The 2018 Individual World Champion of the Stihl Timbersports Series has been crowned: Australian Laurence O’Toole conquered the world of logger sports for the first time. In a world-class competition in the Echo Arena in Liverpool, the 36-year-old dethroned defending champion Jason Wynyard in front of an enthusiastic crowd of over 3500 spectators. Source: Timberbiz
In the thrilling finale, Matt Cogar from the USA came in second and Martin Komarek from the Czech Republic finished third.
This marks the first time that Liverpool hosted the Stihl Timbersports World Championship.
At the end of the electrifying extreme sport competition, Laurence O’Toole secured his first World Championship title and relegated Matt Cogar of the USA and Martin Komarek of the Czech Republic to second and third place.
The Australian champion began with a time of 15.20 seconds in the Underhand Chop, a strong performance that put him among the leaders early on. He delivered the best time of the day in the Single Buck discipline at 11.75 seconds, grabbing the lead for the first time.
He then extended his lead over the other competitors with an outstanding time of 39.44 seconds in the Springboard – another best time of the night.
In the grand finale in the Hot Saw, he left no doubt in the end.
“I got off to a good start in the Underhand Chop, but then I didn’t perform well in the Stock Saw. After that it was difficult work, but bringing the championship home is fantastic. In particular, I want to thank my family and friends who came here with me, as well as my team, who supported me throughout the whole week”, said O’Toole.
Fourth place was taken by Robert Ebner of Germany.
The team from Australia emerged victorious in the Team World Championship.
The “Chopperoos” put on a top-notch performance and defeated the teams from Great Britain, the Czech Republic and Canada on their road to the final.
The Australians also set a new world record with a lightning fast time of 45.10 seconds. USA had to settle for second place and Canada rounded off the podium with their third-place finish.
