Once again, to make it to the finals of this year's World's Strongest Man competition, you will have to place first or second in your qualifying heat. This year, there will be six competitors per heat, with five heats, and the top two competitors from each heat will go on to the finals. There will be six qualifying events, with the heats running from October 5th - 8th , and then seven events in the finals, scheduled from October 12th -15th.