2025 British Bending & Breaking Championships
Sunday 25 May 2025
Venue: Stafford, England
Promoter: David Horne
Open Class results (5 competitors)
1 Tom Morris – (89.65k, 36) – 6pt
2 David Horne – (99.7k, 63) – 8pt
3 Austin Seitter (USA) – (139.15k, 29) – 10pt
4 Sally Horne – (74.3k, 13, Female) – 18pt
4 Sam Horn – (125.4k) – 18pt
Novice Class results (2 competitors)
1 Sally Horne – (74.3k, 13, Female) – 6pt
1 Sam Horn – (125.4k) – 6pt
Female Class results (1 competitor)
1 Sally Horne – (74.3k, 13, Female)
Event 1 - 1. ‘Sculpting’ - ‘Z’ Bend a 4”, 5”, 6” or 7” Red equiv., G5, or 6” nail - 20 min time limit [Double WOG wraps]
1 Tom Morris – Z bend a 4” x 8mm Red equiv in 16sec (210k) – 1pt
2 David Horne – Z bend a 4” x 8mm Red equiv in 30sec (210k) – 2pt
3 Austin Seitter – Z bend a 4” x 8mm Red equiv in 1min 54sec (210k) – 3pt
4 Sally Horne – Z bend a 6” x 8mm Red equiv in 5min 47sec (210k) – 4pt
5 Sam Horn – Z bend a 6” x 6mm G5 bolt in 17min 15sec (137k) – 5pt
Event 2 - Reverse Bending of Two 6” nails taped together in 30sec [Single wraps touching]
1 Austin Seitter – 2 x 6” [2 x 100ks] nails taped together bent – 1pt
2 David Horne – 2 x 6” [1 x 100k & 1 x 80k] nails taped together bent – 2pt
3 Tom Morris – 2 x 6” [2 x 80ks] nails taped together bent – 3pt
4 Sam Horn – 2 x 6” [1 x 80 & 68ks] nails taped together bent – 4pt
5 Sally Horne – 2 x 6” [1 x 80 & 7.8ks] nails taped together bent – 5pt
Event 3 - Unbraced Small Steel Snap 70 or 80mm long pieces - 10 min time limit [one WOG wrap, or cut in two lengthways]
1 Tom Morris – 4.7mm x 70mm snapped in 21s [42k@6”] – 1pt
2 David Horne – 4.7mm x 70mm snapped in 35s [42k@6”] – 2pt
3 Austin Seitter – 4.7mm x 70mm snapped in 41s [42k@6”] – 3pt
4 Sally Horne – 3.9mm x 70mm snapped in 34s [26k@6”] – 4pt
5 Sam Horn – 3.9mm x 70mm snapped in 5min 24s [26k@6”] – 5pt
Event 4 - Barehand Rebar snap [No wraps] (rebar 18, 20, 24 or 30”) - 20 min time limit
1 Tom Morris – 10mm x 18” ReBar snapped in 1min 1sec – 1pt
2 David Horne – 10mm x 18” ReBar snapped in 1min 22sec – 2pt
3 Austin Seitter – 10mm x 18” ReBar snapped in 2min 3sec – 3pt
4 Sam Horn – 10mm x 18” ReBar snapped in 5min 42sec – 4pt
5 Sally Horne – 10mm x 18” ReBar snapped in 7min 53sec – 5pt
After comp WR attempt
Austin Seitter – 2 x 6” [1 x 137 & 68ks] bolt/nail taped together bent
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27th British Grip Championships 2025
VENUE: The Grip Shed, Ormskirk
DATE: Saturday, 26th April, 2025
COMPETITORS: 17 Men, 4 Women
EVENTS: GOG Large Pipe Pinch - Lift, World Of Grip - MoonTop - Lift, World Of Grip - Gold Bar - Lift, World Of Grip Half Penny - Hold, GOG 76mm Rolling Handle Hold - Thumbless
RECORDS: 15 NEW record entries.
Mens Results
1 - Tiny - 83pts (Mens Winner)
2 - David Gudmundsson - 73pts
3 - Oli Dilley - 71.5pts
4 - Harley Fuller - 56pts
5 - Rob Davenport - 54pts
6 - Chris Rice Jones - 49pts (Best Newcomer Winner)
6 - Phil King - 49pts
8 - Brett Wadsworth - 48pts
9 - Jerome Bloom - 44.5pts
10 - Robert Beardsmore - 44pts
11 - Karl Atkins - 41pts
12 - Craig Rowney - 38.5pts
13 - Scott Wadsworth - 35.5pts
14 - Dominic Coman - 28pts
15 - Fazal - 18pts
16 - George Breen - 15pts
17 - Andrew Smith - 11pts
Womens Results
1 - Elizabeth Horne - 17pts (Womens Winner)
2 - Jenn Tibbenham - 15pts
3 - Emma Hunt - 11pts
4 - Sally Horne - 6pts (Best Performance Winner)
Mens & Womens Combined Results
1 - Tiny - 103pts (Overall Champion)
2 - David Gudmundsson - 93pts
3 - Oliver Dilley - 92pts
4 - Rob Davenport - 74pts
5 - Harley Fuller - 71pts
6 - Phil King - 68.5pts
7 - Brett Wadsworth - 68pts
8 - Chris Rice Jones - 65pts
9 - Robert Beardsmore - 63.5pts
10 - Jerome Bloom - 60.5pts
11 - Karl Atkins - 59pts
12 - Craig Rowney - 56.5pts
13 - Scott Wadsworth - 48pts
14 - Jenn Tibbenham - 43pts
15 - Dominic Coman - 38.5pts
16 - Elizabeth Horne - 32pts
17 - Fazal - 28.5pts
18 - Emma Hunt - 27.5pts
19 - George Breen - 20.5pts
20 - Andrew Smith - 17.5pts
21 - Sally Horne - 16.5pts
Event 1 - GOG Large Pipe
1 - Tiny - 53.0kg (NEW Mens Overall WR)
2 - David Gudmundsson - 51.0kg (NEW Mens u83kg - u120kg WR)
3 - Oli Dilley - 50.0kg
4 - Harley Fuller - 48.0kg
4 - Brett Wadsworth - 48.0kg
6 - Jerome Bloom - 45.0kg
6 - Rob Davenport - 45.0kg
6 - Phil King - 45.0kg (NEW Mens Masters WR)
9 - Karl Atkins - 41.0kg
10 - Chris Rice Jones - 38.5kg
11 - Robert Beardsmore - 37.5kg
11 - Craig Rowney - 37.5kg
13 - Dominic Coman - 36.3kg
13 - Jenn Tibbenham - 36.3kg (Extended Womens Overall WR)
15 - Elizabeth Horne - 35.5kg (NEW Womens u100kg WR)
16 - Scott Wadsworth - 35.0kg
16 - Emma Hunt - 35.0kg (NEW Womens u84kg WR)
18 - George Breen - 28.5kg
19 - Sally Horne - 27.5kg (NEW Junior Girls 14-15 WR)
20 - Andrew Smith - 25.0kg
21 - Fazal - 0.0kg
Event 2 - WOG MoonTop
1 - Tiny - 30.1kg
2 - Harley Fuller - 23.8kg
3 - Oli Dilley - 21.4kg
4 - David Gudmundsson - 20.4kg
5 - Robert Beardsmore - 19.1kg
6 - Rob Davenport - 18.5kg
6 - Chris Rice Jones - 18.5kg
8 - Jerome Bloom - 18.2kg
8 - Phil King - 18.2kg
10 - Karl Atkins - 17.5kg
11 - Brett Wadsworth - 17.0kg
11 - Scott Wadsworth - 17.0kg
13 - Fazal - 15.5kg
14 - Craig Rowney - 15.3kg
15 - Elizabeth Horne - 14.0kg
16 - Jenn Tibbenham - 12.1kg
17 - Andrew Smith - 10.5kg
17 - Emma Hunt - 10.5kg
19 - George Breen - 9.8kg
20 - Sally Horne - 8.7kg
21 - Dominic Coman - 0.0kg
Event 3 - WOG Gold Bar
1 - Oli Dilley - 39.8kg
2 - Tiny - 37.3kg
3 - David Gudmundsson - 30.0kg
4 - Chris Rice Jones - 28.0kg
5 - Rob Davenport - 27.0kg
5 - Robert Beardsmore - 27.0kg
5 - Karl Atkins - 27.0kg
5 - Scott Wadsworth - 27.0kg
5 - Phil King - 27.0kg
10 - Craig Rowney - 26.5kg
11 - Brett Wadsworth - 26.0kg
12 - Elizabeth Horne - 24.0kg
13 - Emma Hunt - 22.6kg
14 - Jenn Tibbenham - 22.5kg
15 - Jerome Bloom - 22.0kg
16 - George Breen - 20.2kg
16 - Sally Horne - 20.2kg
18 - Dominic Coman - 15.2kg
21 - Harley Fuller - 0.0kg
21 - Fazal - 0.0kg
21 - Andrew Smith - 0.0kg
Event 4 - WOG Half Penny Hold
1 - Jerome Bloom - 16kg - 16s
2 - Tiny - 16kg - 7s
3 - Harley Fuller - 14kg - 12s
4 - David Gudmundsson - 14kg - 6s
5 - Brett Wadsworth - 12kg - 12s
6 - Rob Davenport - 12kg - 7s
6 - Phil King - 12kg - 7s
8 - Oli Dilley - 12kg - 6s
8 - Karl Atkins - 12kg - 6s
8 - Robert Beardsmore - 12kg - 6s
11 - Jenn Tibbenham - 10kg - 20s
12 - Dominic Coman - 10kg - 15s
13 - Fazal - 10kg - 13s
13 - Emma Hunt - 10kg - 13s
15 - Craig Rowney - 10kg - 7s
16 - Andrew Smith - 8kg - 23s
17 - Elizabeth Horne - 8kg - 15s
18 - Sally Horne - 8kg - 14s
19 - Chris Rice Jones - 8kg - 11s
19 - Scott Wadsworth - 8kg - 11s
21 - George Breen - 6kg - 9s
Event 5 - GOG 76mm Rolling Handle Hold
1 - Tiny - 55.0kg - 41s (NEW Mens Overall WR)
2 - Oli Dilley - 55.0kg - 31s (NEW Mens u120kg WR)
3 - Craig Rowney - 55.0kg - 20s (NEW Mens Masters WR)
4 - David Gudmundsson - 55.0kg - 17s (NEW Mens u83kg - u105kg WR)
5 - Chris Rice Jones - 55.0kg - 13s
6 - Dominic Coman - 55.0kg - 11s
7 - Harley Fuller - 55.0kg - 10s
7 - Scott Wadsworth - 55.0kg - 10s
9 - Rob Davenport - 47.5kg - 29s
10 - Brett Wadsworth - 47.5kg - 19s
11 - Fazal - 47.5kg - 18s (NEW Mens u74kg WR)
12 - Jenn Tibbenham - 47.5kg - 12s (NEW Womens Overall WR)
12 - Phil King - 47.5kg - 12s
14 - Robert Beardsmore - 47.5kg - 11s
15 - George Breen - 47.5kg - 7s
16 - Karl Atkins - 47.5kg - 5s
17 - Andrew Smith - 40.0kg - 15s
18 - Jerome Bloom - 40.0kg - 13s
19 - Elizabeth Horne - 40.0kg - 11s (NEW Womens u100kg WR)
20 - Sally Horne - 32.5kg - 15s (NEW Junior Girls 14-15 WR)
21 - Emma Hunt - 0.0kg - 0s
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Steel Shredder #13 - Unbraced Small Steel Snap
From 1 Jan up to and including 28 Feb 2025
Event – Unbraced Small Steel Snap the thickest and smallest piece - 10 min time limit
Open Class (10 competitors, 3 countries)
1 Tom Morris (England) – 4.7mm x 60mm snapped in 7min 8s – 3 Feb 2025 – England [42k@6”]
2 David Horne (GB) – 4.7mm x 60mm snapped in 9min 26s – 27 Jan 2025 – England [42k@6”] (bw 104.3k, age 62)
3 Michael Rogowski (USA) – 4.7mm x 60mm snapped in 9min 44s – 12 Jan 2025 – USA [42k@6”] (bw 82.6k)
4 Alex Guiha (USA) – 4.7mm x 80mm snapped in 5min 34s – 10 Feb 2025 – USA [42k@6”]
5 Sally Horne (England) – 3.9mm x 75mm snapped in 5min 48s – 18 Feb 2025 - Stafford, England [26k@6”] – (female, age 13, bw77.9k)
6 Robert Beardsmore (England) – 3.9mm x 80mm snapped in 3min 5s – 4 Jan 2025 – England [26k@6”] (bw 104k, age 60)
Women's Class (1 competitors, 1 countries)
1 Sally Horne (England) – 3.9mm x 75mm snapped in 5min 48s – 18 Feb 2025 - Stafford, England [26k@6”] – (female, age 13, bw77.9k)
Winter Grip League #12
Starting 1 Dec until and including 31 Jan, 2025
Event – Fence Post – Hold for time (one hand)
Open Class (26 competitors, 8 countries)
1 Stanley Hamilton (N. Ireland) - 80k for 48sec – 21 Dec 2024 – N. Ireland (bw 89.8k)
2 Steve Millard (USA) – 80k for 44sec – 31 Jan 2025 – USA (bw 92.5, age 60k)
3 Stefan Falke (Germany) - 80k for 39sec – 27 Dec 2024 - Germany (age 50+)
4 Simon Stewart (Denmark) - 80k for 38sec – 31 Jan 2025 – Denmark
5 David Horne (GB) - 80k for 21sec – 14 Dec 2024 - Stafford, England (bw 103k, age 62)
6 Robert Beardsmore (England) - 80k for 16sec – 4 Jan 2025 - Stafford, England (bw 104k, age 60)
7 Philip Walker (Scotland) - 80k for 15sec – 2 Jan 2025 – Scotland
8 Alex Guiha (USA) – 80k for 14sec – 20 Dec 2024 – USA (bw 99.2k)
9 Julius Ziurauskis (Lithuania) – 80k for 5sec – 28 Jan 2025 – N. Ireland (bw 91.1k)
10 Huub Lauwaars (Ned) - 70k for 30sec – 21 Dec 2024 – Netherlands
11 Maurice Cullen (N. Ireland) - 70k for 12sec – 31 Jan 2025 – N. Ireland (bw -100k)
12 David Gibson (N. Ireland) - 70k for 8sec – 21 Dec 2024 – N. Ireland (age 50+)
13 Macaratan McElroy (N. Ireland) - 70k for 6sec – 14 Dec 2024 – N. Ireland
14 George Ingram (Eng) - 60k for 9sec – 30 Jan 2025 - Stafford, England
14 Andrea Seed (Eng) - 60k for 9sec – 12 Jan 2025 - Ormskirk, England – (female)
16 Emma Hunt (Eng) - 60k for 8sec – 12 Jan 2025 - Ormskirk, England – (female)
17 Laura Breakell (Eng) - 60k for 7sec – 12 Jan 2025 - Ormskirk, England – (female)
18 Sarah Madeley (Eng) - 50k for 18sec – 12 Jan 2025 - Ormskirk, England – (female)
19 Sally Horne (Eng) - 50k for 7sec – 14 Jan 2025 - Stafford, England – (female, age 13)
20 Kate Connolly (Eng) - 50k for 5sec – 12 Jan 2025 - Ormskirk, England – (female)
20 Sally Brierly (Eng) - 50k for 5sec – 12 Jan 2025 - Ormskirk, England – (female)
22 Michelle Beard (Eng) - 40k for 14sec – 12 Jan 2025 - Ormskirk, England – (female)
22 Izzy Jameson (Eng) - 40k for 14sec – 12 Jan 2025 - Ormskirk, England – (female)
24 Viktorija Zurauskiene (Latvia) - 40k for 9sec – 31 Jan 2025 – N. Ireland – (female, bw 51.8k)
25 Paula Scott (Eng) - 30k for 13sec – 12 Jan 2025 - Ormskirk, England – (female)
26 Hannah Scott (Eng) - 10k for 16sec – 12 Jan 2025 - Ormskirk, England – (female, age u10)
Women's Class (12 competitors, 2 countries)
1 Andrea Seed (Eng) - 60k for 9sec – 12 Jan 2025 - Ormskirk, England
2 Emma Hunt (Eng) - 60k for 8sec – 12 Jan 2025 - Ormskirk, England
3 Laura Breakell (Eng) - 60k for 7sec – 12 Jan 2025 - Ormskirk, England
4 Sarah Madeley (Eng) - 50k for 18sec – 12 Jan 2025 - Ormskirk, England
5 Sally Horne (Eng) - 50k for 7sec – 14 Jan 2025 - Stafford, England – (age 13)
6 Kate Connolly (Eng) - 50k for 5sec – 12 Jan 2025 - Ormskirk, England
6 Sally Brierly (Eng) - 50k for 5sec – 12 Jan 2025 - Ormskirk, England
8 Michelle Beard (Eng) - 40k for 14sec – 12 Jan 2025 - Ormskirk, England
8 Izzy Jameson (Eng) - 40k for 14sec – 12 Jan 2025 - Ormskirk, England
10 Viktorija Zurauskiene (Latvia) - 40k for 9sec – 31 Jan 2025 – N. Ireland – (female, bw 51.8k)
11 Paula Scott (Eng) - 30k for 13sec – 12 Jan 2025 - Ormskirk, England
12 Hannah Scott (Eng) - 10k for 16sec – 12 Jan 2025 - Ormskirk, England – (age u10)
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Winter Grip League #13
Starting 1 Dec until and including 31 Jan, 2025
Event – ‘Saxon’ Pinch Barbell – Hold for time (two hands)
Open Class (3 competitors, 2 countries)
1 Jason Dingey (USA) – 120k for 13sec - 20 Jan 2025 – USA (age 51)
2 Steve Millard (USA) – 105k for 14sec – 31 Jan 2025 – USA (bw 92.5, age 60k) [2 x 5”]
3 Robert Beardsmore (England) - 90k for 6sec – 4 Jan 2025 - Stafford, England (bw 104k, age 60) [2 x 4” Pullum]
