Over 70 IFBB Pro League athletes from around the world will take the stage at the 2023 Dubai Pro on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, in Dubai, UAE. Contests for the 212, Classic Physique, and Men’s Physique divisions will be held, and each respective winner will qualify for the 2023 Olympia Weekend in Orlando, FL, on Nov. 2-5, 2023. If the winner is already qualified, then no qualification will be awarded.
2023 Dubai Pro
The rosters for all three competitions are listed below:
212 Bodybuilding
- Mazin Salim AlRahbi (Oman)
- Radoslav Angelov (Bulgaria)
- Masoom Butt (United Kingdom)
- Mohamed Embaby (Egypt)
- Muhammet Kurutas (Turkey)
- Hiroya Matsouka (Japan)
- Julian Lee Ramdhari (South Africa)
- Ismail Ahmed Mohamed Radwan (UAE)
- Zhen Hua Song (China)
- Siwei Yang (China)
Classic Physique
- Hassan Mahdi Alabdrabalreda (Saudi Arabia)
- Ibrahim Aldawsari (Saudi Arabia)
- Ahmed Hameed Aleidani (UAE)
- Wael Ali (Egypt)
- Jabar Alkuwari (Qatar)
- Abdulaziz Al-Murshedi (Kuwait)
- Jose Maria Mete Bueriberi (Spain)
- Dylan Dawson (South Africa)
- Khaled El Nahawy (Saudi Arabia)
- Valeri Enchev (Bulgaria)
- Patrik Herczik (Czech Republic)
- Shicheng Jin (China)
- Chen Kang (China)
- Abou Konate (United Kingdom)
- Ahmed Hameed Majeed (UAE)
- Miguel Malimo (Mozambique)
- Subiel Nisar (India)
- Valentin Petrov (Bulgaria)
- Artem Puchkov (Russia)
- Piyush Raj (India)
- Denis Romanov (Russia)
- Terrence Ruffin (USA)
- Fabio Junio Ramos Vale (Brazil)
- Aravind Ravikumar (India)
- Wesley Vissers (Netherlands)
Men’s Physique
- Ramadan Abdalla (Egypt)
- Aslan Abdullayev (Kazakhstan)
- Kamal Aitirhmour (Morocco)
- Murat Akkose (Turkey)
- Qaisar Alasi (Bahrain)
- Mishal Alhassan (Saudi Arabia)
- Soud Alkhamees (Kuwait)
- Mahmood Al-Maghrabi (Bahrain)
- Mohammad Almutawah (Kuwait)
- Sanad Yousef Alsanad (Kuwait)
- Adeyemi Awoyemi (United Kingdom)
- Omar Boresli (Kuwait)
- Jeffrey Darko (United Kingdom)
- Philippe Degila (France)
- Harvey A. Devanadera (Philippines)
- Mahmoud Elsabagh (Egypt)
- Karim Esmat (Kuwait)
- Youseff Hassan (Egypt)
- Hachemi Hemza (Algeria)
- Xiao Long Hong (China)
- Mahmoud Ibrahim (Egypt)
- Ali Jafar (Kuwait)
- Tyrone Jagger (South Africa)
- Mimoh Yuvraj Kamble (India)
- Hossein Karimi (USA)
- Imran Khan (India)
- Ozcan Kirant (Turkey)
- Cetin Koroglu (Turkey)
- Ilya Kvashnin (Russia)
- Hashem Mohammed (Saudi Arabia)
- Osam Al Mujalli (Saudi Arabia)
- Ash Mullen (New Zealand)
- Carlos Asiedu Ocran (China)
- Azad Mohammed Rasheed Omar (Iraq)
- Abisai Pietersz (The Netherlands)
- Sidy Pouye (Spain)
- Kahlia Ramzi (Algeria)
- Mohammad Javad Sadeghi (Iran)
- Shogo Sato (Japan)
- Alessio Sbizzera (Italy)
- Ahmed Shokry Soliman (Egypt)
- Furkan Tunc (Turkey)
- Dawid Wachelka (Poland)
- Emile Walker (England)
- Jiang Kun Zhi (China)
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Classic Physique Athletes to Watch
Below are three household names in the bodybuilding world who are likely to contend for the podium in Dubai:
Terrence Ruffin
The most anticipated contest for this show is the Classic Physique division. Two-time Arnold Classic Physique champion Terrence Ruffin is among the athletes on the roster making his 2023 season debut.
Ruffin’s last appearance onstage was at the 2022 Classic Physique Olympia, where he finished in sixth place. He has yet to qualify for the Olympia, making this show a must-win for him. If he shows the definition he is known for and matches it with his incredible posing, he can certainly take the win.
Wesley Vissers
The 2023 Europa Pro Classic Physique winner was Wesley Vissers. Even though he’s qualified for the Olympia, he can potentially block Ruffin from the 2023 Olympia by defeating Ruffin in this show.
Vissers is the larger of the two and is no slouch in the posing department, either. Regardless of how Vissers places, he will remain qualified for the 2023 Olympia.
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Denis Romanov
This will be Denis Romanov’s fourth show of the 2023 season. He has finished in the top five of all three previous shows, with his highest finish being third at the 2023 AGP South Korea Classic Physique Pro. Romanov qualified for the 2022 Olympia but didn’t compete. So, if he wins and qualifies this year, his Olympia would be in Orlando.
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