Aphrodite Bachata Experience
Cyprus Qualifier
The event in numbers
Who came, how the competition went and what the scores tell.
- 111
- Dancers
- 23
- Countries
- 4
- Rounds
- 20
- Judges
- 1,306
- Scores given
- 3 h 26
- Of dancing
01 · The competition
Round by round
109 dancers in Preliminari Round, 8 in the Finals. 5 heats and 25 songs. 109 of 109 dancers checked in for the first round.
Preliminari Round
109 dancers54L + 55F
Quarter Finals
50 dancers25L + 25F
Semifinals
24 dancers12L + 12F
Finals
8 dancers4L + 4F
Judged by 20 judges from 12 countries, who gave 1,306 scores.
02 · Moments
What the scores tell
Read straight from the judges' published scores.
The judges had 3 different favourites among the leaders. Olek Bajdjuk won it on the majority.
One judge placed Ákos Kósa 1st, another 4th. They finished 2nd.
Among the followers, the tie-break separated Klaudia Kundera from Elena Heshmat.
Monika Cichy went from 9th in Preliminari Round to 4th in the Finals.
6 of Klaudia Perdek's 6 favourites went through or made the podium, the best of the panel.
03 · The field
Who came to dance
Nations
23 countries, 4 continents
82% of the dancers came from outside Cyprus.
Israel
Cyprus
Greece
Hungary
Poland
Armenia
First-timers and regulars
Most experienced
Maciej Dyluś6 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 Cyprus Qualifier did there.
Klaudia KunderaPolandReached Quarterfinals
Olek BajdjukPolandReached Preliminaries