Bachata Sofia Festival
Bulgaria Qualifier
The event in numbers
Who came, how the competition went and what the scores tell.
- 100
- Dancers
- 30
- Countries
- 4
- Rounds
- 16
- Judges
- 1,182
- Scores given
- 2 h 21
- Of dancing
01 · The competition
Round by round
100 dancers in Preliminaries, 12 in the Final. 5 heats and 25 songs. 100 of 105 dancers checked in for the first round.
Preliminaries
100 dancers50L + 50F
Quarters
50 dancers25L + 25F
Semifinals
24 dancers12L + 12F
Final
12 dancers6L + 6F
Judged by 16 judges from 10 countries, who gave 1,182 scores.
02 · Moments
What the scores tell
Read straight from the judges' published scores.
The judges had 6 different favourites among the leaders. Alexandros Gkloumpos won it on the majority.
Mijat Prodanović went from 13th in Preliminaries to 3rd in the Final.
The judges had 4 different favourites among the followers. anie peña won it on the majority.
Gabby Cernova went from 17th in Preliminaries to 4th in the Final.
31 of Aleksandra Zych's 37 favourites went through or made the podium, the best of the panel.
03 · The field
Who came to dance
Nations
30 countries, 4 continents
79% of the dancers came from outside Bulgaria.
Bulgaria
Romania
Spain
Italy
Poland
Serbia
First-timers and regulars
Most experienced
Maciej Dyluś4 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 Bulgaria Qualifier did there.
Anie PeñaVenezuelaReached Semifinals
Alexandros GkloumposGreeceReached Preliminaries