Rayno Nel is unstoppable!
Last updated on June 16th, 2025
The 2025 Strongman Champions League (SCL) Holland contest occurred in Doetinchem, Netherlands, on June 14, 2025. The contest featured 14 strongmen representing 12 countries. Three athletes represented the host country, including the overall runner-up, Kevin Hazeleger.
After six events — Truck Pull, Frame Carry, Viking Press, Loading Race, Atlas Stones, and Super Yoke — 2025 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) Rayno Nel stood triumphant, scoring 71 of a possible 84 points.
2025 SCL Holland Results
- Rayno Nel (RSA) — 71 points
- Kevin Hazeleger (NED) — 65 points
- Adam Roszkowski (POL) — 62 points
- Brian Kichton (USA) — 60.5 points
- Patrick Eibel (GER) — 59 points
- Evans Nana Aryee (GHA) — 53.5 points
- Péter Juhász (HUN) — 51.5 points
- Max Gelder (NED) — 46.5 points
- Tiano Faapoi (NZL) — 41.5 points
- Andrea Invernizzi (ITA) — 28 points (withdrew)
- Walid Hammoud (FRA) — 21.5 points
- Lucas Rogerio (BRA) — 20 points (withdrew)
- Kelvin de Ruiter (NED) — 14 points (withdrew)
- Ilya Khazov (CYP) — 10 points (withdrew)
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2025 SCL Holland Event Results
Below are the results for each event contested in Doetinchem:
Truck Pull
Each strongmen attempted to pull a 20,000-kilogram truck down a 25-meter course in the fastest time possible.
- Kelvin de Ruiter — 31.38 seconds
- Rayno Nel — 31.81 seconds
- Kevin Hazeleger — 33.16 seconds
- Brian Kichton — 34.37 seconds
- Andrea Invernizzi — 37.1 seconds
- Patrick Eibel — 38.34 seconds
- Max Gelder — 40.13 seconds
- Péter Juhász — 40.28 seconds
- Ilya Khazov — 40.4 seconds
- Adam Roszkowski — 40.97 seconds
- Evans Nana Aryee — 45.47 seconds
- Walid Hammoud — 50.72 seconds
- Tiano Faapoi — 51.03 seconds
- Lucas Rogerio — 51.44 seconds
Frame Carry
Athletes were allotted one minute to carry a 350-kilogram frame down a 50-meter course.
- Rayno Nel — 21.57 seconds
- Kevin Hazeleger — 27.25 seconds
- Adam Roszkowski — 34.1 meters
- Brian Kichton — 38.93 seconds
- Patrick Eibel — 35.16 seconds
- Evans Nana Aryee — 30.12 seconds
- Péter Juhász — 10 meters
- Max Gelder — 39.9 meters
- Tiano Faapoi — 37.22 seconds
- Andrea Invernizzi — 33.81 seconds
- Walid Hammoud — 2.75 meters
- Lucas Rogerio — 27.7 meters
- Ilya Khazov — 12.75 meters
- Kelvin de Ruiter — withdrew
Viking Press
With one minute on the clock, each strongman repped 160 kilograms as many times as possible.
- Rayno Nel — 11 reps
- Kevin Hazeleger — 14 reps
- Adam Roszkowski — 15 reps
- Brian Kichton — Nine reps
- Patrick Eibel — 14 reps
- Evans Nana Aryee — 11 reps
- Péter Juhász — 14 reps
- Max Gelder — Seven reps
- Tiano Faapoi — Seven reps
- Andrea Invernizzi — no lift
- Walid Hammoud — Nine reps
- Lucas Rogerio — Six reps
- Kelvin de Ruiter — withdrew
- Ilya Khazov — withdrew
Loading Race
Athletes were tasked to load three implements weighing 120, 140, and 160 kilograms through a 12-meter course as quickly as they could.
- Rayno Nel — Three in 27.11 seconds
- Adam Roszkowski — Three in 28.84 seconds
- Brian Kichton — Three in 31.8 seconds
- Tiano Faapoi — Three in 32.3 seconds
- Péter Juhász — Three in 34.8 seconds
- Patrick Eibel — Three in 38.52 seconds
- Max Gelder — Two in 16.52 seconds
- Evans Nana Aryee — Two in 17.58 seconds
- Kevin Hazeleger — Two in 19.98 seconds
- Lucas Rogerio — Two in 22 seconds
- Walid Hammoud — Two in 26.99 seconds
- Andrea Invernizzi — Two in 56 seconds
- Kelvin de Ruiter — withdrew
- Ilya Khazov — withdrew
Atlas Stones
The five stones weighed 120 to 200 kilograms. Athletes were given 90 seconds to load them.
- Rayno Nel — Five in 29.65 seconds
- Péter Juhász — Five in 61 seconds
- Brian Kichton — Four in 22.37 seconds
- Adam Roszkowski — Four in 23.27 seconds
- Kevin Hazeleger — Four in 31.73 seconds
- Max Gelder — Four in 35.86 seconds
- Patrick Eibel — Four in 43.72 seconds
- Evans Nana Aryee — Four in 55.77 seconds
- Tiano Faapoi — Four in 89.71 seconds
- Lucas Rogerio — One in 9.11 seconds
- Andrea Invernizzi — One in 19.68 seconds
- Walid Hammoud — no lift
- Kelvin de Ruiter — withdrew
- Ilya Khazov — withdrew
Super Yoke
The final event featured a 420-kilogram yoke to be carried 25 meters as fast as possible within the one-minute time cap.
- Evans Nana Aryee — 24.22 seconds
- Adam Roszkowski — 32.19 seconds
- Kevin Hazeleger — 39.59 seconds
- Patrick Eibel — 16.15 meters
- Brian Kichton — 14.3 meters
- Max Gelder — 10.8 meters
- Tiano Faapoi — 7.65 meters
- Rayno Nel — 0.9 meters (T-eighth)
- Péter Juhász — 0.9 meters (T-eighth)
- Walid Hammoud — 0.85 meters
- Andrea Invernizzi — withdrew
- Lucas Rogerio — withdrew
- Kelvin de Ruiter — withdrew
- Ilya Khazov — withdrew
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