Overview
- The two-day event runs Oct. 24–25 at Milan’s Allianz Cloud, with national teams racing Friday and the individual world title decided Saturday.
- A field of about 120 athletes from roughly 40 countries will contest six disciplines: stock saw, single buck, underhand chop, standing block chop, springboard and hot saw.
- Australia’s “Chopperhoos” arrive as dominant favorites after five consecutive world titles in recent editions.
- American Nate Hodges is flagged as the individual to beat, as Italy’s 28-year-old Michel Perrin lines up after earning qualification on merit.
- Organizers cite certified timber sourcing, replanting and reuse of waste for biomass and pellets, and report a sellout for Saturday’s session of about 3,000 seats.