The second WFP Challenger Qualifier has closed, and it looks like Jamie Simmonds and Nick Mathew are the unofficial winners, pending the final video review. If the results hold, these two will join the pros in Arizona in less than two months.  

Tour Stop II takes place from August 29 to 31 in Mesa, AZ. There, athletes will compete for both prize money and a spot in the finals in Copenhagen, Denmark, in December.

The finals will determine who earns a Pro Card, a guaranteed salary, and a place in next season’s tour.

• Nine men and 11 women will qualify to compete in the Pro Division alongside the 20 signed athletes.

At each tour event, the 30 Pro Division athletes can earn up to 500 points, with a minimum of 270. All 30 competitors will get prize money.

The following 20 qualifiers will compete in the Challenger Division, which has a separate leaderboard and will also earn points (up to 250 for first place) toward their season-long total.

• The top 20 point earners at season’s end will receive a Pro Card for 2026, guaranteeing a salary and a spot at all live events in 2026.

Unofficial Challenger Qualifier 2 Standings

Men	Women
Nick Mathew – USA	Jamie Simmonds – New Zealand
Tudor Magda – USA	Anikha Greer – Canada
Aniol Ekai – Spain	Oda Lundekvam – Norway
Colin Bosshard – Switzerland	Andrea Solberg – Norway
Miko Lilleorg – Estonia	Jennifer Muir – Scotland
Jack Farlow – Canada	Sydney Michalyshen – Canada
Nate Ackerman – USA	Ella Wilkinson – United Kingdom
Ty Jenkins – USA	Kyra Milligan – USA
Julius Kieser – Germany	Hannah Black – USA
—	Elena Carratalá – Spain
—	Vår Thurmann-Moe – Norway

See the full leaderboard here.

In the inaugural season, all signed Pro athletes are guaranteed entry to the three events in 2025. 

After the completion of Tour Stop II, the 10 highest point-earners of the Pro Qualifiers/Challengers get an invitation to the finals in Copenhagen. 

Remind me: Jamie Simmonds also qualified for Tour Stop I in Indianapolis, but did not participate in the competition. If she chooses not to travel to Mesa, Lydia Fish would be the next in line for the Pro division. 

• Colten Mertens and Fee Saghafi received an automatic bid to Mesa by finishing the highest of the Pro Challengers in Tour Stop I. 

Current Season Standings

Rank	Men	Division	Point Total
1	Austin Hatfield	Pro Card	500
2	James Sprague	Pro Card	485
3	Jayson Hopper	Pro Card	470
4	Jeffrey Adler	Pro Card	460
5	Dallin Pepper	Pro Card	450
6	Justin Medeiros	Pro Card	440
7	Jay Crouch	Pro Card	430
8	Roman Khrennikov	Pro Card	420
9	Colten Mertens	Pro Challenger	410
10	Noah Ohlsen	Pro Card	400
11	Ricky Garard	Pro Card	392
12	Gui Malheiros	Pro Card	384
13	Jelle Hoste	Pro Card	376
14	Chandler Smith	Pro Card	368
15	Samuel Kwant	Pro Card	360
16	Chris Ibarra	Pro Challenger	352
17	Victor Hoffer	Pro Card	344
18	Nick Mathew	Pro Challenger	336
19	Luka Djukić	Pro Card	328
20	Jonne Koski	Pro Card	320
21	Aniol Ekai	Pro Challenger	315
22	Nate Ackerman	Pro Challenger	310
23	Pat Vellner	Pro Card	305
24	Colin Bosshard	Pro Challenger	300
25	Tola Morakinyo	Pro Challenger	295
26	BKG	Pro Card	290
27	Travis Mayer	Pro Card	285
28	Tanner Balazs	Pro Challenger	280
29	Fabian Beneito	Pro Challenger	275
30	Dani Camacho	Pro Challenger	270

Rank	Woman	Division	Point Total
1	Alex Gazan	Pro Card	500
2	Danielle Brandon	Pro Card	485
3	Aimee Cringle	Pro Card	470
4	Lucy Campbell	Pro Card	460
5	Arielle Loewen	Pro Card	450
6	Emma Lawson	Pro Card	440
7	Alexis Raptis	Pro Card	430
8	Olivia Kerstetter	Pro Card	420
9	Laura Horvath	Pro Card	410
10	Maddie Sturt	Pro Card	400
11	Fee Saghafi	Pro Challenger	392
12	Emma Tall	Pro Card	384
13	Oda Lundekvam	Pro Challenger	376
14	Anikha Greer	Pro Challenger	368
15	Lexi Neely	Pro Challenger	360
16	Brooke Wells	Pro Card	352
17	Sydney Wells	Pro Card	344
18	Vår Thurmann-Moe	Pro Challenger	336
19	Manon Angonese	Pro Card	328
20	Sydney Michalyshen	Pro Challenger	320
21	Linda Keesman	Pro Challenger	315
22	Andrea Solberg	Pro Challenger	310
23	Dani Speegle	Pro Card	305
24	Lydia Fish	Pro Challenger	300
25	Trista Smith	Pro Challenger	295
26	Ella Wilkinson	Pro Challenger	290
27	Emily Rolfe	Pro Card	285
28	Paige Semenza	Pro Card	280
29	Emily Rethwill	Pro Challenger	275
30	Bethany Flores	Pro Card	270

Note: Haley Adams and Emma McQuaid did not compete at Tour Stop I, so they earned zero points. Some athletes might finish Tour Stop II with more points than a Pro but still not make the finals. 

This table represents only 25% of the total season points, as the finals are worth double the points. 

The Big Picture

Qualifying for the Pro division at both Tour Stops virtually guarantees a Finals spot. 

• Colten Mertens, for example, scored 410 points at Tour Stop 1. Even with a last-place finish in Mesa (unlikely), he’d end with 680 points. Fewer than 10 men could mathematically surpass that total. So, barring a no-show, Mertens has a ticket to the Finals locked up.

The other men who have qualified in the Pro division for both Tour Stops are Nick Mathew, Aniol Ekai, Nate Ackerman, and Colin Bosshard.

• Tudor Magda, the winner of the Challenger division in Indianapolis, will be competing alongside the Pros in Mesa. Second- and fourth-place finishers, Ty Jenkins and Jack Farlow, have also earned their spots to compete with the Pros. 

On the women’s side, Fee Saghafi is in the same boat as Mertens – officially guaranteed to make the finals. The five other women who have unofficially qualified for both Tour Stops are Anhika Greer, Oda Lundekvam, Andrea Solberg, Sydney Michalyshen, and Ella Wilkinson. The race for the next nine spots will be one to watch. 

• Watch out for the athletes in the Challenger division who competed against the pros in Indianapolis, as they still have a chance to earn enough points to secure one of the 10 spots in the finals. 

Lexi Neely, Linda Keesman, Lydia Fish, Trista Smith, and Emily Rethwill are all included in this group. Lydia Fish is currently 12th in the qualifiers and would be the next in line to move up to the Pro division if anyone is bumped out due to penalties or a backfill. 

We will report any changes to the leaderboard once it is finalized. 

The bottom line: The stakes are rising as the World Fitness Project season heads into its final Tour Stop. 

Points, prize purse, and a place in Copenhagen will all be on the line in Mesa. 

There is still time to get your tickets, sign up to volunteer, or register to compete. 

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