ARMWRESTLEMANIA 3

📅 Date & 📍 Location

• Saturday, October 4, 2025

• Multifunctional room Heinz Steyer Stadium
  Magdeburger Str. 2, 01067 Dresden

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🌟 Special Guest: Alex Kurdecha

On Friday, October 3, 2025, Alex Kurdecha will give an exclusive seminar on training and technique in armwrestling .

• Time: 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM

• Location: Heinz-Steyer-Stadion (tournament location)

• Language: English

• Participation fee: 35 € (only with pre-registration)

On the day of the tournament itself (October 4, 2025), Alex Kurdecha will be there as guest of honor – don't worry, he won't be competing.

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🗓 Process

Friday, October 3, 2025

• 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM: Seminar with Alex Kurdecha

• 3:00 PM – 9:00 PM: Registration & weigh-in

Saturday, October 4, 2025

• 8:30 – 11:00 a.m.: Registration & weigh-in

• 12:00: Tournament starts

📌 Special feature:

• Final fights in the Disabled, Junior, Master, Grandmaster, Newcomer and Amateur classes take place directly after the semifinals (3 minutes break between semifinals and finals).

• The Women’s & Senior Men’s Professional Finals will be held at the end of the tournament.

• Grand finale from 7:30 p.m.

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💰 Participation fees

• Starter: 25 € per arm , from the 3rd arm only 15 €

• Spectators: 5 € entrance fee , children up to 14 years free

⚠️ Minors require a written parental consent form (download & please bring completed form with you).

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🍔 Catering

• Drinks (water, soft drinks, coffee, beer, energy) at the bar

• In front of the stadium: Food truck from BEEFBUSTERS

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⚖️ Weight classes & categories

Women

• -65 kg

• open

Men

• Disabled (sitting): open

• Juniors (U19): -80 kg | open

• Masters (40+): -90 kg | open

• Grandmasters (50+): -85 kg | open

• Newcomer (≤2 years of experience): -75 kg | -90 kg | -105 kg | open

• Amateurs (≤4 years of experience): -75 kg | -90 kg | -105 kg | open

• Seniors (professionals): -75 kg | -85kg | -95kg | -105kg | open

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🏆 Champ of Champs

Special highlight: right & left as single elimination

• 🥇 Place: 250 €

• 🥈 Place: 150 €

👉 All podium finishes in the classes automatically qualify for the “Champ of Champs” tournament.

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📖 Class definition

• Newcomers: max. 2 years of training, max. 2 podium finishes (1st–3rd)

• Amateurs: max. 4 years of training, max. 4 podium finishes (1st–3rd)

• Masters: from 40 years

• Grandmasters: 50 years and older

• Juniors (U19): Participation is still possible in the calendar year of the 19th birthday

Please register honestly – incorrect class assignment may result in disqualification .

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🥇 Tournament mode

• Standard: Double Elimination

• If only 2 participants in a class: Supermatch (Best of 5) or merging with the next higher class

• If only 1 participant: class is cancelled

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🚗 Directions & Parking

• Entrance to the stadium: marked on the map

• Parking P1 (Pieschener Allee): free of charge

• Note: Photos & videos will be taken during the event