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July 17 to 18, 2026Lyon, FranceFinished

Bachata Diamond

Pré-sélection Lyon (Pro)

The event in numbers

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

23
Dancers
6
Countries
2
Rounds
16
Judges
188
Scores given
0 h 33
Of dancing

01 · The competition

Round by round

23 dancers in Semi final, 8 in the Final. 2 heats and 10 songs. 23 of 23 dancers checked in for the first round.

Semi final

23 dancers12L + 11F

Final

8 dancers4L + 4F

Judged by 16 judges from 5 countries, who gave 188 scores.

02 · Moments

What the scores tell

Read straight from the judges' published scores.

A split panelLeaders

The judges had 3 different favourites among the leaders. Gaëtan Clément won it on the majority.

Gaëtan ClémentFrance
From the last places to the podiumLeaders

Guillaume Petit took one of the last places through Semi final (3rd of 4) and finished 3rd in the Final.

Guillaume PetitFrance
A split panelFollowers

The judges had 3 different favourites among the followers. Emma Colas won it on the majority.

Emma ColasFrance
The panel splitFollowers

One judge placed Meghane Messadia 1st, another 4th. They finished 3rd.

Meghane MessadiaFrance
Sharpest eye

9 of Jomante Dapkeviciute's 10 favourites went through or made the podium, the best of the panel.

Jomante DapkeviciuteLithuania

03 · The field

Who came to dance

Nations

6 countries, 2 continents

30% of the dancers came from outside France.

FRFrance
16
DEGermany
2
MAMorocco
2
CMCameroon
1
ESSpain
1
CHSwitzerland
1

First-timers and regulars

30%
First World Cup event
7 dancers
9
Regulars
3 or more events before

Most experienced

Alfred CISS11 World Cup events before this one

Experience

4.9
Years dancing, on average
Professional
9
Intermediate
7
Advanced
5
Beginner
1

04 · Before and after

Sign-ups and feedback

How registration filled up

70%
Signed up in the last week

05 · What happened next

On to Bachata Social French Cup (Pro)

How the dancers who qualified at Pré-sélection Lyon (Pro) did there.