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.

Call outs

Prejudging

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

    Confirmation round

  11. Helle Trevino, Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia, Sheila Bleck, and Wendy McCready
  12. Lisa Cross, Virginia Sanchez, Rita Bello, Kim Buck, and Aleesha Young
  13. Maria Mikola, Nicki Chartrand, Janeen Lankowski, Silvia Matta, Elena Hreapca, and Irene Andersen
  14. Bonnie Switzer-Pappas, Theresa Ivancik, Victoria Dominguez, Tischa Thomas, Kimberly McGuire, Angela Rayburn, Pauline Nelson, Cristina Franzoso

    Prize money

Overall award prize money

  • 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'''

Best poser award prize money

  • 1st - $6,000
  • 2nd - $3,000
  • 3rd - $2,000
'''Total: $11,000'''

Most muscular award prize money

  • 1st - $7,000
'''Total: $7,000'''

Best intro video award prize money

  • 1st - $5,000
  • 2nd - $3,000
  • 3rd - $2,000
'''Total: $10,000'''

Results

Overall results

  • 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
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

  • Tie broken by final round

    Best poser results

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

    Most muscular winner

  • Winner - Aleesha Young
Comparison to previous Rising Phoenix World Championships results:
  • +1 - Aleesha Young
  • -1 - Sheila Bleck

    Best intro results

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

    Attended

  • 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

  • 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

Points standings

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