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| Rising Phoenix World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active[1] |
| Genre | IFBB Professional League professional female bodybuilding[1] |
| Frequency | Annually[2] |
| Venue | Gila River Resorts & Casinos – Wild Horse Pass, Chandler, Arizona, United States of America[2] |
| Coordinates | 33°16′52″N 111°58′23″W / 33.281176°N 111.973°W[2] |
| Years active | 9[3] |
| Inaugurated | 22 August 2015[3] |
| Founder | Jake Wood Kristal Wood[4] |
| Most recent | 2023 Rising Phoenix World Championships[2] |
| Previous event | 2022 Rising Phoenix World Championships[5] |
| Next event | 2024 Rising Phoenix World Championships[1] |
| Participants | 15 Rising Phoenix World Championships invited IFBB Professional League professional female bodybuilders (mean; 2020 – present)
19 Rising Phoenix World Championships qualified IFBB Professional League professional female bodybuilders (mean; 2015 – 2019)[6][3] |
| Area | International[2] |
| Activity | Spectator sport[2] |
| Promoter | Alex Sacasa Wings of Strength |
| Organized by | Wings of Strength |
| Website | wingsofstrength |
The IFBB Pro League Wings of Strength Rising Phoenix Women's Bodybuilding World Championships is a professional female bodybuilding competition, promoted by Wings of Strength and founded by Jake and Kristal Wood.,[7][8][9][10][11], and sanctioned by the International Federation of Bodybuilding (IFBB). It is considered to be the most prestigious IFBB Professional League all women's bodybuilding event in the world. The show's inception came as a result of the elimination of the Ms. Olympia, being the pinnacle of women's bodybuilding from 2015 to 2019, while the Ms. Olympia contest was on hiatus. 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.[12]
- ^ a b c 2023 Pro Schedule
- ^ a b c d e f 2022 RISING PHOENIX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS & ARIZONA WOMEN’S PRO-AM (IFBB & NPC)
- ^ a b c 2015 scorecard
- ^ NEW IFBB PRO WOMENS BODYBUILDING SHOW
- ^ 2021 schedule
- ^ IFBB RISING PHOENIX ARIZONA PRO
- ^ vkim (2022-02-13). "Jake Wood Was a Bodybuilding Fan Long Before Becoming Olympia Owner". Muscle & Fitness. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ Grech, Kevin (2020-08-18). "Jake Wood: From Aerospace to owning the Olympia brand". Evolution of Bodybuilding. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ "Olympia President Jake Wood Confirms Masters Olympia Coming Next Year: 'Definitely by 2023'". Fitness Volt. 2022-02-14. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ Merritt, Greg (2020-02-14). "Olympia Sold to Jake Wood". The Barbell. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ "Weik Fitness | Freelance Fitness Writer | Content Creation & Copywriting Services". Weik Fitness. 2016-05-05. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ "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.