<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0wpuei_1E9NCPra00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0wpuei_1E9NCPra00" width="1200" height="630" >An Ohio-based ax-throwing and sports bar concept abruptly closed all five of its locations late last month.Dueling Axes shut down four venues in Columbus, Cincinnati, Grove City, and Albany, Ohio, and one in Las Vegas on July 31.In an email to Nation’s Restaurant News, co-founder Jess Helmich said the closures were caused by, “circumstances outside our control” but did not elaborate.“We are deeply saddened that our eight-year journey has ended this way,” he wrote.Entrepreneurs Helmich and Paul Sherry founded Dueling Axes in 2018 in Columbus. Customers could throw axes at wooden targets in fully enclosed lanes while also enjoying food and drinks from a full bar.It was one of the first ax-throwing bars in the U.S. and part of a wave of sports-based restaurant chains to emerge around that time, including Flight Club (darts), Batbox (baseball), and Puttshack (mini golf).These eatertainment concepts enjoyed a surge of popularity coming out of the pandemic as consumers sought out in-person experiences again. Some, including Dave &amp; Buster’s and Topgolf, have struggled more recently.In the statement, Helmich said he and Sherry were focused on wrapping up the company’s operations and moving on to their next chapter.</div></body>

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An Ohio-based ax-throwing and sports bar concept abruptly closed all five of its locations late last month. Dueling Axes shut down four venues in Columbus, Cincinnati, Grove City, and Albany, Ohio, and one in Las Vegas on July 31. In an email to Nation’s Restaurant News, co-founder Jess Helmich said...

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An Ohio-based ax-throwing and sports bar concept abruptly closed all five of its locations late last month. Dueling Axes shut down four venues in Columbus,

Ax-throwing concept Dueling Axes shuts down

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