After scoring the victory at the 2023 Strongman Champions League (SCL) Portugal on Aug. 5, 2023, Evans Aryee traveled to Gloucester, UK, to attempt back-to-back SCL wins against 11 of the world’s strongest men on Aug. 12, 2023, at the 2023 SCL England contest.
However, Aryee did not strike gold twice as Shane Flowers won the crown on home soil, scoring 50 of a possible 60 points after the five events on the single-day contest came to a close. The events were a Overhead Press Medley, Deadlift Ladder, Viking Walk, Bag Over Bar, and Atlas Stones.
2023 Strongman Champions League England Results
- Shane Flowers (UK) — 50 points
- Louis Jack (Scotland) — 46 points
- Kane Francis (UK) — 45.5 points
- Dawid Pakulski (Poland) — 42.5 points
- Evans Aryee (Ghana) — 40 points
- Jack Osborn (UK) — 35 points
- Tyler Cotton (USA) — 28.5 points
- Ervin Toots (Estonia) — 27.5 points
- Sebastian Kurek (Poland) — 22.5 points
- Andrea Invernizzi (Italy) — 22 points
- George Sulaiman (Netherlands) — 19.5 points
- Sean O’Hagan (Ireland) — Six points
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2023 Strongman Champions League Event Results
Below are the results for each of the five events contested in Gloucester:
Overhead Press Medley
The Overhead Press Medley comprised three implements: 150-kilogram log, 140-kilogram axle, and 105-kilogram dumbbell for reps in a 75-second time cap. Athletes were scored by the number of dumbbell reps or by time if no dumbbell reps were scored.
- Kane Francis — Four reps (T-first)
- Dawid Pakulski — Four reps (T-first)
- Shane Flowers — Three reps (T-second)
- Louis Jack — Three reps (T-second)
- Jack Osborn — Three reps (T-second)
- Tyler Cotton — Two in 15.46 seconds
- Andrea Invernizzi — Two in 20.25 seconds
- Evans Aryee — Two in 20.52 seconds
- George Sulaiman — Two in 26.68 seconds
- Sebastian Kurek — Two in 35.97 seconds
- Ervin Toots — Two in 41.80 seconds
- Sean O’Hagan — no lift
Deadlift Ladder
The Deadlift Ladder comprised four lifts ranging from 270 kilograms to 380 kilograms.
- Evans Aryee — Four in 45.03 seconds
- Kane Francis — Three in 15.05 seconds
- George Sulaiman — Three in 15.05 seconds
- Louis Jack — Three in 16.27 seconds
- Shane Flowers — Three in 16.54 seconds
- Tyler Cotton— Three in 30.61 seconds
- Jack Osborn — Three in 37.17 seconds
- Andrea Invernizzi — Three in 45.60 seconds
- Ervin Toots — Three in 50.49 seconds
- Dawid Pakulski — Two in 7.17 seconds
- Sebastian Kurek — One in 9.64 seconds
- Sean O’Hagan — One in 3.52 seconds
Viking Walk
The Viking Walk challenged each strongman to walk for distance with a 300-kilogram log across their shoulders.
- Dawid Pakulski — 45 meters
- Kane Francis — 37.6 meters
- Shane Flowers — 37 meters
- Jack Osborn— 36.15 meters
- Tyler Cotton— 30 meters (T-fifth)
- Sebastian Kurek — 30 meters (T-fifth)
- Evans Aryee — 28.6 meters
- Louis Jack — 26.4 meters
- Andrea Invernizzi — 26.35 meters
- Ervin Toots — 22 meters (T-10th)
- George Sulaiman — 22 meters( T-10th)
- Sean O’Hagan — no lift
Bag Over Bar
The Bag Over Bar had a 60-second time cap for each athlete to convert five implements ranging from 22 to 30 kilograms.
- Louis Jack — Five in 15.45 seconds
- Shane Flowers — Five in 15.77 seconds
- Dawid Pakulski — Five in 24.61 seconds
- Ervin Toots — Five in 25.27 seconds
- Evans Aryee — Five in 26.03 seconds
- Tyler Cotton— Five in 35.69 seconds
- Sebastian Kurek — Five in 38.39 seconds
- Kane Francis — Four in 18.92 seconds
- Jack Osborn— Four in 19.59 seconds
- Andrea Invernizzi — Four in 37.19 seconds
- George Sulaiman — Three in 14.11 seconds
- Sean O’Hagan — Three in 37.84 seconds
Atlas Stones
The five Atlas Stones each strongman attempted to load ranged from 100 to 180 kilograms.
- Shane Flowers — Five in 18.49 seconds
- Louis Jack — Five in 21.24 seconds
- Ervin Toots — Five in 22.11 seconds
- Evans Aryee — Five in 23.42 seconds
- Kane Francis — Five in 29.64 seconds
- Jack Osborn— Five in 37.53 seconds
- Dawid Pakulski — Four in 12.55 seconds
- Sebastian Kurek — Four in 28.24 seconds
- Andrea Invernizzi — Four in 45.29 seconds
- Sean O’Hagan — Three in 59.51 seconds
- Tyler Cotton— withdrew
- George Sulaiman — withdrew
Shane Flowers scored one win across five events. He finished in the top three of three other events and never ranked worse than fifth en route to winning the 2023 SCL England competition.
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