# Strongman Champions League

The Strongman Champions League is a Strongman competition circuit, with several Grand Prix events throughout the year and the Strongman Champions League overall champion title going to the overall winner at the end of the season. Competitors include legends in the sport, including Žydrūnas Savickas, Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, Aivars Šmaukstelis, Krzysztof Radzikowski, Ervin Katona, Dainis Zageris, Mateusz Kieliszkowski, Oleksii Novikov, Mikhail Koklyaev, Matjaz Belsak, J.F. Caron, Vytautas Lalas, Kelvin de Ruiter, Laurence Shahlaei, Travis Ortmayer, Andrus Murumets, Pavlo Kordiyaka, Tom Stoltman, Rauno Heinla, Terry Hollands, Eddie Hall, Nick Best, Dennis Kohlruss and Martin Wildauer.
Initially in close partnership with IFSA, it quickly asserted its independence and has acted as a unifying force in the world of strength athletics, bringing together athletes from IFSA with those affiliated to the World's Strongest Man circuit, and having close cooperation with other major events such as Fortissimus. In 2012, SCL began co-promoting the new Arnold Strongman Classic-Europe contest which will become part of the annual SCL season of events.

## History

The Strongman Champions League was developed by Ilkka Kinnunen and Marcel Mostert, longtime strongman promoters, with major contests to their credit worldwide, and was launched in 2008. Kinnunen & Mostert described SCL as "a new episode in strongman".
"A complete series of 10–12 competitions, that will take place all over the world, but most of the competitions will be held in Europe. The very best champions, referees and their organizers will be the guarantee of a great new, fresh excitement in Strongman sport. The competition venues are the best which each country can offer and it will include the country's own traditional elements." As well as citing that all points will be accumulated for a Champions League Winner at the end of the year, it was stated in the main structure of the Champions League that rules will be done officially as usual in all IFSA competitions and that the top 3 will be directly placed in the IFSA World Championships. Mostert also said "All together we think that this is a perfect platform of competitions that will lead to another great World Championship."
Thus, IFSA were inextricably linked at the inception of the league. IFSA, however, were in reportedly dire financial straits towards the end of that year. By December, Mostert distanced the league from the ailing governing body and explicitly said that the "Strongman Champions League had nothing to do with IFSA". He told IronMind "We have our own logo, we have our own brand, we do our own competitions." Its own website was launched shortly afterwards.
The league organizers had originally reported that the Champions League competitions will be televised and spread all over the world. In the harsh economic climate of 2008, the league was not immune to the effects, and the league did have to cancel some venues, but unlike with the IFSA, the vast majority of the competitions still took place. In 2008, the SCL had 45 top strength athletes competing, representing more than 20 countries.

### Fortissimus Cooperation

In 2008, Paul Ohl stated that the Strongman Champions League was one of three organizations that had made an agreement with Fortissimus in order to unite the world strength community, the others being the American Strongman Corporation and the Aussiepower organization. Within the agreement, Fortissimus, the competition that confers the title of "Strongest Man on the Planet", guaranteed that the winner of the America's Strongest Man title would be granted a slot in Fortissimus from 2009, as would the winner of the Australia's Strongest Man title. The agreement with the Strongman Champions League went further, stating that the top three athletes would have guaranteed places and in return, the top Canadian athletes would have guaranteed selected participation in the Champions League. This later went further, guaranteeing the SCL its top five athletes would have places. The agreement was reemphasised in a joint statement from Marcel Mostert and Paul Ohl in early 2009.

### 2009 and links with World's Strongest Man

The 2009 programme was planned with ten major contests on schedule. In addition, feeder contests were introduced, one happening in Spain in December 2008 and a further event in Germany called the FIBO Strongman Classic in April 2009. The best two athletes from this FIBO Classic 2009 edition were guaranteed into the Champions League, and it was postulated that this German event would be promoted to full SCL status in 2010.
The Strongman Champions League importantly made further progress in acting as a fundamental part of a unifying movement for world strength athletics by making plans to help get its athletes to the 2009 World's Strongest Man contest. Mostert stated that "The top 5 SCL athletes will have places in the Giants Live tour for qualifying at World's Strongest Man (WSM) 2009". In addition, he also stated that wild cards for the WSM will include SCL athletes. He went on to say that "Finally we made it all possible again that all the athletes have chances to qualify for the WSM, which means in my opinion the WSM will have the strongest field ever in her history!". He went on to thank TWI/IMG and Giants Live for their part in making these possibilities. This was groundbreaking because for a number of years prior to this, the athletes under the IFSA had been banned by the federation from entering WSM (since the IFSA fell out of favour with TWI). Likewise, the athletes invited to participate in WSM were not invited to participate in IFSA events. Some competitions bridged the divide, such as the Arnold Strongman Classic and more recently Fortissimus, but neither had the history, gravitas, or popular appeal of the World's Strongest Man. The IFSA athletes, with the demise of the IFSA finances, almost all competed in SCL from 2008. This deal, along with the Fortissimus deal before it, united strongman in a way it had not been since 2004.
The 2009 season began properly on 9 May, with the Strongman Champions League Serbia. Finland followed on 16 May, with Slovakia and the Netherlands in June.

## Results

List of SCL Season Champions :
| Year | Athlete | Nationality |
| 2008 | Žydrūnas Savickas | Lithuania |
| 2009 | Andrus Murumets | Estonia |
| 2010 | Terry Hollands | United Kingdom |
| 2011 | Ervin Katona | Serbia |
| 2012 | Žydrūnas Savickas | Lithuania |
| 2013 | Krzysztof Radzikowski | Poland |
| 2014 | Martin Wildauer | Austria |
| 2015 | Krzysztof Radzikowski | Poland |
| 2016 | Dainis Zageris | Latvia |
| 2017 | Matjaz Belsak | Slovenia |
| 2018 | Dainis Zageris | Latvia |
| 2019 | Aivars Šmaukstelis | Latvia |
| 2021 | Kelvin de Ruiter | Netherlands |
| 2022 | Aivars Šmaukstelis | Latvia |
| 2023 | Oskar Ziółkowski | Poland |
| 2024 | Rayno Nel | South Africa |
Top 10 List of Most Individual Event Wins :
| Athlete | Nationality | Wins |
| Žydrūnas Savickas | Lithuania | 34 |
| Krzysztof Radzikowski | Poland | 16 |
| Dainis Zageris | Latvia | 15 |
| Aivars Šmaukstelis | Latvia | 15 |
| Ervin Katona | Serbia | 13 |
| Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Iceland | 9 |
| Matjaz Belsak | Slovenia | 8 |
| Kelvin de Ruiter | Netherlands | 7 |
| Mikhail Koklyaev | Russia | 7 |
| Jean-François Caron | Canada | 4 |

### 2008

| Name and Location | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place | Date |
| Riga, Latvia SCL Latvia | Žydrūnas Savickas | Travis Ortmayer | Agris Kazelniks | 22 March 2008 |
| Subotica, Serbia SCL Serbia | Žydrūnas Savickas (2) | Ervin Katona | Andrus Murumets | 10 May 2008 |
| Varsseveld, Netherlands SCL Holland | Žydrūnas Savickas (3) | Andrus Murumets | Travis Ortmayer | 1 June 2008 |
| Sofia, Bulgaria SCL Bulgaria | Andrus Murumets | Žydrūnas Savickas | Ervin Katona | 21 June 2008 |
| Vilnius, Lithuania SCL Lithuania | Žydrūnas Savickas (4) | Vidas Blekaitis | Saulius Brusokas | 2 August 2008 |
| Constanța, Romania SCL Romania | Žydrūnas Savickas (5) | Ervin Katona | Oleksandr Lashyn | 16 August 2008 |
| Kokkola, Finland SCL Finland | Mikhail Koklyaev | Žydrūnas Savickas | Ervin Katona | 29 August 2008 |
| Overall placings | Žydrūnas Savickas 130 points | Ervin Katona 72 points | Agris Kazelniks 60 points | |

### 2009

| Name and Location | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place | Date |
| Subotica, Serbia SCL Serbia | Mikhail Koklyaev (2) | Andrus Murumets | Travis Ortmayer | 9 May 2009 |
| Ideapark, Finland SCL Finland | Andrus Murumets (2) | Vidas Blekaitis | Martin Wildauer | 16–17 May 2009 |
| Bratislava, Slovakia SCL Slovakia | Andrus Murumets (3) | Terry Hollands | Alexander Klyushev | 7 June 2009 |
| Terborg, Netherlands SCL Holland | Mikhail Koklyaev (3) | Agris Kazelniks | Richard van der Linden | 14 June 2009 |
| Los Barrios, Spain SCL Spain | Ervin Katona | Andrus Murumets | Jimmy Laureys | 10 October 2009 |
| London, England SCL England | Žydrūnas Savickas (6) | Mark Felix | Andrus Murumets | 18 October 2009 |
| Pécs, Hungary SCL Hungary | Žydrūnas Savickas (7) | Andrus Murumets | Ervin Katona | 29 October 2009 |
| Kyiv, Ukraine SCL 2009 Finals | Žydrūnas Savickas (8) | Travis Ortmayer | Agris Kazelniks | 14 November 2009 |
| Overall placings | Andrus Murumets 105 points | Agris Kazelniks 68 points | Žydrūnas Savickas 60 points | |

#### 2009 Qualifiers

The Strongman Champions League introduced qualifying competitions for 2009. From these competitions, the top two were guaranteed places in the SCL. The first qualifier was held in Los Barrios, Spain. The second was the FIBO Classic in Germany.
| Name and Location | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place | Date |
| Los Barrios, Spain Spanish International Challenge | Jarno Hams | Ervin Katona | Steve MacDonald | December 2008 |
| Germany SCL FIBO | Travis Ortmayer | Martin Wildauer | Igor Werner | April 2009 |

### 2010

| Name and Location | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place | Date |
| Kuusamo, Lapland SCL Iceman Challenge | Žydrūnas Savickas (9) | Terry Hollands | Konstiantyn Ilin | 21 March 2010 |
| Essen, Germany SCL FIBO | Mikhail Koklyaev (4) | Terry Hollands | Travis Ortmayer | 24 April 2010 |
| Ideapark, Finland SCL Finland | Mikhail Koklyaev (5) | Terry Hollands | Travis Ortmayer | 16 May 2010 |
| Limerick, Ireland SCL Ireland | Žydrūnas Savickas (10)/ Terry Hollands tie | Žydrūnas Savickas (10)/ Terry Hollands tie | Agris Kazelniks | 6 June 2010 |
| Sofia, Bulgaria SCL Bulgaria | Ervin Katona (2) | Johannes Arsjo | Terry Hollands | 13 June 2010 |
| Ulft, Netherlands SCL Holland | Travis Ortmayer | Mikhail Koklyaev | Ervin Katona | 20 June 2010 |
| Belgrade, Serbia SCL Serbia | Ervin Katona (3) | Agris Kazelniks | Gabor Fargacs | 29 August 2010 |
| Bratislava, Slovakia SCL Slovakia | Ervin Katona (4) | Terry Hollands | Konstiantyn Ilin | 9 October 2010 |
| Kyiv, Ukraine SCL 2010 Finals | Serhiy Romanchuk | Agris Kazelniks | Mikhail Koklyaev | 18 December 2010 |
| Overall placings | Terry Hollands 132 points | Ervin Katona 106 points | Mikhail Koklyaev 98 points | |

### 2011

| Name and Location | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place | Date |
| Kuusamo, Lapland SCL Iceman Challenge II | Žydrūnas Savickas (11) | Johannes Arsjo | Ervin Katona | 19 March 2011 |
| Essen, Germany SCL FIBO | Žydrūnas Savickas (12) | Terry Hollands | Martin Wildauer | 16 April 2011 |
| Novi Sad, Serbia SCL Serbia | Ervin Katona (5) | Johannes Arsjo | Jimmy Laureys | 21 May 2011 |
| Pretoria, South Africa SCL South Africa | Laurence Shahlaei | Etienne Smit | Warrick Brant | 8 June 2011 |
| Tampere, Finland SCL Finland | Vytautas Lalas | Laurence Shahlaei | Ervin Katona | 12 June 2011 |
| Tolkamer, Netherlands SCL Holland | Laurence Shahlaei (2) | Ervin Katona | Jimmy Laureys | 18 June 2011 |
| Bulgaria SCL Bulgaria | Ervin Katona (6) | Vytautas Lalas | Rob Frampton | 25 June 2011 |
| Gran Canaria, Spain SCL Canary Islands | Ervin Katona (7) | Tomi Lotta | Jarno Hams | 3 September 2011 |
| Košice, Slovakia SCL Slovakia | Konstiantyn Ilin | Branislav Golier | Tomi Lotta | 10 September 2011 |
| New Brunswick, Canada SCL Canada | Žydrūnas Savickas (13) | Jean-François Caron | Laurence Shahlaei | 30 September – 2 October 2011 |
| Riga, Latvia SCL Latvia | Žydrūnas Savickas (14) | Jean-François Caron | Agris Kazelniks | 18–19 November 2011 |
| Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina SCL 2011 Finals | Žydrūnas Savickas (15) | Jean-François Caron | Ervin Katona | 7 February 2012 |
| Overall placings | Ervin Katona 201 points | Žydrūnas Savickas 176 points | Laurence Shahlaei 106 points | |

### 2012

| Name and Location | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place | Date |
| Kuusamo, Lapland SCL Iceman Challenge III | Žydrūnas Savickas (16) | Laurence Shahlaei | Janusz Kulaga | 9–10 March 2012 |
| Germany SCL FIBO | Žydrūnas Savickas (17) | Laurence Shahlaei | Ervin Katona | 22 April 2012 |
| Novi Sad, Serbia SCL Serbia | Ervin Katona (8) | Terry Hollands | Lauri Nami | 5 May 2012 |
| Zevenaar, Netherlands SCL Holland | Žydrūnas Savickas (18) | Laurence Shahlaei | Jarno Hams | 30 June 2012 |
| Jiangsu, China SCL World Shanghai Cup | Žydrūnas Savickas (19) | Laurence Shahlaei | Ervin Katona | 4–8 July 2012 |
| Oporto, Portugal SCL Portugal | Žydrūnas Savickas (20) | Ervin Katona | Terry Hollands | 21 July 2012 |
| Alaharma, Finland SCL Finland | Žydrūnas Savickas (21) | Mikhail Koklyaev | Terry Hollands | 11 August 2012 |
| Trzebnica, Poland SCL Poland | Žydrūnas Savickas (22)/ Mikhail Koklyaev (6) tie | Žydrūnas Savickas (22)/ Mikhail Koklyaev (6) tie | Krzysztof Radzikowski | 18 August 2012 |
| Vladivostok, Russia SCL Russia | Mikhail Koklyaev (7) | Johannes Arsjo | Marius Lalas | 25 August 2012 |
| Gibraltar SCL Gibraltar | Žydrūnas Savickas (23) | Lauri Nami | Terry Hollands | 2 September 2012 |
| Bansko, Bulgaria SCL Bulgaria | Rafal Kobylarz | Saulius Brusokas | Paul Pirjol | 22 September 2012 |
| Vilnius, Lithuania SCL Savickas Classic | Žydrūnas Savickas (24) | Vidas Blekaitis | Vytautas Lalas | 6 October 2012 |
| Madrid, Spain Arnold Strongman Classic-Europe | Žydrūnas Savickas (25) | Krzysztof Radzikowski | Vytautas Lalas | 13–14 October 2012 |
| Fort-de-France, Martinique SCL 2012 World Finals | Žydrūnas Savickas (26) | Mikhail Koklyaev | Krzysztof Radzikowski | 16–18 November 2012 |
| Overall placings | Žydrūnas Savickas 275 points | Ervin Katona 130 points | Mikhail Koklyaev 114 points | |

### 2013

| Name and Location | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place | Date |
| Kuusamo, Lapland SCL Iceman Challenge IV | Krzysztof Radzikowski | Tomi Lotta | Laurence Shahlaei | 16 March 2013 |
| Germany SCL FIBO | Vytautas Lalas | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Krzysztof Radzikowski | 13 April 2013 |
| Novi Sad, Serbia SCL Serbia | Ervin Katona (9) | Martin Wildauer | Dainis Zageris | 18 May 2013 |
| Olaine, Latvia SCL Latvia | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Dainis Zageris | Meelis Peil | 26 May 2013 |
| Plzeň, Czech Republic SCL Czech | Krzysztof Radzikowski (2) | Vytautas Lalas | Lauri Nami | 9 June 2013 |
| Kalkar, Germany SCL Holland | Žydrūnas Savickas (27) | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Krzysztof Radzikowski | 22 June 2013 |
| Jiangsu, China SCL World Shanghai Cup | Žydrūnas Savickas (28) | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Jean-François Caron | 9–13 July 2013 |
| Tavira, Portugal SCL Portugal | Krzysztof Radzikowski (3) | Bjorn Andre Solvang | Vytautas Lalas | 27 July 2013 |
| Finland SCL World Truck Pull Championships | Ervin Katona (10) | Antti Mourujärvi | Meelis Peil | 10 August 2013 |
| Budapest, Hungary SCL Hungary | Ervin Katona (11) | Krzysztof Radzikowski | Meelis Peil | 31 August 2013 |
| Košice, Slovakia SCL Slovakia | Lauri Nami | Krzysztof Radzikowski | Martin Wildauer | 7 September 2013 |
| Vladivostok, Russia SCL Russia | Žydrūnas Savickas (29) | Mike Burke | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | 14 September 2013 |
| Kartuzy, Poland SCL Poland | Krzysztof Radzikowski (4) | Žydrūnas Savickas | Dainis Zageris | 21 September 2013 |
| Gibraltar SCL Gibraltar | Žydrūnas Savickas (30) | Krzysztof Radzikowski | Dainis Zageris | 28 September 2013 |
| Tallinn, Estonia SCL Estonia | Meelis Peil | Krzysztof Radzikowski | Lauri Nami | 5 October 2013 |
| Vilnius, Lithuania SCL Savickas Classic | Žydrūnas Savickas (31) | Vidas Blekaitis | Krzysztof Radzikowski | 20 October 2013 |
| São Paulo, Brazil SCL 2013 Brazil | Žydrūnas Savickas (32) | Krzysztof Radzikowski | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | 8 November 2013 |
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia SCL World Finals | Žydrūnas Savickas (33) | Mike Burke | Krzysztof Radzikowski | 23 November 2013 |
| Overall placings | Krzysztof Radzikowski 257 points | Žydrūnas Savickas 193 points | Ervin Katona 175 points | |

### 2014

| Name and Location | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place | Date |
| Fort-de-France, Martinique SCL Martinique | Ervin Katona (12) | Gerald Gschiel | Lauri Nami | 15–16 March 2014 |
| Cologne, Germany SCL FIBO | Žydrūnas Savickas (34) | Martin Wildauer | Ervin Katona | 5 April 2014 |
| Novi Sad, Serbia SCL Serbia | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (2) | Ervin Katona | Martin Wildauer | 10 May 2014 |
| Vaasa, Finland SCL Finland | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (3) | Marius Lalas | Rauno Heinla | 13 June 2014 |
| Doetinchem, Netherlands SCL Holland | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (4) | Grzegorz Szymanski | Alex Moonen | 21 June 2014 |
| Olaine, Latvia SCL Latvia | Rafal Kobylarz (2) | Vidas Blekaitis | Martin Wildauer | 29 June 2014 |
| Tavira, Portugal SCL Portugal | Martin Wildauer | Dainis Zageris | Lauri Nami | 4 July 2014 |
| Split, Croatia SCL Croatia | Ervin Katona (13) | Martin Wildauer | Krzysztof Radzikowski | 19 July 2014 |
| Kartuzy, Poland SCL Poland | Krzysztof Radzikowski (5) | Martin Wildauer | Vidas Blekaitis | 3 August 2014 |
| Győr, Hungary SCL Hungary | Krzysztof Radzikowski (6) | Ervin Katona | Matjaz Belsak | 30 August 2014 |
| Lusaka, Zambia SCL Zambia | Krzysztof Radzikowski (7) | Ervin Katona | Dainis Zageris | 13 September 2014 |
| Sibiu, Romania SCL Romania | Krzysztof Radzikowski (8) | Ervin Katona | Martin Wildauer | 21 September 2014 |
| Vilnius, Lithuania SCL Savickas Classic | Rauno Heinla | Vidas Blekaitis | Matjaz Belsak | 5 October 2014 |
| Tallinn, Estonia SCL Estonia | Rauno Heinla (2) | Martin Wildauer | Krzysztof Radzikowski | 18 October 2014 |
| Malaysia SCL 2014 Finals | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (5) | Eddie Hall | Krzysztof Radzikowski | 14–15 November 2014 |
| Overall placings | Martin Wildauer 198 points | Krzysztof Radzikowski 195 points | Ervin Katona 175 points | |

### 2015

| Name and Location | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place | Date |
| Vinstra, Norway SCL World's Strongest Viking | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (6) | Krzysztof Radzikowski | Jean-François Caron | 31 January 2015 |
| Cologne, Germany SCL FIBO | Krzysztof Radzikowski (9) | Matjaz Belsak | Jean-François Caron | 11 April 2015 |
| Ulft, Netherlands SCL Holland | Grzegorz Szymanski | Žydrūnas Savickas | Dainis Zageris | 6 June 2015 |
| Merikarvia, Finland SCL Finland | Krzysztof Radzikowski (10) | Žydrūnas Savickas | Rauno Heinla | 13 June 2015 |
| Plovdiv, Bulgaria SCL Bulgaria | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (7) | Krzysztof Radzikowski | Stojan Todorchev | 20 June 2015 |
| Olaine, Latvia SCL Latvia | Dainis Zageris | Oskars Martuzans | Krzysztof Radzikowski | 27 June 2015 |
| Split, Croatia SCL Croatia | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (8) | Krzysztof Radzikowski | Stojan Todorchev | 29 August 2015 |
| Lubaczów, Poland SCL Poland | Grzegorz Szymanski (2) | Dainis Zageris | Krzysztof Radzikowski | 6 September 2015 |
| Kufstein, Austria SCL Austria | Marius Lalas | Krzysztof Radzikowski | Matjaz Belsak | 12 September 2015 |
| Sibiu, Romania SCL Romania | Dainis Zageris (2) | Krzysztof Radzikowski | Alex Moonen | 21 September 2015 |
| Vilnius, Lithuania SCL Savickas Classic | Marius Lalas (2) | Grzegorz Szymanski | Jean-François Caron | 4 October 2015 |
| Porto, Portugal SCL Portugal | Jean-François Caron | Krzysztof Radzikowski | Bjorn Solvang | 10 October 2015 |
| Fort-de-France, Martinique SCL Martinique | Dainis Zageris (3) | Jean-François Caron | Matjaz Belsak | 25 October 2015 |
| Turkey SCL 2015 World Finals | Krzysztof Radzikowski (11) | Dainis Zageris | Alex Moonen | 5 December 2015 |
| Overall placing | Krzysztof Radzikowski 256 points | Dainis Zageris 213 points | Jean-François Caron 130 points | |

### 2016

| Name and Location | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place | Date |
| Vinstra, Norway SCL World's Strongest Viking | Jean-François Caron (2) | Matjaz Belsak | Krzysztof Radzikowski | 30 January 2016 |
| Cologne, Germany SCL FIBO | Krzysztof Radzikowski (12) | Matjaz Belsak | Stojan Todorchev | 9 April 2016 |
| Zelhem, Netherlands SCL Holland | Eric Dawson | Alex Moonen | Marius Lalas | 11 June 2016 |
| Olaine, Latvia SCL Latvia | Aivars Šmaukstelis | Dainis Zageris | Johnny Hansson | 19 June 2016 |
| Zlatibor, Serbia SCL Serbia | Aivars Šmaukstelis (2) | Martin Wildauer | Matjaz Belsak | 2 July 2016 |
| Plovdiv, Bulgaria SCL Bulgaria | Stoyan Todorchev | Matjaz Belsak | Dainis Zageris | 24 July 2016 |
| Guildford, England SCL England | Eric Dawson | Martin Wildauer | Mateusz Baron | 13 August 2016 |
| Vaasa, Finland SCL Finland | Simon Boudreau | Aivars Šmaukstelis | Lauri Nämi | 21 August 2016 |
| Sibiu, Romania SCL Romania | Mateusz Baron | Alex Moonen | Martin Wildauer | 17 September 2016 |
| Willemstad, Curaçao SCL Curaçao | Jimmy Paquet | Dainis Zageris | Alex Moonen | 1 October 2016 |
| Porto, Portugal SCL Portugal | Dainis Zageris (4) | Krzysztof Radzikowski | Roberto Rodriques | 9 October 2016 |
| Dubai, United Arab Emirates SCL 2016 World Finals | Dainis Zageris (5) | Krzysztof Radzikowski | Matjaz Belsak | 5 November 2016 |

### 2017

| Name and Location | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place | Date |
| Vinstra, Norway SCL World's Strongest Viking | Jean-François Caron (3) | Krzysztof Radzikowski | Luke Herrick | 29 January 2017 |
| Cologne, Germany SCL FIBO | Matjaz Belsak | Tom Stoltman | Dennis Kohlruss | 8 April 2017 |
| Lichtenvoorde, Netherlands SCL Holland | Matjaz Belsak (2) | Grzegorz Szymański | Alex Moonen | 17 June 2017 |
| Zlatibor, Serbia SCL Serbia | Matjaz Belsak (3) | Kevin Faires | Aivars Šmaukstelis | 22 July 2017 |
| Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada SCL Canada | Jean-François Caron (4) | Matjaz Belsak | Jimmy Paquet | 28 July 2017 |
| Vaasa, Finland SCL Finland | Matjaz Belsak (4) | Dainis Zageris | Krzysztof Radzikowski | 20 August 2017 |
| Sibiu, Romania SCL Romania | Aivars Šmaukstelis (3) | Phil Roberts | Sucman Radion | 16 September 2017 |
| Willemstad, Curaçao SCL Curaçao | Dainis Zageris (6) | Kevin Faires | Luke Herrick | 8 October 2017 |
| Corinth, Greece SCL Greece | Dainis Zageris (7) | Krzysztof Radzikowski | Dennis Kohlruss | 11 November 2017 |
| Chetumal, Mexico SCL 2017 World Finals | Matjaz Belsak (5) | Jean-François Caron | Dainis Zageris | 25 November 2017 |

### 2018

| Name and Location | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place | Date |
| Vinstra, Norway SCL World's Strongest Viking | Krzysztof Radzikowski (13) | Dennis Kohlruss | Luke Herrick | 28 January 2018 |
| Cologne, Germany SCL FIBO | Krzysztof Radzikowski (14) | Dainis Zageris | Sebastian Kraus | 14 April 2018 |
| Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates SCL Abu Dhabi | Matjaz Belsak (6) | Dainis Zageris | Mohammed Azatpouri | 12 May 2018 |
| Doetinchem, Netherlands SCL Holland | Dainis Zageris (8) | Alex Moonen | Dennis Kohlruss | 2 June 2018 |
| Merikarvia, Finland SCL Finland | Matjaz Belsak (7) | Aivars Šmaukstelis | Jarno Kirselä | 16 June 2018 |
| Zlatibor, Serbia SCL Serbia | Matjaz Belsak (8) | Travis Ortmayer | Aivars Šmaukstelis | 14 July 2018 |
| Brașov, Romania SCL Romania | Aivars Šmaukstelis (4) | Krzysztof Radzikowski | Travis Ortmayer | 7 September 2018 |
| Willemstad, Curaçao SCL Curaçao | Dainis Zageris (9) | Marko Remlik | Alex Moonen | 13 October 2018 |
| Cancún, Mexico SCL 2018 World Finals | Dainis Zageris (10) | Krzysztof Radzikowski | Aivars Šmaukstelis | 11 November 2018 |

### 2019

| Name and Location | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place | Date |
| Vinstra, Norway SCL World's Strongest Viking | Krzysztof Radzikowski (15) | Ole Martin Kristiansen | Mika Törrö | 26 January 2019 |
| Cologne, Germany SCL FIBO | Krzysztof Radzikowski (16) | Aivars Šmaukstelis | Sebastian Kraus | 6 April 2019 |
| Alanya, Turkey SCL Turkey | Travis Ortmayer | Dennis Kohlruss | Alex Moonen | 20 April 2019 |
| Ulft, Netherlands SCL Holland | Alex Moonen | Kelvin de Ruiter | Mika Törrö | 5 June 2019 |
| Petrozavodsk, Russia SCL Russia | Aivars Šmaukstelis (5) | Dmitrii Skosyrskii | Kelvin de Ruiter | 20 July 2019 |
| Inđija, Serbia SCL Serbia | Marko Remlik | Sebastian Kurek | Kelvin de Ruiter | 28 July 2019 |
| Joensuu, Finland SCL Finland | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | Aivars Šmaukstelis | Marko Remlik | 4 August 2019 |
| Esposende, Portugal SCL Portugal | Oleg Sylka | Sebastian Kurek | Will Baggott | 10 August 2019 |
| Pyhäjärvi, Finland SCL World Record Breakers | Dainis Zageris (11) | Aivars Šmaukstelis | Antti Mourujärvi | 7 September 2019 |
| Willemstad, Curaçao SCL Curaçao | Kelvin de Ruiter | Dainis Zageris | Ervin Toots | 5 October 2019 |
| Dubai, United Arab Emirates World's Ultimate Strongman | Mateusz Kieliszkowski (2) | Tom Stoltman | Luke Stoltman | 25 October 2019 |
| Matosinhos, Portugal SCL 2019 World Finals | Aivars Šmaukstelis (6) | Marko Remlik | Dainis Zageris | 17 November 2019 |

### 2020

| Name and Location | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place | Date |
| Vinstra, Norway SCL World's Strongest Viking | Sean O'Hagan | Aivars Šmaukstelis | Mika Törrö | 25 January 2020 |
| Joensuu, Finland SCL Finland | Dainis Zageris (12) | Aivars Šmaukstelis | Ervin Toots | 1 August 2020 |
| Kenzingen, Germany SCL World Record Breakers | Dennis Kohlruss | Kelvin de Ruiter | Ervin Toots | 26 September 2020 |

### 2021

| Name and Location | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place | Date |
| Vinstra, Norway SCL Norway | Dainis Zageris (13) | Kelvin de Ruiter | Henrik Hildeskor | 24 July 2021 |
| Esposende, Portugal SCL Portugal | Travis Ortmayer | Ervin Toots | Kelvin de Ruiter | 8 August 2021 |
| Kenzingen, Germany SCL World Record Breakers | Dainis Zageris (14) | Kelvin de Ruiter | Johan Espenkrona | 28 August 2021 |
| Sibiu, Romania SCL Romania | Aivars Šmaukstelis (7) | Sean O'Hagan | Anders Aslak | 2 October 2021 |
| Alanya, Turkey SCL 2021 World Finals | Kelvin de Ruiter (2) | Aivars Šmaukstelis | Mika Törrö | 14 November 2021 |

### 2022

| Name and Location | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place | Date |
| Vaasa, Finland SCL World Record Breakers | Aivars Šmaukstelis (8) | Ervin Toots | Kelvin de Ruiter | 23 April 2022 |
| Doetinchem, Netherlands SCL Holland | Kelvin de Ruiter (3) | Roberto Rodriguez | Gavin Bilton | 18 June 2022 |
| Kikinda, Serbia SCL Serbia | Sami Ahola | Péter Juhász | Kelvin de Ruiter | 23 July 2022 |
| Esposende, Portugal SCL Portugal | George Sulaiman | Ervin Toots | Sebastian Kurek | 6 August 2022 |
| Gloucester, England SCL England | Aivars Šmaukstelis (9) | Paul Smith | Gavin Bilton | 20 August 2022 |
| Sopot, Poland SCL Poland | Oskar Ziółkowski | Aivars Šmaukstelis | Maciej Hirsz | 27 August 2022 |
| Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina SCL Bosnia | Dainis Zageris (15) | Rongo Keene | Roberto Rodríguez | 3 September 2022 |
| Sibiu, Romania SCL Romania | Kelvin de Ruiter (4) | Mika Törrö | Kane Francis | 17 September 2022 |
| Gibraltar SCL Gibraltar | Aivars Šmaukstelis (10) | Kane Francis | Roberto Rodríguez | 30 September 2022 |
| Alanya, Turkey SCL 2022 World Finals | Aivars Šmaukstelis (11) | Ervin Toots | Kane Francis | 6 November 2022 |

### 2023

| Name and Location | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place | Date |
| Vaasa, Finland SCL Finland | Nathan Goltry | Andrea Invernizzi | Aivars Šmaukstelis | 6 May 2023 |
| Zrenjanin, Serbia SCL Serbia | Gavin Bilton | Fatih Karaca | Kelvin de Ruiter | 20 May 2023 |
| Netherlands Ulft, Netherlands SCL Holland | Aivars Šmaukstelis (12) | Kelvin de Ruiter | Kevin Hazeleger | 17 June 2023 |
| Joensuu, Finland SCL World Record Breakers | Aivars Šmaukstelis (13) | Mika Törrö | Kane Francis | 30 July 2023 |
| Esposende, Portugal SCL Portugal | Evans Aryee | Kane Francis | Gavin Bilton | 5 August 2023 |
| Gloucester, England SCL England | Shane Flowers | Louis Jack | Kane Francis | 12 August 2023 |
| Hämeenlinna, Finland SCL World's Strongest Viking | Kane Francis | Ervin Toots | Sigfús Fossdal | 18 August 2023 |
| Sopot, Poland SCL Poland | Kevin Hazeleger | Oskar Ziółkowski | Adam Roszkowski | 26 August 2023 |
| Limassol, Cyprus SCL Cyprus | Pavlo Kordiyaka | Kane Francis | Evans Aryee | 7 October 2023 |
| Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina SCL 2023 World Finals | Oskar Ziółkowski (2) | Aivars Šmaukstelis | Kevin Hazeleger | 18 November 2023 |

### 2024

| Name and Location | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place | Date |
| Joensuu, Finland SCL Iceman | Aivars Šmaukstelis (14) | Nick Wortham | Kane Francis | 24–25 February 2024 |
| Fort-de-France, Martinique SCL Martinique | Tristain Hoath | Kelvin de Ruiter | Dennis Kohlruss | 6–7 April 2024 |
| Budapest, Hungary SCL Hungary | Adam Roszkowski | Frederick Rheaume | Peter Juhasz | 27 April 2024 |
| Zrenjanin, Serbia SCL Serbia | Kane Francis (2) | Fatih Karaca | Evans Aryee | 25 May 2024 |
| 's-Heerenberg, Netherlands SCL Holland | Rayno Nel | Aivars Smaukstelis | George Sulaiman | 22 June 2024 |
| Joensuu, Finland SCL World Record Breakers | Aivars Šmaukstelis (15) | Mika Törrö | Evans Aryee | 29 June 2024 |
| Tartu, Estonia SCL Estonia | Adam Roszkowski (2) | Kane Francis | Peter Juhasz | 20 July 2024 |
| Esposende, Portugal SCL Portugal | Evans Aryee (2) | Andrea Invernizzi | Alexandre Hulin | 3 August 2024 |
| Gdansk, Poland SCL Poland | Andrea Invernizzi | Peter Juhasz | Oskar Ziółkowski | 24 August 2024 |
| Dubai, United Arab Emirates SCL Dubai | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (9) | Evans Aryee | George Sulaiman | 7–8 September 2024 |
| Limassol, Cyprus SCL Cyprus | Adam Roszkowski (3) | Peter Juhasz | Kane Francis | 12 October 2024 |
| Cape Town, South Africa SCL Africa | Rayno Nel (2) | Evans Aryee | Adam Roszkowski | 2–3 November 2024 |
| Antalya, Turkey SCL World Finals | Rayno Nel (3) | Evans Aryee | Aivars Šmaukstelis | 8–9 November 2024 |

### 2025

| Name and Location | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place | Date |
| Joensuu, Finland SCL Iceman | Brian Kichton | Kevin Hazeleger | Patrick Eibel | 21-22 February 2025 |
| Latvia SCL Latvia | | | | 3 May 2025 |
| Zrenjanin, Serbia SCL Serbia | | | | 24 May 2025 |
| Italy SCL Italy | | | | 7 June 2025 |
| Doetinchem, Netherlands SCL Netherlands | | | | 14 June 2025 |
| Finland SCL Finland - World's Strongest Viking | | | | 28-29 June 2025 |
| Kazakhstan SCL Kazakhstan | | | | 6 July 2025 |
| Esposende, Portugal SCL Portugal - World's Strongest Latino | | | | 2 August 2025 |
| Farnborough, England SCL England - World's Strongest Truckpull | | | | 15-16 August 2025 |
| Poland SCL Poland | | | | 23-24 August 2025 |
| Hungary SCL Hungary | | | | 6 September 2025 |
| USA SCL USA | | | | 20 September 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia SCL Saudi Arabia | | | | 1-3 October 2025 |
| Cyprus SCL Cyprus | | | | 11 October 2025 |
| Dubai, United Arab Emirates SCL Dubai | | | | 18 October 2025 |
| South Africa SCL World Finals | | | | November 2025 |

#### 2025 Qualifiers

| Name and Location | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place | Date |
| Rome, Italy I Giochi di Roma | Andrea Invernizzi | Emanuele Greco | Lorenzo Monticelli | 8 March 2025 |
| Cologne, Germany FIBO Strongman ClassX | | | | 12 April 2025 |
| Amsterdam, Netherlands Euro Muscle Show | | | | 12-13 July 2025 |

## SCL North American Championships

In 2012, SCL announced the first ever SCL North American Championships to be held in Warwick, Quebec from 5–8 July 2012. The contest took place over 4 days and consisted of 10 events, with athletes from USA and Canada, with 5 athletes from each country. The event was organized by SCL in association with the Festival Hommes Forts-Warwick along with co-organizer Jean Fréchette. The event also featured an amateur, semi-pro and a strongwoman competition.

### 2012

Dates: 5–8 July 2012 Warwick, Quebec
| Position | Name | Nationality | Points |
| 1 | Louis-Philippe Jean | Canada | 81 |
| 2 | Christian Savoie | Canada | 76 |
| 3 | Nick Best | United States | 73 |
| 4 | Dave Ostlund | United States | 57.5 |
| 5 | Adam Scherr | United States | 57.5 |
| 6 | Jacki Ouellet | Canada | 54 |
| 7 | Paul Vaillancourt | Canada | 42.5 |
| 8 | Steve Schmidt | United States | 42 |
| 9 | Simon Boudreau | Canada | 37.5 |
| 10 | Joel Dircks | United States | 27 |

### 2013

Dates: 5–7 July 2013 Warwick, Quebec
| Position | Name | Nationality | Points |
| 1 | Mike Burke | United States | 89 |
| 2 | Louis-Phillipe Jean | Canada | 87 |
| 3 | Christian Savoie | Canada | 73 |
| 4 | Jason Bergmann | United States | 67 |
| 5 | Karl Gillingham | United States | 54 |
| 6 | Luke Skaarup | Canada | 53 |
| 7 | Paul Vaillancourt | Canada | 44 |
| 8 | Steve Schmidt | United States | 41 |
| 9 | Maxime Boudreault | Canada | 35 |
| 10 | Joel Dircks | United States | 31 |
| 11 | Scott Cummine | Canada | 28 |
| 12 | Dale Schumaker | United States | 17 |

### 2014

Dates: 4–6 July 2014 Warwick, Quebec
| Position | Name | Nationality | Points |
| 1 | Brian Shaw | United States | 85.5 |
| 2 | Jean-François Caron | Canada | 74 |
| 3 | Jason Bergmann | United States | 61 |
| 4 | Luke Skaarup | Canada | 54.5 |
| 5 | Josh Thigpen | United States | 54 |
| 6 | Ben Ruckstuhl | Canada | 52 |
| 7 | Nick Best | United States | 51 |
| 8 | Paul Vaillancourt | Canada | 45.5 |
| 9 | Dimitar Savatinov | United States | 44.5 |
| 10 | Maxime Boudreault | Canada | 43 |
| 11 | Dale Schumaker | United States | 20 |
| 12 | Christian Savoie | Canada | 18 (injured) |