2026 CRN Channel Madness
Sophos’ Barlow Claims Channel Madness Crown With Decisive Win
‘I’ve focused my career on building deep and lasting relationships at scale and helping people—whether that’s my team, partners or others in the industry—navigate challenges and grow,” says Barlow after his Channel Madness victory.
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Channel Madness Bracket Contest
It's always the quiet ones. Only two of our CRN Channel Madness Bracket Challenge participants had Sophos' Scott Barlow in their final box -- and you see them at the top of our final leaderboard.
Congratulations to Roy, who lurked lower in the rankings from rounds 1 to 4, only to seize the top rung at the last moment. And to the enigmatic j, our very first entrant this year, sliding into second place.
And thanks to all our Bracket Challenge contestants. Here's looking forward to 2027!
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Download The Channel Madness Brackets Guide
Updated With Final Results.
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2026 News:
Sophos’ Barlow Claims Channel Madness Crown With Decisive Win
CrowdStrike’s Rogers, Sophos’ Barlow Power Their Way Into Championship Round
CrowdStrike’s Rogers, Sophos’ Barlow Hold Semifinals Leads: Channel Madness
HP’s Lannum, CrowdStrike’s Rogers Storm Into Semifinals: Channel Madness Round 3 Results
F5’s Citron, Lenovo’s McFarland Keeping Rivals At Bay: Madness Quarterfinals Update
Lenovo’s McFarland Advances With Buzzer-Beater: Round 2 Madness Results
Round 2 Lead Changes: HP’s Lannum, Arctic Wolf’s Skelley Surge In Weekend Madness Voting
Cloudflare’s McElduff, 1Password’s Crandall Out In Front: Round 2 Channel Madness
CrowdStrike’s Rogers Prevails In Overtime To Claim Solutions 16 Berth: Channel Madness
Schneider Electric’s Lord, CrowdStrike’s Rogers Head To Overtime In Channel Madness First
Deadlocked Matchups, Late Surges As Round 1 Nears The Finish: Channel Madness
Sophos’ Scott Barlow, Veeam’s Kevin Rooney Storming Back In Round 1: Channel Madness >>
Make Your Picks: The 2026 CRN Channel Madness Bracket Contest Is Open >>
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