The 2023 Moe’s Muscle New Zealand Pro took place on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, in Auckland, New Zealand. Fifteen athletes representing eight nations competed in Classic Physique and Men’s Physique contests. 2024 Olympia qualifications were awarded to each contest’s champion. Both title-winners were Indonesian athletes: Fanni Faudi (Classic Physique) and Isai Kesek (Men’s Physique).
2023 Moe’s Muscle New Zealand Pro Results
The final standings for both contests are below, courtesy of the IFBB Pro League website:
Classic Physique
- Fanni Faudi (Indonesia)
- Terrence Teo Kok Hua (Malaysia)
- Benjamin Pisuttisarewong (New Zealand)
- Yaweng Huang (Taiwan)
- Daniel Hibbs (New Zealand)
- Connor Hausman (New Zealand)
Men’s Physique
- Isai Kesek (Indonesia)
- Ali Nasr (USA)
- Cyprian Pereira (New Zealand)
- Tak Lam Charly Chau (HKSAR)
- Ash Mullen (New Zealand)
- Je Endrina (New Zealand)
- Ma Jian (China)
- Maz Parviz (Australia)
- Aaron Thuraisingham (New Zealand)
New Zealand competitor Grant Pieterse was on both rosters to compete in this show but did not take the stage. No reason was given for his absences from the lineup. Je Endrina was originally on the Classic Physique roster but competed in Men’s Physique.
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Classic Physique Winner — Fanni Faudi
Fanni Faudi was a late entry but led to his first IFBB Pro League victory and a Classic Physique Olympia qualification. Pre-judging was the only round scored in the show. Faudi received perfect scores from the judges. The head judge of this show was Fawad Ahadi.
Terrence Teo Kok Hua was the early favorite but was relegated to second place. Rounding out the top three was Benjamin Pisuttisarewong, who was the highest finisher of the host country.
Men’s Physique Winner — Isai Kesek
Kesek won the title and left with his 2024 Men’s Physique Olympia qualification in hand. This was his IFBB Pro League debut — one year after he secured his pro card at the 2023 NPC Worldwide Thailand Bangkok Pro Qualifier show.
Endina’s switch to Men’s Physique resulted in a sixth-place finish. Ali Nasr of the United States finished with silver. Indonesia’s Fanni Fu’Adi was slated to be in this competition, but he withdrew before the contest began.
Featured image: @isai_kesek on Instagram
