Elsa Wells
International Championships 1998
Professional Latin results:

Grand Final
  1. Bryan Watson & Karen Hardy, England - see picture
  2. Jukka Haapalainen & Sirpa Suutari, Finland
  3. Allan Tornsberg & Carmen, Germany
  4. Paul Killick & Karyna Kylkova, England
  5. Sandro Cavallini & Hanna Karttunen, Italy
  6. Holger Nitsche & Charlotte Egstrand, Denmark
In the semi-final were also:
  • John Byrnes & Jane Lyttleton, England
  • Paul Green & Karren Rufus, Australia
  • Paul Richardson & Lorna Dowson, England
  • Jason Roditis and Tonia Kosovich, Greece
  • Giacomo Steccaglia & Melissa Dexter, Italy
  • Ralf Muller & Olga Muller-Omeltchenko, Germany
  • Harm Jan Schadenberg & Wendy Schadenberg, Holland
  • Goran & Nicola Nordin, England
In the quarter-final (best 30 couples) were also:
  • Steen Lund & Mia Bach, Denmark
  • Peter Ingris & Jana Samkova, Slovakia
  • Luka Fanni & Luana Fanni, Italy
  • Alexander Litvinenko & Elena Polliakova, Russia
  • Evgeniy Antonov & Jannie Baltzer, Denmark
  • Davide Gabussi & Claudia Tavalazzi, Italy
  • Roman Pawelec & Monika Turno-Pawelec, Poland
  • Alexei Pochaev & Natalia Pochaeva, Russia
  • James & Jaana Kunitz, USA
  • Mark Lunn & Louise Lidbury, England
  • Akira Hojo & Masami Suda, Japan
  • Henrik Tosbek & Jeanette Sondergaard, Denmark
  • Ian Waite & Natalia Panina, Holland
  • Jesper Dalsgaard & Soffie, Denmark
  • Paul Neligan & Melanie Walker, England
  • Akiji Minegishi & Kyoko Miwa, Japan
In the best 48 were also:
  • Toshi Nakamura & Kiriko Nakamura, Japan
  • Massimiliano Sodini & Marzia Senigallia, Italy
  • Tytus Bergstrom & Silke Heleine Bergstrom, USA
  • Damin Evans & Clara Guzzardi, England
  • Frederic Puaux & Mylene Clary, France
  • Sandro de Giuli & Debora la Monaca, Italy
  • Marek Gorski & Ela Marszalek, Poland
  • Rene Ostarek & Bronislava Vrtalova, Czech Rep.
  • Martin Rivera & Denise Rivera, USA
  • Izumie Nunokawa & Chie Nunokawa, Japan
  • Igor Mikhalkov & Elena Kryuchkova, Russia
  • Sergey Douvanov & Svetlana Tverianovitch, Russia
  • Thomas Persson & Samantha Harris, England
Bryan Watson and Karen Hardy

Bryan Watson and
Karen Hardy
The 1998 champions
© P.Sosabowski

Jukka Haapalainen and Sirpa Suutari
Jukka Haapalainen
and Sirpa Suutari
- runners up
© P.Sosabowski

Sandro Cavallini and Hanna Kartunen
Sandro Cavallini
and Hanna Kartunen
- 5th place
© P.Sosabowski