TOP athletes around the world are expected to join the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) Cebu Open 2018 and 10th Dancesport Sa Sugbu at the Grand Ballroom of the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino on Sept. 8.

Among those joining are Timur Imametdinov and Nina Bezzubova of Germany, who are among the top three dancersport athletes in the world. The pair recently won three Adult Latin titles in Russia, Germany and Spain last March and April.

Also joining the Cebu Open are Australian pairs Barden Brodie and Lana Skrgic-de Fonseka, and Chris Boon and Dale Zhao. Brodie and Skrgic-de Fonseka were second over-all in the 10 Dance Adult category of Malta Open last March 3 and were also second over-all in the Standard Adult category during their stint here in Cebu during the World Open last Sept. 10, 2016.

The participants from Asia are Japan’s Hideaki Kishi and Shiho Tanaka, Ohkubo Toshiya and Yoshimura Haruka, and Mashshi Sato and Mikki Toyuyama; Korea’s Hochng Lee and Yerim Oh, Jongmiin Park and Jisu Kim; Vietnam’s Nguyen Mich Truang Doon and Nguyen Nha Uyen Trang.

Some 600 athletes are set to join the WDSF Cebu Open 2018 and 10th Dancesport Sa Sugbu, which will have 19 categories including two special categories the University/School Teacher and Student Event and the Corporate Event. The University category is organized by the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi). (PR)