WPO-PRO Events
Professional Powerlifting
Stages
WPO-PRO events represent the highest level of professional multi-ply powerlifting competition. Each event is operated under strict equipment standards, qualified officiating, and professional platform expectations to ensure consistency, athlete safety, and competitive integrity.
Upcoming Events
The 2026 WPO weekend brings together major professional stages across the WPO World Cup, WPO Bench Wars, and the WPO Pro Super Finals.
WPO World Cup
Full-Power CompetitionThe WPO World Cup returns to historic York Barbell as part of WPO-PRO Weekend. Entry is limited and priority registration opens for eligible competitors first.
- Part of WPO-PRO Weekend
- Priority registration opens July 15, 2026
- Limited to 30 lifters
WPO Bench Wars
Bench-Only CompetitionBench Wars brings focused bench-only intensity to the WPO weekend, giving lifters and spectators a dedicated stage for elite pressing.
- Bench-only event format
- Professional WPO weekend stage
- External event site available
WPO Pro Super Finals
Professional FinalsThe WPO Pro Super Finals represent the pinnacle of the weekend, bringing invited professional athletes together on the WPO-PRO platform.
- Professional-level invitation-only event
- Elite multi-ply powerlifting
- Dedicated event details available
2026 Weekend Schedule
The weekend is structured around two days of professional strength sport: Saturday competition stages followed by the WPO Pro Super Finals on Sunday.
WPO World Cup
Qualified WPO World Cup competition at historic York Barbell.
WPO Pro Super Finals
Elite invitation-only professional finals competition.
Event Standards
WPO-PRO events are built around professional expectations. The goal is not volume. The goal is credibility, consistency, and a platform worthy of elite lifters.
Events operate with strict equipment expectations to protect consistency and platform integrity.
Judging and event operations are handled with the professionalism expected at the WPO level.
Platform setup, meet flow, and event operations are structured with athlete safety in mind.
The platform exists to test elite performance under standards that matter.
WPO-PRO is built for professional stages, elite athletes, and performances that deserve to be remembered.