Eric Roussin Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 The second annual International King Kong Grip Challenge will be held again this fall. Here are the general details:Events: One Hand Pinch Deadlift (Euro Device) One Hand Axle Deadlift (Ironmind Apollon's Axle) Ironmind Hub Ironmind Little Big Horn Weight Classes: Men: 59kg / 66kg / 74kg / 83kg / 93kg / 105kg / 120kg / 120+kg Women: 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" Confirmed venues and promoters so far: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - Eric Roussin Detroit, MI - Andrew Pantke Wooster, OH - Brandon Gerber Westchester, NY - Cesare Ricchezza Moscow, Russia - Ivan Beritashvili Finland - Juha Harju Santa Cruz, CA - Clay Edgin Fort Worth, TX - Eric Milfeld Wyalusing, PA - Johnson Denton, TX - Adam Glass Boston, MA - Michael Sheehan Marthasville, MO - Luke Wicks Any other promoters interested in taking part, please send me a PM or contact me by email at eroussin@rogers.com .Stay tuned for more details... 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Roussin Posted June 23, 2014 Author Share Posted June 23, 2014 Additional Venue/Promoter Confirmed: Santa Cruz, CA - Clay Edgin 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedd Johnson Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Awesome to hear it is running again, Eric! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Roussin Posted June 23, 2014 Author Share Posted June 23, 2014 Additional Venue/Promoter Confirmed: Fort Worth, TX - Eric Milfeld 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Ruby Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 (edited) Additional Venue/Promoter Confirmed: Santa Cruz, CA - Clay Edgin Awesome I've been really busy with school and work but I will definitely try to make it to this contest again. Glad to see another contest in california again. Clay nearly lifted a little over 80lbs without a warmup on the hub last time I saw him so will be great to see him do this event also. Still don't have anything but the hub but I remember the events being very simple and quick so I'm looking forward to it. I imagine we will see some records especially in the lighter weight classes. Edited June 23, 2014 by Stephen Ruby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedd Johnson Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 I am posting to let everyone know I am holding a leg of this comp in Wyalusing PA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kashtan Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 Great tournament! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Roussin Posted July 2, 2014 Author Share Posted July 2, 2014 Additional Venue/Promoter Confirmed: Denton, TX - Adam Glass 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 10 venues. This is going to be fun. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Roussin Posted July 5, 2014 Author Share Posted July 5, 2014 Additional Venue/Promoter Confirmed: Boston, MA - Michael Sheehan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony C. Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 Is this open to the public or do you have to qualify like for nationals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Roussin Posted July 5, 2014 Author Share Posted July 5, 2014 Open to all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony C. Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 Open to all. Thank you Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Roussin Posted July 6, 2014 Author Share Posted July 6, 2014 Additional Venue/Promoter Confirmed: Marthasville, MO - Luke Wicks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucaswicks Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 I will be a host of this event in Marthasville, MO which is 45 minutes west of St. Louis. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Who plans on competing in the 66kg and 59kg class? I'm just trying to plan out how many metals to have engraved before the contest. I can have them engraved post contest but then they wont ship out as fast. I'm hoping to avoid last year when I ended up with a couple metals for classes we didn't have competitors in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Roussin Posted July 28, 2014 Author Share Posted July 28, 2014 Additional Venue/Promoter Confirmed: Washington DC area - Tom Scibelli 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Ruby Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Wow is this a new record for number of venues competing for a contest? Well done Eric for getting so much excitement behind your contest and promoting it so well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Roussin Posted July 28, 2014 Author Share Posted July 28, 2014 I'm not sure if it's a record. If not, it must be close! It's really nice to see so many people interested in taking part. Andrew Pantke, co-lead promoter of the event, deserves a lot of the credit. He reached out to me about doing the competition again this year and is taking care of all of the awards and the scoring tabulation. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Eric, Thank you for your kind words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvance Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 I'd agree, the level of interest is higher than perhaps wsh... I really like the balance of events Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Roussin Posted July 29, 2014 Author Share Posted July 29, 2014 Here's the official contest logo: 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Sharkey Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Way cooler lifts than WSH!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mitti Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Killer Logo!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Ruby Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Great logo, would make a great shirt also. Are we doing IPF lockout for the axle deadlift or still just knee lockout bar above the knee? I think I remember juha mentioning wanting to go with IPF but not sure how the rules were going to be. Is Igor Kupinckiy going to host it again in ukraine? He put up some huge numbers last year on the axle and would be cool to see him challenge andrew again. Was unsure why his lifts were not on the gripsport top 50 list also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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