2023 District of Taiwan Pro Bodybuilding Show Preview

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12 months ago

The 2023 District of Taiwan Pro takes place on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023. Three divisions will be featured: Classic Physique, Men’s Physique, and Bikini. The winner of each of those contests will earn qualification to compete in the 2024 Olympia in Las Vegas, NV, on Oct. 10-13, 2024, if they haven’t already qualified.

2023 District of Taiwan Pro Rosters

The rosters for all three events are below.

Classic Physique

Adejoh Franklin Audu (Canada)
Jihoon Bang (South Korea)
Benjamin Broughton (Singapore)
Yu-Bin Chen (District of Taiwan)
Yan Feng Guo (China)
Terrence Teo Kok Hua (Malaysia)
Weh Hsin Huang (District of Taiwan)
Yong Sik Kim (South Korea)
Li-Hsuan Liu (District of Taiwan)
Yasushi Murakami (Japan)
JaeHun Park (South Korea)
Seonghun Park (South Korea)
Florian Poirson (France)
Jaepil Song (South Korea)
Isaac Tse (Hong Kong SAR)
Huang Yan Wen (District of Taiwan)
Chi Hung Wu (District of Taiwan)
Changyoung You (Japan)

Men’s Physique

Nishant Bansal (India)
Seungho Chae (South Korea)
Chien-Hsin Chen (District of Taiwan)
Ka King Cheung (Hong Kong SAR)
Bong Seok Choi (South Korea)
Farouq Ishimoto (Japan)
Young Gyu Kim (South Korea)
Jun Ho Lee (South Korea)
Manoj Patil (India)
Suppachai Phonklad (Thailand)
Joshua Eng Cherng Shin (Malaysia)
Lovepreet Singh (India)
Jumpei Taguchi (Japan)
Tae Won Yong (South Korea)
Chin Jui Yu (District of Taiwan)

Bikini

Rena Ajima (Japan)
Uyanga Bataa (Mongolia)
Corinne Elizabeth Bean (USA)
Uchral Byambatseren (Mongolia)
Alessia Facchin (Italy)
Aisha Kaipova (Kazakhstan)
Ye Jin Kim (South Korea)
Samantha Kwan (Hong Kong SAR)
Wing Shan Amanda Lam (Hong Kong SAR)
Cecilia Liang (District of Taiwan)
Pei Fen Lin (District of Taiwan)
La Hee Ock (South Korea)
Sarina Pani (India)
Kerry Sexton (United Kingdom)
Elizaveta Shmukler (Japan)
Regina Tan (Singapore)
Wendy Tsai (District of Taiwan)
Petra Voldanova (United Kingdom)
Josephine Yeong (Malaysia)
Cheuk Nam Yuen (China)

Classic Physique Athletes to Watch

Below are the Classic Physique athletes likely to reach first callout:

Jihoon Bang

Jihoon Bang was victorious at the 2023 World of Monsterzym 8 Korea Pro show, which qualified him for the 2024 Classic Physique Olympia. If he wins this contest, no qualification will be awarded. Only show winners who hadn’t previously won a contest can qualify for the Olympia up until Sept. 15, 2024.

Terrence Teo Kok Hua

Terrence Teo Kok Hua competed twice this year. He was outside the top 15 at the 2023 Masters Olympia but placed fourth in the 2023 AGP South Korea Classic Physique Pro. If he can build upon the version of his physique fans saw in South Korea, he can rank well in this show.

JaeHun Park

JaeHun Park was the champion of the 2023 Texas Pro, which qualified him for the 2023 Olympia. However, he didn’t compete in Orlando, FL, and needs to requalify to compete in the 2024 Olympia.

Bikini Division Athletes to Watch

Below are the Bikini athletes likely to reach first callout:

Alessia Facchin

Alessia Facchin won the 2023 Orchid Pro and is coming off a third-place finish at the 2023 Sheru Classic India Pro. Facchin was one of the over 50 athletes in the 2023 Bikini Olympia, but she finished outside the top 15. If Facchin wins this show, she could take an extended offseason to prepare for the 2024 Olympia in Las Vegas.

Ye Jin Kim

South Korea’s Ye Jin Kim will enter her fourth show of the calendar year. Her best result was a second-place finish at the 2023 Kim Junho Classic Pro.

Regina Tan

Regina Tan has competed twice in November 2023. She ranked fifth at the 2023 Romania Muscle Fest Pro and 12th in the 2023 Japan Pro. Expect her to rebound and place much higher in this contest.