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The Best Operators. The Biggest Stage.
The Final Showdown

 

The Cat® Global Operator Challenge has reached its culmination, the finals at CONEXPO-CON/AGG in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. After months of skill, grit and determination, our finalists are ready to go head-to-head on the world’s biggest stage. This is where legends are made, where every move leaves a mark and where operators from around the globe will inspire the next generation of doers. The world is watching. Will you?

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Meet the Finalists

From every corner of the globe, these finalists rose above the competition to earn the right to represent their regions and compete for the ultimate title.

   

   

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Brian Hayden

 
Company: Hayden Excavating
Dealer: Milton Cat
Location: USA

   

   

   

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Brock Leclerc

 
Company: Quattro Constructors
Dealer: Finning Canada
Location: Canada

   

   

   

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Luanderson Sousa

 
Company: Construtora Moreira & Sousa
Dealer: Sotreq
Location: Brazil

   

   

   

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Norio Miyajima

 
Company: Tanaka Sangyo (TSK)
Dealer: NCD Japan
Location: Japan

   

   

   

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Shane Poole

 
Company: Diamond Excavators
Dealer: Hastings Deering Australia
Location: Australia

   

   

   

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Timothy Lamb

 
Company: Daracon Group
Dealer: WesTrac NSW
Location: Australia

   

   

   

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Gunter Dewit

 
Company: Grondwerken JP Dewit En Zoon
Dealer: BM Belgium
Location: Belgium

   

   

   

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Nicolai Have Thomsen

 
Company: ANLÆGSGARTNER MIKAEL THOMSEN
Dealer: Zeppelin DK
Location: Denmark

   

   

   

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Sebastien Behr

 
Company: Reuen Tief- und Straßenbau GmbH
Dealer: Zeppelin Germany
Location: Germany

   

   

 

 

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Follow the Road to the Finals

The countdown is on. Follow on socials as we share the finalists' stories, behind-the-scenes moments and all the excitement in the run-up to Las Vegas.

 

 

Meet the Competitors Who Paved the Way

 

Not every competitor made it to Vegas, but each left their mark. Meet the local competitors who stepped up and gave it their all.

Explore Their Stories

   

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Get Inspired

Relive the action from every stage of the journey

Experience the highlights and hard work that took the competitors to the finals of the Global Operator Challenge.

   

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Cat excavator digging trench using grade technology.

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Cat 950 wheel loader navigating through obstacle course.

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Cat 420 XE wheel loader picking up target payload.

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A skyview of the Global Operator Challenge Finals at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023. The framework for an event's obstacle course is set up and machines used in the events are scattered across the area.

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Each event is scored based on situation-specific penalties and overall time. Here, someone is talking through challenge scenarios to explain the goal of each event to competitors.