The annual 2026 Empro Classic took place on June 21 in Alicante, Spain , bringing another stacked IFBB Pro League event to the European bodybuilding calendar. The competition was headlined by the Men’s Open division and also featured 212 Bodybuilding, Classic Physique, Men’s Physique, Wheelchair, Bikini, Women’s Bodybuilding, Figure, Women’s Physique , and Wellness .
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With Olympia implications on the line, competitors across all divisions brought sharp conditioning, improved physiques, and polished presentations to the stage. In the Men’s Open division, William Bonac delivered a commanding performance to secure the title. Angel Calderon Frias impressed in 212 Bodybuilding, while Luca Reger took home gold in Classic Physique.
Meanwhile, Sidy Pouye claimed Men’s Physique, Gabriele Andriulli topped Wheelchair, and Chantal Hill stood out in Bikini. The women’s divisions also delivered strong performances, with Martina Lopez , Julia Cabarcos , Vanessa Happle , and Juliana Mota earning major victories.
2026 Empro Classic Winners Here is a quick overview of who took home titles over the weekend at the Empro Classic:
Men’s Open: William Bonac212 Bodybuilding: Angel Calderon FriasClassic Physique: Luca RegerMen’s Physique: Sidy PouyeWheelchair: Gabriele AndriulliWomen’s Bodybuilding: Martina LopezWomen’s Physique: Julia CabarcosFigure: Vanessa HappleBikini: Chantal HillWellness: Juliana Mota
2026 Empro Classic Results Breakdown Men’s Open Bodybuilding
Winner — William Bonac Second Place — Edward Kargbo
Third Place — Sasan Heirati
Fourth Place — Daniel Goss
Fifth Place — Lorenzo Leeuwe
Sixth Place — Emir Omeragic
Seventh Place — Dmitrij Anisimov
Eighth Place — Abdullah Al-Sairafi
Ninth Place — Justin Musiol
Tenth Place — Andy Scott
212 Bodybuilding
Winner — Angel Calderon Frias Second Place — Jose Maria Mete Bueriberi
Third Place — Muzi Maluleke
Fourth Place — Giuseppe Christian Zagarella
Fifth Place — Elivelton Morais
Sixth Place — Daniel Sticco
Seventh Place — Jordan Gomes
Eighth Place — Valentin Petrov
Ninth Place — Jury Kruber
Tenth Place — Ervin Kovacs
Classic Physique
Winner — Luca Reger Second Place — Ferran Minana Ibanez
Third Place — Danis Afari Rose
Fourth Place — Mauro Capela
Fifth Place — Reiner Stimmler
Sixth Place — Juan Camilo Gamboa Gonzalez
Seventh Place — Jose Luis Parreno Martorell
Eighth Place — Carl Asell
Ninth Place — Marc Castellano Polo
Tenth Place — David Hroncok
Men’s Physique
Winner — Sidy Pouye Second Place — Mauro Fialho
Third Place — Hidayat Maharramli
Fourth Place — Lorenzo Giachetti
Fifth Place — Jessy Pigury
Sixth Place — Riccardo Croci
Seventh Place — Philippe Degila
Eighth Place — Luca Pistolato
Ninth Place — Rui Liu
Tenth Place — Michael Kent
Wheelchair
Winner — Gabriele Andriulli Second Place — Antonio Matkovic
Third Place — Will Anthony
Women’s Bodybuilding
Winner — Martina Lopez Second Place — Anastasia Leonova
Third Place — Hagit Seindlis
Fourth Place — Branka Njegovec
Winner — Vanessa Happle Second Place — Nina Paulus
Third Place — Desiree Alferes
Fourth Place — Olga Novikova
Fifth Place — Anna Kochkar
Sixth Place — Laura Ortolan
Seventh Place — Micaela Salvati
Eighth Place — Irene Donet
Ninth Place — Anastasiia Hanzha
Tenth Place — Snezhana Vlahova
Bikini
Winner — Chantal Hill Second Place — Allison Testu
Third Place — Rania Stamatiadou
Fourth Place — Claire Mhurpy
Fifth Place — Alessia Facchin
Sixth Place — Viktorija Ceceleva
Seventh Place — Kateryna Spievakova
Eighth Place — Reda Slavinskaite
Ninth Place — Eva Roche
Tenth Place — Sarah Malta
Women’s Physique
Winner — Julia Cabarcos Second Place — Susan Mathison
Third Place — Silvia Cuartero Martinez
Fourth Place — Martyna Pietka
Fifth Place — Karla Enrique Urbina
Sixth Place — Gabriela Linhartova
Seventh Place — Magui Alejandra Parra Tamayo
Eighth Place — Yasmina Gouaich
Ninth Place — Sandra Knezevic
Tenth Place — Nikki Beattie
Wellness
Winner — Juliana Mota Second Place — Camila Costa
Third Place — Sara Gabriele Pereira
Fourth Place — Chery Figueroa Calix
Fifth Place — Simone Cavalcante
Sixth Place — Alicia Romero
Seventh Place — Carlotta Tonelli
Eighth Place — Laura Mroczek
Ninth Place — Chelsey Warnes
Tenth Place — Nataliia Korniiuk
2026 Empro Classic Official Scorecards
MEN’S BODYBUILDING – OPEN
NAME COUNTRY JUDGING FINALS TOTAL PLACE
5
William Bonac
Netherlands
3
3
6
1
10
Edward Kargbo
UAE
6
8
14
2
9
Sasan Heirati
UK
9
7
16
3
8
Daniel Goss
Italy
14
12
26
4
11
Lorenzo Leeuwe
Netherlands
16
16
32
5
14
Emir Omeragic
Germany
15
17
32
6
2
Dmitrij Anisimov
Switzerland
20
21
41
7
1
Abdullah Al-Sairafi
Kuwait
26
25
51
8
13
Justin Musiol
Germany
25
27
52
9
16
Andy Scott
UK
31
29
60
10
7
Roman Fritz
Germany
32
33
65
11
6
Kasozi Brian Drago
Netherlands
36
36
72
12
4
Andrea Bolzoni
Italy
40
40
80
13
12
Antoine Loth
Spain
41
41
82
14
18
Kemal Topaloglu
UK
46
46
92
15
3
Nicolas Bernhardt
Germany
47
47
94
16
MEN’S 212 BODYBUILDING – OPEN
NAME COUNTRY JUDGING FINALS TOTAL PLACE
21
Angel Calderon Frias
Spain
3
3
1
30
Jose Maria Mete Bueriberi
Spain
6
6
2
28
Muzi Maluleke
South Africa
9
9
3
37
Giuseppe Christian Zagarella
Italy
12
12
4
31
Elivelton Morais
Brazil
15
15
5
36
Daniel Sticco
Italy
18
18
6
25
Jordan Gomes
UK
21
21
7
32
Valentin Petrov
Bulgaria
24
24
8
27
Jury Kruber
Germany
28
28
9
26
Ervin Kovacs
Hungary
29
29
10
178
Yusif Nurullayev
Azerbaijan
33
33
11
34
Hilario Pinto
Portugal
36
36
12
22
Giovani Emeka
Ireland
39
39
13
35
Artur Polutranko
Germany
42
42
14
33
Raduti Petru
Romania
45
45
15
19
Alberto Alonso Martinez
Spain
48
48
16
20
Steve Benthin
Germany
48
48
16
23
Victor Alhan Galindo Casados
Mexico
48
48
16
29
Ivan Martinez Roque
Mexico
48
48
16
MEN’S CLASSIC PHYSIQUE – OPEN
NAME COUNTRY JUDGING FINALS TOTAL PLACE
55
Luca Reger
Germany
3
3
1
49
Ferran Minana Ibanez
Spain
6
6
2
38
Danis Afari Rose
Spain
9
9
3
42
Mauro Capela
Portugal
12
12
4
59
Reiner Stimmler
Germany
15
15
5
45
Juan Camilo Gamboa Gonzalez
Spain
18
18
6
53
Jose Luis Parreno Martorell
Spain
21
21
7
39
Carl Asell
Sweden
24
24
8
43
Marc Castellano Polo
Spain
25
25
9
46
David Hroncok
Czech Republic
30
30
10
50
Redir Nerway
Sweden
33
33
11
41
Rafel Beltran Arenillas
Spain
36
36
12
44
Daniel Forster
Austria
39
39
13
40
Ron Baechtlin
Switzerland
42
42
14
56
Esteban Smith
Spain
45
45
15
47
Ross Hume
UK
48
48
16
48
Jan Kascak
Czech Republic
48
48
16
51
William Niewiara
Poland
48
48
16
54
Michele Reale
Italy
48
48
16
57
Luis Sosa
Mexico
48
48
16
58
Artur Stawiak
Poland
48
48
16
MEN’S PHYSIQUE – OPEN
NAME COUNTRY JUDGING FINALS TOTAL PLACE
90
Sidy Pouye
Spain
3
3
1
68
Mauro Fialho
Spain
7
7
2
80
Hidayat Maharramli
Azerbaijan
8
8
3
69
Lorenzo Giachetti
Italy
12
12
4
88
Jessy Pigury
France
17
17
5
64
Riccardo Croci
Italy
18
18
6
65
Philippe Degila
France
19
19
7
89
Luca Pistolato
Italy
24
24
8
78
Rui Liu
France
27
27
9
75
Michael Kent
UK
30
30
10
84
Andrea Mosti
Italy
34
34
11
85
Gabriel Ogunmakin
UK
36
36
12
76
Pamuke Kisala
Germany
39
39
13
71
Tamas Godo
UK
42
42
14
70
Jose Antonio Gil Ortega
Spain
45
45
15
60
Andrea Amato
Italy
48
48
16
61
Christian Ani
Germany
48
48
16
62
Dario Beloli
Italy
48
48
16
63
Gerardo Cosimato
Italy
48
48
16
66
Happy Edodo Ogieva
Spain
48
48
16
67
Ali El Khtabi
France
48
48
16
72
Gonzalo Goy
Argentina
48
48
16
73
Simo Idrissi
Morocco
48
48
16
74
Mowafaq Ismael
Hungary
48
48
16
77
Douglas Lascano
Ecuador
48
48
16
79
Victor Madrid
Spain
48
48
16
81
Scott Martin
UK
48
48
16
82
Filipe Martins
Portugal
48
48
16
83
Fernando Mesa Perez
Spain
48
48
16
86
Sandi Opresnik
Slovenia
48
48
16
87
Maksimilian Petrov
Bulgaria
48
48
16
91
Giuseppe Riserbato
Italy
48
48
16
92
Luiz Ernesto Santamaria Henao
Colombia
48
48
16
93
Mohamed Abdelhaleem Shebl Abdelhaleem
Egypt
48
48
16
94
Viktor Taskov
Bulgaria
48
48
16
95
Oskar Tchorzewski
Poland
48
48
16
96
Dario Javier Teran Burgos
Spain
48
48
16
98
Tobias Wissmann
Germany
48
48
16
99
Rafal Zabawa
Poland
48
48
16
177
Dimitry Misurov
Spain
48
48
16
MEN’S WHEELCHAIR – OPEN
NAME COUNTRY JUDGING FINALS TOTAL PLACE
100
Gabriele Andriulli
Italy
3
3
1
102
Antonio Matkovic
Montenegro
6
6
2
101
Will Anthony
Spain
9
9
3
WOMEN’S BODYBUILDING – OPEN
NAME COUNTRY JUDGING FINALS TOTAL PLACE
104
Martina Lopez
Spain
3
3
1
103
Anastasia Leonova
Russia
6
6
2
106
Hagit Seindlis
Israel
9
9
3
105
Branka Njegovec
Croatia
12
12
4
WOMEN’S FIGURE – OPEN
NAME COUNTRY JUDGING FINALS TOTAL PLACE
114
Vanessa Happle
Germany
3
3
1
119
Nina Paulus
Germany
6
6
2
107
Desiree Alferes
USA
9
9
3
117
Olga Novikova
Estonia
12
12
4
116
Anna Kochkar
Romania
15
15
5
118
Laura Ortolan
Italy
18
18
6
121
Micaela Salvati
Italy
21
21
7
111
Irene Donet
Spain
26
26
8
113
Anastasiia Hanzha
Poland
27
27
9
122
Snezhana Vlahova
Bulgaria
28
28
10
115
Oksana Kaliuzhna
Ukraine
33
33
11
112
Fabiana Ferreira
Portugal
36
36
12
109
Caroline Francielly Caroline
Brazil
41
41
13
120
Marie Peterhans
France
42
42
14
108
Elisa Battistini
Italy
45
45
15
110
Antonia Divers
UK
48
48
16
WOMEN’S BIKINI – OPEN
NAME COUNTRY JUDGING FINALS TOTAL PLACE
130
Chantal Hill
Spain
3
3
1
141
Allison Testu
France
6
6
2
139
Rania Stamatiadou
Greece
10
10
3
175
Claire Mhurpy
UK
11
11
4
128
Alessia Facchin
Italy
15
15
5
124
Viktorija Ceceleva
Australia
18
18
6
138
Kateryna Spievakova
Ukraine
21
21
7
137
Reda Slavinskaite
Lithuania
24
24
8
135
Eva Roche
Ireland
27
27
9
132
Sarah Malta
Brazil
31
31
10
126
Noemi Cosentino
Italy
32
32
11
134
Alejandra Olivera
Spain
37
37
12
125
Diana Chumaieva
Moldova
38
38
13
140
Aneta Szoltysek
Poland
42
42
14
133
Alisa Nemtinova
Russia
45
45
15
129
Wiktoria Guzowska
Poland
47
47
16
123
Anna Andrzejewska
Poland
48
48
16
127
Antonietta Cozzolino
Italy
48
48
16
131
Jenna Itaranta
Finland
48
48
16
136
Ester Sala Hernandez
Spain
48
48
16
WOMEN’S PHYSIQUE – OPEN
NAME COUNTRY JUDGING FINALS TOTAL PLACE
143
Julia Cabarcos
Spain
3
3
1
149
Susan Mathison
USA
6
6
2
144
Silvia Cuartero Martinez
Spain
10
10
3
151
Martyna Pietka
Poland
11
11
4
145
Karla Enrique Urbina
Mexico
15
15
5
148
Gabriela Linhartova
Czech Republic
18
18
6
150
Magui Alejandra Parra Tamayo
Spain
21
21
7
146
Yasmina Gouaich
France
25
25
8
147
Sandra Knezevic
Switzerland
26
26
9
142
Nikki Beattie
UK
30
30
10
WOMEN’S WELLNESS – OPEN
NAME COUNTRY JUDGING FINALS TOTAL PLACE
165
Juliana Mota
Brazil
4
4
1
156
Camila Costa
Brazil
5
5
2
168
Sara Gabriele Pereira
Spain
9
9
3
160
Chery Figueroa Calix
Spain
12
12
4
155
Simone Cavalcante
Brazil
16
16
5
169
Alicia Romero
Spain
17
17
6
170
Carlotta Tonelli
Italy
21
21
7
166
Laura Mroczek
Austria
24
24
8
171
Chelsey Warnes
UK
27
27
9
162
Nataliia Korniiuk
Czech Republic
33
33
10
154
Ece Gizem Atakul
Turkey
36
36
11
158
Lenia Fernandes
Portugal
37
37
12
167
Rosario Orihuela Hammadi
Spain
39
39
13
164
Pernille Mindahl Rasmussen
Denmark
42
42
14
159
Paula Fernandez Lopez
Spain
43
43
15
161
Emma Gulding Jerrewing
Sweden
44
44
16
153
Jennifer Afonso Luis
Spain
48
48
16
157
Marianna Di Carlo
Italy
48
48
16
163
Aurore Mercier
Belgium
48
48
16
179
Franciane Rodrigues Silva
Spain
48
48
16
We look forward to seeing the winners take on all challengers at the upcoming 2026 Mr. Olympia contest. Do you think William Bonac has a shot at taking down Derek Lunsford? Let us know in the comment section!
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