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October 9, 2026Geneva, SwitzerlandFinished

Bachata Social World Cup

Elite & Geneva Prequalifier

The event in numbers

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

298
Dancers
57
Countries
3
Rounds
24
Judges
2,165
Scores given
5 h 23
Of dancing

01 · The competition

Round by round

189 dancers in Round 1, 80 in the Round 3. 6 heats and 41 songs. 189 of 189 dancers checked in for the first round.

Round 1

189 dancers91L + 98F

Round 2

140 dancers70L + 70F

Round 3

80 dancers40L + 40F

Judged by 24 judges from 16 countries, who gave 2,165 scores.

02 · Moments

What the scores tell

Read straight from the judges' published scores.

A split panelLeaders

In the Round 3, the judges had 3 different favourites among the leaders. Angel Isaza topped it on the majority.

Angel IsazaColombia
The panel splitLeaders

One judge placed Mickael Ferracane 2nd, another 40th. They finished 17th.

Mickael FerracaneFrance
Biggest climbLeaders

Rayane Maref went from 37th in Round 1 to 21st in the Round 3.

Rayane MarefFrance
A split panelFollowers

In the Round 3, the judges had 3 different favourites among the followers. Silvia Benitez Garcia topped it on the majority.

Silvia Benitez GarciaSpain
The panel splitFollowers

One judge placed Raoua Chakroun 2nd, another 40th. They finished 8th.

Raoua ChakrounTunisia
Biggest climbFollowers

Maeliss Morin went from 30th in Round 1 to 4th in the Round 3.

Maeliss MorinFrance
Sharpest eye

33 of Giovana Brandi's 35 favourites went through to the next round, the best of the panel.

Giovana BrandiBrazil

03 · The field

Who came to dance

Nations

57 countries, 5 continents

97% of the dancers came from outside Switzerland.

FRFrance
34
ESSpain
34
ITItaly
25
DEGermany
15
UAUkraine
15
PLPoland
11
France: 34Spain: 34Italy: 25Germany: 15Ukraine: 15Poland: 11Colombia: 10Switzerland: 9United Kingdom: 9Romania: 8Netherlands: 7Turkey: 7United States: 7Australia: 6Mexico: 6Morocco: 6Sweden: 6Argentina: 5Peru: 5Ecuador: 4Finland: 4Greece: 4Individual Neutral Athlete: 4Kazakhstan: 4Portugal: 4Brazil: 3Chile: 3Cyprus: 3Singapore: 3South Korea: 3Belgium: 2China: 2India: 2Israel: 2Serbia: 2Tunisia: 2Venezuela: 2Bolivia: 1Bulgaria: 1Chinese Taipei: 1Congo: 1Croatia: 1Czechia: 1Denmark: 1Hong Kong: 1Hungary: 1Iran: 1Lithuania: 1Mongolia: 1New Caledonia: 1North Macedonia: 1Norway: 1Palestine: 1Philippines: 1Slovakia: 1Sri Lanka: 1Uruguay: 1

First-timers and regulars

16%
First World Cup event
47 dancers
141
Regulars
3 or more events before

Most experienced

Rayane Maref17 World Cup events before this one

Experience

6.4
Years dancing, on average
Professional
158
Advanced
85
Intermediate
45
Beginner
4

04 · Before and after

Sign-ups and feedback

How registration filled up

169 days
To sell out
3%
Signed up in the last week
198
On the waiting list

What the dancers thought

3.9/ 5

From 16 dancers who answered the feedback form after the event.

05 · What happened next

On to World Cup Finals 2026

How the dancers who qualified at Elite & Geneva Prequalifier did there.