Chris Bumstead makes his Men’s Open debut in his final contest.
Last updated on November 14th, 2024
The 2024 Prague Pro will occur on Nov. 16-17, 2024, in Prague, Czech Republic. This show is an annual tradition on the IFBB pro schedule. However, it has never received as much attention as in 2024 because its Men’s Open lineup includes six-time Classic Physique Olympia champion Chris Bumstead.
After retiring onstage at the 2024 Olympia Weekend following his sixth Classic Physique Olympia win, Bumstead pivoted to his final on-stage appearance at a Men’s Open show, which many fans have wanted to see. Bumstead is joined by 19 other IFBB Pro League competitors, including 2024 Mr. Olympia fourth-place finisher Martin Fitzwater and two-time 212 Olympia Champion Shaun Clarida.
2024 Prague Pro Rosters
The full lineups for all seven featured divisions are below, with names in alphabetical order:
Men’s Open
- Sam Ashour (Egypt)
- Roman Begass (Germany)
- Pavel Beran (Czech Republic)
- Andrea Bolzoni (Italy)
- Chris Bumstead (Canada)
- Maik Ciesla (Germany)
- Shaun Clarida (USA)
- Martin Fitzwater (USA)
- Matthias Hollweck (Germany)
- Mike Hulusi (Australia)
- Mark Joyce (UK)
- Simon Lada (Poland)
- Harry Lehner (Austria)
- Horse Marcello (Brazil)
- Daniel Poniedzialek (Poland)
- Andrea Presti (Italy)
- Jack Richardson (UK)
- Jan Turek (Czech Republic)
- Krystian Wolski (Poland)
- Peter Zembjak (Slovakia)
212 Bodybuilding
- Ahmad Ashkanani (Kuwait)
- Florin Dogaru (Romania)
- Ahmad Dokhy (Norway)
- Amin Parvaneh (Germany)
- Thiago Santisteban (Brazil)
- Michael Schneider (Austria)
- Tomas Tabaciar (Slovakia)
- Alexandru Vasile Uta (Romania)
Classic Physique
- Mohamad Al Baghdadi (Germany)
- Lukas Cerveny (Czech Republic)
- Patrik Herczik (Czech Republic)
- Hubert Kulczynski (Poland)
- Lukasz Kuziak (Poland)
- Avraam Kyriacou (Cyprus)
- Richard Nagy (Hungary)
- Marius Osmundsen (Norway)
- Emanuele Ricotti (Italy)
- Tomas Sentinek (Slovakia)
Men’s Physique
- Yemz Aeoyemi (UK)
- Qaiser Al-Asi (Bahrain)
- Sanad Alsanad (Kuwait)
- Alex Arguello (Mexico)
- Omer Bahamed (India)
- Gabriel Biefnot (Belgium)
- Luca Biolo (Italy)
- Kacper Borawski (Poland)
- Omar Boresli (Kuwait)
- Ramzi Boubaker (Germany)
- Alessandro Colacchi (Italy)
- Hemza Hachemi (Algeria)
- Miroslav Juricek (Czech Republic)
- Junaid Kaliwala (India)
- Ondrej Kmostak (Czech Republic)
- Guerrat Mancef (Ukraine)
- Filipe Martins (Portugal)
- Matheus Nery (Brazil)
- Maksimilian Petrov (Bulgaria)
- Ireneusz Ptucha (Poland)
- Nelson Rodrigues (Portugal)
- Omar Suleiman (UK)
- Emile Walker (UK)
Figure
- Carina Brill (Germany)
- Sujittra Bumrungsirikhan (Thailand)
- Grace Diliso (Italy)
- Karine Hajjar (Qatar)
- Agata Jowik (Poland)
- Elisabeth Kammerer (Germany)
- Anna Koka (Ukraine)
- Anna Ladurner (Italy)
- Charlotte Loussouarn (France)
- Monica Marjanovic (Denmark)
- Manuela Matteucci (Italy)
- Gisa Mendes (Italy)
- Olena Mykhailiuk (Ukraine)
- Sylwia Olszewska (Poland)
- Adela Ondrejovicova (Slovakia)
- Hannah Prause (Germany)
- Rocio Ramos Loeza (Mexico)
- Lena Ramsteiner (Germany)
- Michelle Tromp (South Africa)
- Snezhana Vlahova (Bulgaria)
Bikini
- Claudia Clemente (Portugal)
- Oliwia Dobrowolska (Poland)
- Valeria Fedorenko (Ukraine)
- Cassie Hunter (UK)
- Veronika Javorska (Czech Republic)
- Vivienne Kahl (Germany)
- Luca Katai (Hungary)
- Magda Kilczewska (Poland)
- Kamila Leonovic (Lithuania)
- Irina Magdieva (Italy)
- Noora Mahonen (Finland)
- Nedelcu Maria (Romania)
- Alina Mirzakhanova (Ukraine)
- Natalie Myslikova (Czech Republic)
- Ines Neves (Portugal)
- Fanni Orszag (Hungary)
- Paola Palomino (Colombia)
- Sara Punzetti (Italy)
- Jule Schwabe (Germany)
- Anna Setlak (Italy)
- Nastya Sheva (Germany)
- Henrieta Skupekova (Slovakia)
- Kiki Smiljanic Switzerland
- Renata Souckova (Czech Republic)
- Kateryna Spievakova (Ukraine)
- Rania Stamatiadou (Greece)
- Kathleen Streiber (Germany)
- Julie Svitakova (Czech Republic)
- Aneta Szoltysek (Poland)
- Babett Vongsanti (Hungary)
Wellness
- Karol Alves (Brazil)
- Bianca Malina Anton (Italy)
- Rosita Benadero Munoz (Spain)
- Dainora Dvarionaite (Lithuania)
- Tara Galih (Indonesia)
- Sina Maria Teresa (Angola)
- Mariia Morozova (Ukraine)
- Alexis Nicole (USA)
- Mari Patrizzi (Brazil)
- Daria Pavlova (Russia)
- Mona Popp (Germany)
- Kristyna Seidlova (Czech Republic)
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Men’s Open Athletes to Watch
This will be a highly contested show, but fans are excited about the three previously-mentioned contenders in the Men’s Open lineup.
Chris Bumstead
Bumstead has not competed in a Men’s Open bodybuilding event since he was an amateur. He turned pro in Men’s Bodybuilding at the 2016 North American Championships. However, when Classic Physique was added to the Olympia lineup, Bumstead found his new home.
During his Classic Physique career, Bumstead only lost three times. Bumstead previously said he doesn’t expect to win in Prague, which he also calls his final show. If he does win, he will qualify for the 2025 Mr. Olympia contest, the date and location of which has yet to be announced at the time of this article’s publication.
Standing on the Mr. Olympia stage with substantially more prize money ($600,000 in 2024) than he had previously won in the Classic Physique Olympia ($50,000 in 2024) may be enough to sway him back to the Olympia stage one more time. Regardless, Bumstead has stated that he intends to add to the prize purse of the 2025 Classic Physique Olympia, though what that increased amount will be remains unknown.
Martin Fitzwater
Fitzwater was the breakout star of the 2024 Mr. Olympia, taking fourth place in a very competitive lineup. However, only the top three (champion Samson Dauda, runner-up Hadi Choopan, and third-place finisher Derek Lunsford) automatically qualified for the 2025 contest. Fitzwater needs this win to qualify, and he will receive much attention as the highest-ranked open competitor in this show.
Shaun Clarida
Clarida has been on the Men’s Open stage before. He won the 2021 Legion Sports Fest Pro and placed fifth at the 2023 Arnold Classic.
Clarida is coming off a second-place finish to Keone Pearson at the 2024 212 Olympia. If Clarida were to win this show, he would be qualified to compete at the 2025 Olympia in two divisions. This will be the first time Clarida and Bumstead stand on the same stage as opponents.
How To Watch
The 2024 Prague Pro finals will be broadcast live on a pay-per-view basis. The stream costs 14.90 Euros ($15.76 USD) and can be purchased on the promoter’s website.
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