The Ocho Returns to ESPN for marathon of sporting madness – The biggest, boldest, wildest edition of ESPN8: The Ocho is set to air on Thursday August 8 bringing back fan-favourites and introducing viewers to even more seldom-seen sports such as Carjitsu, Speed Puzzling, Sasquatch Uncut Beard and Moustache competition, Rubiks Cube, Jump Rope, Robot Fighting, KickBall and Ultimate Tyre Wrestling.
ESPN8: The Ocho will deliver 24 hours of wall-to-wall action, showcasing the weird and wacky from the sporting world.
The Ocho introduces new sports to the lineup, with a huge slate of obscure sports content – making it the Ocho-est Ocho to date – a bold strategy, ESPN.
2024 will be the eighth edition of ESPN8: The Ocho since the initiative began in the summer of 2017, inspired by the 2004 hit movie ‘Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story’ featuring Vince Vaughn, Christine Taylor and Ben Stiller.
Highlights from the 2024 edition of ESPN8: The Ocho include:
- Carjitsu Championship: It’s Jiu-Jitsu, but inside of a car – where every seatbelt and dashboard are used for leverage, and each round can only be won by submission.
- Ultimate Tyre Wrestling: Two big tractor tires. Two skilled wrestlers. One goal: stuff 51% of your opponent into the tyre.
- Robot Fighting Championship: Sixteen elite teams featuring the world’s most dangerous and exciting robots clash in a high-stakes tournament, to fight for a share of $50,000 prize money and a prestigious Golden Dumpster.
- The 2024 World Juggling Federation Ultimate Overall Championship: Held once every four years, the WJF Ultimate Overall Championship is the highest-level sport juggling competition in history. All competitors must be previous Advanced Overall Champions and pass through a rigorous qualification process.
- Three Rivers Waiter Waitress Competition: Watch as professional waitstaff slalom through a course designed to cause spills and thrills.
- Sasquatch Uncut Beard and Mustache Competition: Where facial hair combines with pageant and dog show rules.
- Speed Puzzling: Origins Gaming Tournament of Pieces 2024: 500 pieces of tiny cardboard, one final image, 100 puzzlers. Speed Jigsaw puzzling at its best.
- WCA: Michigan Mini 17 Rubiks Cube Competition: Spinning and clicking their way to a personal best or setting a world record – it’s anyone’s guess who will have the best time.
- World Jump Rope Championships: The International Jump Rope Union’s World Jump Rope Championships features the top jump rope athletes in single rope and double-Dutch disciplines from across the globe. Over 1,200 athletes representing 27 countries competed in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
- Speed Chess Championship Final presented by Chess.com: The Speed Chess Championship Final represents the pinnacle of online speed chess, featuring intense competition, brilliant tactics, and time-pressured decision-making at the highest level of the game.
- Battle of the Buoy 2: Pro doubles teams fight to stay afloat in New York City, for a chance to hoist the coveted Golden Buoy. Watch the dramatic conclusion of the largest Buoy Championship to date.
- Roofball World Championships: The 24th playing of the World Championships competition to determine who’s the best at flinging a football at a natural gas vent. Contested at the place of Roofball’s invention, Willis Park in Beaverton, Oregon.
Thursday August 8 –
12am AEST, 2024 Ultimate Ninja Finals, ESPN
12.30am AEST, Carjitsu Championship, ESPN
1am AEST, 2024 Forehand Strike U.S Open, ESPN
1.30am AEST, Microsoft Excel Championships, ESPN
2am AEST, Speed Chess Championship, ESPN
2.30am AEST, Origins Gaming Tournament, ESPN
3am AEST, Competitive Speed Cubing, ESPN
3.30am AEST, Three Rivers Waiters and Waitress Competition, ESPN
4am AEST, Sasquatch Uncut Beard and Moustache Competition, ESPN
4.30am AEST, FTA World Championship, ESPN
5am AEST, One Wheel, ESPN
5.30am AEST, TeqBall: San Diego, ESPN
6.30am AEST, ZoneBall Clash, ESPN
7am AEST, Roofball, ESPN
7.30am AEST, Hamlin Adult Big Wheel Races, ESPN
8am AEST, Blade Masters: Axe and Knife Throwing, ESPN
9am AEST, Ultimate Tyre Wrestling, ESPN
9.30am AEST, 2024 Major League Paintball Open, ESPN
10am AEST, SXY National Beach Tennis, ESPN
10.30am AEST, Battle of the Buoy 2, ESPN
11am AEST, ProSayulita SUP Open, ESPN
11.30am AEST, National Putting Tour, ESPN
12pm AEST, 2024 Corgi Races, ESPN
12.30pm AEST, 2024 World Dog Surfing, ESPN
1pm AEST, 2024 Bullshooter Invitational, ESPN
2pm AEST, Robot Fighting Championship, ESPN
2.30pm AEST, FlingGolf All Star Skills, ESPN
3.30pm AEST, Major League Table Tennis, ESPN
4.30pm AEST, Pop-A-Shot Championship, ESPN
5.30pm AEST, AWA Wiffle Ball All-Star Game, ESPN
6.30pm AEST, TurfWars Kickball, ESPN
7.30pm AEST, ESPN Presents: Never Tell Me The Odds: Top Sports Seen in Star Wars, ESPN
8pm AEST, Slippery Stairs, ESPN
9pm AEST, USA Dodgeball All-Star Showcase, ESPN
10pm AEST, Banana Ball: Party Animals vs Bananas, ESPN
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The Ocho Returns to ESPN for marathon of sporting madness
