Bachata Social World Cup
World Cup Finals 2026
The event in numbers
Who came, how the competition went and what the scores tell.
- 180
- Dancers
- 47
- Countries
- 4
- Rounds
- 31
- Judges
- 3,518
- Scores given
- 5 h 31
- Of dancing
01 · The competition
Round by round
180 dancers in Preliminaries, 12 in the Finals. 7 heats and 50 songs. 180 of 180 dancers checked in for the first round.
Preliminaries
180 dancers90L + 90F
Quarterfinals
90 dancers45L + 45F
Semifinals
32 dancers16L + 16F
Finals
12 dancers6L + 6F
Judged by 31 judges from 14 countries, who gave 3,518 scores.
02 · Moments
What the scores tell
Read straight from the judges' published scores.
The judges had 5 different favourites among the leaders. VICTOR VICTOR won it on the majority.
Owen Van Eer went from 8th in Preliminaries to 2nd in the Finals.
The judges had 6 different favourites among the followers. Melany Mejia won it on the majority.
37 of Gero R.R's 45 favourites went through to the next round, the best of the panel.
03 · The field
Who came to dance
Nations
47 countries, 5 continents
98% of the dancers came from outside Switzerland.
Spain
France
Colombia
Italy
Poland
Sweden
First-timers and regulars
Most experienced
Rayane Maref18 World Cup events before this oneExperience
04 · Before and after
Sign-ups and feedback
How registration filled up
What the dancers thought
From 11 dancers who answered the feedback form after the event.