WSM

[brendanmoehn]

well, world's strongest an qualifying rounds have already kicked off this week. any predictions?

GROUP 1

Competitors
Žydrūnas Savickas - Lithuania
Derek Poundstone - United States
Mateusz Baron - Poland
Jean Francois Caron - Canada
Frankie Scheun - South Africa
Jack Mcintosh - Great Britain

Events
Loading Medley (sacks and barrels)
Truck Pull
Giant Dumbbell
Car Deadlift
Keg Toss
Atlas Stones

GROUP 2

Competitors
Mike Jenkins - United States
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson - Iceland
Nick Best - United States
Eddie Hall - Great Britain
Sebastian Kurek - Poland
Ákos Nagy - Hungary

Events
Loading Medley (anvils)
Truck Pull
Viking Press
Yoke
Squat
Atlas Stones

GROUP 3

Competitors
Brian Shaw - United States
Johannes Årsjo - Sweden
Mikhail Koklyaev - Russia
Lauri Nami - Estonia
Martin Wildauer - Austria
Chris Gearing - Great Britain

Events
Loading Medley (sacks and barrels)
Arm Over Arm
Giant Dumbbell
Car Deadlift
Keg Toss
Atlas Stones

GROUP 4

Competitors
Vytautas Lalas - Lithuania
Ervin Katona - Serbia
Louis Phillipe Jean - Canada
Josh Thigpen - United States
Graham Hicks - Great Britain
Ole Martin Hansen - Norway

Events
Loading Medley (anvils)
Arm Over Arm
Viking Press
Squat
Keg Toss
Atlas Stones

GROUP 5

Competitors
Terry Hollands - Great Britain
Krzysztof Radzikowski - Poland
Michael Burke - United States
Eben Leroux - Australia
Alex Moonen - Netherlands
James Fennelly - Ireland

Events
Loading Medley (anvils)
Truck Pull
Viking Press
Yoke
Car Deadlift
Atlas Stones

[brendanmoehn]

That list may have been updated... not sure, but I say:

Group 1
Big Z and Poundstone

2
Jenkins and Best

3
Shaw and Koklyaev

4
Lalas and Thigpen

5
Hollands and Burke

[Jared Enderton]

Big Z with da win baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What's up with these other Lithuanian's? Wow. Shaw all the way down in what, 5th? Because of his bicep or? Koklyaev made finals? Incredible. Thigpen made finals? Holy crap did he come back from the dead?