2022 Portugal Pro Preview: Can Andrea Presti Repeat As Champion?

Portugal Pro

The 2022 Portugal Pro is set to take place on Sunday.

The 2022 Portugal Pro is scheduled for Sunday at Casino Estoril in Estoril, Portugal. This is the biggest show of the weekend and one that will handout qualifications to the Olympia for 10 different divisions. In the Men’s Open division, Andrea Presti will return looking for his second consecutive title at the event.

Not only is Presti back but there is a total of three competitors who finished in the top five in Portugal returning. Below, checkout a preview of some of the top competitors in Men’s Open, along with full rosters from the entire event.

2022 Portugal Pro Men’s Open Roster

  • Morgan Aste
  • Tim Budesheim
  • Roberto Buonomo
  • Petar Klancir
  • Sergio Lima
  • Pablo Llopis Munoz
  • Andrea Muzi
  • Cem Nazim
  • Andrea Presti
  • Fabio Romagnolo
  • Sarham Sarhan
  • Vladyslav Sukhoruchko
  • Antonio Valero Tuinenburg

Andrea Presti

Andrea Presti will likely be the favorite heading into this show following a strong start to the 2022 season. He has finished as the runner up in two shows — the New York Pro and Orlando Pro. Presti is also the reigning champion in Portugal. A victory would mark Presti’s second consecutive appearance on the Olympia stage and he would look to build off his performance back in October.

Tim Budesheim

Tim Budesheim has not competed yet this year after four performances back in 2021. This includes a runner-up finish to Presti in Portugal last year. Budesheim also finished third during the Europa Pro Championships last season. He brings a massive physique to the stage. It will be interesting to see the improvements that were made to this point. If Budesheim brings a more conditioned physique, he could contend for the title.

Petar Klancir

Petar Klancir made his return to the stage during the California Pro back in May. He brought an impressive build to the stage and finished as a top-five competitor. Klancir will focus on symmetry as he returns to compete in Portugal. He is considered a dark-horse competitor heading into the weekend.

2022 Portugal Pro: All Division Rosters

Classic Physique

  • Omar Naser Alden
  • Keivan Alichi
  • Aldin Alijagic
  • Nestor Martinez Carbonell
  • Julian Castano
  • Pedro Miguel da Silva Ferreira
  • Ethan Gohari
  • Issa Al Hasani
  • Paulo Henrique
  • Philipp Jendreiek
  • Mohammad Mahmoudi
  • Luis Garcia Martinez
  • Fabian Mayr
  • Giovanni Randazzo
  • Marco Ruz
  • Norbert Zakar-Balogh

Men’s 212

  • Steve Benthin
  • Andrea Bolzoni
  • Marco Cardona
  • Raphael Chevailler
  • Pasquale D’Angelo
  • Hameed Juma
  • Michael Schneider
  • Daniel Sticco

Men’s Physique

  • Mahmut Alan
  • Welington Rodrigo de Souza Barbosa
  • Anthony Bessala
  • Ali Bilal
  • Daniele D’Onofrio
  • Furkan Er
  • Febo Gambacorta
  • Ali Jaffar
  • Burak King
  • Damian Kujtkowski
  • Benedikt Lukas
  • Ruben Marques
  • Filipe Martins
  • Elton Mota
  • Paulo Nunes
  • Manoj Patil
  • Abisai Pietersz
  • Jessy Pigury
  • Kenny Privet
  • Nelson Rodrigues
  • Manuel Santalucia
  • Tristan Van der Bijl
  • Leonardo Vecchiato
  • Dawid Wachelka

Women’s Physique

  • Birgit Andersch
  • Ilaria Armeni
  • Lena Frenkel
  • Amandine Kolly
  • Barbara Menage
  • Manuella Monteiro
  • Sanna Nupponen
  • Alida Opre
  • Paloma Parra
  • Elena Aviles Romero
  • Caroline Alves dos Santos
  • Marina Schermer

Women’s Bodybuilding

  • Claudia Mocciaro
  • Branka Njegovec
  • Yesenia Garcia Speck

Bikini

  • Giuss Abbate
  • Anastasia Gonzalez Andreu
  • Jasmi Aprile
  • Cheila Baronet
  • Solidea Bellia
  • Debora Boff
  • Kristina Brunauer
  • Claudia Clemente
  • Noemi Cosentino
  • Martyna Derlat
  • Lucy Edwards
  • Ivanna Escandar
  • Liana Giannamore
  • Stine Hansen
  • Cassie Hunter
  • Noemi Lavacca
  • Lucrezia Marchi
  • Chloe Margraitner
  • Eszter Oczella
  • Rosario Asala Orihuela
  • Camilla Porfito
  • Lisa Reith
  • Jule Schwabe
  • Anna Setlak
  • Rukiye Solak
  • Eleonora Sundas
  • Giuditta Taccani

Figure

  • Alessia Amore
  • Ayra Bahar
  • Oyku Basar
  • Pamela Colombo
  • Rahel Cucchia
  • Glynis Van Drunen
  • Manon Dutilly
  • Ashley Felperin
  • Nadine Claudia Huber
  • Sara Kinnvik
  • Gabriela Linhartova
  • Carmen Penalvar
  • Hannah Prause
  • Lena Ramsteiner
  • Paula Ranta
  • Sophia Sammee
  • Roberta Visintainer

Fitness

  • Corrine Elizabeth Bean
  • Alix Small

Wellness

  • Sandra Colorado Acal
  • Lauren Barton
  • Jessica Basso
  • Leonida Ciobu
  • Daniela Deiana
  • Tracy Eden
  • Maria Gongora
  • Houda Hmini
  • Anzhelika Ispodnikova
  • Lisa Meiswinkel
  • Catia Moreira
  • Debora Paula de Oliveira
  • Pernille Mindahl Ramussen
  • Synara Santana
  • Catarina de Sousa
  • Nerilda Garcia Strey
  • Carly Thornton
  • Simara Walter

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Greg has covered the four major sports for six years and has been featured on sites such as Sports Illustrated, Fox Sports, SB Nation, NJ.com, and FanSided. Now, he is transitioning into the world of bodybuilding and strength sports.