
World's Strongest Man 2019 Results: Tom, Luke Stoltman Advance to Finals
The last day of qualifying for the 2019ย World's Strongest Man final took place on Saturday, as a Last Man Standing competition entertained fans.
Great Britain'sย Tom Stoltman succeeded in joining brother Lukeย Stoltman in Sunday's final after both excelled with the Atlas Stones.
It was a great event for the British, with former rugby professionalย Adam Bishop earning a win to qualify alongside his countrymen.
Here are Saturday's results, courtesy ofย Nick Englishย of Barbend.com:
Last Man Standing
Group 1: Luke Stoltman bt.ย Rob Kearney
Group 2: Adam Bishop bt. Robert Oberst
Group 3: Tom Stoltman bt.ย Aivars Smaukstelis
Group 4: JF Caron bt.ย Ole Martin Kristiansen
Group 5: Trey Mitchell bt.ย Oleksii Novikov
2019 World Strongest Man Finalists
Hafthor Bjornsson, Iceland (current champion)
Martins Licis, United States
Trey Mitchell, United States
Brian Shaw, United States
Tom Stoltman, Great Britain
Luke Stoltman, Great Britain
Adam Bishop, Great Britain
JF Caron, Canada
Konstantine Janashia, Georgia
Mateusz Kieliszkowski, Poland
Saturday Recap
Day 3 witnessed a true test of strength, with the hopeful qualifiers battling back and forth with aย 200-kilogram Atlas Stone.
Five contests saw the runners-up and third-placed athletes from each group undertake a play-off to stay in the reckoning for the title.
Theย Stoltman brothers were in top form as they prevailed in the event where each participant must pass the stone back and forth until one man can no longer physicallyย continue.
Luke Stoltman eliminated American strongman Rob Kearney, and Tom defeated Latvian Aivars Smaukstelis.
There was a twist of events asย Kevin Faires was unable to take his opening lift in Group 4. That meant the American was obliged to step aside, according to competition rules, allowingย Ole Martin Kristiansen to take his spot to faceย JF Caron.
However, the Canadian was too good, asย Kristiansen failed with his fifth lift to crash out of the event.
Trey Mitchell andย Oleksii Novikovย were involved in an incredible encounter, andย Mitchellย displayed formidable enduranceย with 14 repetitions.
Hafthorย Bjornsson is the current champion, but theย Game of Thronesย star, who plays the Mountain in the TV series, will compete in the final with a torn plantar fasciaโper Englishโdamaging his chances of retaining his crown.
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