STIHL® TIMBERSPORTS® Series
The STIHL® TIMBERSPORTS® Series presented by Carhartt, the original extreme sport, will be celebrating its 25th anniversary at the 2010 Oregon State Fair.
ESPN cameras have followed the STIHL® TIMBERSPORTS® Series for 25 years, earning the STIHL® TIMBERSPORTS® Series the distinction of being the one of the longest running programs on the network. Only SportsCenter has been on the air longer.
The STIHL® TIMBERSPORTS® Series quarterfinals, semifinals and U.S. Championships will span the three-day event challenging lumberjacks in six chopping and sawing disciplines: hot saw, single buck, springboard chop, standing block chop, stock saw and underhand chop to determine which competitors advance to the 2010 STIHL® TIMBERSPORTS® Series World Championships presented by Carhartt in Austria Friday, Sept. 3 - Sunday, Sept. 5. Over the course of the three-day event in Oregon, the Professional Series will also feature two specialty disciplines, the boom run and speed climb.
STIHL® TIMBERSPORTS® Series Disciplines
The 2010 STIHL® TIMBERSPORTS® Collegiate Series presented by Carhartt will also culminate during the Oregon State Fair. This national competition pits five regional collegiate champions, plus a wild card competitor, against one another in four professional disciplines: single buck, standing block chop, stock saw and underhand chop with the top contender earning the title of 2010 STIHL® TIMBERSPORTS® Collegiate Series champion and an automatic ticket to the 2011 STIHL® TIMBERSPORTS® Professional Series where they will compete among the professional ranks.
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The STIHL® TIMBERSPORTS® Series at the Oregon State Fair Salem, Oregon
Aug. 27-29, 2010 Competition Schedule
Friday, August 27
- STIHL TIMBERSPORTS Professional Series – Qualifying Round The STIHL TIMBERSPORTS Series professional competitors ranked 17-32 compete in all six chopping and sawing disciplines (hot saw, single buck, springboard chop, standing block chop, stock saw and underhand chop) in the qualifying round. The top eight advance to the semifinal round.
- STIHL TIMBERSPORTS Boom Run and Speed Climb – Quarterfinal Round All eight STIHL TIMBERSPORTS Series boom runners and speed climbers compete in two-person heats in their respective disciplines. Each heat winner advances to the semifinal round.
- STIHL TIMBERSPORTS Collegiate Championship - All six STIHL TIMBERSPORTS Collegiate Championship competitors compete in four of the six professional disciplines (single buck, standing block chop, stock saw and underhand chop). The top two competitors in each discipline advance to the finals round on Sunday.
Daily Schedule:
- Introductions - 12:10 pm– 12:30 pm
- Start Competition - 12:30 pm
- Boom Quarter Finals - 12:30 pm – 12:50 pm
- Break 5 MIN - 12:50 pm – 12:55 pm
- Climb Quarter Finals - 12:55 pm – 1:10 pm
- Break 10 Mins - 1:10 pm – 1:20 pm
- Springboard - 1:20 pm – 2:00 pm
- Break - 2:00 pm – 2:10 pm
- Stock Saw - 2:10 pm – 3:05 pm
- Break - 3:05 pm – 3:15 pm
- Standing Block - 3:15 pm – 4:10 pm
- Break - 4:10 pm – 4:20 pm
- Single Buck - 4:20 pm – 5:15 pm
- Break - 5:15 pm – 5:25 pm
- Underhand - 5:25 pm – 6:20 pm
- Break - 6:20 pm – 6:30 pm
- Hot Saw - 6:30 pm – 7:00 pm
- End competition - 7:00 pm
Saturday, August 28
- STIHL TIMBERSPORTS Professional Series – Semifinal Round The STIHL TIMBERSPORTS Series competitors ranked 1-16 are seeded into three pools. The eight professional competitors who advanced from Friday’s quarterfinals are seeded into the open slots of each pool, totaling 24 competitors in the semifinal round. The top four competitors from each pool advance to the STHL TIMBERSPORTS Series Championship round.
- STIHL TIMBERSPORTS Boom Run and Speed Climb – Semifinal Round The STIHL TIMBERSPORTS Series boom runners and speed climbers who advanced from Friday’s quarterfinals compete in two-person heats in their respective disciplines with each heat winner advancing to the finals round.
Daily Schedule:
- Introductions - 11:10 am – 11:30 am
- Start Competition - 11:30 am
- Boom Semi Finals - 11:30 am – 11:40 am
- Break 5 MIN - 11:40 am – 11:45 am
- Climb Semi Finals - 11:45 am – 11:55 am
- Break 10 Mins - 11:55 am – 12:05 pm
- Springboard - 12:05 pm – 1:05 pm
- Break - 1:05 pm – 1:15 pm
- Stock Saw - 1:15 pm – 2:15 pm
- Break - 2:15 pm– 2:25 pm
- Standing Block - 2:25 pm – 3:25 pm
- Break - 3:25 pm – 3:35 pm
- Single Buck - 3:35 pm – 4:35 pm
- Break - 4:35 pm – 4:45 pm
- Underhand - 4:45 pm – 5:45 pm
- Break - 5:45 pm – 5:55 pm
- Hot Saw - 5:55 pm – 6:30 pm
- End competition - 6:30 pm
Sunday, August 29
- STIHL TIMBERSPORTS Professional Series – Championship Round The 12 competitors who advanced from Saturday’s semifinal round compete in all six disciplines to determine the 2010 STIHL TIMBERSPORTS Series champion. The top U.S. competitor is crowned the U.S. national champion.
- STIHL TIMBERSPORTS Boom Run and Speed Climb - The top two STIHL TIMBERSPORTS Series boom runners and speed climbers from the semifinal round race against each other in their respective disciplines to determine the 2010 STIHL TIMBERSPORTS Series boom run and speed climb champions.
- STIHL TIMBERSPORTS Collegiate Championship - The top two competitors in each of the four disciplines go head-to-head in the final round. The competitor with the most cumulative points claims the 2010 Collegiate Championship.
Daily Schedule:
- Introductions - 11:10 am – 11:30 am
- Start Competition - 11:30 am
- Boom Finals - 11:30 am – 11:40 am
- Break 5 MIN - 11:40 am– 11:45 am
- Climb Finals - 11:45 am – 11:55 am
- Break 10 Mins - 11:55 am – 12:05 pm
- Springboard - 12:05 pm – 12:35 pm
- Break - 12:35 pm – 12:45 pm
- Stock Saw - 12:45 pm – 1:20 pm
- Break - 1:20 pm – 1:30 pm
- Standing Block - 1:30 pm– 2:05 pm
- Break - 2:05 pm – 2:15 pm
- Single Buck - 2:15 pm – 2:50 pm
- Break - 2:50 pm – 3:00 pm
- Underhand - 3:00 pm – 3:35 pm
- Break - 3:35 pm – 3:45 pm
- Hot Saw - 3:45 pm – 4:15 pm
- Awards Ceremony - 4:15 pm
- End competition - 4:30 pm
