{"id":30312,"date":"2026-02-20T11:53:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T16:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/garyudit.com\/new\/?page_id=30312"},"modified":"2026-03-19T13:54:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T17:54:40","slug":"pro-qualifying-rules-for-2026-ifbb-pro-league-ben-weider-naturals-pro-event","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/garyudit.com\/new\/pro-qualifying-rules-for-2026-ifbb-pro-league-ben-weider-naturals-pro-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro Qualifying Rules for 2026 IFBB Pro League BEN WEIDER NATURALS PRO event"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The IFBB Professional League is pleased to announce the qualification criteria for IFBB PRO LEAGUE ATHLETES to compete in the 2026 BEN WEIDER NATURALS PRO<\/strong> event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is for PRO athletes only. For NPC amateur athletes, please visit benweidernaturals.com<\/a> and review the ELIGIBILITY information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To compete in 2026 BEN WEIDER NATURALS PRO, IFBB PRO LEAGUE ATHLETES must pre-qualify in one of the three ways shown below. The qualification period started on November 21, 2025, and ends on November 8, 2026 so your pre-qualifying event must have occurred during that period.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Registration closes on November 9, 2026, 3:00 PM Eastern (Pittsburgh) time<\/strong> at the IFBB Pro website (same place you signed up for PRO card).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To compete in open divisions at the 2026 BEN WEIDER NATURALS PRO<\/strong>, you must meet one of these conditions:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Have placed in the top 2<\/strong> in an open division at the 2025 Ben Weider Naturals Pro

or<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Place in the top 2<\/strong> in an open division at a IFBB Pro League Natural Pro<\/strong> contest during the qualification period shown above,

or<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Be a past open division winner at any IFBB Pro League Ben Weider Naturals Pro event (*open winners in that event have lifetime eligibility to compete in Ben Weider Naturals Pro)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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ATHLETES IN MASTERS CLASSES ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PRE-QUALIFY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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IF YOU STILL NEED TO PRE-QUALIFY, A LIST OF PRO NATURAL EVENTS IS SHOWN FURTHER DOWN THIS PAGE. ALSO YOU CAN FIND ALL IFBB PRO LEAGUE EVENTS AT THIS LINK,<\/a> DIVIDED BY DIVISION. YOU MAY SEARCH THAT LINK<\/a> FOR SHOWS WITH THE WORD ‘NATURAL’ in the TITLE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The 2026 BEN WEIDER NATURALS PRO<\/strong> divisions are:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

OPEN DIVISIONS and 40+ DIVISIONS IN:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Men’s Bodybuilding
Classic Physique
Men’s Physique
Fitness
Figure
Bikini
Women’s Physique
Wellness
Fit Model<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OTHER ELIGIBILITY RULES<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Note 1:   
Masters 40+ athletes are not required to pre-qualify.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note 2:
Athletes who qualify to compete in an open division who are 40 years of age or older may also compete in the Masters 40+ age group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SCHEDULE OF PRE-QUALIFYING EVENTS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

PLAN YOUR PRE QUALIFYING EVENT EARLY! <\/em><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

click here for event schedules<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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YOU MAY SEARCH THAT LINK<\/a> FOR SHOWS WITH THE WORD ‘NATURAL’ in the TITLE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Qualifying for
2027 OLYMPIA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

All open division winners at the 2026 BEN WEIDER NATURAL PRO<\/strong> (except Men\u2019s Bodybuilding) qualify to compete
in the 2027 OLYMPIA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HAVE QUESTIONS?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

For more information, please visit

Benweidernaturals.com<\/strong><\/a>

 or email 

gary@garyudit<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ronhache@unitz.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Information is also available on Instagram at @garyudit<\/em> and @benweidernaturals<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The IFBB Professional League is pleased to announce the qualification criteria for IFBB PRO LEAGUE ATHLETES to compete in the 2026 BEN WEIDER NATURALS PRO event. This is for PRO athletes only. For NPC amateur athletes, please visit benweidernaturals.com and review the ELIGIBILITY information To compete in 2026 BEN WEIDER NATURALS PRO, IFBB PRO LEAGUE ATHLETES […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"full-width-content","footnotes":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-30312","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"entry","6":"has-post-thumbnail"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"home-bottom":false,"home-middle":false,"home-top":false,"four-seventy-wide":false,"six-hundred-wide":false,"gb-block-post-grid-landscape":false,"gb-block-post-grid-square":false,"gform-image-choice-sm":false,"gform-image-choice-md":false,"gform-image-choice-lg":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Craig Udit","author_link":"https:\/\/garyudit.com\/new\/author\/craigguadmin\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"The IFBB Professional League is pleased to announce the qualification criteria for IFBB PRO LEAGUE ATHLETES to compete in the 2026 BEN WEIDER NATURALS PRO event. This is for PRO athletes only. For NPC amateur athletes, please visit benweidernaturals.com and review the ELIGIBILITY information To compete in 2026 BEN WEIDER NATURALS PRO, IFBB PRO LEAGUE ATHLETES…","featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/garyudit.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/garyudit.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/garyudit.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/garyudit.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/garyudit.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30312"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/garyudit.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30312\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30564,"href":"https:\/\/garyudit.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30312\/revisions\/30564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/garyudit.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}