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2017 SCL World Finals

The 2017 SCL World Finals was held on 2017-11-24 in Chetumal, Mexico. 12 athletes competed across 8 events were contested.

Date: November 24, 2017 – November 25, 2017
Location: Chetumal, Mexico, Mexico
Type: Strongman Champions League
Division: Men
Matjaž Belšak
1st Place

Matjaž Belšak 🇸🇮

Total Points: 83.5

Events (8 total)

  1. 1. Prelim. Score
  2. 2. Carry & Drag
  3. 3. Dumbbell Press
  4. 4. Bus Pull
  5. 5. Weight Throw
  6. 6. Deadlift
  7. 7. Front Hold
  8. 8. Loading Race

Results

Final standings with every athlete's result and points in each of the 8 events. Scroll sideways for later events.
Place Athlete Total Bus Pull Carry & Drag Deadlift Dumbbell Press Front Hold Loading Race Prelim. Score Weight Throw
1 Matjaž Belšak 🇸🇮 83.5 12.0 43.03 s 12.0 34.50 s 10.0 7 reps 12.0 14 reps 4.0 33.81 s 12.0 4 in 35.35 s 12.0 1st 9.5 4.8 m
2 Jean-François Caron 🇨🇦 76.5 6.0 52.68 s 9.5 37.09 s 12.0 10 reps 10.0 10 reps 11.0 42.38 s 10.0 4 in 39.87 s 7.0 6th 11.0 5 m
3 Dainis Zageris 🇱🇻 71.5 8.0 49.72 s 11.0 35.44 s 11.0 9 reps 5.5 7 reps 10.0 42.25 s 11.0 4 in 38.38 s 11.0 2nd 4.0 4.2 m
4 Alex Moonen 🇳🇱 62.0 11.0 43.15 s 5.0 46.69 s 4.0 3 reps 10.0 10 reps 8.0 39.90 s 8.0 4 in 40.75 s 9.0 4th 7.0 4.6 m
5 Dennis Kohlruss 🇩🇪 58.5 7.0 52.22 s 8.0 38.75 s 1.5 1 rep 7.0 8 reps 6.0 37.22 s 7.0 4 in 42.54 s 10.0 3rd 12.0 5.1 m
6 Aivars Šmaukstelis 🇱🇻 57.5 10.0 48.79 s 9.5 37.09 s 4.0 3 reps 8.0 9 reps 5.0 34.15 s 9.0 4 in 40.56 s 6.0 7th 6.0 4.6 m
7 Krzysztof Radzikowski 🇵🇱 54.0 9.0 48.85 s 7.0 40.51 s 8.0 5 reps 2.0 1 rep 9.0 41.84 s 1.5 2 sacks 8.0 5th 9.5 4.8 m
8 Luke Herrick 🇺🇸 49.5 4.0 69.53 s 4.0 55.00 s 8.0 5 reps 10.0 10 reps 12.0 46.47 s 1.5 2 sacks 5.0 8th 5.0 4.4 m
9 Sean O'Hagan 🇮🇪 42.5 5.0 61.79 s 6.0 40.81 s 6.0 4 reps 5.5 7 reps 3.0 31.41 s 5.0 4 in 61.13 s 4.0 9th 8.0 4.8 m
10 Will Baggott 🇬🇧 33.5 3.0 13.25 m 2.0 16.12 m 8.0 5 reps 4.0 6 reps 7.0 38.31 s 4.0 4 in 62.59 s 3.0 10th 2.5 4.2 m
11 Omar Chávez 🇲🇽 20.5 2.0 9.8 m 3.0 56.66 s 4.0 3 reps 0.0 0 reps 2.0 28.63 s 6.0 4 in 60.81 s 1.0 12th 2.5 4.2 m
12 Juan Ballesteros 🇲🇽 13.5 1.0 8.05 m 1.0 14.55 m 1.5 1 rep 3.0 3 reps 1.0 25.63 s 3.0 3 sacks 2.0 11th 1.0 4 m

Event-by-Event Results

Bus Pull

# Athlete Result Points
1 Matjaž Belšak 43.03 s 12.0
2 Alex Moonen 43.15 s 11.0
3 Aivars Å maukstelis 48.79 s 10.0
4 Krzysztof Radzikowski 48.85 s 9.0
5 Dainis Zageris 49.72 s 8.0
6 Dennis Kohlruss 52.22 s 7.0
7 Jean-François Caron 52.68 s 6.0
8 Sean O'Hagan 61.79 s 5.0
9 Luke Herrick 69.53 s 4.0
10 Will Baggott 13.25 m 3.0
11 Omar Chávez 9.8 m 2.0
12 Juan Ballesteros 8.05 m 1.0

Carry & Drag

# Athlete Result Points
1 Matjaž Belšak 34.50 s 12.0
2 Dainis Zageris 35.44 s 11.0
3 Aivars Å maukstelis 37.09 s 9.5
3 Jean-François Caron 37.09 s 9.5
5 Dennis Kohlruss 38.75 s 8.0
6 Krzysztof Radzikowski 40.51 s 7.0
7 Sean O'Hagan 40.81 s 6.0
8 Alex Moonen 46.69 s 5.0
9 Luke Herrick 55.00 s 4.0
10 Omar Chávez 56.66 s 3.0
11 Will Baggott 16.12 m 2.0
12 Juan Ballesteros 14.55 m 1.0

Deadlift

# Athlete Result Points
1 Jean-François Caron 10 reps 12.0
2 Dainis Zageris 9 reps 11.0
3 Matjaž Belšak 7 reps 10.0
4 Krzysztof Radzikowski 5 reps 8.0
4 Luke Herrick 5 reps 8.0
4 Will Baggott 5 reps 8.0
7 Sean O'Hagan 4 reps 6.0
8 Alex Moonen 3 reps 4.0
8 Aivars Å maukstelis 3 reps 4.0
8 Omar Chávez 3 reps 4.0
11 Dennis Kohlruss 1 rep 1.5
11 Juan Ballesteros 1 rep 1.5

Dumbbell Press

# Athlete Result Points
1 Matjaž Belšak 14 reps 12.0
2 Luke Herrick 10 reps 10.0
2 Jean-François Caron 10 reps 10.0
2 Alex Moonen 10 reps 10.0
5 Aivars Å maukstelis 9 reps 8.0
6 Dennis Kohlruss 8 reps 7.0
7 Sean O'Hagan 7 reps 5.5
7 Dainis Zageris 7 reps 5.5
9 Will Baggott 6 reps 4.0
10 Juan Ballesteros 3 reps 3.0
11 Krzysztof Radzikowski 1 rep 2.0
- Omar Chávez 0 reps 0.0

Front Hold

# Athlete Result Points
1 Luke Herrick 46.47 s 12.0
2 Jean-François Caron 42.38 s 11.0
3 Dainis Zageris 42.25 s 10.0
4 Krzysztof Radzikowski 41.84 s 9.0
5 Alex Moonen 39.90 s 8.0
6 Will Baggott 38.31 s 7.0
7 Dennis Kohlruss 37.22 s 6.0
8 Aivars Å maukstelis 34.15 s 5.0
9 Matjaž Belšak 33.81 s 4.0
10 Sean O'Hagan 31.41 s 3.0
11 Omar Chávez 28.63 s 2.0
12 Juan Ballesteros 25.63 s 1.0

Loading Race

# Athlete Result Points
1 Matjaž Belšak 4 in 35.35 s 12.0
2 Dainis Zageris 4 in 38.38 s 11.0
3 Jean-François Caron 4 in 39.87 s 10.0
4 Aivars Å maukstelis 4 in 40.56 s 9.0
5 Alex Moonen 4 in 40.75 s 8.0
6 Dennis Kohlruss 4 in 42.54 s 7.0
7 Omar Chávez 4 in 60.81 s 6.0
8 Sean O'Hagan 4 in 61.13 s 5.0
9 Will Baggott 4 in 62.59 s 4.0
10 Juan Ballesteros 3 sacks 3.0
11 Krzysztof Radzikowski 2 sacks 1.5
11 Luke Herrick 2 sacks 1.5

Prelim. Score

# Athlete Result Points
1 Matjaž Belšak 1st 12.0
2 Dainis Zageris 2nd 11.0
3 Dennis Kohlruss 3rd 10.0
4 Alex Moonen 4th 9.0
5 Krzysztof Radzikowski 5th 8.0
6 Jean-François Caron 6th 7.0
7 Aivars Å maukstelis 7th 6.0
8 Luke Herrick 8th 5.0
9 Sean O'Hagan 9th 4.0
10 Will Baggott 10th 3.0
11 Juan Ballesteros 11th 2.0
12 Omar Chávez 12th 1.0

Weight Throw

# Athlete Result Points
1 Dennis Kohlruss 5.1 m 12.0
2 Jean-François Caron 5 m 11.0
3 Krzysztof Radzikowski 4.8 m 9.5
3 Matjaž Belšak 4.8 m 9.5
5 Sean O'Hagan 4.8 m 8.0
6 Alex Moonen 4.6 m 7.0
7 Aivars Å maukstelis 4.6 m 6.0
8 Luke Herrick 4.4 m 5.0
9 Dainis Zageris 4.2 m 4.0
10 Will Baggott 4.2 m 2.5
10 Omar Chávez 4.2 m 2.5
12 Juan Ballesteros 4 m 1.0
Last updated: March 3, 2026

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