Part of the European CupAdam Bachata Festival
Netherlands Qualifier
The event in numbers
Who came, how the competition went and what the scores tell.
- 104
- Dancers
- 33
- Countries
- 4
- Rounds
- 10
- Judges
- 948
- Scores given
- 2 h 14
- Of dancing
01 · The competition
Round by round
102 dancers in Preliminaries, 10 in the Final. 5 heats and 29 songs. 102 of 102 dancers checked in for the first round.
Preliminaries
102 dancers50L + 52F
Quarterfinals
50 dancers25L + 25F
Semifinals
24 dancers12L + 12F
Final
10 dancers5L + 5F
Judged by 10 judges from 5 countries, who gave 948 scores.
02 · Moments
What the scores tell
Read straight from the judges' published scores.
The judges had 3 different favourites among the leaders. Cristian Hagen won it on the majority.
One judge placed Dima Katz 1st, another 5th. They finished 3rd.
The judges had 5 different favourites among the followers. Lisa Groise won it on the majority.
48 of Darío Diaz's 56 favourites went through or made the podium, the best of the panel.
03 · The field
Who came to dance
Nations
33 countries, 4 continents
76% of the dancers came from outside Netherlands.
Netherlands
Israel
France
Belgium
Germany
Spain
First-timers and regulars
19 dancers came back from last year's Netherlands Qualifier.
Most experienced
Rayane Maref19 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 2027
How the dancers who qualified at Netherlands Qualifier did there.
Farid MehdiyevAzerbaijanStill to compete
Lisa GroiseNetherlandsStill to compete