Emanual Hunter has scored his second pro Men’s Physique win of the 2023 season. On Saturday, April 8, 2023, Hunter won the Memphis Pro Men’s Physique title in Memphis, TN. Hunter was one of 18 competitors in this contest. Finishing in second was Corey Morris, and Benquil Marigny rounded out the top three.
2023 Memphis Pro Men’s Physique Show Results
The head judge for this contest was Joe Pishkula. Check out the top 10 below:
- Emanual Hunter
- Corey Morris
- Benquil Marigny
- Khali Quartey
- Sharif Reid
- Kenny Privet
- Kevin Brown
- Steven Klaiber
- Michael Ferguson
- John Murphy
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Winner — Emanual Hunter
This is Hunter’s second straight contest victory this season. He won the Tri-City Classic in Columbus, GA, on April 1, 2023. This is his third pro win overall. The judges scored him definitively in first place in this single-round contest.
Hunter was already qualified for the 2023 Olympia on the weekend of Nov. 2-5 in Orlando, FL, thanks to his win in Georgia. So, the Olympia qualification for this show wasn’t awarded as it doesn’t roll down to the next highest finisher.
Second Place — Corey Morris
Morris came to Tennessee from Atlanta, GA. He was a favorite in this show, coming off an eighth-place finish in the 2022 Men’s Physique Olympia, won by Erin Banks.
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This was Morris’ first contest of the season. To return to the Olympia, he’ll have to compete again because only contest winners move on to the big contest in Orlando in 2023.
Third Place — Benquil Marigny
Marigny is no stranger to winning on the pro stage, having won three contests in 2022. He was in the 2022 Olympia, but he placed outside the top 15. This was his first 2023 competitive appearance — he received straight third-place votes from the judges.
Other Notes
There were Masters Over 35 and Over 45 contests at this event. Sharif Reid won both and finished fifth in the Open show as well.
This was one of two pro Men’s Physique contests held on this day. The other was the 1 Bro Pro show in England. The next Men’s Physique show on the 2023 schedule is the Wasatch Warrior contest in Salt Lake City, UT, on the weekend of Apr. 15.
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