PDI Qualifier for NOC

[GerryT]

This show was held last night and was very interestingly presented.

Show consisted of:
Round 1 - quarter turns done individually and as a class in comparison
Round 2- mandatories done individually and as a class in comparison
Round 3 - individual 90 second free routine (house music used)
Round 4 - redo mandatories and posedown class by class

There were 4 classes (A through D) which were equivalent to middle through super heavy. Only 14 competitors total, but some really good athletes.

Not sure of all the names, but class winners A-D respectively were George Mariano (?), Edward Duque, Jason Palafox and Jim Vest.

Jason has been a long time NPC competitor who IMO never got the recognition he has worked for the last few years. He was in top shape and had the best posing routine of the night. There was no overall winner, but if there were, it would have been Jason for sure.

Actually the top 2 in each class were professionalized for tonight's NOC and other pro PDI events.Not sure of all the names. There were intermittent PA problems. There is another PDI qualifier in November in Florida.

I'll try to get a post of NOC prejudge up if I can. Otherwise, ASAP.

[Tim Wescott]

Thanks Ger................pics of the amatuer PDI Pro qualifier contest taken by George Legeros can be found here:

www.femuscle.org/galleries/Copy%20of%20NOC06/Friday/qualifier/page_01.htm

[beckie]

Interesting pics! Did anyone notice the 'GH' guts on some of these guys? I will be interested to hear what Mark has to say on the overall conditioning of the 'qualifiers'...

[mrbeefy]

Wow! Lot of familiar faces! I agree with Beckie...there are a few tell tale signs of enhanecment. Hmmmmmm.
But, time will tell. Everything new tends to "evolve" and go through some growth.
Here's to growth!