The 2024 Phoenix Pro Men’s Physique took place on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, in Scottsdale, AZ. It featured 12 IFBB Pro League competitors vying for the win and the 2024 Men’s Physique Olympia qualification. The winner of this contest would be eligible to compete in the 2024 Olympia on Oct. 10-13, 2024, in Las Vegas, NV.
Hossein Karimi stood atop the podium to qualify for the 2024 Olympia. Charles Carter placed second, and Rodrigue Chesnier rounded out the top three.
2024 Phoenix Pro Results
The final standings for all 13 competitors are below:
- Hossein Karimi (Iran)
- Charles Carter (United States)
- Rodrigue Chesnier (United States)
- Austin Witty (United States)
- Ommie Ali (United Arab Emirates)
- Burak King (United States)
- Jake Alvarez (United States)
- Jo Cho (United States)
- Charjo Grant (United States)
- King Stevenson (United States)
- Amilcar Sotillo (Venezuela)
- TJ Terry (United States)
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Winner — Hossein Karimi
This was Karimi’s sixth pro show of the 2024 season and his first win. He previously finished as high as third thrice in 2024. 2024 will mark his sophomore Olympia appearance. He tied for 16th in 2022.
Second Place — Charles Carter
Carter was better at this show than he was at his pro debut in the 2024 Republic of Texas Pro, where he finished fourth. He has until Sept. 15, 2024, to win a pro show to join Karimi on the Olympia stage.
Third Place — Rodrigue Chesnier
This was Chesnier’s 2024 season debut. He won this show in 2023. He must enter another pro show and win to compete on the Olympia stage for the fifth straight season.
Other Notes
This was one of two Men’s Physique shows on this particular weekend. The other was at the 2024 Tampa Pro in Tampa, FL, and the winner was Mehdi Kabbadj, who is also now qualified for the Olympia.
The next Men’s Physique contests are the 2024 Texas Pro in Irving, TX, the Pacific USA XXX Pro in San Diego, CA, and the China DMS Pro Ningjin show in Ningjin, China, on Aug. 10-11, 2024. They are 2024 Olympia qualifiers.
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