Virtual Open Series 2022 rankings

British Weight Lifting is pleased to conclude the 2022 Virtual Open Series competition by publishing the final rankings.

The Virtual Open Series is a unique competition format that allowed athletes to submit videos of their competition lifts on a virtual platform. 

The rankings for the Virtual Open Series are based on points rather than the weight lifted. For the senior and youth categories, Sinclair points are used. For the master’s category, SMF points are used. For the development category, technique points are used. Sinclair and SMF points are calculated using formulas that take into consideration weight lifted, bodyweight, and for SMF points, age.

If an athlete enters the Virtual Open Series more than once, the points they achieve are accrued- increasing the likelihood of ranking higher.

In the men’s senior competition, congratulations to Josh Summergill from Triple X for securing the top spot after submitting two entries to the competition and amassing 625.533 Sinclair points. Kun Me Yang secured second place with two entries and 537.428 Sinclair points. Jacob Finnigan came in third place after attaining 326.874 Sinclair points from one entry.

MENS SENIOR
POSITION	NAME	CLUB	ENTRIES	SINCLAIR
1	JOSH SUMMERGILL	TRIPLE X	2	625.533
2	KUN ME YANG	BOUCE GYM	2	537.428
3	JACOB FINNIGAN	ORWELL WLC	1	362.874

 

In the women’s senior competition, congratulations to Natalie Mottram for securing first place after two competition entries gaining her 448.349 Sinclair points. Suzanne Keddie also submitted two entries, gaining second place with 332.671 Sinclair points. Elizabeth Wood took third place with 283.578 Sinclair points with two competition entries.

WOMENS SENIOR
POSITION	NAME	CLUB	ENTRIES	SINCLAIR
1	NATALIE MOTTROM	UNATTAHCED	2	448.349
2	SUSANNE KEDDIE	UNATTACHED	2	332.671
3	ELIZABETH WOOD	UNATTACHED	2	283.578

 

In the men’s masters competition, congratulations to Ramadan Rabeh who submitted four competition entries and secured 1200.993 SMF points which is the highest amount of SMF points secured in the competition. Leon Botha secured second place after gaining 314.251 SMF points, and Ashley Page from Colchester WLC came in third place with 297.724 SMF points.

MALE MASTER
POSITION	NAME	CLUB	ENTRIES	SMF
1	RAMADAN REBAH	UNATTACHED	4	1200.993
2	LEON BOTHA	UNATTACHED	1	314.251
3	ASHLEY PAGE	COLCHESTER WLC	1	297.724

 

In the women’s master’s competition, congratulations to Vicki Marsh who secured 340.722 SMF points after two entries. Jennifer Wallace took second place after two entries amassing her 289.250 SMF points. Samantha Travis from Triple X took third place with 251.067 SMF points.

WOMENS MASTER
POSITION	NAME	CLUB	ENTRIES	SMF
1	VICKI MARSH	UNATTACHED	2	340.722
2	JENNIFER WALLACE	UNATTACHED	2	289.250
3	SAMANTHA TRAVIS	TRIPLE X	1	251.067

 

In the male youth competition, congratulations to Oscar Smith from Hallam Barbell who secured first place after two entries that gave him 327.079 Sinclair points. Adam Mey came in second place after securing 266.186 Sinclair points, and Dylan Cheema from Warley Weightlifting secured third place with 245.139 Sinclair points.

MALE YOUTH
POSITION	NAME	CLUB	ENTRIES	SINCLAIR
1	OSCAR SMITH	HALLAM BC	2	327.079
2	ADAM MEY	UNATTACHED	1	266.186
3	DYLAN CHEEMA	WARLEY WL	1	245.139

 

In the female youth competition, congratulations to Emily Arsali from Atlas who secured first place after two entries and 250.329 Sinclair points. Tabitha Hardy from Hallam Barbell came in second place with 183.127 Sinclair points, and Tasia Reeds from Hampshire Weightlifting came in third place with 166.886 Sinclair points.

FEMALE YOUTH
POSITION	NAME	CLUB	ENTRIES	SINCLAIR
1	EMILY ARSALI	ATLAS WA	2	250.329
2	TABITHA HARDY	HALLAM BC	1	183.127
3	TASIA REEDS	HAMPSHIRE WL	1	166.886

 

In the male development competition, congratulations to Angus Collins from Hallam Barbell who took top spot with 152 points. Isaac Crosby, also from Hallam Barbell, came in second place with 93 points, and James Newton from Weights and Cakes came in third place with 90 points.

MALE DEVELOPMENT
POSITION	NAME	CLUB	ENTRIES	POINTS
1	ANGUS COLLINS	HALLAM BC	1	152
2	ISAAC CROSBY	HALLAM BC	1	93
3	JAMES NEWTON	WEIGHTS AND CAKES	1	90

 

In the female development competition, congratulations to Anheline Bychyk from Hallam Barbell who secure first place with 195 points.  River Oatley from Triple X came in second place with 156 points, and Rose Archer came in third place with 152 points.

FEMALE DEVELOPMENT
POSITION	NAME	CLUB	ENTRIES	POINTS
1	ANHELINE BYCHYK	HALLAM BC	1	195
2	RIVER OATLEY	TRIPLE X	1	156
3	ROSE ARCHER	UNATTACHED	1	152

 

British Weight Lifting would like to congratulate all of the top ranked lifters mentioned in the article, and to all the athletes who submitted entries and engaged with the Virtual Open Series.

All athletes who placed in top three ranked spots will receive a medal from British Weight Lifting in the post.

View the full Virtual Open Series 2022 rankings here