It’s getting down to the wire now. The 2024 Mr. Olympia pre-judging round was held on Friday night, Oct. 11, 2024, at Resorts World in Las Vegas, NV. The Men’s Open division is the main event of the historic 60th weekend of the “O.”
15 Men’s Open competitors were greeted on stage, including three past champions: Derek Lunsford (2023), Hadi Choopan (2022), and Brandon Curry (2019). After they took their time onstage, it was time for callouts and comparisons.
2024 Mr. Olympia Pre-Judging
Athletes below are assigned their corresponding competition number used during callout comparisons:
- Hadi Choopan
- Theo Leguerrier
- Rafael Brandao
- Hunter Labrada
- John Jewett
- Jon Delarosa
- Brandon Curry
- Martin Fitzwater
- Akim Williams
- Samson Dauda
- Mohamed Foda
- Chinedu Obiekea (Andrew Jacked)
- William Bonac
- Bruno Santos
- Derek Lunsford
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First Callout
- Rafael Brandao
- Martin Fitzwater
- Derek Lunsford
- Samson Dauda
- Hadi Choopan
- Hunter Labrada
- Chinedu Obiekea (Andrew Jacked)
Second Callout
- John Jewett
- Jon Delarosa
- Brandon Curry
- William Bonac
Third Callout
- Theo Leguerrier
- Akim Williams
- Mohamed Foda
- Bruno Santos
Fourth Callout
- Rafael Brandao
- Martin Fitzwater
- Hunter Labrada
- Chinedu Obiekea (Andrew Jacked)
- William Bonac
Fifth Callout
- Derek Lunsford
- Samson Dauda
- Hadi Choopan
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The Play-by-Play
As a whole, event commentators remarked on how strong the field looked as pre-judging kicked off.
Lunsford, Choopan, and Dauda were in the center of the first callout, replicating the top three from 2023. Lunsford started in the middle, but Dauda shifted in for another round of poses.
Those three had the final callout to themselves. Lunsford started in the middle, then Dauda, and then Choopan held the center spot between his two rivals to close the evening.
- Fans were left to wonder if Lunsford did enough to defend the crown. The event commentators remarked that his posing and posture improved as pre-judging progressed.
Commentators remarked on the strong showing from freshman Martin Fitzwater, who made first callouts on his Olympia debut. Jacked played his enormous stature to his advantage, while Labrada held strong with exceptional conditioning.
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Onto the Final
This is a two-day show; the finals will occur on Saturday night, Oct. 12, 2024, in Resorts World. Fans at home can order the pay-per-view livestream to keep up with all the action live on the Olympia Productions website.
BarBend will share updates throughout the weekend as all 11 pro divisions announce their respective world champions.
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