Provincials Predictions

[Joe Gould]

The 2011 Ontario Provincial Championships are coming up fast, July 16th, who is ready to step up and win a Provincial title, or defend a title from last year?

Remember, championship belts for top 3 in all open, womens, and masters classes. Medallions for 4th and 5th in all classes.

MY PREDICTIONS

R154 Dan Bellefeuille
L154 Maksim Khodau
R176 Crazy George
L176 Shea Dickie
R198 Brian Tamblyn
L198 Jeff Penney
R242 Eric Roussin
L242 Eric Roussin
R243+ Joe Gould
L243+ Joe Gould

Womens R143 Tamara Mitts
Womens L143 Laura Cook
Womens R143+ Janet Riehle
Womens L143+ Janet Riehle

Masters R176 Crazy George
Masters L176 Ivan Clement
Masters R220 Troy Eaton
Masters L220 Craig Mitchell
Masters R221+ Tiny
Masters L221+ Tiny

[Eric Roussin]

This year’s Provincials have the potential to be the biggest ever! With a relatively central location, awesome prizes, Joe Gould at the helm, and the Nationals in Ottawa, this will be one event that is not to miss! The current Provincials attendance record was set in 1999 in Wawa, with 159 entries. Let’s see if we can beat this record.

It may actually be harder to place at this year’s Provincials than at this year’s Nationals, because of the weight class sizes. For example, while the Provincials offer a 0-154 class, at Nationals there are 121, 132, 143, and 154 classes. I say this for encouragement – the Ontario Provincials may seem like a daunting tournament, but it will be worthwhile to attend for the chance to compete with people from around the country who are closer to your weight.

Here are my 1st place predictions:

R154 Aslan Albegov
L154 Aslan Albegov
R176 Crazy George
L176 Shea Dickie
R198 Brian Tamblyn
L198 Anatoly Skodtaev
R242 Eric Roussin
L242 Eric Roussin
R243+ Earl Wilson
L243+ Earl Wilson

Women’s R143 Tamara Mitts
Women’s L143 Laura Cook
Women’s R143+ Janet Riehle
Women’s L143+ Janet Riehle

Masters’ R176 Ivan Clement
Masters’ L176 Ivan Clement
Masters’ R220 Troy Eaton
Masters’ L220 Craig Mitchell
Masters’ R221+ Gerald Ronald
Masters’ L221+ Cameron Clarke

Like the Provincials, the Nationals in Ottawa will have lots of fun and excitement – the Texas Hold’em Tournament, the Hand Strength Challenge, tons of prizes, and of course world class armwrestling. You automatically qualify to attend simply by competing in the Provincial Championships. Let’s show the rest of the country how strong armwrestling in Ontario is!