WSM 2016?

Benvie said:
What a farce. Oberst gets a place and benzel has to be a reserve in spite of benzel beating him soundly at giants live USA and oberst having done nothing to warrant a place at wsm for years.

beza said:Yeh just read Savatinov is competing at Arnold's Hong Kong instead, already committed to it before wsm dates announced.
Off topic but does anyone know if Terry managed to do the double over hand deadlift world record at the weekend? Know he was meant to be going for it but seen no news

MJG said:The good news for us Brits in Savatinov not going is that it moves Felix up into the top 5 returning guys from last year. Usually (although admittedly not last year when Hall and Burke were both put in group 5)the top 5 returning guys are seeded so they avoid each other. If the organizers revert back to that practice Felix will avoid Shaw, Thor, Hall and Caron.

KevC86 said:
Fe should be safely seeded anyway. Past years have seen the top 2 brits get relatively comfortable groups, and despite loz and terry both beating him at europes Felix 2nd place at Brits back in January should mean he still technically gets one of the brit seed spots.
Do we have confirmation of which brits are going? Basically has Stoltman took the final Brit invite? Or will Bish get one also?

PaulSavage said:Felix always gets a tough group so i expect no different this year but hopefully not. Not sure there really is too many easy groups nowadays though.

Rocket said:There's 7 Brits going

9 Americans

It's madness

93hopkinsonr said:Events for the final taken from strength asylums page:

"This years events for the Worlds Strongest Man finals are
Circus barbell
Deadlift for Max
Kettlebell Throw
Plane Pull
Frame Carry
Atlas Stones

Some great events there for Eddie and with Big Z out , maybe this will be Edds year !"

AdamT said:
If he wins both the Circus barbell and deadlift, I think he will win the whole thing. I think he will place high in most events. He should definitely podium.