Brux Bachata Congress
Belgium Qualifier
The event in numbers
Who came, how the competition went and what the scores tell.
- 126
- Dancers
- 39
- Countries
- 4
- Rounds
- 8
- Judges
- 976
- Scores given
- 2 h 26
- Of dancing
01 · The competition
Round by round
120 dancers in Prelims, 8 in the Finals. 5 heats and 23 songs. 120 of 120 dancers checked in for the first round.
Prelims
120 dancers62L + 58F
Quarters
60 dancers30L + 30F
Semis
24 dancers12L + 12F
Finals
8 dancers4L + 4F
Judged by 8 judges from 5 countries, who gave 976 scores.
02 · Moments
What the scores tell
Read straight from the judges' published scores.
The judges had 4 different favourites among the leaders. Felipe Garcia won it on the majority.
Alex Tianfang Li went from 14th in Prelims to 2nd in the Finals.
The judges had 3 different favourites among the followers. Allisor Alexandra won it on the majority.
45 of Manue Elarios's 56 favourites went through or made the podium, the best of the panel.
03 · The field
Who came to dance
Nations
39 countries, 4 continents
87% of the dancers came from outside Belgium.
France
Belgium
Germany
Italy
United Kingdom
Hungary
First-timers and regulars
Most experienced
Manuel Casablanca7 World Cup events before this oneExperience
04 · Before and after
Sign-ups and feedback
How registration filled up
05 · What happened next
On to World Cup Finals 2026
How the dancers who qualified at Belgium Qualifier did there.
Allisor AlexandraRomaniaReached Semifinals
Felipe GarciaBrazilReached Quarterfinals