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Part of the European Cup
November 7, 2026Gothenburg, SwedenFinished

La Luna Bachata Festival

Sweden Qualifier - Gothenburg

The event in numbers

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

81
Dancers
28
Countries
3
Rounds
10
Judges
660
Scores given
2 h 29
Of dancing

01 · The competition

Round by round

80 dancers in Preliminaries, 10 in the Final. 4 heats and 28 songs. 80 of 80 dancers checked in for the first round.

Preliminaries

80 dancers40L + 40F

Semifinals

30 dancers15L + 15F

Final

10 dancers5L + 5F

Judged by 10 judges from 4 countries, who gave 660 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. Gabriel Ibrahim won it on the majority.

Biggest climbLeaders

Chester Sol Sevilleja went from 13th in Preliminaries to 4th in the Final.

A split panelFollowers

The judges had 3 different favourites among the followers. Gabby Cernova won it on the majority.

Sharpest eye

5 of Kornel Cebulski's 6 favourites went through or made the podium, the best of the panel.

03 · The field

Who came to dance

Nations

28 countries, 4 continents

73% of the dancers came from outside Sweden.

SESweden
22
ESSpain
10
PLPoland
7
UAUkraine
5
LTLithuania
4
NONorway
4
Sweden: 22Spain: 10Poland: 7Ukraine: 5Lithuania: 4Norway: 4Denmark: 3Colombia: 2Finland: 2France: 2Italy: 2Romania: 2Chile: 1China: 1Ecuador: 1Egypt: 1Germany: 1India: 1Latvia: 1Netherlands: 1Palestine: 1Portugal: 1Serbia: 1Switzerland: 1Syria: 1Turkey: 1United Kingdom: 1Uruguay: 1

First-timers and regulars

16%
First World Cup event
13 dancers
48
Regulars
3 or more events before

Experience

5.5
Years dancing, on average
Intermediate
29
Advanced
29
Professional
18
Beginner
2

04 · Before and after

Sign-ups and feedback

How registration filled up

74 days
To sell out
23%
Signed up in the last week
23
On the waiting list

05 · What happened next

On to World Cup Finals 2027

How the dancers who qualified at Sweden Qualifier - Gothenburg did there.