67 couples have entered the 2016 GrandSlam Latin Hong Kong. That is nearly 20 less than in 2015. It's above all the couples from Asia that seem to be missing in this year's line-up. Attendance from the rest of the world is practically identical.
There could well be an explanation for that too: some of the Asian couples that are not here may have danced in Hong Kong very recently, when the Asian Single Dance Championships Youth and other competitions were held at the Queen Elizabeth II Stadium on 14 and 15 May.
In any case, looking through the names that are on the list you will concur: the top-ranked couples are all here. Only three out of the top 20 in the World Latin Ranking stay away!
1 |
Gustavs Ernests |
Arajs |
Katharina |
Wuerrer |
Austria |
2 |
Hunor |
Sebesi |
Jaroslava |
Huber |
Austria |
3 |
Erik |
Steiner |
Olessya |
Antochshuk |
Austria |
4 |
Mingxuan |
Li |
Wanting |
Zhou |
China |
5 |
Daniil |
Ulanov |
Kateryna |
Isakovych |
Cyprus |
6 |
Umberto |
Gaudino |
Louise |
Heise |
Denmark |
7 |
Malthe Brinch |
Rohde |
Sandra |
Sorensen |
Denmark |
8 |
Errol |
Williamson |
Ami |
Williamson |
Denmark |
9 |
Dumitru |
Cernei |
Oona |
Oinas |
Finland |
10 |
Charles-Guillaume |
Schmitt |
Elena |
Salikhova |
France |
11 |
Marius-Andrei |
Balan |
Khrystyna |
Moshenska |
Germany |
12 |
Marek |
Bures |
Anastasiia |
Iermolenko Khadjeh-Nouri |
Germany |
13 |
Zsolt Sandor |
Cseke |
Malika |
Dzumaev |
Germany |
14 |
Timur |
Imametdinov |
Nina |
Bezzubova |
Germany |
15 |
Maxim |
Stepanov |
Ksenya |
Rybina |
Germany |
16 |
Fabian |
Taeschner |
Darja |
Titowa |
Germany |
17 |
Evgeny |
Vinokurov |
Christina |
Luft |
Germany |
18 |
Hei Lung |
Chan |
Tsz Yan |
Choi |
Hong Kong |
19 |
Hing Wai |
Chan |
Lai Ki |
Tin |
Hong Kong |
20 |
Cheuk Him |
Cheung |
Hei Man |
Ho |
Hong Kong |
21 |
Ting Fung |
Choi |
Yinn |
Chau |
Hong Kong |
22 |
Ming Cheong |
Ho |
Kit Ying |
Lam |
Hong Kong |
23 |
Ching Fai |
Kwong |
Ho Yan |
Cheung |
Hong Kong |
24 |
Ho Man |
Lam |
Yi Yu |
Tsoi |
Hong Kong |
25 |
King Fung |
Lam |
Cheuk Ying |
Ho |
Hong Kong |
26 |
Kai Sum Sam |
Liu |
Wan Hin |
Liu |
Hong Kong |
27 |
Kwan Ho |
Ma |
Tsz Ching |
Huen |
Hong Kong |
28 |
Ho Yuen |
Ng |
Wing Mei |
Kong |
Hong Kong |
29 |
Sum Chun |
Ng |
Wai Yi |
Lam |
Hong Kong |
30 |
Man Ho Gordon |
Wan |
Lok Yiu Yobilia |
Tang |
Hong Kong |
31 |
Lap Yin |
Wong |
Tsz Ying |
Leung |
Hong Kong |
32 |
Andrea |
Silvestri |
Martina |
Varadi |
Hungary |
33 |
Jenya |
Suvorov |
Jenya |
Libman |
Israel |
34 |
Giacomo |
Lazzarini |
Roberta |
Benedetti |
Italy |
35 |
Chi Tong |
Lam |
Wun |
Pun |
Macau |
36 |
Ka Pan |
Tam |
Weng Lam |
Vong |
Macau |
37 |
Bogdan |
Boie |
Natalia |
Luchiv |
Moldova |
38 |
Gabriele |
Goffredo |
Anna |
Matus |
Moldova |
39 |
Petter Andreas |
Engan |
Kine Marie |
Mardal |
Norway |
40 |
Gerald |
Jamili |
Cherry Clarice |
Parcon |
Philippines |
41 |
Jakub |
Lipowski |
Nikolina |
Melin |
Poland |
42 |
Paweł |
Tekiela |
Alexandra |
Konstantinova |
Poland |
43 |
Anton |
Aldaev |
Natalia |
Polukhina |
Russian Federation |
44 |
Alexey |
Birman |
Uliana |
Pustovalova |
Russian Federation |
45 |
Alexey |
Dolgushin |
Ksenia |
Piatakhina |
Russian Federation |
46 |
Maxim |
Elfimov |
Evgenia |
Churikova |
Russian Federation |
47 |
Andrey |
Gusev |
Vera |
Bondareva |
Russian Federation |
48 |
Kirill |
Kartavtsev |
Evgeniya |
Golikova |
Russian Federation |
50 |
Ilya |
Kirshak |
Natalia |
Tikhonova |
Russian Federation |
51 |
Grigory |
Naumov |
Galina |
Fominykh |
Russian Federation |
52 |
Nikita |
Pavlov |
Ekaterina |
Sharanova |
Russian Federation |
53 |
Yury |
Simachev |
Anastasia |
Klokotova |
Russian Federation |
54 |
Armen |
Tsaturyan |
Svetlana |
Gudyno |
Russian Federation |
55 |
Nikita |
Urchev |
Anna |
Merkurieva |
Russian Federation |
56 |
Timur |
Yusupov |
Sofia |
Kharina |
Russian Federation |
57 |
Justino |
Hoi |
Wan Ching |
Pang |
Singapore |
58 |
Kostiantyn |
Samarskyi |
Isabelle |
Tay |
Singapore |
59 |
Remus |
Tan |
Riane |
Low |
Singapore |
60 |
Jongchan |
Kim |
Jiha |
Yun |
South Korea |
61 |
Min |
Kim |
Hwari |
Jeong |
South Korea |
62 |
GyuWon |
Lee |
GaYeong |
Kim |
South Korea |
63 |
Ilgwon |
Lee |
Miri |
Kwak |
South Korea |
64 |
Jae Yoon |
Lee |
Yoo Rim |
Jung |
South Korea |
65 |
Gi Yong |
Nam |
Nara |
Shin |
South Korea |
66 |
Edgar |
Marcos Borjas |
Alina |
Nowak |
Spain |
67 |
Tomas |
Tanka |
Dominika |
Feketova |
Slovakia |