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October 3, 2026Copenhagen, DenmarkFinished

Copenhagen Bachata Congress

Denmark Qualifier

The event in numbers

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

107
Dancers
37
Countries
4
Rounds
17
Judges
1,055
Scores given
2 h 20
Of dancing

01 · The competition

Round by round

101 dancers in Preliminaries, 10 in the Finals. 5 heats and 25 songs. 101 of 101 dancers checked in for the first round.

Preliminaries

101 dancers50L + 51F

Quarter Finals

60 dancers30L + 30F

Semi Finals

30 dancers15L + 15F

Finals

10 dancers5L + 5F

Judged by 17 judges from 12 countries, who gave 1,055 scores.

02 · Moments

What the scores tell

Read straight from the judges' published scores.

A split panelLeaders

The judges had 4 different favourites among the leaders. Javi Durango won it on the majority.

Javi DurangoSpain
Biggest climbLeaders

Taoufik Benyahia went from 10th in Preliminaries to 4th in the Finals.

Taoufik BenyahiaNetherlands
A split panelFollowers

The judges had 5 different favourites among the followers. Kateryna Kostiuchenko won it on the majority.

Kateryna KostiuchenkoLatvia
The panel splitFollowers

One judge placed Julia Gawlik 1st, another 5th. They finished 2nd.

Julia GawlikPoland
Biggest climbFollowers

Esmeralda Cruz went from 12th in Preliminaries to 4th in the Finals.

Esmeralda CruzSweden
Sharpest eye

45 of Agustín Franco Quito's 52 favourites went through to the next round, the best of the panel.

Agustín Franco QuitoSpain

03 · The field

Who came to dance

Nations

37 countries, 5 continents

79% of the dancers came from outside Denmark.

DKDenmark
23
SESweden
12
LTLithuania
7
ITItaly
6
PLPoland
6
COColombia
5
Denmark: 23Sweden: 12Lithuania: 7Italy: 6Poland: 6Colombia: 5Spain: 5South Korea: 4Romania: 3Bulgaria: 2Germany: 2Greece: 2Latvia: 2Palestine: 2Peru: 2Turkey: 2United Kingdom: 2Australia: 1Belgium: 1Chile: 1Croatia: 1Cyprus: 1Czechia: 1Faroe Islands: 1Finland: 1France: 1India: 1Individual Neutral Athlete: 1Ireland: 1Israel: 1Japan: 1Kazakhstan: 1Morocco: 1Netherlands: 1Norway: 1Sri Lanka: 1Ukraine: 1

First-timers and regulars

21%
First World Cup event
22 dancers
48
Regulars
3 or more events before

Most experienced

Manuel Casablanca12 World Cup events before this one

Experience

4.4
Years dancing, on average
Intermediate
44
Advanced
35
Professional
20
Beginner
7

04 · Before and after

Sign-ups and feedback

How registration filled up

33%
Signed up in the last week

05 · What happened next

On to World Cup Finals 2027

How the dancers who qualified at Denmark Qualifier did there.