2016 Rising Phoenix World Championships

The 2016 Rising Phoenix World Championships was an IFBB Wings of Strength female professional bodybuilding competition and held in conjunction with the IFBB Arizona Pro. It was held on September 10, 2016 at the Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona.[1][2]

2016 Rising Phoenix World Championships
PromotionIFBB
Wings of Strength
DateSeptember 10, 2016
VenueTalking Stick Resort
CityUnited States Scottsdale, Arizona
Event chronology
2015 2016 Rising Phoenix World Championships 2017

Call outs

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Prejudging

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  • 1st - Margaret Martin, Sheila Bleck, Alina Popa, Helle Trevino
  • 2nd - Helle Trevino, Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia, Kim Buck, Lisa Cross, Irene Andersen
  • 3rd - Lisa Cross, Irene Andersen, Nancy Clark, Maria Bello, Angela Rayburn
  • 4th - Jacqueline Fuchs, Lora Ottenad, Amanda Aivaliotis, Laura Carolan
  • 5th - Isabelle Turell, Lora Ottenad, Amanda Aivaliotis, Laura Carolan, Alana Shipp
  • 6th - Margaret Martin, Sheila Bleck, Alina Popa, Helle Trevino[3]

Prize money

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  • 1st - $50,000 + $65,000 Jeep[3]

Results

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Overall results

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Comparison to previous Rising Phoenix World Championships results:

  • Same - Margaret Martin
  • -2 - Helle Trevino
  • -1 - Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia
  • +2 - Lisa Cross
  • +6 - Irene Andersen
  • -2 - Maria Bello
  • -6 - Isabelle Turtle
  • -11 - Alana Shipp

Scorecard

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No[4] Name Country Judging Finals Total Place
1 Amanda Aivaliotis   Ontario, Canada 75 75 150 16
2 Irene Andersen   Sweden 49 49 98 8
3 Maria Rita Bello   Argentina 50 50 100 10
4 Sheila Bleck   Florida, USA 11 11 22 2
5 Kim Buck   Georgia, USA 28 28 56 6
6 Larua Carolan   Manitoba, Canada 74 74 148 16
7 Nanacy Clark   British Columbia, Canada 49 49 98 9
8 Lisa Cross   United Kingdom 39 39 78 7
9 Jacqueline Fuchs   Switzerland 60 60 120 12
10 Margie Martin   Georgia, USA 5 5 10 1
11 Silvia Matta   Italy 73 73 146 14
12 Yaxeni Oriquen   Miami, Florida 27 27 54 5
13 Lora Ottenad   Nevada, USA 73 73 146 15
14 Alina Popa   Romania 14 14 28 3
15 Angela Rayburn   Mississippi, USA 54 54 108 11
16 Alana Shipp   Virginia, USA 78 78 156 16
17 Helle Trevino   Denmark 20 20 40 4
18 Isabelle Turell   Indiana, USA 61 61 122 13

Best poser winner

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  • Winner - Sheila Bleck

Comparison to previous Rising Phoenix World Championships results:

  • +1 - Sheila Bleck
  • -1 - Margaret Martin

2016 Rising Phoenix World Championships Qualified

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Name[5] Country How Qualified
Margie Martin   2015 Rising Phoenix World Championships - 1st
Helle Trevino   2015 Rising Phoenix World Championships - 2nd
Debi Laszewski   2015 Rising Phoenix World Championships - 3rd
Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia   2015 Rising Phoenix World Championships - 4th
Alana Shipp   2015 Rising Phoenix World Championships - 5th
Kim Buck   2016 Puerto Rico Pro - 1st
Alina Popa   Special invite
Laura Carolan   2016 Toronto Pro Supershow - 1st
Isabelle Turrell   2016 Omaha Pro - 1st
Jacqueline Fuchs   2016 Chicago Pro - 1st
Sheila Bleck   2016 PBW Tampa Pro - 1st
Angela Rayburn   2016 Omaha Pro - 3rd

2016 Chicago Pro - 2nd

Nancy Clark   2016 Toronto Pro Supershow - 2nd

2016 Lenda Murray Pro AM - 3rd

Lora Ottenad   2016 Lenda Murray Pro AM - 2nd
Lisa Cross   2016 PBW Tampa Pro - 2nd
Amanda Aivaliotis   2016 Omaha Pro - 4th
Bonnie Switzer-Pappas   2016 Chicago Pro - 3rd
Catherine LeFrançois   2016 Toronto Pro Supershow - 3rd
Rita Bello   2016 PBW Tampa Pro - 3rd
Irene Anderson   Special invite
Silvia Matta   Special invite
Iris Kyle   Special invite

Points standings

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Ranking1[6] Name Country Points
1 Angela Rayburn   7
2 Nancy Clark   7
3 Lora Ottenad   4
3 Lisa Cross   4
4 Amanda Aivaliotis   3
4 Bonnie Switzer-Pappas   3
4 Catherine LeFrançois   3
4 Rita Bello   3
5 Irene Andersen   2
5 Silvia Matta   2
5 Robin Hillis   2
5 Judy Gaillard   2
5 Kimberly McGuire   2
5 Selma Labat   2
6 Jana Bendova   1
6 Rene Campbell   1
6 Tischa Thomas   1

1 In the event of a tie, the competitor with the best top five contest placings will be awarded the qualification. If both competitors have the same contest placings, than both will qualify for the Rising Phoenix World Championships.

Attended

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  • 2nd Rising Phoenix World Championships attended - Margaret Martin, Helle Trevino, Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia, Lisa Cross, Irene Andersen, Maria Bello, Isabelle Turell, and Alana Shipp
  • 1st Rising Phoenix World Championships attended - Sheila Bleck, Alina Popa, Kim Buck, Nancy Clark, Angela Rayburn, Jacqueline Fuchs, Lora Ottenad, Amanda Aivaliotis, Laura Carolan, and Silvia Matta
  • Previous year Olympia attendees who did not attend - Debi Laszewski, Aleesha Young, Christine Envall, Shawna Strong, Virginia Sanchez, Monique Jones, and Gillian Kovack

Notable events

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  • This was Margaret Martin's 2nd Ms Rising Phoenix overall award win.
  • This was Sheila Bleck's 1st Ms Rising Phoenix best poser award win.
  • On September 25, 2015, in an interview with Dave Palumbo, Kyle announced she will be coming out of retirement to compete at the 2016 Wings of Strength Rising Phoenix World Championships.[7] Although Iris Kyle stated she wanted to compete at the 2016 Wings of Strength Rising Phoenix World Championships, the IFBB told her that she needed to either win the 2015 Puerto Rico Pro, 2015 Toronto Pro Supershow, the 2015 Omaha Pro, the 2016 Chicago Pro, the 2016 Lenda Murray Pro AM, and the 2016 PBW Tampa Pro, or be one of the top 7 IFBB female bodybuilders to accumulative points implementing the IFBB Tier 4 point system. Iris was angered at the IFBB, stating that she was entitled to compete for the fact she is the most successful bodybuilder, male or female, ever. Iris said that she was offered to do some work with them that she doesn't "agree with", but declined the offer. While the IFBB did later allow her a special invite to the 2016 Wings of Strength Rising Phoenix World Championships, she declined to compete, instead focusing on training her boyfriend, Hidetada Yamagishi, for the 2017 Arnold Classic Men's Physique and focusing on their business venture.[8]
  • Debi Laszewski, Bonnie Switzer-Pappas, and Catherine LeFrançois qualified but did not attend the 2016 Rising Phoenix World Championships.
  • The 2016 Rising Phoenix World Championships was featured in was featured in season 1, episode 2 of Vice Sports' documentary SWOLE in the episode called The Last of the Iron Sisters.

See also

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References

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