Josh Thielen
West ConferenceMost Memorable Moment:
Coming back from a 1-17 deficit to win the 2019 Traeger Championship
Nickname:
The Beast
ACL Pro since:
2021
Preferred Bags:
Surefires and Pro Snipers
Favorite Color:
Purple
Favorite Hobby:
Outside of Cornhole, Travel and Wine
Favorite Food:
Italian
Occupation:
Marketing
Hometown:
Livermore, CA
My Home League:
Pacific Coast Cornhole (Pleasanton, CA)
Favorite Player:
Noah Wooten
Favorite Shot:
Airmail
Mentor:
Nick Renevitz
I am ACL Pro Josh Thielen from the West Conference and this is my story of how I became a professional cornhole player for the ACL.
My neighbor JD and I started playing in our neighborhood in 2017 on some aluminum boards. JD always kicked everyone's butt in the neighborhood, "bouncing" and airmailing bags at will. In the fall of 2017, a local bar hosted a tap takeover event with a cornhole tournament and of course, we had to go. Not only did we win the event, we landed our first sponsor as our neighbor Marc kept the cold beverages coming throughout the event. In the championship game, we played Jeff Chimienti and his brother. Jeff asked us to join the cornhole league he was starting, and so we joined the inaugural season of Pacific Coast Cornhole (PCC). During the initial months, we were focused more on the social aspects of the game but having the opportunity to learn from some of California's best players, we grew our skills and eventually took the game more seriously
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