Shahlaei Second Behind Poundstone at Giants Live

1st June 2010 - Posted by Rob Laurence Shahlaei further cemented his growing status as a real WSM title contender by being narrowly pushed into second place at Giants Live by American Derek Poundstone.

Shahlaei went into the final event (atlas stones) leading by half a point but Poundstone placed above him to secure the win with 63.5 points versus Shahlaei's 62 points.

The top three finish means that Shahlaie, along with Poundstone and Arsjo, have all secured qualifaction for the next Worlds Strongest Man competition. For full results view the full article below.

Final results:

Yoke
Shahlaei 11.11 sec.
Poundstone 13.83
Klyushev 14.05

Arm over arm
Arsjo 11.47 meters
Dubrovskiy 10.88
Ilyn 10.66
Shahlaei 10.52
Romanchuk 8.68

Viking press
Shahlaei, Klyushev, Poundstone, Dymek 18 reps
Ilyn 15
Brandt 14

Deadlift
Shahlaei, Klyushev 14 reps
Poundstone 13
Kalinichenko 12
Arsjo, Frampton 9

Dumbbell press
Poundstone 9 reps WR
Ilyn, Kalinichenko 8
Arsjo 5
Shahlaei 4
Klyushev 3

Conan's wheel
Poundstone 45 meters
Arsjo 41.87
Ilyn 32.26
Shahlaei 28.39
Klyushev 25.38
Kalinichenko 13.49

Standings after 6 events
1. Shahlaei 56 pts.
2. Poundstone 55.5
3. Arsjo 49.5
4. Klyushev 49
5. Ilyn 46
6. Kalinichenko 33.5

Final standings after stones
1. Poundstone 63.5 pts.
2. Shahlaei 62
3. Arsjo 56.5
4. Klyushev 53
5. Ilyn 51
6. Kalinichenko 35.5
7. Dymek 33.5
8. Frampton 30.5

Results courtesy of www.russia-strongman.ru