Ontario Comps: Lucas Uchida Wins Slab Master

The Hub climbing gym in Markham hosted the inaugural Slab Master competition with a combined Male/Female field of climbers.

Lucas Uchida and Indiana Chapman put on a good show and Uchida took top place.

And here they are!!! ?@lucasuchida ………………………… ?@indiana.chapman …………………. ?@florentbalsez ………………………. *THANK YOU to all the competitors who took a chance on this crazy comp! THANK YOU to @hubclimbing for hosting, and all the staff and volunteers who made this comp possible!!! Thank you to our sponsors: Impactclimbing.com, @ontoroclimbing Cooper88.com, @clapstudio.ca @tf_canada @mec @floatvalley And a huge thanks to the setting crew who joined me in this: @kellentapley @tomwojtk @anthony_richard97 ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️ More pics and video to come!!! ……………………. @cdnclimbingnews @grippedmagazinecomps @up_the_bloc @boulderzclimbingcentre

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There were about 40 climbers who tackled eight problems and the top 14 advanced to Finals. The Finals had four problems with the final two athletes on the final problem. Finals results below.

Slab Master 2018
1. Lucas Uchida
2. Indiana Chapman
3. Florent Balsez
4. Rahul Sapra
5. Jake Tiger
6. Jack Szumilas
7. Mitchell Haight
8. Harper Sacks-Kilback
9. Shaun Hunter
10. Dylan Saffery
11. Seth England
12. Yinki Ying
13. Riley Galloway
14. Jack Wyett

9 MORE DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST EVER SLAB MASTER THROW DOWN!!! We are at about 45 registered participants so far but only about 9 ladies! Where are the women at?? Show these guys who the real SLAB MASTER’S are! ***Registration closes Monday January 15th at NOON! #slabmaster2018 #hubclimbing #slab #bouldering #ontarioclimbing #compseason #boulderingcomp #slabcompition

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