2017 Rising Phoenix World Championships

The 2017 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 9, 2017 at the Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona.[1]

2017 Rising Phoenix World Championships
PromotionIFBB
Wings of Strength
Tim Gardner Productions
Digital Muscle
DateSeptember 9, 2017
CityUnited States Talking Stick Resort, Scottsdale, Arizona
Event chronology
2016 2017 Rising Phoenix World Championships 2018

Call outs

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Prejudging

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  1. Cristina Franzoso, Victoria Dominguez, Lisa Cross, Kim Buck, Nicki Chartrand, Sheila Bleck, Rita Bello, and Irene Andersen
  2. Pauline Nelson, Maria Mikola, Kimberly McGuire, Wendy McCready, Silvia Matta, Janeen Lankowski, Elena Hreapca, Theresa Ivancik
  3. Aleesha Young, Helle Trevino, Tischa Thomas, Bonnie Switzer-Pappas, Virginia Sanchez, Angela Rayburn, and Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia
  4. Helle Trevino (later switches place with Wendy McCready), Wendy McCready (later switches place with Helle Trevino), Sheila Bleck, and Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia
  5. Virginia Sanchez (later switches place with Irene Andersen), Irene Andersen (later switches place with Virginia Sanchez), Wendy McCready, Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia, Aleesha Young (later switches place with Kim Buck, later switched back with Kim Buck), Kim Buck (later switches place with Aleesha Young, later switched back with Aleesha Young)
  6. Lisa Cross (later switches place with Irene Andersen, later switched with Aleesha Young), Irene Andersen (later switches place with Lisa Cross), Aleesha Young (later switches place with Silvia Matta, later switched back with Silvia Matta, and later switched with Lisa Cross), Rita Bello, Janeen Lankowski, and Silvia Matta (later switches place with Aleesha Young, later switched back with Aleesha Young)
  7. Pauline Nelson, Kimberly McGuire (later switches place with Maria Mikola), Angela Rayburn (later switches place with Elena Hreapca, later switches place with Theresa Ivancik), Maria Mikola (later switches place with Kimberly McGuire), Elena Hreapca (later switches place with Angela Rayburn), and Theresa Ivancik (later switches place with Angela Rayburn)
  8. Silvia Matta (later switches place with Bonnie Switzer-Pappas), Tischa Thomas, Bonnie Switzer-Pappas (later switches place with Silvia Matta), Victoria Dominguez, and Cristina Franzoso
  9. Helle Trevino and Sheila Bleck
  10. Wendy McCready (later switches place with Virginia Sanchez), Virginia Sanchez (later switches place with Wendy McCready), Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia, and Kim Buck

Confirmation round

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  1. Helle Trevino (later switches place with Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia), Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia (later switches place with Helle Trevino), Sheila Bleck, and Wendy McCready
  2. Lisa Cross (later switched place with Lisa Cross), Virginia Sanchez (later switches place with Rita Bello), Rita Bello (later switches place with Virginia Sanchez), Kim Buck (later switches place with Aleesha Young), and Aleesha Young (later switches place with Kim Buck, later switched place with Lisa Cross)
  3. Maria Mikola, Nicki Chartrand (later switches place with Irene Andersen), Janeen Lankowski, Silvia Matta (later switches place with Irene Andersen), Elena Hreapca, and Irene Andersen (later switches place with Silvia Matta, later switches place with Nicki Chartrand)
  4. Bonnie Switzer-Pappas, Theresa Ivancik (later switches place with Kimberly McGuire), Victoria Dominguez, Tischa Thomas, Kimberly McGuire (later switches place with Theresa Ivancik), Angela Rayburn, Pauline Nelson, Cristina Franzoso

Prize money

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Overall award prize money

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  • 1st - $50,000 + $65,000 customized Jeep
  • 2nd - $25,000
  • 3rd - $12,500
  • 4th - $7,500
  • 5th - $5,000

Total: $100,000 + $65,000 customized Jeep[2]

Best poser award prize money

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  • 1st - $6,000
  • 2nd - $3,000
  • 3rd - $2,000

Total: $11,000[2]

Most muscular award prize money

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  • 1st - $7,000

Total: $7,000[2]

Best intro video award prize money

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  • 1st - $5,000
  • 2nd - $3,000
  • 3rd - $2,000

Total: $10,000[2]

Results

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Overall results

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  • 1st - Helle Trevino
  • 2nd - Sheila Bleck
  • 3rd - Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia
  • 4th - Wendy McCready
  • 5th - Virginia Sanchez
  • 6th - Aleesha Young
  • 7th - Kim Buck
  • 8th - Rita Bello
  • 9th - Lisa Cross
  • 10th - Janeen Lankowski
  • 11th - Silvia Matta
  • 12th - Nicki Chartrand
  • 13th - Irene Andersen
  • 14th - Maria Mikola
  • 15th - Kimberly McGuire
  • 16th - Victoria Dominguez
  • 16th - Cristina Franzoso
  • 16th - Elena Hreapca
  • 16th - Theresa Ivancik
  • 16th - Pauline Nelson
  • 16th - Angela Rayburn
  • 16th - Bonnie Switzer-Pappas
  • 16th - Tischa Thomas[3][2]

Comparison to previous Rising Phoenix World Championships results:

  • +2 - Helle Trevino
  • Same - Sheila Bleck
  • +2 - Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia
  • +7 - Virginia Sanchez
  • Same - Aleesha Young
  • -1 - Kim Buck
  • +2 - Rita Bello
  • -2 - Lisa Cross
  • +3- Silvia Matta
  • -5 - Irene Andersen
  • -5 - Angela Rayburn

Scorecard

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No[3] Name Country Judging Finals Total Place
1 Irene Andersen   Sweden 34 41 75 13
2 Rita Bello   Argentina 25 22 47 8
3 Sheila Bleck   Tampa, Florida 4 5 * 9 * 2
4 Nicki Chartrand   Alberta, Canada 39 34 73 12
5 Kim Buck   Jonesboro, Georgia 17 25 42 * 7
6 Lisa Cross   United Kingdom 26 22 48 9
7 Victoria Dominguez   Lewisville, Texas 48 48 96 16
8 Cristina Franzoso   Italy 48 48 96 16
9 Elena Oana Hreapca   Romania 48 48 96 16
10 Theresa Ivancik   Butler, Pennsylvania 48 48 96 16
11 Janeen Lankowski   Tampa, Florida 32 31 63 10
12 Silvia Matta   Italy 35 36 71 11
13 Wendy McCready   United Kingdom 13 12 25 4
14 Kimberly McGuire   Indianapolis, Indiana 43 45 88 15
15 Maria Mikola   Ontario, Canada 41 42 83 14
16 Pauline Nelson   North Plainfield, New Jersey 48 48 96 16
17 Yaxeni Oriquen   Miami, Florida 9 9 18 3
18 Angela Rayburn   Columbia, Mississippi 48 48 96 16
19 Virginia Sanchez   Spain 16 16 32 5
20 Bonnie Switzer-Pappas   Bourne, Massachusetts 48 48 96 16
21 Tischa Thomas   New York City, New York 48 48 96 16
22 Helle Trevino   Venice, California 5 4 9 * 1
23 Aleesha Young   Lehi, Utah 25 17 42 * 6

* Tie broken by final round

Best poser results

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  • 1st - Sheila Bleck
  • 2nd - Virginia Sanchez
  • 3rd - Pauline Nelson[2]

Most muscular winner

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  • Winner - Aleesha Young[2]

Comparison to previous Rising Phoenix World Championships results:

  • +1 - Aleesha Young
  • -1 - Sheila Bleck

Best intro results

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  • 1st - Silvia Matta
  • 2nd - Nicki Chartrand
  • 3rd - Teresa Ivancik[2]

Attended

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  • 3rd Rising Phoenix World Championships attended - Helle Trevino, Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia, Lisa Cross, Irene Andersen, Rita Bello, and Aleesha Young
  • 2nd Rising Phoenix World Championships attended - Sheila Bleck, Kim Buck, Angela Rayburn, Virginia Sanchez, and Silvia Matta
  • 1st Rising Phoenix World Championships attended - Wendy McCready, Janeen Lankowski, Maria Mikola, Kimberly McGuire, Victoria Dominguez, Cristina Franzoso, Elena Hreapca, Theresa Ivancik, Pauline Nelson, Bonnie Switzer-Pappas, and Tischa Thomas
  • Previous year Olympia attendees who did not attend - Margaret Martin, Isabelle Turell, Alana Shipp, Alina Popa, Nancy Clark, Jacqueline Fuchs, Lora Ottenad, Amanda Aivaliotis, and Laura Carolan

Notable events

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  • This was Helle Trevino's 1st Ms Rising Phoenix overall award win. Both Helle Trevino and Sheila Bleck tied, with the tie being broken by final round.
  • This was Sheila Bleck's 2nd Ms Rising Phoenix best poser award win.
  • This was Aleesha Young's 1st Ms Rising Phoenix most muscular award win.
  • This was Silvia Matta's 1st Ms Rising Phoenix best intro award win.
  • The 2017 Rising Phoenix World Championships was held on Irene Andersen's birthday.
  • Margie Martin, Alina Popa, and Brittney O'Veal all qualified, but did not attend. This is the first time a Ms Rising Phoenix title holder would not be defending her title.

2017 Rising Phoenix World Championships Qualified

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Name[4] Country How Qualified
Margie Martin   2016 Rising Phoenix World Championships - 1st
Sheila Bleck   2016 Rising Phoenix World Championships - 2nd
Alina Popa   2016 Rising Phoenix World Championships - 3rd
Helle Trevino   2016 Rising Phoenix World Championships - 4th
Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia   2016 Rising Phoenix World Championships - 5th
Kim Buck   2017 Toronto Pro Supershow - 1st
Silvia Matta   2017 Puerto Rico Pro - 1st
Maria Mikola   2017 Omaha Pro - 1st
Brittney O'Veal   2017 Chicago Pro - 1st
Oana Hreapca   2017 Ms. International Classic - 1st (heavyweight and overall)
Nicki Chartrand   2017 Lenda Murray Pro - 1st
Wendy McCready   2017 Toronto Pro Supershow - 3rd
2017 Chicago Pro - 3rd
Lisa Cross   2017 Tampa Pro - 2nd
Rita Bello   2017 Puerto Rico Pro - 2nd
Bonnie Switzer-Pappas   2017 Omaha Pro - 2nd
Victoria Dominquez   2017 Chicago Pro - 2nd
Theresa Ivancik   2017 Lenda Murray Pro - 2nd
Irene Anderson   2017 Puerto Rico Pro - 3rd
2017 Omaha Pro - 5th
Pauline Nelson   2017 Tampa Pro - 3rd
Kimberly McGuire   2017 Omaha Pro - 3rd
Tischa Thomas   2017 Lenda Murray Pro - 3rd
Virginia Sanchez   2017 Tampa Pro - 4th
Angela Rayburn   2017 Omaha Pro - 4th
2017 Tampa Pro - 5th
Aleesha Young   Special invite
Jacqueline Fuchs   Special invite
Janeen Lankowski   Special invite
Cristina Franzoso   Special invite

Points standings

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Ranking1[4] Name Country Points
1 Wendy McCready   6
2 Lisa Cross   5
3 Rita Bello   4
3 Bonnie Switzer-Pappas   4
3 Victoria Dominquez   4
3 Theresa Ivancik   4
3 Irene Anderson   4
3 Pauline Nelson   4
4 Kimberly McGuire   3
4 Tischa Thomas   3
4 Virginia Sanchez   3
4 Angela Rayburn   3
5 Selma Labat   2
5 Robin Hillis   2
5 Jana Bendova   2
6 Cristina Franzoso   2
6 Tananarive Huie   1
6 Patty Corbett   1
6 LaDawn McDay   1
6 Jacqueline Fuchs   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.

Pictures

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 2017 CONTEST DATES
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Protocols. 2017 IFBB WOS ARIZONA PRO. results
  3. ^ a b Scorecard
  4. ^ a b "2016/2017 Qualifiers". Archived from the original on 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
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