Mazurenko Armwrestling Promotion company in cooperation with Professional Armwrestling League USA (PAL USA) became official partners of the incoming International A1 Tournament, which will soon take place in Moscow, so on 27th-29th July 2012.

A1 is a tournament that has already excited everyone for some reasons. The first one is the amount of money that are not so important however can make armwrestling some new fans, sponsors and media. The award pull is equal to 113 thousand USD. The main sponsor is the RUS ARCHIV company, which owner Mr Nikolaj Mishta wants armwrestling to be more popular among combat sports, as such an exciting and effective, and above all medial and modern one.

“A1 will be taking place every year. My goal is to achieve a highest level of the sports show and championships!” – said Nikolaj Mishta. There is a new age of armwrestling so let’s prepare to get excited!

The course of the competitions is another thing, that is now becoming more medial among armwrestlers. The event will be two days long. On the first and the second day the classic, double-elimination tournament will take place. Players will be fighting on the left arm on the first day and on the right one on the second day, in weight classes and disabled classes of up to 90kg weigh class.

In the evening, at the end of the classic tournament, the OPEN class, conducted in double-elimination system will take place. The players will be fighting until the best eight of them will be left. Then “The Great Eight” will be fighting for the main prize. How will it look like? First, each of eight players will draw their starts number. Then drawing pairs, that will be fighting first will take place. The players will be again fighting in double-elimination system but with a significant modification, which is that every duel will be conducted in ARMFIGHT system!

It’s worth to add, that winners of particular classes including disabled class will be awarded with high money prizes.

If there will be any player who wins their weight class on both hands, and open class on both arms, their award will be 23 thousand USD.

Such tournaments are a real windfall for the audience. Every aspect of our sport – technique, strength, endurance and tactic will be important during the struggles. The conditions are extreme but so are the awards. The best in the open class on one hand will gain 10 thus USD.

Our Guys as experts and promoters!

Our Polish team from Gdynia of Mazurenko Armwrestling Promotion (the same that prepares NEMIROFF WORLD CUP) will be working long before the tournaments on promoting it in media. They will have equally responsible during the event. “Ours” will be conducting the whole system of the competitions, form the verification to protocols, announcing scores. The next thing is supervision and consultations connected with television broadcast realization and transmission.

A1 tournaments in 2012 will be broadcasted live for free on the internet.

As Igor Mazurenko siad, after he came back from Russia: - “It’s a great and an extreme technical and organizational challenge. We however have excellent partners and our cooperation with organizers is great. We are cooperating with Aleksandr Filimonow from Russian side, the President of the Russian Armsport Association.

Details

Programme of the tournaments:

26th July – players’ departure

27th-28th July – tournaments

Weight classes:

Men: 55 kg, 70 kg, 90 kg, 110 kg, +110 kg, OPEN;

Disabled men: -90 kg;

Women: 65 kg, +65 kg.

PRIZES

Tournament:

All left and right arm classes

I place – 1500 USD;

II place – 1000 USD;

III place – 700 USD.

ARM FIGHT men left and right arm open class

I place – 10 000 USD;

II place – 7 000 USD;

III place – 5 000 USD;

IV place – 3 000 USD;

V place – 2 000 USD;

VI place – 1 500 USD;

VII place – 1 300 USD;

VIII place – 1 100 USD.