The 2025 World’s Strongest Man Day Two took place on May 16th in Sacramento, California. It featured just two events, but each of those carried immense value, considering that they brought the qualifying stage to an end. So, the second day marked the end of the journey for the majority of athletes since only the ten greatest performers moved on to the finals.
The 2025 World’s Strongest Man Day Two consisted of the Titans Toss and the Stone Medley. With only the top two spots in each group leading to the finals, competitors left nothing to chance in their pursuit of the next stage. This resulted in some incredible shakeups to the leaderboards in the final moments of the qualifying stage.
2025 World’s Strongest Man Point Standings — Day Two Qualifiers
Group One
- Tom Stoltman — 22.5 points (Qualified)
- Eddie Williams — 17.5 points (Qualified)
- Jaco Schoonwinkel — 11.5 points
- Thomas Evans — 11.5 points
- Austin Andrade — 11 points
Group Two
- Mitchell Hooper — 20.5 points (Qualified)
- Paddy Haynes — 18 points (Qualified)
- Bryce Johnson — 11.5 point
- Wesley Derwinsky — 11.5 points
- Mathew Ragg — 10.5 points
Group Three
- Rayno Nel — 22 points (Qualified)
- Shane Flowers — 18 points (Qualified)
- Lucas Hatton — 14.5 points
- Evans Nana — 13.5 points
- Mateusz Kieliszkowski — 5 points
Group Four
- Trey Mitchell — 20 points (Qualified)
- Ondrej Fojtu — 19 points (Qualified)
- Maxime Boudreault — 16 points
- Tristain Hoath — 15 points
- Luke Richardson — 1 point (Withdrew)
Group Five
- Luke Stoltman — 20 points (Qualified)
- Pavlo Kordiyaka — 18.5 points (Qualified)
- Nick Guardione — 16.5 points
- Andrew Flynn — 15 points
- Evan Singleton — 1 point (Withdrew)
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Event Recap — Day Two Qualifiers
Event Four — Titan’s Toss
The penultimate event of the qualifying stage at the 2025 World’s Strongest Man was the Titan’s Toss. In this event, competitors had to hurl ten sandbag implements, each weighing 14 kilograms (30.9 pounds), over a fixed beam set at 3.65 meters. What made this even more demanding was the increasing throwing distance. The athletes started their toss at 7 meters and progressed all the way to 12 meters on their final one. This combination of escalating range and consistent height forced athletes to balance raw power with controlled technique.
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Group One
Tom Stoltman had the greatest performance of the day on the Titan’s Toss, being only one of two men that completed the event across all groups. Tom cruised through the event all the way until the final toss, which dramatically clipped the top of the beam. However, it ended up tipping over to the other side, marking a successful toss and an event win.
Eddie Williams, also known as the Singing Strongman, continued marching toward the finals with a second-place finish in the second-to-last event of the qualifiers. He achieved eight tosses, which was more than the remaining athletes in the group. Jaco Schoonwinkel was the fastest out of the three athletes that completed seven throws and thus finished in third place.
- Tom Stoltman — 10 in 31.97 s
- Eddie Williams — 8 in 35.66 s
- Jaco Schoonwinkel — 7 in 25.03 s
- Thomas Evans — 7 in 29.06 s
- Austin Andrade — 7 in 31.28 s
Group Two
Wesley Derwinsky has set World Records in other variations of an implement toss in the past, which is what made him the favorite to win the Titan’s Toss event. He ended up meeting the expectations, throwing nine bags in less than 30 seconds. So, despite not performing as well as he hoped on the first day, Wesley started off day two in the perfect manner.
Mathew Ragg was surprisingly quick for a man of his size, chasing down Wesley Derwinsky and putting tons of pressure on him. Ragg also ended up on nine bags but was two seconds slower than the event winner. Hooper finished in third place, completing eight tosses in 27.97 seconds.
- Wesley Derwinsky — 9 in 29.88 s
- Mathew Ragg — 9 in 32.22 s
- Mitchell Hooper — 8 in 27.97 s
- Paddy Haynes — 6 in 18.72 s
- Bryce Johnson — 4 in 17.75 s
Group Three
The sandbag toss is Shane Flowers’ greatest event, as he has a history of beating the world’s greatest Strongmen in similar tests of strength. He did miss two tosses during the Titan’s Toss, but completed the remaining eight throws in a mind-blowing 23.38 seconds. So, he came away with an event win and climbed up to second place overall.
Rayno Nel continued establishing himself as one of the threats for the title, showing that he really does not have any outstanding weaknesses. He was within six seconds of Shane Flowers, which makes him one of the quickest Strongmen in the field. Lucas Hatton finished in third place, being 15 seconds slower than Nel.
- Shane Flowers — 8 in 23.38 s
- Rayno Nel — 8 in 29.41 s
- Lucas Hatton — 8 in 44.06 s
- Mateusz Kieliszkowski — 7 in 31.97 s
- Evans Nana — 6 in 23.66 s
Group Four
Maxime Boudreault was the first man in his group to perform the Titan’s Toss and he set a standard that no one could match. He was the only man that successfully tossed all ten of the bags, displaying perfect technique and tremendous power. His time came out to 46.91 seconds.
Tristain Hoath finished behind Maxime, tossing seven sandbags in 29.75 seconds. He also performed exceptionally well but did miss a few throws. Following him was Trey Mitchell with six successful sandbag tosses.
- Maxime Boudreault — 10 in 46.91 s
- Tristain Hoath — 7 in 29.75 s
- Trey Mitchell — 6 in 27.22 s
- Ondrej Fojtu — 3 in 11.41 s
Group Five
The oldest competitor in the entire 2025 World’s Strongest Man, Luke Stoltman, took his first event win of the competition in the Titan’s Toss. He missed only one sandbag toss, thus finishing with a result of 9 bags in 34.81 seconds. At 40-years-old, Luke topped the rankings in his group and got one step closer to the finals.
Nick Guardione’s performance in the Titan’s Toss was similar to Luke’s, as both men were going at a similar speed. However, Nick ended up missing two sandbag tosses, which pushed him down to second place. Andrew Flynn took third place by beating Pavlo Kordiyaka.
- Luke Stoltman — 9 in 34.81 s
- Nick Guardione — 8 in 28.38 s
- Andrew Flynn — 6 in 20.16 s
- Pavlo Kordiyaka — 4 in 12.81 s
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Event Five — Stone Medley
The final event of the 2025 World’s Strongest Man Day Two and the qualifying stage was the Stone Medley. It started off with a 123-kg (271.2-lb) stone press, followed by a 158-kg (348.3-lb) stone-to-shoulder lift. Once that was completed, the athletes moved on to the next task, carrying a 176-kg (388-lb) stone for 20 meters. Lastly, they had to load a massive 182-kg (401.2-lb) stone onto a platform. Furthermore, the time limit for the event was set at 90 seconds.
Group One
Austin Andrade came away with a win in the final event of the competition to close out his journey at the 2025 World’s Strongest Man competition, since it wasn’t enough to help him qualify for the finals. However, he did finish on a positive note, being the only one to complete the event in his group.
Eddie Williams finally had his breakthrough, as his second-place finish in the Stone Medley was enough to help him qualify for the finals of the WSM for the first time in his career. Tom Stoltman was the third-place finisher in the event, mainly because he stumbled at one point but luckily managed to avoid getting injured.
- Austin Andrade — 4 in 85.69 s
- Eddie Williams — 2 + 8.87 meters
- Tom Stoltman — 2 in 65.88 s
- Jaco Schoonwinkel — 1 in 12.44 s
- Thomas Evans — No Lift
Group Two
Mitchell Hooper scored his third event win of the 2025 World’s Strongest Man competition in the Stone Medley event. He made easy work of all four implements, averaging less than 15 seconds per implement. On the other hand, two athletes from his group were unable to complete the first implement at all.
Paddy Haynes finished in second place by lifting three implements and officially qualified for the finals of the competition. Seeing that he made his debut at the WSM, Paddy wrapped up a very impressive session in the qualifiers. Bryce Johnson also rounded up his debut with a third-place finish, both in the final event and overall.
- Mitchell Hooper — 4 in 56.22 s
- Paddy Haynes — 3 in 82.03 s
- Bryce Johnson — 2 in 45.53 s
- Wesley Derwinsky — No Lift
- Mathew Ragg — No Lift
Group Three
Continuing to dominate his group, Rayno Nel secured another event win and confirmed another event win, achieving an impressive overall tally of 22 points. So, he comfortably qualified for the finals in his debut at the World’s Strongest Man competition.
The final event in the third group was the decider on who would be the second man going through to the finals, as Shane Flowers and Lucas Hatton were separated by just 1.5 points overall. However, after seeing the result that Hatton achieved, Shane knew what the mark to beat was. He went all out from the start and managed to lock out the first implement quicker than Hatton, thus officially securing his spot in the finals.
- Rayno Nel — 4 in 62.00 s
- Shane Flowers — 1 in 11.38 s
- Evans Nana — 1 in 13.47 s
- Lucas Hatton — 1 in 16.72 s
- Mateusz Kieliszkowski — Did Not Attempt
Group Four
Trey Mitchell made sure that there was a USA representative in the finals of the 2025 World’s Strongest Man by securing the event win in the Stone Medley. Trey was the only one to complete the entire event, which also secured him the overall win in group four with a tally of 20 points.
The 23-year-old Ondrej Fojtu finished second in the final event and qualified for the finals by beating Maxime Boudreault. This will be his first time moving on to the second stage, as he narrowly missed qualification last year.
- Trey Mitchell — 4 in 73.56 s
- Ondrej Fojtu — 3 in 61.34 s
- Tristain Hoath — 3 in 64.10 s
- Maxime Boudreault — 1 in 9.81 s
Group Five
Luke Stoltman qualified for the finals of the World’s Strongest Man for the fifth year in a row. He did so by winning the final event, which allowed him to overtake Pavlo Kordiyaka for the overall win in group five.
Nick Guardione finished in second place during the Stone Medley event, hoping to overtake Pavlo for the second-place finish overall. However, Kordiyaka’s third-place finish meant that he managed to retain his overall lead ahead of Guardione. So, the Ukrainian athlete moved on to the finals of the WSM as well.
- Luke Stoltman — 3 in 69.34 s
- Nick Guardione — 3 in 71.84 s
- Pavlo Kordiyaka — 2 in 69.88 s
- Andrew Flynn — 1 in 70.94 s
2025 World’s Strongest Man Remaining Schedule
Saturday, May 17 (First Day of Finals)
- 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 (Second Day of Finals)
- 10:00 AM — Flintstone Barbell (Max)
- 2:00 PM — Jimmy Pollock Award
- 2:30 PM — Atlas Stones
- 3:30 PM — SBD WSM Trophy Ceremony
Previous World’s Strongest Man Winners
- Bruce Wilhelm — 1977
- Bruce Wilhelm — 1978
- Don Reinhoudt — 1979
- Bill Kazmaier — 1980
- Bill Kazmaier — 1981
- Bill Kazmaier — 1982
- Geoff Capes — 1983
- Jon Pall Sigmarsson — 1984
- Geoff Capes — 1985
- Jon Pall Sigmarsson — 1986
- Not Held — 1987
- Jon Pall Sigmarsson — 1988
- Jamie Reeves — 1989
- Jon Pall Sigmarsson — 1990
- Magnus Ver Magnusson — 1991
- Ted van der Parre — 1992
- Gary Taylor — 1993
- Magnus Ver Magnusson — 1994
- Magnus Ver Magnusson — 1995
- Magnus Ver Magnusson — 1996
- Jouko Ahola — 1997
- Magnus Samuelsson — 1998
- Jouko Ahola — 1999
- Janne Virtanen — 2000
- Svend Karlsen — 2001
- Mariusz Pudzianowski — 2002
- Mariusz Pudzianowski — 2003
- Vasyl Virastyuk — 2004
- Mariusz Pudzianowski — 2005
- Phil Pfister — 2006
- Mariusz Pudzianowski — 2007
- Mariusz Pudzianowski — 2008
- Zydrunas Savickas — 2009
- Zydrunas Savickas — 2010
- Brian Shaw — 2011
- Zydrunas Savickas — 2012
- Brian Shaw — 2013
- Zydrunas Savickas — 2014
- Brian Shaw — 2015
- Brian Shaw — 2016
- Eddie Hall — 2017
- Hafthor Julius Bjornsson — 2018
- Martins Licis — 2019
- Oleksii Novikov — 2020
- Tom Stoltman — 2021
- Tom Stoltman — 2022
- Mitchell Hooper — 2023
- Tom Stoltman — 2024
FAQs
What happened to the Stone-Off?
The Stone-Off was removed in an effort to make the competition fairer, as the stone-off allowed athletes to qualify for the finals with fewer points, while the winner of the group who did not have to perform it entered the final with much less fatigue.
How to watch the 2025 World’s Strongest Man?
There is no livestream set in place, but TV coverage will be shared later this summer on CBS and CBS Sports Network for those based in the US. Moreover, we are making sure to cover the 2025 World’s Strongest Man live, including the full results, event recaps, and all other related news.
Do points reset going into the finals?
Going into the finals, all athletes will receive a certain number of points. The best performer from the qualifiers will get 10 points, while the remaining athletes will receive descending scores based on their ranking.
Full 2025 World’s Strongest Man Coverage
- 2025 World’s Strongest Man Results
- Breaking: Rayno Nel Wins 2025 World’s Strongest Man in His Debut
- 2025 World’s Strongest Man Finals — Day Two Results
- 2025 World’s Strongest Man Finals — Day One Results
- 2025 World’s Strongest Man Results — Day One Qualifiers
- How to Watch 2025 World’s Strongest Man
- 2025 World’s Strongest Man Withdrawals
- 2025 World’s Strongest Man Finalists Revealed
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