The IFBB season is in full swing and for the second weekend in a row hardbody men and women will take to the stage. The setting is Melbourne, Australia and the competition is similar to what we saw at the 2013 Arnold. Erin Stern is the defending champion but will face Candice Keene who recently won the Figure International. Can Candice Lewis or Mallory Haldeman move into the winner’s circle down under? Four Australian Pros and three New Zealand Pros will join the Americans in the Figure competition.
The Bikini division isn’t a large field but a familiar one. Nicole Nagrani, India Paulino and Nathalia Melo will face each other once again. The trio took the top three spots in Columbus and will likely be your top three once again in Australia. Where they finish is anyone’s guess but don’t be against one of them falling out of the top three unless the flight caused someone to hold a ton of water. This is the first year the bikini division is part of the Australia Pro.
The men will also compete where Dexter Jackson will look to keep his winning streak alive. Runner-up at the Arnold Classic, Ben Pakulski will look to topple the veteran and Toney Freeman will look to move up from his third place finish in Columbus.
2013 Australia Pro Women’s Figure
1. Summer Bernard
2. Amanda Doherty
3. Darlene Escano Williams
4. Mallory Haldeman
5. Laura Keddi
6. Candice Keene
7. Candice Lewis
8. Nuria Novoa
9. Erin Stern
10. Kristy Thomson
11. Yoko Washington
2013 Australia Pro Women Bikini
1. Rhiannon Harris
2. Nathalia Melo
3. Polianna Moss
4. Nicole Nagrani
5. India Paulino
6. Jessica Pendergrast
7. Amy Wright
2013 Australia Pro Men’s Bodybuilding
1. Toney Freeman
2. Dexter Jackson
3. Johnnie Jackson
4. Michael Kefalianos
5. Jeff Long
6. An Nguyen
7. Ed Nunn
8. Ben Pakulski
9. Ivan Sadek
10. Luke Timms
The Australia Pro is promoted by Tony Doherty and part of the FitX Sport and Fitness Expo. For more information visit dohertysgym.com.
