The 2025 World’s Strongest Man competition is approaching quickly, as it is set to take place on May 15-18 in Sacramento, California. The majority of information regarding the show had been revealed earlier, but one big part was still missing up until today. However, that has now been resolved, since the organizers revealed all groups for the qualifying stage of the 2025 World’s Strongest Man.
The 2025 World’s Strongest Man is divided into two parts — the Qualifying stage and the Finals. The qualifiers feature the full lineup of 25 athletes, while only the ten best performers will earn their spot in the finals.
The qualification for the finals is done in a very simple way, as the first stage of the competition separates the athletes into five groups. From there, the top two rated athletes from every group after the initial five events move on to the second stage.
2025 World’s Strongest Group
Group One
- Austin Andrade
- Thomas Evans
- Jaco Schoonwinkel
- Tom Stoltman
- Eddie Williams
Group Two
- Wesley Derwinsky
- Paddy Haynes
- Mitchell Hooper
- Bryce Johnson
- Mathew Ragg
Group Three
- Shane Flowers
- Lucas Hatton
- Mateusz Kieliszkowski
- Evans Nana
- Rayno Nel
Group Four
- Maxime Boudreault
- Ondrej Fojtu
- Tristain Hoath
- Trey Mitchell
- Luke Richardson
Group Five
- Andrew Flynn
- Nick Guardione
- Pavlo Kordiyaka
- Evan Singleton
- Luke Stoltman
The groups for the 2025 World’s Strongest Man competition have been revealed much earlier than in previous years, which definitely marks a big change. This time the athletes have a lot more time to develop their strategy and tactics by analyzing which events do or do not suit their rivals.
The groups for the 2025 World’s Strongest Man show just how stacked the roster is, as it is hard to predict who the top two finishers in each group are going to be. Even the reigning and 3x champion, Tom Stoltman, will have to put up a huge fight in order to secure his spot in the finals.
All other groups are equally stacked, which should make for an incredible competition. Some fan favorites like Mitchell Hooper are expected to have an easier path to the finals, but others like Lucas Hatton and Mariusz Kieliszkowski will have to beat established Strongmen to secure their spot among the final ten athletes.
2025 World’s Strongest Man Schedule
*All listed times are local (Sacramento, California)
Thursday, May 15
- 10:00 AM — Loading Medley
- 2:00 PM — Deadlift
- 5:00 PM — Overhead Medley
Friday, May 16
- 10:00 AM — Titan’s Toss
- 5:00 PM — Stone Medley
Saturday, May 17
- 10:00 AM — Knaack Carry & Hoist
- 11:00 AM — Knaack Tools of a Strongman Award
- 1:00 PM — Deadlift (Max 18″)
- 4:00 PM — Hercules Hold
Sunday, May 18
- 10:00 AM — Flintstone Barbell (Max)
- 2:00 PM — Jimmy Pollock Award
- 2:30 PM — Atlas Stones
- 3:30 PM — SBD WSM Trophy Ceremony
Related: 2025 World’s Strongest Man Official Lineup & Finals Events Revealed
The qualifying stage of the 2025 World’s Strongest Man brings in a lot of changes. First of all, there will be no Stone-Off, which caused a lot of controversy in previous years. Moreover, the overall qualifying results from all athletes who make it through to the finals will be analyzed again, giving the appropriate advantage to those who had better results. So, unlike previous years, the athletes will not have the luxury of slowing down even once they punch their ticket to the final.
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