Nordic Bachata Congress
Norway Qualifier
The event in numbers
Who came, how the competition went and what the scores tell.
- 93
- Dancers
- 31
- Countries
- 4
- Rounds
- 23
- Judges
- 1,150
- Scores given
- 2 h 22
- Of dancing
01 · The competition
Round by round
88 dancers in Prelims, 10 in the Finals. 5 heats and 30 songs. 88 of 88 dancers checked in for the first round.
Prelims
88 dancers43L + 45F
Quarters
60 dancers30L + 30F
Semis
30 dancers15L + 15F
Finals
10 dancers5L + 5F
Judged by 23 judges from 15 countries, who gave 1,150 scores.
02 · Moments
What the scores tell
Read straight from the judges' published scores.
The judges had 5 different favourites among the leaders. Iman Anwar won it on the majority.
Ezequiel Justiniano went from 13th in Prelims to 4th in the Finals.
The judges had 4 different favourites among the followers. Gabby Cernova won it on the majority.
One judge placed Vera Duarte 1st, another 5th. They finished 2nd.
Yuna Cherniavska went from 15th in Prelims to 5th in the Finals.
40 of Chloi Aleiftira Stavropoulou's 45 favourites went through or made the podium, the best of the panel.
03 · The field
Who came to dance
Nations
31 countries, 5 continents
86% of the dancers came from outside Norway.
Norway
Sweden
United Kingdom
Finland
France
Romania
First-timers and regulars
Most experienced
Manuel Casablanca10 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 Norway Qualifier did there.
Martina NavarroSpainReached Preliminaries
PACO PAESPeruReached Preliminaries