into their adjacent chapter.”​

Dueling Axes first launched astatine a location successful Downtown Columbus, earlier expanding to New Albany, Las Vegas, Grove City and Cincinnati.

The marque was known for offering a scope of experiences successful summation to axe throwing, including yoga and bachelor aliases bachelorette parties.​ Some of nan company’s stores besides sold a scope of shareable meals, including nachos and chickenhearted tenders, and had full-service bars.​

In a connection obtained by The Columbus Dispatch, founder Jess Hellmich and Paul Sherry thanked their customers and their employees. ​

“It was a privilege to beryllium portion of nan communities we served and to thief create lasting memories astir birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, graduations, day nights and countless nights out,” nan connection read. “We had an absolute blast, and we will ever beryllium proud of what our teams built and nan experiences we shared pinch truthful galore people.”​

A Dueling Axes mobile portion was bought successful mid-July by an creation workplace named Square Canvas.

The proprietor of Square Canvas, Kristin Harlander, told The Dispatch that nan portion has already been rewrapped and rebranded. The portion has already been deployed astatine nan Ohio State Fair.​

​Dueling Axes’ founders told nan newspaper that they are “pleased” that nan mobile work will stay available.​

According to Dueling Axes, axe throwing has existed arsenic a athletics since nan early 1800s, pinch lumberjacks processing it arsenic a measurement to enactment entertained. ​

The first axe-throwing bars person been traced backmost to Toronto successful 2011, pinch organisations including nan Backyard Axe Throwing League, which was founded successful 2006, helping to popularise nan sport.​

The Independent has contacted nan Dueling Axes for comment.