Adults D Standard
The first final in the Mendelssohnsaal on Friday of the danceComp featured the couples in the Adults D Standard category. Of the fourteen competitors in the preliminary round, six couples danced their way through the semi-finals to reach the final. There, all the couples shone with clean and well-executed dancing, just as one likes to see in the D class. Only in the Slow Fox were clear differences in performance evident, as this dance has only been part of the competition programme since the start of the year. The overall standard of the field was also reflected in the scores. The individual scores were very mixed across all six finalists, even though the placings were clearly defined in the end. With three third places and one second place, Nick Hein / Christina Lange secured third place. One third place, two second places and one first place helped Tobias Krieger / Lara Claire Harmes-Liedtke to the silver medal. With one second place and three first places, Julian Niemann / Lena Rösner claimed the tournament victory.
Final Result:
- Julian Niemann / Lena Rösner, TSC Residenz Ludwigsburg
- Tobias Krieger / Lara Claire Harmes-Liedtke, TC Der Frankfurter Kreis
- Nick Hein / Christina Lange, TSC Blau-Weiß d. TV 1875 Paderborn
- Manuel Gäfgen / Lucy Höltgen, casino blau-gelb essen
- Alexander van Husen / Charlotte Starker, Die Residenz Münster
- Vincent Fitte / Charlotte Julia Susanne Bergemann, Tanzsportclub Balance Berlin
Adults A Latin
Twenty-nine competitors faced the watchful eyes of the judging panel in the first round. Erik Tuigunov and Anastasia Ukhova left no doubt as to their ambitions to win from the very first beat. Dancing with presence and confidence, the pair progressed through the preliminary round and two intermediate rounds to reach the final. There, they received their well-deserved reward: first place in all five dances and, with it, the gold medal presented by TNW sports director Saskia von Schröders. Second and third places were equally clear-cut: Lennart Dittmann and Michelle Uciteli secured second place in all five dances and in the final standings, ahead of Moritz Jäger and Charlotte Großmann, who finished third.
Final Result:
- Erik Tuigunov / Anastasia Ukhova, TSC Aurora Dortmund
- Lennart Dittmann / Michelle Uciteli, TC Rot-Weiß Leipzig
- Moritz Jäger / Charlotte Großmann, TSC Blau-Weiß Stralsund
- Oleksii Tsvihunov / Laticia Dargel, Grün-Gold-Club Bremen
- Erik Galajda / Mariia Ashizheva, TSC Excelsior Dresden
- Sven Sams / Sophia Axthammer, TSC Rot-Gold-Casino Nürnberg
Adults B Standard
Close, closer – Adults B Standard. That, or something similar, could sum up the final result of the Adults B Standard. The couples all put in outstanding performances, and the scores reflected just how tightly contested the field was. In the end, only one point separated second to fourth place in the ranking. The three ladies amongst the medallists were inseparable in the end: all three accepted their honours with tears of joy. With three third places, one second and one fifth, Dominik Veverka / Christin Schröder danced their way to third place with a ranking of 16. One first-place finish and four fifth-place finishes each gave Linus Rhiemeier / Enija Beatrise Paulina a total score of 15, securing them second place in the final standings. Three first-place finishes and two second-place finishes were enough for Jannes Viohl / Anabelle Azoulai to take the tournament victory back to the capital.
Final Result:
- Jannes Viohl / Anabelle Azoulai, Blau-Silber Berlin Tanzsportclub
- Linus Rhiemeier / Enija Beatrise Paulina, TSA d. TV Jahn Delmenhorst von 1909
- Dominik Veverka / Christin Schröder, TSA d. TV Jahn Delmenhorst von 1909
- Cassian Werth / Emilia Ucur, Blau-Silber Berlin Tanzsportclub
- Lukas Blum / Janina Christiansen, TTC Oldenburg
- Rieke Danckwerts / Mia Teebken, Tanz Turnier Club Oldenburg
- Quang Thong Thai / Ann-Christin Wienrich, Turniertanz im Ostseetanz Greifswald
Author: Nathalie Dres