Rising Phoenix World Championships
The IFBB Wings of Strength Rising Phoenix World Championships is a professional female bodybuilding competition, sponsored by Wings of Strength company founded by Jake and Kristal Wood, promoted by Tim Gardner Productions, and sanctioned by the International Federation of BodyBuilders (I.F.B.B.). It is the most prestigious IFBB professional female bodybuilding event around since the end of the Ms. Olympia. The first championship show took place in conjunction with the IFBB Texas Pro, the NPC Tim Gardner Texas Extravaganza, and the NPC National on August 22, 2015 at the Grand Hyatt, San Antonio, Texas.[1][2]
History
On March 8, 2015, Wings of Strength announced the creation of the Rising Phoenix World Championships. Regarded as the successor to the Ms. Olympia, Rising Phoenix World Championships adopted the point qualification system that the Ms. Olympia had.[3][4] On August 22, 2015, Margaret Martin won the title and best poser award for the first 2015 Wings of Strength Rising Phoenix World Championships.[5]
Winners
| Year | Ms Rising Phoenix | Best poser award | Most muscular award | Best intro video award | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 |  Margaret Martin
|
Margaret Martin
|
Grand Hyatt, San Antonio, Texas, United States | ||
| 2016 | Margaret Martin
|
Sheila Bleck
|
Talking Stick Resort, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States | ||
| 2017 |  Helle Trevino
|
Sheila Bleck
|
Aleesha Young
|
 Silvia Matta
|
Talking Stick Resort, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States |
| 2018 |  Alina Popa
|
 Nicki Chartrand
|
Helle Trevino
|
LaDawn McDay
|
Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino, Chandler, Arizona, United States |
| 2019 | Helle Trevino
|
Mona Poursaleh
|
Aleesha Young
|
Silvia Matta
|
Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino, Chandler, Arizona, United States |
Qualification
The Rising Phoenix World Championships uses the IFBB Professional League qualification point system formerly used for the Ms. Olympia:
- Top 5 IFBB female bodybuilders of the Rising Phoenix World Championships.
- Top 5 IFBB female bodybuilders of the 2014 Ms. Olympia. (formally)
- 1st place IFBB female bodybuilder at any overall IFBB professional overall women's bodybuilding competitions.
- Top 7 IFBB female bodybuilder's accumulative points implementing the IFBB Tier 4 point system.
- IFBB Tier 4 point system: 2nd - 4 points, 3rd - 3 points, 4th - 2 points & 5th - 1 point.
- These points will be earned at the IFBB professional overall women's bodybuilding competitions.
- Up to three invites from Wings of Strength as approved by the IFBB Professional League. (one of those invites is the overall winner of the Ms. International Classic)[1][6]
See also
References
- ^ a b "ANNOUNCING THE '2015 IFBB WINGS OF STRENGTH RISING PHOENIX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS'" (PDF). wingsofstrength.net. March 9, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 5, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
- ^ Jake & Kristal Wood, Wings of Strength & Tim Gardner Productions Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Tim Gardner Productions Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ANNOUNCING THE ‘2015 IFBB WINGS OF STRENGTH RISING PHOENIX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS’ Archived 2015-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Margie Martin Wins Women's Bodybuilding | IFBB Texas Pro 2015
- ^ IFBB Wings of Strength Ms. INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC
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