September 22nd 2012 - Rustic Inn AW Challenge/:55:

[Josh Handeland]

Minnesota Armsports presents the Rustic Inn Armwrestling Challenge! This tournament will be at Rustic Inn. www.restaurant.com/rustic-inn-stacy-steak-restaurant-pid=55983

Where: Rustic Inn, 31035 Forest Blvd
Stacy, MN 55079. Under the big tent.
Time: Weigh-ins 3:00pm-4:30pm. Tournament start at 5pm.
Entry Fee: $20/arm
$15/arm for novice
$10/arm for novice if you also sign up for the pro class.

Novice classes will be run first and you will have a chance to sign-up for pro after the novice is over. If you paid $15 to enter novice and decide to enter pro after novice is over, let us know and we will refund you $5. Novice classes are right handed only so I anticipate it to go much quicker than the novice classes at MN States did.

Weight classes:
Men's Open Right and Left: 0-165 (75kg), 165-187 (85kg), 187-209 (95kg), 209+
Women's Open Right and Left: Open
Weight classes:
Men's Open Right and Left: 0-165 (75kg), 165-187 (85kg), 187-209 (95kg), 209+
Women's Open Right and Left: Open
Men's Right Hand Novice Classes: 0-165, 166-198, 199+

Weight must be exact! Ex: Weighing in at 165.0 will put you in the 165 lbs. division. 165.1 and you'll be in the 187's (unless you lose the extra 0.1). There is no clothing allowance but you are allowed to strip down if needed. You can weigh-in in kilo's if needed.

100% Cash Payback as well as Trophies for for 1st and medals for 2nd and 3rd in all classes.

We will be doing a North Dakota style "dollar class" overall. After the regular tournament is over, we will be doing another tournament, one weight class, $1 dollar to enter! Right and left. Double elimination Winner takes all. BRACKETS WILL BE SEEDED!!! But you are allowed to request who you pull first and if the other guy agrees to it I can match you up first.


Any questions, please call Josh Handeland at: 612-801-5612, email: [e-mail], post here or send me a PM

This tournament will be run on a USAA armwrestling table. Chalk and risers will be provided. This tournament is double elimination and is free to watch!



Rules: All elbow fouls will be called, a false start is a warning and 2 warnings equals a foul. 2 fouls is a loss. If competitors can't get a grip in 1 minute they will be set in a ref's grip. Any movement in a ref's grip is a foul. Hand off the hand peg is a warning, if a competitor takes their hand off the peg and gains position (by pushing on the table leg ect.) it will be a foul. Shoulders will be squared before the go. Competitors can't touch their arm with their shoulder or any other part of their body. Your shoulders cannot go past the center of the table.

Slipping with your hands opened, twisting your hand away to slip, or pulling your fingers out of your opponents hand is an intentional slip and will be a foul. A foul or an intentional slip in a losing position is a loss. A clean slip is a strap no matter where your hands are on the table. Losing position is referee's discrimination but if your arm is close to the pad when you intentionally slip or foul it will be a loss - slipping of fouling at 10-2 o'clock is not a loss.

1 foot must stay on the ground, thumb knuckles must be visible before the go unless both competitors say they don't care about seeing the knuckles, wrists will be straight before the go.

If both competitors arms go straight down in the center of the table and the ref's aren't sure who's side of the table the hands are on when they drop below the pin line, whoever's arm/hand is on top will be declared the winner.

We will go over the rules before the start of the tournament, they're pretty basic rules.


Any questions please post here, send me a pm, email me: [e-mail] or call me: 612-801-5612

Hope everyone can make it!


www.menupix.com/minnesota/restaurants/2303002/Rustic-Inn-Stacy-MN

[Josh Handeland]

Info updated with Novice Classes. Looking like it's gonna be a great turnout!!! I'm expecting the 187 lbs class to be nearly as stacked at it would be at a National's, and the supers is looking really exciting, too! 209's and 165's are sure to be good ones also.

[Josh Handeland]

I just heard on Tuesday that Fatboys is closing this Monday! However, the tournament WILL still happen and WILL be on the same day, same time, everything the same, just at a different location. I'll have the new location details by September 1st.

[Josh Handeland]

Please note location change. I expect the turnout to still be just as good!!!

[Josh Handeland]

We have pullers coming down from Canada!!! Multiple National Champions coming!!! Don't be scared.

[Josh Handeland]

Not the biggest turnout but we had some good matches and 3 states represented (MN, WI, ND) plus Canada!!! 54 entries total (not including overall). Thanks once again to my dad for doing brackets, both parents for helping with registration/weigh-ins, thanks a ton to Jon Thompson for being my other head ref!!! IMO he did very well for his first time head reffing and I hope he is willing to help out again in the future. Thanks to Arian, Yosef, John Grant, and Erin Meyer for helping down ref. And thanks to everyone who came. PLEASE KEEP BEN DAGGETT IN YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS, HE BROKE HIS ARM, 2ND MATCH OF THE TOURNAMENT. He traveled further than anyone, all the way from Minot, ND, about 8 hours, and this was only his 2nd or 3rd tournament.


Now onto the results:

Men's Novice Right 0-165 lbs.
1. Scott Emery (first novice win, 130 lbs.)
2. Luke Greenlun
3. Chris Laitinen

Men's Novice Right 166-198 lbs.
1. Josh Wettschreck
2. Brian Janke
3. Austin Kowatzyke

Men's Novice Right 199+ lbs.
1. John Kuhlman
2. James Deffinbaugh
3. Arian Tavakolian


Men's Pro Right 0-165 lbs.
1. Yosef Chalbi
2. Josh Handeland
3. Jeremy Emery

Men's Pro Right 166-187 lbs.
1. Yosef Chalbi
2. Nathan Piper
3. John Grant

Men's Pro Right 188-209 lbs.
1. Josh Wettschreck
2. Mike Gritti
3. Josh Kor

Men's Pro Right 210+ lbs.
1. Mark Cichy
2. Andrew Bieganski
3. Josh Kor


Men's Pro Left 0-165 lbs.
1. Yosef Chalbi
2. Josh Handeland
3. Jeremy Emery


Men's Pro Left 166-187 lbs.
1. Paul Belluz
2. Yosef Chalbi
3. John Grant


Men's Pro Left 188-209 lbs.
1. Paul Belluz
2. Mike Gritti
3. Josh Handeland


Men's Pro Left 210+ lbs.
1. Jeff Dabe ("Hulk Hands")
2. Mark Cichy
3. Jon Thompson


Women's Pro Right Open:
1. Erin Meyer
2. Kelsey Ellis
3. Natalie King


Dollar Class Overall ($1 to enter, one weight class, double elimination, winner takes all).

Right Hand:
1. Mark Cichy
2. Dan
3. Yosef Chalbi
4. Nathan Piper
5. Josh Handeland
6. Jon Thompson
7. Dusty Lecy
8. Scott Emery
9. Fred
10. Josh Wettschreck (dropped out after first match)

Left Hand:
1. Mark Cichy
2. Yosef Chalbi
3. Adam King
4. Josh Handeland
5. Dan
6. John Grant
7. Jon Thompson
8. Dusty Lecy
9. Nathan Piper
10. Fred



A few interesting tidbits, Aaron Kruger beat older brother Adam Kruger in the left hand super heavyweight class for the first time, and Jon Thompson took out Aaron.

I placed 4th in right hand 209's, losing to Gritti and Kor, who placed 2nd and 3rd respectively, but Josh Wettschreck won it and I beat him first match in the overall. Josh Kor also pulled supers right handed and beat Adam Kruger.

[Adam King (WILDTHING)]

Richard Lupkes may have a very worthy challenger. His name is Jeff Dabe. I think it's safe to say that there are quite a few people here in MN who would like to see a matchup left hand at least.

[Josh Handeland]

I would LOVE to see that (left handed)!!!

[Adam King (WILDTHING)]

GOOD NEWS!!!!!! I just heard from rookie armwrestler BEN DAGGETT who broke his arm at Rustic Inn Armwrestling Challenge and he is doing great! His spirits are very high and is looking forward to getting back on the table!!!! He is going to have his humerus fashioned with a steal plate and will make a full recovery!