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Oceania Qualifier

The event in numbers

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

46
Dancers
12
Countries
3
Rounds
6
Judges
282
Scores given
1 h 53
Of dancing

01 · The competition

Round by round

46 dancers in Prelims, 12 in the Final. 3 heats and 14 songs. 46 of 46 dancers checked in for the first round.

Prelims

46 dancers23L + 23F

Semis

24 dancers12L + 12F

Final

12 dancers6L + 6F

Judged by 6 judges from 3 countries, who gave 282 scores.

02 · Moments

What the scores tell

Read straight from the judges' published scores.

The deciderLeaders

Among the leaders, the tie-break separated Carlito Chinito from Saj Sene.

Carlito ChinitoChina
The panel splitLeaders

One judge placed Dean Mikan 2nd, another 6th. They finished 6th.

Dean MikanAustralia
A split panelFollowers

The judges had 4 different favourites among the followers. Illary Salute won it on the majority.

Illary SaluteAustralia
The panel agreedFollowers

All 6 judges placed Francisca Mendes 5th or 6th.

Francisca MendesAustralia
The panel splitFollowers

One judge placed Erica Hu 1st, another 5th. They finished 4th.

Erica HuAustralia
Sharpest eye

23 of Nacho Hernandez's 24 favourites went through or made the podium, the best of the panel.

Nacho HernandezSpain

03 · The field

Who came to dance

Nations

12 countries, 4 continents

33% of the dancers came from outside Australia.

AUAustralia
31
NZNew Zealand
3
JPJapan
2
SGSingapore
2
CNChina
1
DKDenmark
1
Australia: 31New Zealand: 3Japan: 2Singapore: 2China: 1Denmark: 1Ecuador: 1France: 1New Caledonia: 1Peru: 1Spain: 1United Kingdom: 1

First-timers and regulars

85%
First World Cup event
39 dancers
0
Regulars
3 or more events before

Experience

7.0
Years dancing, on average
Advanced
19
Professional
17
Intermediate
8

04 · Before and after

Sign-ups and feedback

How registration filled up

72 days
To sell out
11%
Signed up in the last week

05 · What happened next

On to World Cup Finals 2026

How the dancers who qualified at Oceania Qualifier did there.