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.
Events (8 total)
- 1. Prelim. Score
- 2. Carry & Drag
- 3. Dumbbell Press
- 4. Bus Pull
- 5. Weight Throw
- 6. Deadlift
- 7. Front Hold
- 8. Loading Race
Results
| 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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