Grinder Armwrestling Club
The King of Cali
2023 Armwrestling Tournament
ABOUT THE EVENT
The King of Cali 2023 is a WAF-format, double-elimination armwrestling tournament at Grinder Gym, with right and left arm classes for open, amateur, masters, and youth competitors.
LOCATION
DATE & TIME
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AWARDS
Awards for the top three finishers in each class. The overall winner of each arm in the Men’s Open division wins $250.
WEIGHT CLASSES
Men’s Open & Amateur (Right & Left arm)
0-150, 151-165, 166-185, 186-205, 206-235, 236-275, 276+ lbs
Ladies (Right & Left arm)
0-154, 155+ lbs
Master Men’s, 40 and over (Right & Left arm)
0-165, 166-205, 206+ lbs
Youth (Right & Left arm)
Boys & Girls 12 and Under, Boys 13-15, Boys 16-18, Girls 13-18
RULES
Matches follow World Armwrestling Federation (WAF) setup and rules.
The tournament is run as a double elimination on two tables.
SCHEDULE
Weigh-ins
Friday, January 27: 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Saturday, January 28: 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM
ENTRY FEES
$40 per arm/class for online registration ($50 the day of)
One free T-shirt per athlete with online registration ($20 the day of)
COMPETITION SHIRTS
EVENT STAFF
Referees
Vazgen Soghoyan, Alex De La Torre, Crispin Woods, Paul Stevens
Announcers
Dave DePew & Kyle DePew
Score Table & Brackets
Andrew Harris
SPECTATORS & PARKING
Food
Drinks and snacks are available for sale; there is no food vendor on site, but several places are within walking distance, and you may bring a cooler.
Parking
Do not park in the Grinder Gym lot or in the lots of any open business, as you may be towed. Plenty of nearby parking is available.
LIVE STREAM
Streamed live on the Dave DePew YouTube channel.
ORGANIZER
Co-organized with Kyle DePew.