TEAM Amuso, of Kilmore, will represent Australia on the world stage for the third time at an event coined the Bricklaying Olympics.
The Spec Mix Bricklayer 500 is the world’s largest and longest-running bricklaying competition which has been held in Las Vegas since 2003.
Team Amuso’s Damian Amuso, a bricklayer with 27 years’ of experience, and Scott Law, his long-time leading hand and mason’s tender, will compete against 29 teams from the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
Mason’s tender Scott Law and bricklayer Damian Amuso competed in the Spec Mix Bricklayer 500 2025 World Championships
The competition places elite bricklayers under extreme pressure, giving teams just one hour to lay as many bricks as possible under strict judging criteria, where a single technical error can result in heavy deductions.
Team Amuso first made history in 2019, when Damian competed alongside his wife Tara, who became the first woman ever to compete as a mason’s tender in the event’s history, a record that still stands today. “Bricklaying competitions are treated as serious sport in the United States, complete with live audiences, cheer squads, and regional qualifiers. Most Australians are unaware that a world-class competition of this scale exists,” Mrs Amuso said.
In 2025, Team Amuso finished just seven bricks short of the winner. “The near-miss in 2025 has driven us to rethink our tactics, strategy, and preparation. Training has been approached like game day, with interval-style competition runs, performance stoppages, video review, and strict tracking of time gains and losses,” Mr Amuso said.
Team Amuso will spend just four nights in the United States before returning home to be with their youngest of two sons on his second birthday.
The Spec Mix Bricklayer 500 will be livestreamed from 10am Las Vegas time on January 21, which is 5am on January 22 Melbourne time, and it is sure to be intense.
