Info from SvenskArmsport.com (Swedish federation site):

"Log in to www.vatternbrytarna.se - There you will find a link to the live broadcast from this weekend's Swedish Nationals in Motala.

Friday and Saturday  27-28/1 2012.

The championship starts at 12.00 both days" (Swedish time)

Photo: Erik Hammar

2012-01-27 Charlie

"Dear Friends,
I would like to invite you once again to the XV Golem's Hand international armwrestling tournament, which is taking place in Zidlochovice, Czech Republic on February 4th, 2012.

All the best

Zuzana Svobodova
CAA President

Radek Klein
CAA Vicepresident"

www.armwrestling.cz

Results from IWC World- and International

Wristwrestling Championships - 1980-81

IWC World- and International Wristwrestling Championships - 1980-1981.

Patton, Whitfield, Brzenk Sr, Walker, Rosencrans, Bath, Fisher, Miazdzyk, Dean, Zumwalt, Lengyel and others.

See the results on ArmwrestlingHistoryChannel.com...

Message from John Milne on Northeastboard.com: 

"http://www.inthehook.com/off_the_hook

Scroll down to the pic of Devon and click play.

Devon talks about Brzenk, The Monster, Cadorette, Ron Bath, ArmWars and even fires off a shot at Bob Brown.

If you've got half an hour to kill click the link and enjoy.

Includes real language, you may not find it suitable for your wife or kids but whatever."

Message from Eric Roussin on Northeastboard.com:

"This June I'll be running a tournament at the Toronto Pro SuperShow -- a fitness expo similar to the Arnold Classic (but smaller).

The open event will feature only one open unlimited right hand class. A quintuple elimination format will be used, and there will be cash prizes to the top 25 finishers!

A few extra details:

Every round, all pullers will be lined up by weight (heaviest to lightest). Pullers will be matched up with other pullers of similar weight, who have the same number of losses. If the pullers have faced each other in a previous round, they will pull different opponents who are the next closest in weight. I will do whatever I can to ensure pullers receive no more than a single bye during the tournament, and that as much as possible, pullers will not go against pullers they've already faced. However, due to the quintuple elimination format, there are bound to be some rematches, and it's even possible that some pullers will receive two byes. This occurrence is only likely if the number of entries is very high.

In this format, lighter competitive pullers have the potential to finish ahead of heavier pullers, as the heavier pullers pull first each round, and there's a possibility that they may burn themselves out.

We'll be running three tables at the same time.

Although the event is billed as a quintuple elimination event, playoffs will be run slightly differently. Once we have five pullers left, there will be one puller with no losses (Puller A) , one with one loss (Puller B), one with two losses (Puller C), one with three losses (Puller D), and one with four losses (Puller E). Puller E will first face off against Puller D. If Puller D wins, Puller E is eliminated. If Puller E wins, then they pull again, to determine who goes on. Regardless who wins, the winner goes on to pull Puller C. Once again, if Puller C wins, then the other puller (Puller D or E) is eliminated, even if he does not yet have five losses. Basically, the lower bracket puller only has one shot to beat the higher bracket puller, while the higher bracket puller always has two chances. This will help speed up the end, and is still relatively fair.

To provide an idea, I ran a simulation with 57 pullers. In this format, some pullers pulled 20 times.

If anyone has any specific questions about the event format, please let me know.

The Quebec Enduro Open which took place in 2010 was run in a very similar fashion. It was a lot of fun. If you really like to pull, this is a great event to attend!"

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One Open Right Hand Class!

Quintuple Elimination!

Cash Prizes to the Top 25!

1st - $250
2nd - $200
3rd - $175
4th - $160
5th - $150
6th - $145
7th - $140
8th - $135
9th - $130
10th - $125
11th - $120
12th - $115
13th - $110
14th - $105
15th - $100
16th - $95
17th - $90
18th - $85
19th - $80
20th - $75
21st - $70
22nd - $65
23rd - $60
24th - $55
25th - $50

Plus, a triple elimination right hand open women's division with cash to the top 4:

1st - $100
2nd - $75
3rd - $50
4th - $25

And, a novice division featuring two double elimination right hand classes (medals to the top 3):

0-176 lbs
177+ lbs

June 2nd, 2012

Toronto Pro SuperShow

Toronto Metro Convention Centre"

See the full tournament info on TorontoProSuperShow.com...

www.armwrestling.lv