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2017 International King Kong Grip Challenge - October 28th


Eric Roussin

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5th Annual International King Kong Grip Challenge

 

Saturday, October 28th, 2017

 

Multi-City Mega Contest

 

Events:

One Hand Pinch Deadlift (Flask)
2.5” Crusher (FBBC)
Stub (World of Grip)
2” V-Bar (FBBC)

 

Weight Classes:

Men: 59kg / 66kg / 74kg / 83kg / 93kg / 105kg / 120kg / 120+kg
Women: Open
Men 50+ Years: Open

 

Prizes:

Medals for the top three finishers in each class
Medals for the top lift in each event
Award for the overall champion plus the title of "The King Kong of Grip"
Award for the best pound-for-pound performance

 

Confirmed venues and promoters so far:

 

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - Eric Roussin

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - Jason Steeves

Detroit, MI - Andrew Pantke

Brentwood, TN – Gil Goodman

Parkton, MD - Patrick Maizels

Mindoro, WI - Allen Heineck

Salt Lake City, UT - Bryan Hunsaker

Gresham, OR – Michael Thomas

Wyalusing, PA - Jedd Johnson

London, UK - Dan Thomas

Arendal, Norway - Eirik Bruun Ingebretsen

Italy – Aldo Alberico

Ukraine – Ivan Pupchenko

Finland - Jouni Mähönen

Järvenpää, Finland - Harri Tolonen

Moscow, Russia - Andrey Terenyev

Melbourne, Australia - Andrew Lea

West Deptford, NJ - Nate Brous

 

Discussions with several other possible promoters are currently underway and additional venues will be announced as they are confirmed.

 

Anyone else interested in hosting a venue, please send me a PM or contact me by email at eroussin@rogers.com for more information.

 

Further details to come…

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My guys want me to run a venue as well.

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Possibly a venue in Alberta as well

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There will hopefully be a venue in the south of Norway too. We just got to get a flask and v-bar. Can the final form v-bar be used in this competition? 

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YESS!  Flask pinch <3 

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27 minutes ago, Biffmaister said:

There will hopefully be a venue in the south of Norway too. We just got to get a flask and v-bar. Can the final form v-bar be used in this competition? 

Yes, a final form v-bar can be used.

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3 hours ago, Jedd Johnson said:

My guys want me to run a venue as well.

yeah buddy !

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Yes the Final Form can be used in place of a solid V-bar. The lower weight helps a lot with international shipping. 

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In honor of The Flask being an event at the 5th International King Kong Grip Challenge, I would like to announce the following discounts on Flasks from the Barrel Strength Systems website. http://www.barrelstrengthsystems.com/products/the-flask

For Competitors:

-Use the offer code "kkcompetitor" to get 15% off! Valid until midnight on April 7th, 2017. 

For US Promoters:

-Use the offer code "kkpromoter" to get 25% off on 1 Flask per venue! Valid until October 28th, 2017. Promoter status will be verified prior to shipping.

For International Promoters:

-Use the offer code "kkfreeship" for FREE SHIPPING on 1 Flask per venue. Valid until October 28th, 2017. Promoter status will be verified prior to shipping.

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I want to express my gratitude to Eric, thanks to whose help the stage of Ukraine will take place.

In 2016, this was due to a wide gesture of Andrew Pantke.

Thank you.

These words of gratitude are shared by all participants of King Kong Ukraine.

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29 minutes ago, KapMan said:

Might try for this. I'll go to Gils venue. I miss Nashville:rock

Awesome man, I'll be there for this one.

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13 minutes ago, John McCarter said:

Awesome man, I'll be there for this one.

It will be nice to see you. Provided the rest of the year goes as smoothly as it has been i plan on owning that stub. 

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14 minutes ago, rjackson said:

Where are the rules?

One Hand Pinch Deadlift (Flask):  Cannot find
2.5” Crusher (FBBC):  Cannot find
Stub (World of Grip):  Is the rules at WOG used?
2” V-Bar:  I found this at NAGS

Thanks :)

 

All of the rules for King Kong will be posted in the next few weeks.

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We're now up to 14 confirmed venues and the list may continue to grow!

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4 hours ago, bencrush said:

I'm in if a Missouri venue pops up. 

Come to Nashville!

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13 hours ago, rjackson said:

Ben, I am hoping to compete. The only sad part is me being in the lowest weight class, all my competition are children.   

:D

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I was thinking about live streaming on youtube, any other venues planning something similar?  It would be cool to watch other locations.

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3 hours ago, Broc said:

I was thinking about live streaming on youtube, any other venues planning something similar?  It would be cool to watch other locations.

Ukraine last year make stream online 720p quality from King Kong Sumy Ukraine. In this year we attempt again make stream online 1080P60FPS quality on YouTube. 

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Live streaming is nice. The downside is that it can potentially create an unfair advantage in an international multi-venue comp for those competing in western venues. Within each venue, competitors only know the weights being attempted by those at their venue. Knowing what the failed and successful attempts made at other venues prior to competing can inform your decisions as to what weights to attempt. It's why we discourage online discussion of results until action at all venues has wrapped up.

There's no rule against live streaming, but I'm just writing this so that you are aware of the potential issues (though I admit that only very few of the keenest competitors would try to use this information to their advantage).

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I have no plans on live streaming my location in Portland, Oregon but I will be filming the whole event and it will make its way onto YouTube.

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Video of the events. 

 

 

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Flask arrive to Sumy, Ukraine. As said Ivan - "amazing hand made". 

Thanks to Gil and Eric!

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