Kuala Lumpur – Mariusz Pudzianowski retained his lead after the second day of competition in the World's Strongest man finals, but the field is chasing hard.

Karlsen flexed his muscles early and won the first event of the day, the squat for reps, and Savickas won the second event of the day, the truck pull with a harness and rope. The top five at the end of the second day are: Pudzianowski, at 34 points, Savickas, at 33-1/2 points, Girard, at 26 points, Karlsen, at 24 points, and Perry, at 21 points.