Tunisia Bachata Festival
Africa Qualifier
The event in numbers
Who came, how the competition went and what the scores tell.
- 129
- Dancers
- 41
- Countries
- 4
- Rounds
- 30
- Judges
- 1,345
- Scores given
- 2 h 37
- Of dancing
01 · The competition
Round by round
119 dancers in Prelims, 10 in the Finals. 5 heats and 19 songs. 119 of 119 dancers checked in for the first round.
Prelims
119 dancers60L + 59F
Quarters
60 dancers30L + 30F
Semis
30 dancers15L + 15F
Finals
10 dancers5L + 5F
Judged by 30 judges from 15 countries, who gave 1,345 scores.
02 · Moments
What the scores tell
Read straight from the judges' published scores.
The judges had 3 different favourites among the leaders. Owen Van Eer won it on the majority.
One judge placed Marouane Daimy 1st, another 5th. They finished 4th.
The judges had 3 different favourites among the followers. Giovana Brandi won it on the majority.
One judge placed Grace Uchida 1st, another 5th. They finished 2nd.
40 of SILVIA JIMENEZ's 45 favourites went through to the next round, the best of the panel.
03 · The field
Who came to dance
Nations
41 countries, 5 continents
89% of the dancers came from outside Tunisia.
France
Tunisia
Individual Neutral Athlete
Spain
Italy
United Kingdom
First-timers and regulars
Most experienced
Rayane Maref16 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 Africa Qualifier did there.
Adriana RissiSpainReached Quarterfinals
Nicole SukhomlinaBelgiumReached Quarterfinals
Ezequiel JustinianoSwedenReached Preliminaries
Sandra AlvesSpainReached Preliminaries
Cristina Ferreira RomeroSpainDid not dance there
Marouane DaimyMoroccoDid not dance there