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April 3 to 6, 2026Marseille, FranceFinished

Master of Bachata

Pré-sélection Marseille (Amateur)

The event in numbers

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

74
Dancers
15
Countries
3
Rounds
31
Judges
620
Scores given
1 h 22
Of dancing

01 · The competition

Round by round

74 dancers in Preleminaries , 10 in the Finals. 3 heats and 15 songs. 74 of 74 dancers checked in for the first round.

Preleminaries

74 dancers37L + 37F

Semi Final

20 dancers10L + 10F

Finals

10 dancers5L + 5F

Judged by 31 judges from 13 countries, who gave 620 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. Rayane Maref won it on the majority.

Rayane MarefFrance
The panel splitLeaders

One judge placed Benjamin Egalon 1st, another 5th. They finished 7th.

Benjamin EgalonFrance
A split panelFollowers

The judges had 4 different favourites among the followers. Nina K won it on the majority.

Nina KFrance
Sharpest eye

7 of Masa Nakagiri's 8 favourites went through or made the podium, the best of the panel.

Masa NakagiriJapan

03 · The field

Who came to dance

Nations

15 countries, 3 continents

28% of the dancers came from outside France.

FRFrance
53
ITItaly
4
CHSwitzerland
4
COColombia
2
DZAlgeria
1
BGBulgaria
1
France: 53Italy: 4Switzerland: 4Colombia: 2Algeria: 1Bulgaria: 1Denmark: 1Hong Kong: 1Lithuania: 1Malta: 1New Caledonia: 1Poland: 1Portugal: 1Spain: 1United Kingdom: 1

First-timers and regulars

74%
First World Cup event
55 dancers
5
Regulars
3 or more events before

Most experienced

Alfred CISS4 World Cup events before this one

Experience

3.3
Years dancing, on average
Intermediate
52
Advanced
13
Beginner
6

04 · Before and after

Sign-ups and feedback

How registration filled up

42%
Signed up in the last week

05 · What happened next

On to Bachata Social French Cup (Amateur)

How the dancers who qualified at Pré-sélection Marseille (Amateur) did there.