{"id":5700,"date":"2022-08-08T20:11:59","date_gmt":"2022-08-08T20:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/?p=5700"},"modified":"2022-08-08T20:17:05","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T20:17:05","slug":"2022-giants-live-world-open-results-pavlo-nakonechnyy-captures-first-career-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/everything-else\/2022-giants-live-world-open-results-pavlo-nakonechnyy-captures-first-career-win\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 Giants Live World Open Results \u2014 Pavlo Nakonechnyy Captures First Career Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pavlo Nakonechnyy is <strong>the champion of the 2022 Giants Live World Open<\/strong>. On August 6, 2022, the Ukrainian athlete stood atop the podium in Cardiff, Wales, after winning a battle of elite <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/how-to-build-strength\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"130509\">strength<\/a> in just his fourth career strongman contest.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Joining Nakonechnyy on the podium were <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/mitchell-hooper-2000-pound-leg-press\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"130510\">Canada&#8217;s Mitchell Hooper<\/a> and another Ukrainian competitor, <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/2022-strongman-classic-results\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"130511\">Oleksii Novikov<\/a>, in second and third place, respectively. This was Hooper&#8217;s second consecutive podium finish after a strong showing at the <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/2022-strongman-classic-results\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"130512\">Giants Live Strongman Classic<\/a> in early July. Novikov won that contest. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/strongmanarchives.com\/viewAthlete.php?id=190\" data-lasso-id=\"130513\"><em>Strongman Archives<\/em><\/a>, with his third-place result at the World Open, Novikov has&nbsp;now stood on a podium in 11 straight competitions dating back to July 2021.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here are the final standings from the 2022 Giants Live World Open:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Pavlo Nakonechnyy <\/strong>\u2014 49 points | <strong>2022 Giants Live World Open Champion<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mitchell Hooper<\/strong> \u2014 47 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Oleksii Novikov<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 39.5 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Graham Hicks<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 37.5 points<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/adam-bishop-withdraws-from-2022-strongman-classic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"130514\"><strong>Gavin Bilton<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 34 points<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/strongman-rauno-heinla-deadlifts-992-pounds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"130515\"><strong>Rauno Heinla<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 33 points |&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Andy Black<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 20 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shane Flowers<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 18 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Evan Singleton<\/strong> \u2014 14 points (Withdrew after Medley)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/ivan-makarov-deadlift-1036-pounds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"130516\"><strong>Ivan Makarov<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 Eight points (Withdrew after Max Deadlift)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/strongman-pa-odwyer-added-2022-giants-live-world-open-and-world-deadlift-championships-roster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"130517\"><strong>Pa O\u2019Dwyer<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 Six points (Withdrew after Medley)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cg7oVOssNhB\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; 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Here&#8217;s a short rundown of how each competitor fared in the individual events.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"max-deadlift\">Max Deadlift&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p>The Max Deadlift, which doubled as the 2022 World Deadlift Championships (WDC), started the contest. The set-up was straightforward \u2014 deadlift as much weight as possible. The athletes began with 400 kilograms (938.1 pounds) and slowly increased the load on their <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/7-steps-to-barbell-etiquette\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"130521\">barbells<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While five athletes made valiant attempts at pulling 453.6 kilograms (1,000 pounds), Rauno Heinla was the only competitor to successfully pull at least that much weight. The Estonian strongman eventually <strong>deadlifted 476 kilograms (1,049.4 pounds) for a new Master&#8217;s World Record and the event win<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol data-slot-rendered-dynamic=\"true\">\n<li><strong>Rauno Heinla<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 476 kilograms (1,049.4 pounds)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Graham Hicks<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 453.5 kilograms (999.8 pounds)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mitchell Hooper<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 453.5 kilograms (999.8 pounds)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ivan Makarov<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 453.5 kilograms (999.8 pounds)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pavlo Nakonechnyy<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 453.5 kilograms (999.8 pounds)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gavin Bilton<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 425.5 kilograms (938.1 pounds)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Oleksii Novikov<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 425.5 kilograms (938.1 pounds)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Evan Singleton<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 425.5 kilograms (938.1 pounds)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shane Flowers<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 400 Kilograms (881.9 pounds)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Andy Black<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 400 Kilograms (881.9 pounds)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pa O\u2019Dwyer<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 400 Kilograms (881.9 pounds)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 id=\"medley\">Medley<\/h2>\n<p>After the Max Deadlift concluded, Ivan Makarov withdrew from the competition; he was only in Wales for that event. During the Medley, the athletes had to perform a Farmer&#8217;s Walk with 150-kilogram implements for 10 meters. Then, they had to load a 120-kilogram (264.5-pound) barrel on a podium that was positioned 12 meters from the start of the walk, a 120-kilogram (264.5-pound) sandbag onto a podium 15 meters away, and a 135-kilogram (297.6-pound) tire at 20 meters.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nakonechnyy<\/strong> <strong>won the Medley and his first event of the contest with a stellar time of 37.11 seconds<\/strong>. Hooper (38.23 seconds) closely followed in second place at a little over a second behind, while defending champion Evan Singleton (38.85 seconds) captured a third-place result.<\/p>\n<ol data-slot-rendered-dynamic=\"true\">\n<li><strong>Pavlo Nakonechnyy<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 37.11 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mitchell Hooper<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 38.23 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Evan Singleton<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 38.85 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Oleksii Novikov<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 41.75 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Graham Hicks<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 49.56 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gavin Bilton<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 49.9 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Andy Black<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 51.37 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pa O\u2019Dwyer<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 52.39 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shane Flowers<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 56.3 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rauno Heinla<\/strong> \u2014 Two meters (Farmer&#8217;s Walk)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; 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height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; 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After <strong>performing a successful eight reps, Hooper won his first event<\/strong>. Nakonechnyy and Novikov followed in a tie for second place with seven reps each as they evenly split points for their results.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol data-slot-rendered-dynamic=\"true\">\n<li><strong>Mitchell Hooper<\/strong> \u2014 Eight reps<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pavlo Nakonechnyy<\/strong> \u2014 Seven reps<\/li>\n<li><strong>Oleksii Novikov<\/strong> \u2014 Seven reps<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rauno Heinla<\/strong> \u2014 Five reps<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gavin Bilton<\/strong> \u2014 Four reps<\/li>\n<li><strong>Graham<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Hicks<\/strong> \u2014 Three reps<\/li>\n<li><strong>Andy Black<\/strong> \u2014 One rep<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shane Flowers<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014&nbsp;<em>Did not participate<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>Note: Singleton and O&#8217;Dwyer withdrew after the Medley, leaving an eight-athlete field through the remainder of the contest.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"front-hold\">Front Hold<\/h2>\n<p>As the Giants Live World Open rounded to a close, the Front Hold awaited the remaining field of athletes. Here, they had to hold up a 30-kilogram implement at <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/best-shoulder-workouts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"130524\">shoulder<\/a> height for as long as they could. While every competitor managed to hold it up for at least 30 seconds, <strong>Hooper won a second-straight event by maintaining his hold for 54.45 seconds<\/strong>. Graham Hicks (50.82 seconds) was in second while Nakonechnyy (47.38 seconds) tailed just behind him in third.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Mitchell Hooper<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 54.45 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Graham Hicks<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 50.82 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pavlo Nakonechnyy<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 47.38 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Oleksii Novikov<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 45.66 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rauno Heinla<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 42.62 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gavin Bilton<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 38.78 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shane Flowers<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 36.17 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Andy Black<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 35.83 seconds<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 id=\"atlas-stones\">Atlas Stones<\/h2>\n<p>In strongman tradition, the famed Atlas Stones closed this competition. The five Atlas Stones had a weight range of 100 to 180 kilograms (220.4 to 396.8 pounds). Each of the competitors successfully placed all five stones on their respective podiums. With a <strong>lightning-quick time of 17 seconds, Pavlo Nakonechnyy won the event and claimed the 2022 Giants Live World Open title<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Pavlo Nakonechnyy<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 17.65 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gavin Bilton<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 18.54 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Oleksii Novikov<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 19.57 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shane Flowers<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 20.46 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mitchell Hooper<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 21.32 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Graham Hicks<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 21.92 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rauno Heinla<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 24.42 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Andy Black<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 27.63 seconds<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Cg74B-3IDt2\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; 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After the 22-year-old Nakonechnyy&#8217;s win in this contest, he could make his WSM debut next spring if he decides to compete. Hooper already has a place in the 2023 WSM thanks to his solid performance in the Strongman Classic, while Novikov has a lifetime invitation by virtue of winning the 2020 WSM.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The 2022 Giants Live World Tour Finals are next for some of these star strongmen. That contest will occur on October 8, 2022, in Glasgow, Scotland.<\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image: @giantslivestrongman on Instagram<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/2022-giants-live-world-open-results\/\">2022 Giants Live World Open Results \u2014 Pavlo Nakonechnyy Captures First Career Win<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\">Breaking Muscle<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pavlo Nakonechnyy is the champion of the 2022 Giants Live World Open. 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