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October 24, 2026Cologne, GermanyFinished

Pure Bachata Winter Festival

Cologne Qualifier 2

The event in numbers

Who came, how the competition went and what the scores tell.

40
Dancers
11
Countries
3
Rounds
11
Judges
464
Scores given
1 h 28
Of dancing

01 · The competition

Round by round

39 dancers in Prelims, 10 in the Finals. 4 heats and 17 songs. 39 of 39 dancers checked in for the first round.

Prelims

39 dancers21L + 18F

Semi Finals

20 dancers10L + 10F

Finals

10 dancers5L + 5F

Judged by 11 judges from 8 countries, who gave 464 scores.

02 · Moments

What the scores tell

Read straight from the judges' published scores.

A split panelLeaders

The judges had 5 different favourites among the leaders. Özgür Öncü won it on the majority.

Özgür ÖncüGermany
The panel splitLeaders

One judge placed Claudio Lauricella-Pici 1st, another 5th. They finished 4th.

Claudio Lauricella-PiciGermany
A split panelFollowers

The judges had 5 different favourites among the followers. Ece Buse Demiray won it on the majority.

Ece Buse DemirayTurkey
The panel splitFollowers

One judge placed Lucia DImperio 1st, another 5th. They finished 4th.

Lucia DImperioGermany
Sharpest eye

19 of Esmeralda Cruz's 21 favourites went through or made the podium, the best of the panel.

Esmeralda CruzSweden

03 · The field

Who came to dance

Nations

11 countries, 4 continents

40% of the dancers came from outside Germany.

DEGermany
24
TRTurkey
5
BEBelgium
2
ITItaly
2
IRIran
1
LULuxembourg
1
Germany: 24Turkey: 5Belgium: 2Italy: 2Iran: 1Luxembourg: 1Malaysia: 1Mexico: 1Netherlands: 1Tunisia: 1Ukraine: 1

First-timers and regulars

38%
First World Cup event
15 dancers
10
Regulars
3 or more events before

Most experienced

Henrik Thewes14 World Cup events before this one

Experience

3.3
Years dancing, on average
Intermediate
26
Advanced
8
Professional
3
Beginner
1

04 · What happened next

On to Bachata Social German Championship 2027

How the dancers who qualified at Cologne Qualifier 2 did there.