Five tough events cut the field to the top fifteen competitors at the 2012 WSF World Strongmen Championships yesterday in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Mark Felix, a professional strongman who is also the world record holder on the IronMind Rolling Thunder and on the IronMind CoC Silver Bullet, survived the first day shakeout at the 2012 WSF World Strongmen Championships. IronMind® | Courtesy of WSF.
The beat goes on today, as those who made the cut will once again face five different but also demanding events, with the top eight advancing to the finals tomorrow.
Here are the top 15 from yesterday's events, officially:
| 1. | Krzysztolf Radzikowski | 96 |
| 2. | Farzad Mousakhani | 94 |
| 3. | Laurence Shahlaei | 84 |
| 4. | Elbrus Nigmatulin | 83 |
| 5. | Alexander Manserov | 82 |
| 6. | Alexander Lashin | 81 |
| 7. | Josh Thigpen | 79 |
| 8. | Mark Felix | 76 |
| 9. | Nikolai Hansen | 75 |
| 9. | Stefan Solvi Petursson | 75 |
| 11. | Tarmo Mitt | 73 |
| 11. | Vladimir Rizov | 73 |
| 13. | Antanas Abrutis | 71 |
| 14. | Rolands Gulbis | 66 |
| 15. | Kevin Nee | 65 |
ASF president Omid Amiri told IronMind, "Today we have the top 15 athletes with five hard events."
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