The 2022 Strongman Champions League (SCL) Finals took place on Nov. 5-6, 2022, in Alanya, Turkey. The two-day contest featured 12 of the world’s best strongmen clashing across six events to claim the SCL Finals crown. Ultimately, according to Strongman Archives, Aivars Šmaukstelis of Latvia emerged victorious with 74 points. Check out the full results below:
2022 Strongman Champions League Finals Results
- Aivars Šmaukstelis (Latvia) — 74 points
- Ervin Toots (Estonia) — 63.5 points
- Kane Francis (UK) — 62.5 points
- Mika Törrö (Finland) — 55.5 points
- Roberto Rodríguez (Spain) — 54 points
- Péter Juhász (Hungary) — 49.5 points
- Kelvin de Ruiter (Netherlands) — 46.5 points
- Dainis Zageris (Latvia) — 4o points
- Fatih Karaca (Turkey) — 36.5 points
- Sebastian Kurek (Poland) — 24 points
- Evans Aryee (Belgium) — 23 points
- Bora Güner (Turkey) — 12 points
Below are the results of each individual event from this contest.
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Block Press
The Block Press event consisted of four implements ranging from 110 to 130 kilograms. The strongman who lifted all four implements in the fastest time possible won.
- Aivars Šmaukstelis — Four in 40:48 seconds
- Kane Francis — Four in 61.31 seconds
- Péter Juhász — Four in 64.17 seconds
- Mika Törrö — Three in 32.99 seconds
- Ervin Toots — Three in 35.64 seconds
- Fatih Karaca — Three in 35.75 seconds
- Sebastian Kurek — Three in 40.07 seconds
- Roberto Rodríguez — Three in 48.22 seconds
- Kelvin de Ruiter — Three in 55.68 seconds
- Dainis Zageris — Two in 25.30 seconds
- Evans Aryee — One in 21.31 seconds
- Bora Güner — No lift
Natural Stones
The Natural Stones consisted of four implements ranging from 160 to 210 kilograms. Strongmen had a 90-second time cap to load all four stones in the fastest time possible.
- Aivars Šmaukstelis — Four in 28.94 seconds
- Ervin Toots — Four in 29.50 seconds
- Kane Francis — Four in 30.66 seconds
- Péter Juhász — Four in 37.45 seconds
- Kelvin de Ruiter — Four in 41.16 seconds
- Roberto Rodríguez — Four in 43.75 seconds
- Mika Törrö — Four in 77.87 seconds
- Dainis Zageris — Three in 23.83 seconds
- Fatih Karaca — Three in 72.67 seconds
- Bora Güner — Two in 37.61 seconds
- Evans Aryee — Two in 66.63 seconds
- Sebastian Kurek — One in 6.50 seconds
Truck Pull
The Truck Pull course was 30 meters long. Strongmen attempted to score the fastest time possible.
- Kelvin de Ruiter — 38.34 seconds
- Kane Francis — 42.41 seconds
- Ervin Toots — 44.65 seconds
- Mika Törrö — 44.79 seconds
- Fatih Karaca — 45.19 seconds
- Roberto Rodríguez — 45.56 seconds
- Sebastian Kurek — 47.29 seconds
- Péter Juhász — 50.35 seconds
- Aivars Šmaukstelis — 50.37 seconds
- Evans Aryee — 51.69 seconds
- Bora Güner — 59.06 seconds
- Dainis Zageris — 22 meters
Conan’s Wheel
Conan’s Wheel weighed 330 kilograms. Athletes attempted to rotate it as far as possible within the time limit.
- Ervin Toots — 62.8 degrees
- Aivars Šmaukstelis — 58 degrees
- Dainis Zageris — 51.8 degrees
- Kane Francis — 50.3 degrees
- Mika Törrö — 48.3 degrees
- Péter Juhász — 45.7 degrees
- Kelvin de Ruiter — 45.4 degrees
- Roberto Rodríguez — 43.7 degrees
- Sebastian Kurek — 30.9 degrees
- Evans Aryee — 24.6 degrees
- Bora Güner — 16.5 degrees
- Fatih Karaca — 14 degrees
Car Deadlift
The Car Deadlift was for reps with a 60-second time limit.
- Aivars Šmaukstelis — 10 reps
- Dainis Zageris — Eight reps
- Roberto Rodríguez — Seven reps
- Kane Francis — Six reps (T-fourth)
- Fatih Karaca — Six reps (T-fourth)
- Mika Törrö — Four reps (T-sixth)
- Péter Juhász — Four reps (T-sixth)
- Ervin Toots — Three reps (T-eighth)
- Kelvin de Ruiter — Three reps (T-eighth)
- Evans Aryee — Two reps
- Sebastian Kurek — No lift
- Bora Güner — No lift
Loading Race
The Loading Race consisted of three implements ranging from 120 to 150 kilograms. The course measured 12 meters. The strongman who loaded all three implements in the fastest time won.
- Aivars Šmaukstelis — Three in 25.87 seconds
- Mika Törrö — Three in 28.81 seconds
- Roberto Rodríguez — Three in 29.72 seconds
- Ervin Toots — Three in 33.87 seconds
- Péter Juhász — Three in 39.16 seconds
- Evans Aryee — Three in 42.85 seconds
- Fatih Karaca — Three in 48.77 seconds
- Kane Francis — Three in 55.56 seconds
- Bora Güner — Three in 61.46 seconds
- Dainis Zageris — Two in 27.11 seconds
- Sebastian Kurek — Two in 51.50 seconds
- Kelvin de Ruiter — No attempt
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