The 2023 British Championships Pro Men’s Physique show was held on Saturday, Oct. 14, in Manchester, UK, and it featured 11 IFBB Pro League athletes from six countries. The winner of the contest was Riccardo Croci.
As a result, Croci is now one of the first athletes to qualify for the 2024 Men’s Physique Olympia contest, the date and location of which has yet to be announced. Emile Walker finished as the runner-up, and Tyler Smith took bronze. The final standings for all 11 athletes are below.
2023 British Championships Pro Results
- Riccardo Croci (Italy)
- Emile Walker (England)
- Tyler Smith (United Kingdom)
- Isaac Francis (United Kingdom)
- Jaime Maso Lopez (Spain)
- Jerome Thevenin (France)
- Shannon Davis (United Kingdom)
- Sanad Yousef AlSanad (Kuwait)
- Saud Alkhamees (Kuwait)
- Toby Owen (United Kingdom)
- Rafal Zabawa (Poland)
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Winner — Riccardo Croci
This was Croci’s third win of the calendar year. He also won the 2023 Tropicarium Budapest Pro and the 2023 Mile High Pro. He will compete in the 2023 Olympia Weekend in Orlando, FL, on Nov. 2-5, but can take time off after that to focus on the 2024 contest. Should he compete in another show before the 2024 Olympia and not win, his Olympia qualification will remain secure.
Second Place — Emile Walker
Walker hoped to wrap up a 2024 qualification early, but the scorecards didn’t fall in his favor despite being the highest-ranking British athlete in this contest. The 2023 Sheru Classic France Pro winner is still set to compete at the 2023 Olympia. If Walker podiums at the Olympia, he’ll earn an invite for the 2024 contest.
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Third Place — Tyler Smith
This was Tyler Smith’s fourth contest of 2023 and his highest pro-finish thus far. He received all third-place votes on the judges’ scorecards — only one round was scored in this competition. Smith has yet to score a pro win or Olympia invite in his career but showed promise in this show in a first callout with two 2023 Olympia-qualified competitors. A 2024 pro victory is not out of the question.
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