The 2023 Korea AGP Men’s Physique Pro show will be held in Gyeonggi State, South Korea, on Saturday, June 17, 2023. Sixteen pro competitors will represent six different countries when they face the judges and fans in attendance.
The winner of this show will qualify for the 2023 Men’s Physique Olympia, slated for Nov. 2-5 in Orlando, FL. None of the athletes competing are yet qualified for the 2023 Olympia. The full roster is listed in alphabetical order below.
2023 Korea AGP Roster — Men’s Physique
- Gantulga Altankhuyag (Mongolia)
- Jambaljamts Bayarsaikhan (Mongolia)
- Jung Hyeon Jo (Korea)
- Eung Kyu Kim (South Korea)
- Joseph Lee (USA)
- Gun Seung Lee (South Korea)
- Ro Woon Lee (Korea)
- Yoon Sung Lee (Korea)
- Munkh-Od Munkhnar (Mongolia)
- Shogo Sato (Japan)
- Woo Young Seo (Korea)
- Hyung Jae Woo (South Korea)
- Renyi Xie (China)
- Like Ye (China)
- Xujing Yu (China)
- Jiang Kun Zhi (China)
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Athletes to Watch
The roster in South Korea is stacked, but the three athletes below have strong potential to score well in first callouts.
Joseph Lee
Joseph Lee has competed twice already in the 2023 season. He ranked in the top three of both contests — the 2023 Wasatch Warrior Pro and second at the 2023 Los Angeles Grand Prix.
Lee is one of the favorites to score his first win of the season at this show. If he wins, he qualifies for the 2023 Olympia for the second time in his career and for the first time since 2021, when he placed 10th overall.
Jung Hyeon Jo
Jung Hyeon Jo hasn’t competed yet in 2023 but did compete twice in 2022. He ranked fifth at the 2022 Monsterzym Pro and seventh in the 2022 Korea Men’s Physique Pro. His highest career placing thus far in his three seasons as a pro was a third-place result at the 2021 Monsterzym Pro.
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Renyi Xie
This Chinese competitor has only competed once as a pro. He ranked second at the 2022 Japan Pro to winner Jinbo Li. However, Renyi showed potential and committed the rest of that year to make improvements. This will be his first show of the 2023 season to display those physique updates.
Other Notes
This is one of two Men’s Physique shows scheduled for the weekend of June 16-17, 2023. The other is the 2023 Sheru Classic Pro India contest, which takes place on Friday, June 16, in Pragati Maiden, Delhi, India.
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