The 2025 World of Monsterzym Korea Pro Men’s Physique show is scheduled for Saturday, June 21, in Seoul, South Korea. Twelve IFBB Professional League competitors will represent seven nations as they compete for a 2025 Men’s Physique Olympia qualification, to advance to the 2025 Olympia in Las Vegas, NV, on Oct. 9-12.
2025 World of Monsterzym Korea Pro Roster
- Ganaa Altankhuyag (Mongolia)
- Joohyeob Han (South Korea)
- Xie Hang (China)
- Jeongu Heo (China)
- Farouq Ishimoto (Japan)
- Ilya Kvashnin (Russia)
- Tom Mcnamara (Australia)
- Woo Young Seo (South Korea)
- Jian Song (China)
- Hieu Vu Minh (Vietnam)
- Roy Xie (China)
- Tae Won Yong (South Korea)
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Athletes to Watch
Some experts feel it is a challenge to predict a winner from this lineup, but these three are likely to make the final callout from the judges.
Ganaa Altankhuyag
Ganaa Altankhuyag is coming off a silver medal placing at the 2025 China DMS Pro Ningjin contest in Ningjin, China, on June 14-15. He has Olympia experience, having tied for 16th at the 2024 Men’s Physique Olympia. His most recent win was at the 2024 China DMS Pro Ningjin show.
Farouq Ishimoto
Farouq Ishimoto was most recently onstage at the 2025 Thailand Pro, where he clinched fifth place. He was a 2024 Olympia competitor but failed to reach the top 15. His best finish since the 2024 Olympia was silver at the 2024 Taiwan Pro Finale.
Hieu Vu Minh
Hieu Vu Minh of Vietnam enters as a dark horse in his 2025 season debut. He won bronze in his most recent contest, the 2024 Musclecontest Philippines Pro. He begins his second pro season hunting his first pro win and Olympia qualification.
Other Notes
Four other Men’s Physique Olympia qualifiers occur on the same weekend. The winners of the 2025 Dubai Pro in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the World Classic Pro in Chattanooga, TN, the Huanji China Pro in Beijing, China, and the Body Be 1 Classic in Montgomery, AL, will also qualify for the 2025 Olympia.
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