The 2024 Mr. Big Evolution Pro show is scheduled for Sunday, July 7, 2024, at the Casino Estoril in Estoril, Portugal. This IFBB Pro League event features nine of the 11 pro divisions. Men’s Wheelchair and Fitness are excluded from the event.
The winners of these contests will earn a qualification to compete at the 2024 Olympia Weekend in Las Vegas, NV, on the weekend of Oct. 10-13, 2024, if they had not already qualified earlier in the season.
With over 160 pros registered to compete across all nine divisions, this is one of the largest European shows on the pro circuit. Over 30 different countries are represented.
2024 Mr. Big Evolution Pro Rosters
The full lineups for all nine divisions are below, as shown on the IFBB Pro League:
Men’s Open
- Khaled Alkazem (Kuwait)
- Andrea Bolzoni (Italy)
- William Bonac (Netherlands)
- Carlao Carlao (Brazil)
- Nathan De Asha (United Kingdom)
- Gianluca Di Lorenzo (Italy)
- Anthony Jehl (France)
- Bela Kokeny (Hungary)
- Pawel Kowalski (Poland)
- Michal Krizanek (Slovakia)
- Reece Mcdonald (United Kingdom)
- Emir Omeragic (Germany)
- Krystian Wolski (Poland)
212 Bodybuilding
- Miguel Angel Caro Caro (Spain)
- Andrew Christou (Cyprus)
- Pasquale D’angelo (Italy)
- Roman Iushchenko (Ukraine)
- Peter Kovac (Slovakia)
- Nasser Mohammad (Kuwait)
- Elivelton Morais (Brazil)
- William Ochoa (El Salvador)
- Simon Penedelin (Germany)
- Marco Ruz (France)
- Douglas Silva (Brazil)
- Daniel Sticco (Italy)
Classic Physique
- Aborabiah Alrabiah (Saudi Arabia)
- Vahid Badpei (Iran)
- Bryan Tomo Bertschmann (Switzerland)
- Eduardo Duarte (Portugal)
- Eduardo Edoc (Brazil)
- Khaled El Nahawy (Egypt)
- Djallel Feidi (France)
- Valeri Frizler (Germany)
- Paulo Henrique (Portugal)
- Edgard John-Augustin (France)
- Jakub Kolinek (Czech Republic)
- Abou Konate (United Kingdom)
- Miguel Malimo (Mozambique)
- Stephane Matala (France)
- Jonathan Moreno (Spain)
- Michele Reale (Italy)
- Fatih Terzioglu (Turkey)
- Dominik Woywat (Germany)
Men’s Physique
- Miguel Abibe (Portugal)
- Abdullah Al Sabea (Kuwait)
- Mohammad Albanna (Kuwait)
- Mohammad Alhababi (Kuwait)
- Saud Alkhamees (Kuwait)
- Mahmood Al-Maghrabi (Bahrain)
- Andrea Amato (Italy)
- Bruno Da Cunha (Portugal)
- Jussie Dantas (Brazil)
- Philippe Degila (France)
- Felipe Franco (Brazil)
- Yoann Gomes (France)
- Guilherme Gualberto (Brazil)
- Enrique Gutierrez Caro (Spain)
- Husain Manowchehri (Bahrain)
- Helder Marinho (Portugal)
- Ruben Marques (Portugal)
- Jaime Maso Lopez (Spain)
- Lenny Massouf (France)
- Andrea Mosti (Italy)
- Paulo Nunes (Portugal)
- Maxime Parisi (France)
- Sidy Pouye (Spain)
- Matthias Roth(Germany)
- Omar Suleiman (United Kingdom)
- Jerome Thevenin (France)
- Dawid Wachelka (Poland)
Women’s Bodybuilding
- Jacqueline Fuchs (Switzerland)
- Viktoriia Knysh (United Arab Emirates)
- Anastasia Leonova (Russia)
- Vanesa Lloria Santana (Spain)
- Alida Opre (Hungary)
- Sherry Priami (United States)
- Hagit Seindlis (Israel)
- Elizaveta Starchenko (Russia)
Figure
- Anna Ana (Poland)
- Behnaz Azar (Iran)
- Anna Borin (Ukraine)
- Grazia Diliso (Italy)
- Jeanne Kassel (Germany)
- Heidi Tamara Keim (Germany)
- Anna Koka (Ukraine)
- Nika Krusic (Slovenia)
- Jenny Kurth (Germany)
- Natalia Lavgud (Russia)
- Gabriela Linhartova (Czech Republic)
- Kristen Mcgregor (Jamaica)
- Olena Mykhailiuk (Ukraine)
- Laura Ortolan (Italy)
- Carmen Penalver (Spain)
- Diana Petry (Germany)
- Lena Ramsteiner (Germany)
- Cristiana Rodrigues (Portugal)
- Leeni Sajalahti (Finland)
- Vanessa Salvador (Portugal)
- Victoria Tonnesen Persson (Sweden)
- Claretta Zanettin (Italy)
Bikini
- Ornella Angileri (Italy)
- Anastazja Biedka (Poland)
- Lorena Blanco (Spain)
- Alina Bogacheva (Kyrgyzstan)
- Kristina Brunauer (Austria)
- Alice Cocco (Italy)
- Marisa Coutinho (Portugal)
- Antonietta Cozzolino (Italy)
- Johanna Durr (Germany)
- Ivi Escandar (Spain)
- Alessia Facchin (Italy)
- Valeria Fedorenko (Ukraine)
- Irene Iravedra (Spain)
- Jiahui Liu (France)
- Sarah Neuheisel (Germany)
- Nora Neumann (Germany)
- Ines Neves (Portugal)
- Rosario Orihuela Hammadi(Spain)
- Violeta Palamarchuk (Ukraine)
- Liliana Sakhanova (Sweden)
- Jule Schwaebe (Austria)
- Anna Setlak (Italy)
- Chiara Smiljanic (Switzerland)
- Rukiye Solak (Turkey)
- Rania Stamatiadou (Greece)
- Francesca Stoico (Italy)
- Nina Suette (Germany)
- Allison Testu (France)
- Margherita Todeschini (Italy)
- Liliana Viana (Portugal)
- Laura Zakharias (Hungary)
Women’s Physique
- Marta Cordeiro (Brazil)
- Silvia Cuartero Martinez (Spain)
- Alessandra Patricia Da Silva (Italy)
- Lenka Ferencukova (Czech Republic)
- Olga Paolina Gloria Bonifaz (Mexico)
- Christina Kremser (Austria)
- Barbara Menage (France)
- Karla Nogueira (Brazil)
- Sanna Nupponen (Finland)
- Sahar Rahmani Dolatabadi (Iran)
- Paula Ranta (Finland)
- Bian Ruiying (United States)
- Sarah-Aude Salbot (Guadeloupe)
- Caroline Alves Dos Santos (Brazil)
- Vanessa Schnurpfeil (Germany)
Wellness
- Ana Maria Amante Gregorio (Spain)
- Tania Isabel Cunha Viegas (Portugal)
- Paula Dominguez (Spain)
- Lenia Fernandes (Portugal)
- Paula Fernandez Lopez (Spain)
- Katia Hermes (Brazil)
- Monika Kupis (Poland)
- Charline Mas (France)
- Yuridia Morales (Mexico)
- Catia Moreira (Portugal)
- Germier Morgane (France)
- Juliana Mota (Portugal)
- Lexy Oliver (Italy)
- Dannii Pickstock (United Kingdom)
- Vanessa Silva (Portugal)
- Catarina Sousa (Portugal)
- Mafalda Teixeira (Portugal)
- Carlotta Tonelli (Italy)
- Fang Zhou (China)
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Men’s Open Athletes to Watch
2021, 2022, and 2023 contest winner Andrea Presti is absent from this lineup, meaning a new champion is guaranteed. Here are the favorites to watch:
William Bonac
William “The Conqueror” Bonac is coming off a triumphant return to the stage at the 2024 Empro Classic Pro, where he placed first and qualified for the 2024 Mr. Olympia. Now qualified, Bonac could also prevent another athlete from qualifying by winning this title.
Only pro show winners qualify for the Olympia at this stage of the season, and no qualification is awarded if the winner has previously earned his or her spot. This will be Bonac’s first time competing in this contest.
Nathan De Asha
Nathan De Asha needs to win this show because he has yet to qualify for the Olympia. His 2024 season debut came at the 2024 Flex Weekend Pro, where he placed second to winner Behrooz Tabani. De Asha has 11 career wins, with his last coming at the 2023 Sheru Classic France show.
De Asha was qualified for the 2023 Olympia but reported being denied entry into the United States, which kept him from competing. He and Bonac last shared a stage at the 2018 Mr. Olympia. Bonac placed fourth, and De Asha placed eighth. The late Shawn Rhoden won that title.
Michal Krizanek
Due to an injury, Michal Krizanek reportedly withdrew from the rest of the 2024 Olympia season. However, he is listed on the roster for this show. If he does happen to compete, he is certain to be in a first callout against Bonac and De Asha.
In his only appearance of the season, Krizanek finished third at the 2024 Empro Classic Pro. He is also not yet qualified for the 2024 Olympia.
How to Watch
NPC Worldwide amateur contests are also scheduled for this show on Saturday, July 6, 2024. Fans who won’t be in attendance can still watch the show live via the promoter’s livestream.
The amateur and pro contests can be purchased from the event website (https://streaming-ifbbpro.com/producto/mr-big-evolution-pro-olympia-amateur-portugal-2024/) for 19 Euros ($21.48 USD).
Featured Image: @william_bonac on Instagram
