| 2019 Giants Live World Tour Finals | |
|---|---|
| Competition information | |
| Dates | 7 September 2019 |
| Venue | Manchester Arena |
| Location | Manchester |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Athletes participating | 13 |
| Nations participating | 9 |
| Champion(s) | |
 Mateusz Kieliszkowski [1] | |
The 2019 Giants Live World Tour Finals was a strongman competition that took place in Manchester, England on 7 September 2019 at the Manchester Arena. This event was the finale of the 2019 Giants live tour. [1]
| # | Name | Nationality | Repetitions | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oleksii Novikov |  Ukraine | 7 | 12 | 12 |
| 1 | Mark Felix | United Kingdom | 7 | 12 | 12 |
| 1 | Adam Bishop | United Kingdom | 7 | 12 | 12 |
| 4 | Tom Stoltman | United Kingdom | 6 | 10 | 10 |
| 5 | Ben Brunning | United Kingdom | 5 | 8.5 | 8.5 |
| 5 | Mikhail Shivlyakov |  Russia | 5 | 8.5 | 8.5 |
| 7 | Kevin Faires |  United States | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | Poland | 3 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| 8 | Evan Singleton | United States | 3 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| 8 | Cheick Sanou |  Burkina Faso | 3 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| 8 | Luke Stoltman | United Kingdom | 3 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| 12 | Terry Hollands | United Kingdom | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Robert Oberst | United States | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | Name | Nationality | Repetitions | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | Poland | 9 | 13 | 17.5 |
| 2 | Oleksii Novikov | Ukraine | 8 | 12 | 24 |
| 3 | Evan Singleton | United States | 7 | 10.5 | 15 |
| 3 | Cheick Sanou | Burkina Faso | 7 | 10.5 | 15 |
| 5 | Luke Stoltman | United Kingdom | 5 | 9 | 13.5 |
| 6 | Ben Brunning | United Kingdom | 4 | 7.5 | 16 |
| 6 | Mikhail Shivlyakov | Russia | 4 | 7.5 | 16 |
| 8 | Adam Bishop | United Kingdom | 3 | 5 | 17 |
| 8 | Tom Stoltman | United Kingdom | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 8 | Robert Oberst | United States | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| 11 | Mark Felix | United Kingdom | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| 11 | Kevin Faires | United States | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 11 | Terry Hollands | United Kingdom | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| # | Name | Nationality | Time | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | Poland | 0m 10.00 [lower-alpha 1] | 13 | 30.5 |
| 2 | Cheick Sanou | Burkina Faso | 0m 11.12 | 12 | 27 |
| 3 | Evan Singleton | United States | 0m 11.25 | 11 | 26 |
| 4 | Robert Oberst | United States | 0m 14.46 | 10 | 15 |
| 5 | Adam Bishop | United Kingdom | 0m 15.49 | 9 | 26 |
| 6 | Ben Brunning | United Kingdom | 0m 15.76 | 8 | 24 |
| 7 | Oleksii Novikov | Ukraine | 0m 16.49 | 7 | 31 |
| 8 | Luke Stoltman | United Kingdom | 0m 16.75 | 6 | 19.5 |
| 9 | Mark Felix | United Kingdom | 0m 16.88 | 5 | 19 |
| 10 | Terry Hollands | United Kingdom | 0m 16.95 | 4 | 8 |
| 11 | Tom Stoltman | United Kingdom | 0m 19.14 | 3 | 18 |
| 12 | Kevin Faires | United States | 0m 20.45 | 2 | 11 |
| N/A | Mikhail Shivlyakov | Russia | DNS | 1 | 17 |
| # | Name | Nationality | Time | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Felix | United Kingdom | 1m 27.52 [lower-alpha 1] | 13 | 32 |
| 2 | Robert Oberst | United States | 1m 19.63 | 12 | 27 |
| 3 | Ben Brunning | United Kingdom | 1m 15.14 | 11 | 35 |
| 4 | Cheick Sanou | Burkina Faso | 1m 10.59 | 10 | 37 |
| 5 | Evan Singleton | United States | 1m 08.72 | 9 | 35 |
| 6 | Kevin Faires | United States | 1m 01.63 | 8 | 19 |
| 7 | Terry Hollands | United Kingdom | 0m 58.52 | 7 | 15 |
| 8 | Oleksii Novikov | Ukraine | 0m 55.56 | 6 | 37 |
| 9 | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | Poland | 0m 49.59 | 5 | 35.5 |
| 10 | Adam Bishop | United Kingdom | 0m 47.39 | 4 | 30 |
| 11 | Mikhail Shivlyakov | Russia | 0m 44.02 | 3 | 20 |
| 12 | Luke Stoltman | United Kingdom | 0m 43.69 | 2 | 21.5 |
| 13 | Tom Stoltman | United Kingdom | 0m 34.03 | 1 | 19 |
| # | Name | Nationality | Time | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Stoltman | United Kingdom | 5 in 0m 20.88 | 13 | 32 |
| 2 | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | Poland | 5 in 0m 21.15 | 12 | 47.5 |
| 3 | Mark Felix | United Kingdom | 5 in 0m 26.53 | 11 | 43 |
| 4 | Ben Brunning | United Kingdom | 5 in 0m 26.79 | 10 | 45 |
| 5 | Adam Bishop | United Kingdom | 5 in 0m 29.14 | 9 | 39 |
| 6 | Oleksii Novikov | Ukraine | 5 in 0m 29.38 | 8 | 45 |
| 7 | Kevin Faires | United States | 5 in 0m 31.29 | 7 | 26 |
| 8 | Luke Stoltman | United Kingdom | 5 in 0m 32.72 | 6 | 27.5 |
| 9 | Evan Singleton | United States | 5 in 0m 34.50 | 5 | 40 |
| 10 | Robert Oberst | United States | 5 in 0m 48.15 | 4 | 31 |
| 11 | Cheick Sanou | Burkina Faso | 4 in 0m 32.16 | 3 | 40 |
| 12 | Terry Hollands | United Kingdom | 4 in 0m 43.46 | 2 | 17 |
| N/A | Mikhail Shivlyakov | Russia | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | Poland | 47.5 |
| 2 | Ben Brunning | United Kingdom | 45 |
| 3 | Oleksii Novikov | Ukraine | 45 |
| 4 | Mark Felix | United Kingdom | 43 |
| 5 | Evan Singleton | United States | 40 |
| 5 | Cheick Sanou | Burkina Faso | 40 |
| 7 | Adam Bishop | United Kingdom | 39 |
| 8 | Tom Stoltman | United Kingdom | 32 |
| 9 | Robert Oberst | United States | 31 |
| 10 | Luke Stoltman | United Kingdom | 27.5 |
| 11 | Kevin Faires | United States | 26 |
| 12 | Mikhail Shivlyakov | Russia | 20 |
| 13 | Terry Hollands | United Kingdom | 17 |
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