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July 4, 2026Kaunas, LithuaniaFinished

Kaunas Bachata Festival

Lithuania Qualifier

The event in numbers

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

74
Dancers
23
Countries
4
Rounds
16
Judges
764
Scores given
2 h 31
Of dancing

01 · The competition

Round by round

72 dancers in Prelims, 10 in the Finals. 4 heats and 12 songs. 72 of 72 dancers checked in for the first round.

Prelims

72 dancers36L + 36F

Quarters

44 dancers22L + 22F

Semis

20 dancers10L + 10F

Finals

10 dancers5L + 5F

Judged by 16 judges from 6 countries, who gave 764 scores.

02 · Moments

What the scores tell

Read straight from the judges' published scores.

The deciderLeaders

Among the leaders, the tie-break separated Gabriel Ibrahim from Jesper Cavaglia Larsson.

Gabriel IbrahimSweden
The panel splitLeaders

One judge placed Jesper Cavaglia Larsson 1st, another 5th. They finished 2nd.

Jesper Cavaglia LarssonSweden
From the last places to the podiumLeaders

Vishal Jethwa took one of the last places through Prelims (20th of 22) and finished 3rd in the Finals.

Vishal JethwaIndia
A split panelFollowers

The judges had 4 different favourites among the followers. Justina Spaičytė won it on the majority.

Justina SpaičytėLithuania
The panel splitFollowers

One judge placed Laura Llamosas 1st, another 5th. They finished 3rd.

Laura LlamosasGermany
Biggest climbFollowers

Amelia Kicińska went from 10th in Prelims to 4th in the Finals.

Amelia KicińskaPoland
Sharpest eye

28 of Sorush Alikhani's 32 favourites went through or made the podium, the best of the panel.

Sorush AlikhaniSweden

03 · The field

Who came to dance

Nations

23 countries, 4 continents

76% of the dancers came from outside Lithuania.

LTLithuania
18
LVLatvia
10
EEEstonia
9
PLPoland
7
SESweden
7
ARArgentina
2
Lithuania: 18Latvia: 10Estonia: 9Poland: 7Sweden: 7Argentina: 2Australia: 2Peru: 2Spain: 2United Kingdom: 2Belgium: 1Colombia: 1Denmark: 1Germany: 1India: 1Italy: 1Kazakhstan: 1Malaysia: 1Netherlands: 1Sri Lanka: 1Ukraine: 1United States: 1Unknown: 1

First-timers and regulars

32%
First World Cup event
24 dancers
22
Regulars
3 or more events before

Most experienced

Jesper Cavaglia Larsson9 World Cup events before this one

Experience

4.4
Years dancing, on average
Intermediate
37
Advanced
26
Professional
6
Beginner
3

04 · Before and after

Sign-ups and feedback

How registration filled up

28%
Signed up in the last week
3
On the waiting list

05 · What happened next

On to World Cup Finals 2026

How the dancers who qualified at Lithuania Qualifier did there.