OHIO REGIONAL SERIES

Emilio Dibra wins the 2020 SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 Ohio Regional

Cleveland, OH – The best masons in Ohio came together to test their skill, speed and stamina by battling to see who could build the biggest and best 26-foot-long brick wall in one hour. The competition was one of several SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500® Regional Series competitions to be held across North America in 2020. The winner of the each regional qualifies to compete in 2021 World Championship at the World of Concrete expo in Las Vegas.

10 teams of masons and tenders lined the arena at St. Mary’s Cement Terminal in Cleveland, OH ready to prove they’re the best craftsmen in the region. Mason Emilio Dibra and mason tender Charlie Cheatham of United Masonry in Willoughby, OH took home top honors with an adjusted brick count of 624. The masonry team also won the coveted SPEC MIX TOP CRAFTSMAN award, which goes to the mason who built the best wall. In total, Dibra and Cheatham won a free trip to Las Vegas for the World Championship, $1750 in cash ($950 for first place, $800 for TOP CRAFTSMAN), a $200 gift card from Ford Trucks, a Marshalltown tool bag, Stabila Level and the title, “Ohio’s Best Bricklayer.”

2020 OHIO REGIONAL SERIES PHOTOS

2020 SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 Ohio Regional

2020 OHIO REGIONAL RESULTS

FIRST PLACE AND TOP CRAFTSMAN

MASON

Emilio Dibra

TENDER

Charlie Cheatham

COMPANY

United Masonry
Willoughby, OH

BRICK COUNT

624

2ND PLACE

MASON

Tony Vaux

TENDER

Nic Mientkiewicz

COMPANY

Meincorp Inc.
Rock Creek, OH

BRICK COUNT

499

3RD PLACE

MASON

John Bingham

TENDER

Andrew Williams

COMPANY

D&B Masonry
Lenox,. MI

BRICK COUNT

309

The SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500^® was established by SPEC MIX in 2003 to showcase the skill and craftsmanship of professional masons. It is featured as the headliner event of MASONRY MADNESS™ Day during the World of Concrete and recognized as the masonry industry’s premier bricklaying competition with a total purse estimated at $125,000 that annually awards the title, “World’s Best Bricklayer”. Each year there are a series of preliminary SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 Regional Qualifying Events held throughout North America to determine who will compete in the SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 World Championship. The Championship finale draws as many as 6,000 spectators with thousands of live webcast viewers who tune in to watch this bricklayer battle.

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