IPF WORLDS - 120+ Cat

Did he fail his third attempt?

He passed it in the end.

How much did Uepa and Williams weigh?

Is everyone just ignoring that Williams squats high now haha his first squat was clearly high on the replay

Replays don't mean a thing, if the refs passed it - then it wasn't high.

No, I think we're just used to it by now...he's been given a number of gifts over the years.

To his credit he normally goes deeper as the weight gets heavier but, yeah.

About 184 IIRC - you've got a way to go yet.

EDIT:

Williams - 181.22kg
Uepa - 184.81kg
Rast - 185.93kg

In the M1 James Brincatt-Smith was 189.87kg.

In the M2 Morozevich ws 201.00kg.

It was high but the Refs passed it...it happens.

I heard the M2 guy above weighed over the scales range they first used.

From my vantage point Williams squats looked a little high.

I think they kinda just guessed.

So what were the final totals?

Had a look on en.allpowerlifting.com and he's generally 201 or 202kg.

Awesome. Gives me hope of becoming decent on a world level with 20kg odd to still play with. Especially looking at Uepa's progression since 2013.

Lillebridge weigh in method lol

I find that difficult to believe. If an IPF ref passes a squat he either thought it was in or he wasn't sure and gave the benefit of the doubt as per the rules. I can't imagine anyone watching a squat, believe it to be high and then deliberately press the white light. You may laugh, but I can't, really I can't

We all know that the higher the class of the competition the more the benefit of doubt rule gets ignored and they have to be well in to get passed. That I can and do believe. But know it high and still pass it. No, really no.