WAL Announces HUGE Increase in Prize Money for 2017 Championships
After months of anticipation and buildup in the biggest year in World Armwrestling League history, WAL is ready to explode the sport again – with a MASSIVE increase in prize money for its 2017 Championship event!
Set to take place June 29 at the House of Blues in Las Vegas and broadcast LIVE on ESPN, the Championships this year will feature a whopping $236,000 payout to top armwrestlers from around the world who will descend on the Mandalay Bay venue to battle for the right lift the hammer and claim the mantle of WAL Champion.
“WAL continues to push the sport to new heights. This large increase in the prize money available to our armwrestlers is a result of the global growth and popularity that that the sport has achieved,” said WAL president Steve Kaplan.
The prize money additions will apply to both men and women competitors and raises the totals in ALL CLASSES and BOTH ARMS.
“We expect the increase in payouts to bring a level of competition never seen before, with arm wrestlers fighting tooth and nail to claim the payout and the WAL Championship hammer,” Kaplan says.
Friday’s announcement puts WAL in historic territory – since the inception of the league in 2014, the league will have awarded over $1,000,000 in Championship prize money alone. It’s a historic marker, and one that heralds a strong future for the sport in coming years.
Official 2017 Championship Payout Totals:
Men:
1st: $12,500
2nd: $3,000
3rd: $2,000
4th: $1,500
5th: $1,250
6th $1,000
7th: $750
8th: $500
Women:
1st: $4,000
2nd: $1,500
3rd: $1,000
4th: $750
5th: $600
6th $550
7th: $500
8th: $500
Set to take place June 29 at the House of Blues in Las Vegas and broadcast LIVE on ESPN, the Championships this year will feature a whopping $236,000 payout to top armwrestlers from around the world who will descend on the Mandalay Bay venue to battle for the right lift the hammer and claim the mantle of WAL Champion.
“WAL continues to push the sport to new heights. This large increase in the prize money available to our armwrestlers is a result of the global growth and popularity that that the sport has achieved,” said WAL president Steve Kaplan.
The prize money additions will apply to both men and women competitors and raises the totals in ALL CLASSES and BOTH ARMS.
“We expect the increase in payouts to bring a level of competition never seen before, with arm wrestlers fighting tooth and nail to claim the payout and the WAL Championship hammer,” Kaplan says.
Friday’s announcement puts WAL in historic territory – since the inception of the league in 2014, the league will have awarded over $1,000,000 in Championship prize money alone. It’s a historic marker, and one that heralds a strong future for the sport in coming years.
Official 2017 Championship Payout Totals:
Men:
1st: $12,500
2nd: $3,000
3rd: $2,000
4th: $1,500
5th: $1,250
6th $1,000
7th: $750
8th: $500
Women:
1st: $4,000
2nd: $1,500
3rd: $1,000
4th: $750
5th: $600
6th $550
7th: $500
8th: $500
