Strongman Champions League#2012
{{Short description|Strongman competition}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox sport tournament
|year =
|name = Strongman Champions League
|image = SCLLogo.png
|caption = The official logo of the Strongman Champions League
|location = Various international locations
|establishment = 2008 by Ilkka Kinnunen and Marcel Mostert
|format = Multi-event competition
|website = {{Official website|https://strongmancl.com/}}
|purse = varies
|month_played = multiple grand prix events held throughout the year
|current_champion = {{flagicon|South Africa}} Rayno Nel
}}
The Strongman Champions League is a Strongman competition circuit, with several Grand Prix events throughout the year and the Strongman Champions League overall champion title going to the overall winner at the end of the season. Competitors include legends in the sport, including Žydrūnas Savickas, Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, Aivars Šmaukstelis, Krzysztof Radzikowski, Ervin Katona, Dainis Zageris, Mateusz Kieliszkowski, Oleksii Novikov, Mikhail Koklyaev, Matjaz Belsak, J.F. Caron, Vytautas Lalas, Kelvin de Ruiter, Laurence Shahlaei, Travis Ortmayer, Andrus Murumets, Pavlo Kordiyaka, Tom Stoltman, Rauno Heinla, Terry Hollands, Eddie Hall, Nick Best, Dennis Kohlruss and Martin Wildauer.
Initially in close partnership with IFSA, it quickly asserted its independence and has acted as a unifying force in the world of strength athletics, bringing together athletes from IFSA with those affiliated to the World's Strongest Man circuit, and having close cooperation with other major events such as Fortissimus. In 2012, SCL began co-promoting the new Arnold Strongman Classic-Europe contest which will become part of the annual SCL season of events.
History
File:Strongman Champions League in Gibraltar 25.jpg
The Strongman Champions League was developed by Ilkka Kinnunen and Marcel Mostert, longtime strongman promoters, with major contests to their credit worldwide, and was launched in 2008. Kinnunen & Mostert described SCL as "a new episode in strongman".
"A complete series of 10–12 competitions, that will take place all over the world, but most of the competitions will be held in Europe. The very best champions, referees and their organizers will be the guarantee of a great new, fresh excitement in Strongman sport. The competition venues are the best which each country can offer and it will include the country's own traditional elements." As well as citing that all points will be accumulated for a Champions League Winner at the end of the year, it was stated in the main structure of the Champions League that rules will be done officially as usual in all IFSA competitions and that the top 3 will be directly placed in the IFSA World Championships. Mostert also said "All together we think that this is a perfect platform of competitions that will lead to another great World Championship."{{cite web |url=https://ironmind.com/news/Strongman-Champions-League |title=Strongman Champions League |website=IronMind |first=Randall J. |last=Strossen |date=26 February 2008 |access-date=21 January 2021}}
Thus, IFSA were inextricably linked at the inception of the league. IFSA, however, were in reportedly dire financial straits towards the end of that year. By December, Mostert distanced the league from the ailing governing body and explicitly said that the "Strongman Champions League had nothing to do with IFSA". He told IronMind "We have our own logo, we have our own brand, we do our own competitions."{{cite web |url=https://ironmind.com/news/Strongman-Champions-League-Independent-of-IFSA-New-Website/ |title=Strongman Champions League: Independent of IFSA, New Website |website=IronMind |first=Randall J. |last=Strossen |date=9 December 2008 |access-date=21 January 2021}} Its own website was launched shortly afterwards.
The league organizers had originally reported that the Champions League competitions will be televised and spread all over the world. In the harsh economic climate of 2008, the league was not immune to the effects, and the league did have to cancel some venues, but unlike with the IFSA, the vast majority of the competitions still took place. In 2008, the SCL had 45 top strength athletes competing, representing more than 20 countries.
=Fortissimus Cooperation=
In 2008, Paul Ohl stated that the Strongman Champions League was one of three organizations that had made an agreement with Fortissimus in order to unite the world strength community, the others being the American Strongman Corporation and the Aussiepower organization. Within the agreement, Fortissimus, the competition that confers the title of "Strongest Man on the Planet", guaranteed that the winner of the America's Strongest Man title would be granted a slot in Fortissimus from 2009, as would the winner of the Australia's Strongest Man title. The agreement with the Strongman Champions League went further, stating that the top three athletes would have guaranteed places and in return, the top Canadian athletes would have guaranteed selected participation in the Champions League.{{cite web |url=https://ironmind.com/news/Fortissimus-Enters-Agreement-with-Strongman-Champions-League-the-American-Strongman-Corporation-and-Aussiepower/ |title=Fortissimus Enters Agreement with Strongman Champions League, the American Strongman Corporation and Aussiepower |website=IronMind |first=Randall J. |last=Strossen |date=16 May 2008 |access-date=21 January 2021}} This later went further, guaranteeing the SCL its top five athletes would have places. The agreement was reemphasised in a joint statement from Marcel Mostert and Paul Ohl in early 2009.{{cite web |url=https://ironmind.com/news/FORTISSIMUS-Strongman-Champions-League-Cooperation-and-Joint-Statement/ |title=FORTISSIMUS - Strongman Champions League: Cooperation and Joint Statement |website=IronMind |first=Randall J. |last=Strossen |date=13 January 2009 |access-date=21 January 2021}}
=2009 and links with World's Strongest Man=
File:Strongman Champions League in Gibraltar 23.jpg
The 2009 programme was planned with ten major contests on schedule. In addition, feeder contests were introduced, one happening in Spain in December 2008 and a further event in Germany called the FIBO Strongman Classic in April 2009. The best two athletes from this FIBO Classic 2009 edition were guaranteed into the Champions League, and it was postulated that this German event would be promoted to full SCL status in 2010.
The Strongman Champions League importantly made further progress in acting as a fundamental part of a unifying movement for world strength athletics by making plans to help get its athletes to the 2009 World's Strongest Man contest. Mostert stated that "The top 5 SCL athletes will have places in the Giants Live tour for qualifying at World's Strongest Man (WSM) 2009". In addition, he also stated that wild cards for the WSM will include SCL athletes. He went on to say that "Finally we made it all possible again that all the athletes have chances to qualify for the WSM, which means in my opinion the WSM will have the strongest field ever in her history!". He went on to thank TWI/IMG and Giants Live for their part in making these possibilities. This was groundbreaking because for a number of years prior to this, the athletes under the IFSA had been banned by the federation from entering WSM (since the IFSA fell out of favour with TWI). Likewise, the athletes invited to participate in WSM were not invited to participate in IFSA events. Some competitions bridged the divide, such as the Arnold Strongman Classic and more recently Fortissimus, but neither had the history, gravitas, or popular appeal of the World's Strongest Man. The IFSA athletes, with the demise of the IFSA finances, almost all competed in SCL from 2008. This deal, along with the Fortissimus deal before it, united strongman in a way it had not been since 2004.
The 2009 season began properly on 9 May, with the Strongman Champions League Serbia. Finland followed on 16 May,{{cite web |url=https://ironmind.com/news/Strongman-Champions-League-Season-Starting-at-FIBO-.-.-.-Feeding-into-WSM/ |title=Strongman Champions League: Season Starting at FIBO ... Feeding into WSM |website=IronMind |first=Randall J. |last=Strossen |date=23 April 2009 |access-date=21 January 2021}} with Slovakia and the Netherlands in June.
Results
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|+ List of SCL Season Champions | ||
| Year
! Athlete ! Nationality | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Žydrūnas Savickas | {{flag|Lithuania}} |
| 2009 | Andrus Murumets | {{flag|Estonia}} |
| 2010 | Terry Hollands | {{flag|United Kingdom}} |
| 2011 | Ervin Katona | {{flag|Serbia}} |
| 2012 | Žydrūnas Savickas | {{flag|Lithuania}} |
| 2013 | Krzysztof Radzikowski | {{flag|Poland}} |
| 2014 | Martin Wildauer | {{flag|Austria}} |
| 2015 | Krzysztof Radzikowski | {{flag|Poland}} |
| 2016 | Dainis Zageris | {{flag|Latvia}} |
| 2017 | Matjaz Belsak | {{flag|Slovenia}} |
| 2018 | Dainis Zageris | {{flag|Latvia}} |
| 2019 | Aivars Šmaukstelis | {{flag|Latvia}} |
| 2021 | Kelvin de Ruiter | {{flag|Netherlands}} |
| 2022 | Aivars Šmaukstelis | {{flag|Latvia}} |
| 2023 | Oskar Ziółkowski | {{flag|Poland}} |
| 2024 | Rayno Nel | {{flag|South Africa}} |
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|+ Top 10 List of Most Individual Event Wins |
| Athlete
!Nationality !Wins |
|---|
| Žydrūnas Savickas
| {{flag|Lithuania}} | 34 |
| Krzysztof Radzikowski
| {{flag|Poland}} | 16 |
| Dainis Zageris
| {{flag|Latvia}} | 15 |
| Aivars Šmaukstelis
| {{flag|Latvia}} | 15 |
| Ervin Katona
| {{flag|Serbia}} | 13 |
| Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson
| {{flag|Iceland}} | 9 |
| Matjaz Belsak
| {{flag|Slovenia}} | 8 |
| Kelvin de Ruiter
| {{flag|Netherlands}} | 7 |
| Mikhail Koklyaev
| {{flag|Russia}} | 7 |
| Jean-François Caron
| {{flag|Canada}} | 4 |
=2008=
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!Name and Location !Champion !Runner-Up !3rd Place !Date |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Latvia}} Riga, Latvia {{center|SCL Latvia{{cite web |title=2008 Strongman Champions League results |url=https://strongmancl.com/results-and-rankings-2008/ |website=Strongmancl |access-date=8 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804084509/https://strongmancl.com/results-and-rankings-2008/ |archive-date=4 August 2020|url-status=live}}}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Lithuania}} Žydrūnas Savickas | {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} Travis Ortmayer | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Latvia}} Agris Kazelniks | 22 March 2008 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Serbia}} Subotica, Serbia {{center|SCL Serbia}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Lithuania}} Žydrūnas Savickas (2) | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Serbia}} Ervin Katona | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Estonia}} Andrus Murumets | 10 May 2008 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Netherlands}} Varsseveld, Netherlands {{center|SCL Holland}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Lithuania}} Žydrūnas Savickas (3) | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Estonia}} Andrus Murumets | {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} Travis Ortmayer | 1 June 2008 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Bulgaria}} Sofia, Bulgaria {{center|SCL Bulgaria}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Estonia}} Andrus Murumets | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Lithuania}} Žydrūnas Savickas | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Serbia}} Ervin Katona | 21 June 2008 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Lithuania}} Vilnius, Lithuania {{center|SCL Lithuania}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Lithuania}} Žydrūnas Savickas (4) | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Lithuania}} Vidas Blekaitis | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Lithuania}} Saulius Brusokas | 2 August 2008 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Romania}} Constanța, Romania {{center|SCL Romania}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Lithuania}} Žydrūnas Savickas (5) | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Serbia}} Ervin Katona | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Ukraine}} Oleksandr Lashyn | 16 August 2008 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Finland}} Kokkola, Finland {{center|SCL Finland}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Russia}} Mikhail Koklyaev | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Lithuania}} Žydrūnas Savickas | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Serbia}} Ervin Katona | 29 August 2008 |
| {{center|Overall placings}}
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Lithuania}} Žydrūnas Savickas | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Serbia}} Ervin Katona | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Latvia}} Agris Kazelniks | |
=2009=
==2009 Qualifiers==
The Strongman Champions League introduced qualifying competitions for 2009. From these competitions, the top two were guaranteed places in the SCL. The first qualifier was held in Los Barrios, Spain. The second was the FIBO Classic in Germany.
=2010=
=2011=
=2012=
=2013=
=2014=
=2015=
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!Name and Location !Champion !Runner-Up !3rd Place !Date |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Norway}} Vinstra, Norway {{center|SCL World's Strongest Viking{{cite web |title=2015 Strongman Champions League results |url=https://strongmancl.com/results-and-rankings-2015/ |website=StrongmanCL |access-date=24 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206163359/https://strongmancl.com/results-and-rankings-2015/ |archive-date=6 December 2019 |url-status=live}}}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Iceland}} Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (6) | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Poland}} Krzysztof Radzikowski | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Canada}} Jean-François Caron | 31 January 2015 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Germany}} Cologne, Germany {{center|SCL FIBO}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Poland}} Krzysztof Radzikowski (9) | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Slovenia}} Matjaz Belsak | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Canada}} Jean-François Caron | 11 April 2015 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Netherlands}} Ulft, Netherlands {{center|SCL Holland}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Poland}} Grzegorz Szymanski | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Lithuania}} Žydrūnas Savickas | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Latvia}} Dainis Zageris | 6 June 2015 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Finland}} Merikarvia, Finland {{center|SCL Finland}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Poland}} Krzysztof Radzikowski (10) | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Lithuania}} Žydrūnas Savickas | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Estonia}} Rauno Heinla | 13 June 2015 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Bulgaria}} Plovdiv, Bulgaria {{center|SCL Bulgaria}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Iceland}} Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (7) | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Poland}} Krzysztof Radzikowski | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Bulgaria}} Stojan Todorchev | 20 June 2015 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Latvia}} Olaine, Latvia {{center|SCL Latvia}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Latvia}} Dainis Zageris | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Latvia}} Oskars Martuzans | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Poland}} Krzysztof Radzikowski | 27 June 2015 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Croatia}} Split, Croatia {{center|SCL Croatia}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Iceland}} Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (8) | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Poland}} Krzysztof Radzikowski | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Bulgaria}} Stojan Todorchev | 29 August 2015 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Poland}} Lubaczów, Poland {{center|SCL Poland}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Poland}} Grzegorz Szymanski (2) | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Latvia}} Dainis Zageris | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Poland}} Krzysztof Radzikowski | 6 September 2015 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Austria}} Kufstein, Austria {{center|SCL Austria}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Lithuania}} Marius Lalas | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Poland}} Krzysztof Radzikowski | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Slovenia}} Matjaz Belsak | 12 September 2015 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Romania}} Sibiu, Romania {{center|SCL Romania}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Latvia}} Dainis Zageris (2) | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Poland}} Krzysztof Radzikowski | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Netherlands}} Alex Moonen | 21 September 2015 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Lithuania}} Vilnius, Lithuania {{center|SCL Savickas Classic}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Lithuania}} Marius Lalas (2) | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Poland}} Grzegorz Szymanski | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Canada}} Jean-François Caron | 4 October 2015 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Portugal}} Porto, Portugal {{center|SCL Portugal}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Canada}} Jean-François Caron | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Poland}} Krzysztof Radzikowski | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Norway}} Bjorn Solvang | 10 October 2015 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Martinique}} Fort-de-France, Martinique {{center|SCL Martinique}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Latvia}} Dainis Zageris (3) | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Canada}} Jean-François Caron | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Slovenia}} Matjaz Belsak | 25 October 2015 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Turkey}} Turkey {{center|SCL 2015 World Finals}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Poland}} Krzysztof Radzikowski (11) | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Latvia}} Dainis Zageris | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Netherlands}} Alex Moonen | 5 December 2015 |
| {{center|Overall placing}}
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Poland}} Krzysztof Radzikowski | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Latvia}} Dainis Zageris | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Canada}} Jean-François Caron | |
=2016=
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!Name and Location !Champion !Runner-Up !3rd Place !Date |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Norway}} Vinstra, Norway {{center|SCL World's Strongest Viking{{cite web |title=2016 Strongman Champions League results |url=https://strongmancl.com/results-and-rankings-2016/ |website=StrongmanCL |access-date=24 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206163751/https://strongmancl.com/results-and-rankings-2016/ |archive-date=6 December 2019 |url-status=live}}}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Canada}} Jean-François Caron (2) | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Slovenia}} Matjaz Belsak | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Poland}} Krzysztof Radzikowski | 30 January 2016 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Germany}} Cologne, Germany {{center|SCL FIBO}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Poland}} Krzysztof Radzikowski (12) | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Slovenia}} Matjaz Belsak | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Bulgaria}} Stojan Todorchev | 9 April 2016 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Netherlands}} Zelhem, Netherlands {{center|SCL Holland}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} Eric Dawson | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Netherlands}} Alex Moonen | {{#invoke:flag|icon|LIT}} Marius Lalas | 11 June 2016 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Latvia}} Olaine, Latvia {{center|SCL Latvia}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Latvia}} Aivars Šmaukstelis | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Latvia}} Dainis Zageris | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Sweden}} Johnny Hansson | 19 June 2016 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Serbia}} Zlatibor, Serbia {{center|SCL Serbia}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Latvia}} Aivars Šmaukstelis (2) | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Austria}} Martin Wildauer | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Slovenia}} Matjaz Belsak | 2 July 2016 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Bulgaria}} Plovdiv, Bulgaria {{center|SCL Bulgaria}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Bulgaria}} Stoyan Todorchev | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Slovenia}} Matjaz Belsak | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Latvia}} Dainis Zageris | 24 July 2016 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|England}} Guildford, England {{center|SCL England}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} Eric Dawson | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Austria}} Martin Wildauer | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Poland}} Mateusz Baron | 13 August 2016 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Finland}} Vaasa, Finland {{center|SCL Finland}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Canada}} Simon Boudreau | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Latvia}} Aivars Šmaukstelis | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Estonia}} Lauri Nämi | 21 August 2016 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Romania}} Sibiu, Romania {{center|SCL Romania}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Poland}} Mateusz Baron | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Netherlands}} Alex Moonen | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Austria}} Martin Wildauer | 17 September 2016 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Curaçao}} Willemstad, Curaçao {{center|SCL Curaçao}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Canada}} Jimmy Paquet | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Latvia}} Dainis Zageris | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Netherlands}} Alex Moonen | 1 October 2016 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Portugal}} Porto, Portugal {{center|SCL Portugal}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Latvia}} Dainis Zageris (4) | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Poland}} Krzysztof Radzikowski | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Spain}} Roberto Rodriques | 9 October 2016 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|United Arab Emirates}} Dubai, United Arab Emirates {{center|SCL 2016 World Finals}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Latvia}} Dainis Zageris (5) | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Poland}} Krzysztof Radzikowski | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Slovenia}} Matjaz Belsak | 5 November 2016 |
=2017=
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!Name and Location !Champion !Runner-Up !3rd Place !Date |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Norway}} Vinstra, Norway {{center|SCL World's Strongest Viking{{cite web |title=2017 Strongman Champions League results |url=https://strongmancl.com/results-and-rankings-2017/ |website=Strongmancl |access-date=8 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206164145/https://strongmancl.com/results-and-rankings-2017/ |archive-date=6 December 2019}}}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Canada}} Jean-François Caron (3) | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Poland}} Krzysztof Radzikowski | {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} Luke Herrick | 29 January 2017 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Germany}} Cologne, Germany {{center|SCL FIBO}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Slovenia}} Matjaz Belsak | {{#invoke:flag|icon|United Kingdom}} Tom Stoltman | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Germany}} Dennis Kohlruss | 8 April 2017 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Netherlands}} Lichtenvoorde, Netherlands {{center|SCL Holland}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Slovenia}} Matjaz Belsak (2) | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Poland}} Grzegorz Szymański | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Netherlands}} Alex Moonen | 17 June 2017 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Serbia}} Zlatibor, Serbia {{center|SCL Serbia}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Slovenia}} Matjaz Belsak (3) | {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} Kevin Faires | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Latvia}} Aivars Šmaukstelis | 22 July 2017 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Canada}} Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada {{center|SCL Canada}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Canada}} Jean-François Caron (4) | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Slovenia}} Matjaz Belsak | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Canada}} Jimmy Paquet | 28 July 2017 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Finland}} Vaasa, Finland {{center|SCL Finland}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Slovenia}} Matjaz Belsak (4) | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Latvia}} Dainis Zageris | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Poland}} Krzysztof Radzikowski | 20 August 2017 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Romania}} Sibiu, Romania {{center|SCL Romania}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Latvia}} Aivars Šmaukstelis (3) | {{#invoke:flag|icon|United Kingdom}} Phil Roberts | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Moldova}} Sucman Radion | 16 September 2017 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Curaçao}} Willemstad, Curaçao {{center|SCL Curaçao}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Latvia}} Dainis Zageris (6) | {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} Kevin Faires | {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} Luke Herrick | 8 October 2017 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Greece}} Corinth, Greece {{center|SCL Greece}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Latvia}} Dainis Zageris (7) | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Poland}} Krzysztof Radzikowski | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Germany}} Dennis Kohlruss | 11 November 2017 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Mexico}} Chetumal, Mexico {{center|SCL 2017 World Finals}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Slovenia}} Matjaz Belsak (5) | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Canada}} Jean-François Caron | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Latvia}} Dainis Zageris | 25 November 2017 |
=2018=
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!Name and Location !Champion !Runner-Up !3rd Place !Date |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Norway}} Vinstra, Norway {{center|SCL World's Strongest Viking{{cite web |title=2018 Strongman Champions League results |url=https://strongmancl.com/results-and-rankings-2018/ |website=Strongmancl |access-date=8 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206163344/https://strongmancl.com/results-and-rankings-2018/ |archive-date=6 December 2019 |url-status=live}}}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Poland}} Krzysztof Radzikowski (13) | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Germany}} Dennis Kohlruss | {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} Luke Herrick | 28 January 2018 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Germany}} Cologne, Germany {{center|SCL FIBO}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Poland}} Krzysztof Radzikowski (14) | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Latvia}} Dainis Zageris | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Germany}} Sebastian Kraus | 14 April 2018 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|United Arab Emirates}} Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates {{center|SCL Abu Dhabi}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Slovenia}} Matjaz Belsak (6) | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Latvia}} Dainis Zageris | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Iran}} Mohammed Azatpouri | 12 May 2018 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Netherlands}} Doetinchem, Netherlands {{center|SCL Holland}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Latvia}} Dainis Zageris (8) | {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} Alex Moonen | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Germany}} Dennis Kohlruss | 2 June 2018 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Finland}} Merikarvia, Finland {{center|SCL Finland}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Slovenia}} Matjaz Belsak (7) | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Latvia}} Aivars Šmaukstelis | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Finland}} Jarno Kirselä | 16 June 2018 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Serbia}} Zlatibor, Serbia {{center|SCL Serbia}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Slovenia}} Matjaz Belsak (8) | {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} Travis Ortmayer | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Latvia}} Aivars Šmaukstelis | 14 July 2018 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Romania}} Brașov, Romania {{center|SCL Romania}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Latvia}} Aivars Šmaukstelis (4) | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Poland}} Krzysztof Radzikowski | {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} Travis Ortmayer | 7 September 2018 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Curaçao}} Willemstad, Curaçao {{center|SCL Curaçao}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Latvia}} Dainis Zageris (9) | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Estonia}} Marko Remlik | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Netherlands}} Alex Moonen | 13 October 2018 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Mexico}} Cancún, Mexico {{center|SCL 2018 World Finals}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Latvia}} Dainis Zageris (10) | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Poland}} Krzysztof Radzikowski | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Latvia}} Aivars Šmaukstelis | 11 November 2018 |
=2019=
| class="wikitable" style="display: inline-table;width: 100%;"
!Name and Location !Champion !Runner-Up !3rd Place !Date |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Norway}} Vinstra, Norway {{center| SCL World's Strongest Viking{{cite web |title=2019 Strongman Champions League results |url=https://strongmancl.com/results-and-rankings-2019/ |website=Strongmancl |access-date=8 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804090731/https://strongmancl.com/results-and-rankings-2019/ |archive-date=4 August 2020 |url-status=live}}}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Poland}} Krzysztof Radzikowski (15) | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Norway}} Ole Martin Kristiansen | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Finland}} Mika Törrö | 26 January 2019 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Germany}} Cologne, Germany {{center|SCL FIBO}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Poland}} Krzysztof Radzikowski (16) | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Latvia}} Aivars Šmaukstelis | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Germany}} Sebastian Kraus | 6 April 2019 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Turkey}} Alanya, Turkey {{center|SCL Turkey}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} Travis Ortmayer | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Germany}} Dennis Kohlruss | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Netherlands}} Alex Moonen | 20 April 2019 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Netherlands}} Ulft, Netherlands {{center|SCL Holland}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Netherlands}} Alex Moonen | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Netherlands}} Kelvin de Ruiter | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Finland}} Mika Törrö | 5 June 2019 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Russia}} Petrozavodsk, Russia {{center|SCL Russia}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Latvia}} Aivars Šmaukstelis (5) | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Russia}} Dmitrii Skosyrskii | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Netherlands}} Kelvin de Ruiter | 20 July 2019 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Serbia}} Inđija, Serbia {{center|SCL Serbia}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Estonia}} Marko Remlik | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Poland}} Sebastian Kurek | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Netherlands}} Kelvin de Ruiter | 28 July 2019 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Finland}} Joensuu, Finland {{center|SCL Finland}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Poland}} Mateusz Kieliszkowski | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Latvia}} Aivars Šmaukstelis | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Estonia}} Marko Remlik | 4 August 2019 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Portugal}} Esposende, Portugal {{center|SCL Portugal}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Ukraine}} Oleg Sylka | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Poland}} Sebastian Kurek | {{#invoke:flag|icon|United Kingdom}} Will Baggott | 10 August 2019 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Finland}} Pyhäjärvi, Finland {{center|SCL World Record Breakers}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Latvia}} Dainis Zageris (11) | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Latvia}} Aivars Šmaukstelis | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Finland}} Antti Mourujärvi | 7 September 2019 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Curaçao}} Willemstad, Curaçao {{center|SCL Curaçao}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Netherlands}} Kelvin de Ruiter | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Latvia}} Dainis Zageris | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Estonia}} Ervin Toots | 5 October 2019 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|United Arab Emirates}} Dubai, United Arab Emirates {{center|World's Ultimate Strongman}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Poland}} Mateusz Kieliszkowski (2) | {{#invoke:flag|icon|United Kingdom}} Tom Stoltman | {{#invoke:flag|icon|United Kingdom}} Luke Stoltman | 25 October 2019 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Portugal}} Matosinhos, Portugal {{center|SCL 2019 World Finals}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Latvia}} Aivars Šmaukstelis (6) | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Estonia}} Marko Remlik | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Latvia}} Dainis Zageris | 17 November 2019 |
=2020=
| class="wikitable" style="display: inline-table;width: 100%;"
!Name and Location !Champion !Runner-Up !3rd Place !Date |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Norway}} Vinstra, Norway {{center|SCL World's Strongest Viking{{cite web |title=2020/21 Strongman Champions League results |url=https://strongmancl.com/results-and-rankings-2020/ |website=Strongmancl |access-date=8 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003140226/https://strongmancl.com/results-and-rankings-2020/ |archive-date=3 October 2022 |url-status=live}}}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Ireland}} Sean O'Hagan | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Latvia}} Aivars Šmaukstelis | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Finland}} Mika Törrö | 25 January 2020 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Finland}} Joensuu, Finland {{center|SCL Finland}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Latvia}} Dainis Zageris (12) | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Latvia}} Aivars Šmaukstelis | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Estonia}} Ervin Toots | 1 August 2020 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Germany}} Kenzingen, Germany {{center|SCL World Record Breakers}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Germany}} Dennis Kohlruss | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Netherlands}} Kelvin de Ruiter | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Estonia}} Ervin Toots | 26 September 2020 |
=2021=
| class="wikitable" style="display: inline-table;width: 100%;"
!Name and Location !Champion !Runner-Up !3rd Place !Date |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Norway}} Vinstra, Norway {{center|SCL Norway}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Latvia}} Dainis Zageris (13) | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Netherlands}} Kelvin de Ruiter | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Norway}} Henrik Hildeskor | 24 July 2021 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Portugal}} Esposende, Portugal {{center|SCL Portugal}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} Travis Ortmayer | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Estonia}} Ervin Toots | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Netherlands}} Kelvin de Ruiter | 8 August 2021 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Germany}} Kenzingen, Germany {{center|SCL World Record Breakers}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Latvia}} Dainis Zageris (14) | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Netherlands}} Kelvin de Ruiter | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Sweden}} Johan Espenkrona | 28 August 2021 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Romania}} Sibiu, Romania {{center|SCL Romania}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Latvia}} Aivars Šmaukstelis (7) | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Ireland}} Sean O'Hagan | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Denmark}} Anders Aslak | 2 October 2021 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Turkey}} Alanya, Turkey {{center|SCL 2021 World Finals}} | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Netherlands}} Kelvin de Ruiter (2) | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Latvia}} Aivars Šmaukstelis | {{#invoke:flag|icon|Finland}} Mika Törrö | 14 November 2021 | |
=2022=
=2023=
=2024=
=2025=
| class="wikitable"
!Name and Location !Champion !Runner-Up !3rd Place !Date |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Finland}} Joensuu, Finland
{{center|SCL Iceman}} |{{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} Brian Kichton |{{#invoke:flag|icon|Netherlands}} Kevin Hazeleger |{{#invoke:flag|icon|Germany}} Patrick Eibel |21-22 February 2025 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Latvia}} Latvia
{{center|SCL Latvia}} | | | |3 May 2025 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Serbia}} Zrenjanin, Serbia
{{center|SCL Serbia}} | | | |24 May 2025 |
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Italy}} Italy
{{center|SCL Italy}} | | | |7 June 2025 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Netherlands}} Doetinchem, Netherlands
{{center|SCL Netherlands}} | | | |14 June 2025 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Finland}} Finland
{{center|SCL Finland - World's Strongest Viking}} | | | |28-29 June 2025 |
| |{{#invoke:flag|deco|Kazakhstan}} Kazakhstan
{{center|SCL Kazakhstan}} | | | |6 July 2025 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Portugal}} Esposende, Portugal
{{center|SCL Portugal - World's Strongest Latino}} | | | |2 August 2025 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|England}} Farnborough, England
{{center|SCL England - World's Strongest Truckpull}} | | | |15-16 August 2025 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Poland}} Poland
{{center|SCL Poland}} | | | |23-24 August 2025 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Hungary}} Hungary
{{center|SCL Hungary}} | | | |6 September 2025 |
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} USA
{{center|SCL USA}} | | | |20 September 2025 |
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Saudi Arabia}} Saudi Arabia
{{center|SCL Saudi Arabia}} | | | |1-3 October 2025 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|Cyprus}} Cyprus
{{center|SCL Cyprus}} | | | |11 October 2025 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|UAE}} Dubai, United Arab Emirates
{{center|SCL Dubai}} | | | |18 October 2025 |
| {{#invoke:flag|deco|South Africa}} South Africa
{{center|SCL World Finals}} | | | |November 2025 |
==2025 Qualifiers==
| class="wikitable" style="display: inline-table;width: 100%;"
!Name and Location !Champion !Runner-Up !3rd Place !Date |
| {{Flagicon|ITA}} Rome, Italy
|{{Flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Invernizzi |{{Flagicon|ITA}} Emanuele Greco |{{Flagicon|ITA}} Lorenzo Monticelli | 8 March 2025 |
| {{Flagicon|GER}} Cologne, Germany
|{{Flagicon|GER}} Patrick Eibel |{{Flagicon|GER}} Dennis Schäfer |{{Flagicon|GER}} Amon Grunert | 12 April 2025 |
| {{Flagicon|NED}} Amsterdam, Netherlands
Euro Muscle Show | | | |12-13 July 2025 |
SCL North American Championships
In 2012, SCL announced the first ever SCL North American Championships to be held in Warwick, Quebec from 5–8 July 2012.{{cite web |url=https://ironmind.com/news/SCL-Canada-2012-Format-Start-List-Announced/ |title=SCL Canada 2012: Format, Start List Announced |website=IronMind |first=Randall J. |last=Strossen |date=24 May 2012 |access-date=21 January 2021}} The contest took place over 4 days and consisted of 10 events, with athletes from USA and Canada, with 5 athletes from each country. The event was organized by SCL in association with the Festival Hommes Forts-Warwick along with co-organizer Jean Fréchette. The event also featured an amateur, semi-pro and a strongwoman competition.
=2012=
Dates: 5–8 July 2012{{cite web |url=https://ironmind.com/news/L.P.-Jean-Wins-Festival-Hommes-Forts-Warwick/ |title=L.P. Jean Wins Festival Hommes Forts Warwick |website=IronMind |first=Randall J. |last=Strossen |date=9 July 2012 |access-date=21 January 2021}}
{{flagicon|Quebec}} Warwick, Quebec
| class="wikitable"
!Position !Name !Nationality !Points | |||
| style="background:gold;"
|1 | Louis-Philippe Jean | {{flagcountry|CAN}} | 81 |
| style="background:silver;"
|2 | Christian Savoie | {{flagcountry|CAN}} | 76 |
| style="background:#c96;"
|3 | Nick Best | {{flagcountry|USA}} | 73 |
| 4 | Dave Ostlund | {{flagcountry|USA}} | 57.5 |
| 5 | Adam Scherr | {{flagcountry|USA}} | 57.5 |
| 6 | Jacki Ouellet | {{flagcountry|CAN}} | 54 |
| 7 | Paul Vaillancourt | {{flagcountry|CAN}} | 42.5 |
| 8 | Steve Schmidt | {{flagcountry|USA}} | 42 |
| 9 | Simon Boudreau | {{flagcountry|CAN}} | 37.5 |
| 10 | Joel Dircks | {{flagcountry|USA}} | 27 |
=2013=
Dates: 5–7 July 2013{{cite web |url=https://ironmind.com/news/Mike-Burke-Wins-Festival-Hommes-Forts-Warwick/ |title=Mike Burke Wins Festival Hommes Forts Warwick |website=IronMind |first=Randall J. |last=Strossen |date=8 July 2013 |access-date=21 January 2021}}
{{flagicon|Quebec}} Warwick, Quebec
| class="wikitable"
!Position !Name !Nationality !Points | |||
| style="background:gold;"
|1 | Mike Burke | {{flagcountry|USA}} | 89 |
| style="background:silver;"
|2 | Louis-Phillipe Jean | {{flagcountry|CAN}} | 87 |
| style="background:#c96;"
|3 | Christian Savoie | {{flagcountry|CAN}} | 73 |
| 4 | Jason Bergmann | {{flagcountry|USA}} | 67 |
| 5 | Karl Gillingham | {{flagcountry|USA}} | 54 |
| 6 | Luke Skaarup | {{flagcountry|CAN}} | 53 |
| 7 | Paul Vaillancourt | {{flagcountry|CAN}} | 44 |
| 8 | Steve Schmidt | {{flagcountry|USA}} | 41 |
| 9 | Maxime Boudreault | {{flagcountry|CAN}} | 35 |
| 10 | Joel Dircks | {{flagcountry|USA}} | 31 |
| 11 | Scott Cummine | {{flagcountry|CAN}} | 28 |
| 12 | Dale Schumaker | {{flagcountry|USA}} | 17 |
=2014=
{{flagicon|Quebec}} Warwick, Quebec
| class="wikitable"
!Position !Name !Nationality !Points | |||
| style="background:gold;"
|1 | Brian Shaw | {{flagcountry|USA}} | 85.5 |
| style="background:silver;"
|2 | Jean-François Caron | {{flagcountry|CAN}} | 74 |
| style="background:#c96;"
|3 | Jason Bergmann | {{flagcountry|USA}} | 61 |
| 4 | Luke Skaarup | {{flagcountry|CAN}} | 54.5 |
| 5 | Josh Thigpen | {{flagcountry|USA}} | 54 |
| 6 | Ben Ruckstuhl | {{flagcountry|CAN}} | 52 |
| 7 | Nick Best | {{flagcountry|USA}} | 51 |
| 8 | Paul Vaillancourt | {{flagcountry|CAN}} | 45.5 |
| 9 | Dimitar Savatinov | {{flagcountry|USA}} | 44.5 |
| 10 | Maxime Boudreault | {{flagcountry|CAN}} | 43 |
| 11 | Dale Schumaker | {{flagcountry|USA}} | 20 |
| 12 | Christian Savoie | {{flagcountry|CAN}} | 18 (injured) |
105kg Strongman World Championships
{{Main|105kg Strongman World Championships}}
World Log Lift Championships
{{Main|The World Log Lift Championships}}
References
External links
- {{Official website|https://strongmancl.com/}}
{{Strongman Champions' League Overall Champions}}