Winners 2023 – European Massage Championship European Massage Championship 2023

European Massage Championship 2023 Winners

Top 3 Winners per category

Overall Winners 2023

Katalin Puskas, freelance massage therapist from United Kingdom
– United Kingdom –
Overall Winner(s)1st Place – Wellness – Spa
Sarah Wigham, massage therapist from United Kingdom
– United Kingdom –
Overall Winner(s)1st Place – Sports1st Place – Wellness – Spa

Best Asian Inspired Massage

Dr. Surasak Jittavisutthikul, freelance massage therapist from Germany
– Germany –
1st Place – Asian Inspired

Best Face Massage

Roberta Bajan, massage therapist and spa director from Romania
– Romania –
1st Place – Face

Best International Category Massage

Miranda Tsai, massage school director and massage teacher from Taiwan
Excellence Award Nominee 2026
– Taiwan –
1st Place – International Category 2nd Place – International Division
Idan Meiri, massage therapist from Israel
– Israel –
2nd Place – International Category

Best Sports Massage

Sarah Wigham, massage therapist from United Kingdom
– United Kingdom –
Overall Winner(s)1st Place – Sports1st Place – Wellness – Spa
Marius Malarme, freelance massage therapist and massage therapist from Belgium
– Belgium –
Best Table Setup – Special Mentions2nd Place – Sports3rd Place – Wellness – Spa Overall Winner1st Place – Spa Wellness & Relaxation
Nadine Stark Chognon, freelance massage therapist and massage teacher from France
– France –
Best Innovation – Special Mention2nd Place – Sports 3rd Place – Sports3rd Place – Western Inspired

Best Wellness – Spa Massage

Katalin Puskas, freelance massage therapist from United Kingdom
– United Kingdom –
Overall Winner(s)1st Place – Wellness – Spa
Sarah Wigham, massage therapist from United Kingdom
– United Kingdom –
Overall Winner(s)1st Place – Sports1st Place – Wellness – Spa
Marius Malarme, freelance massage therapist and massage therapist from Belgium
– Belgium –
Best Table Setup – Special Mentions2nd Place – Sports3rd Place – Wellness – Spa Overall Winner1st Place – Spa Wellness & Relaxation

Best Western Inspired Massage

Cornelia Drocan, massage therapist from Romania
– Romania –
1st Place – Western Inspired
laurentiu stanescu, massage teacher from Romania
– Romania –
Best Innovation – Special Mentions2nd Place – Western Inspired
Nadine Stark Chognon, freelance massage therapist and massage teacher from France
– France –
Best Innovation – Special Mention2nd Place – Sports 3rd Place – Sports3rd Place – Western Inspired

Special Mentions

Maria Bianco, freelance massage therapist and massage therapist from Malta
– Malta –
Best Empathy – Special Mentions
laurentiu stanescu, massage teacher from Romania
– Romania –
Best Innovation – Special Mentions2nd Place – Western Inspired
Marius Malarme, freelance massage therapist and massage therapist from Belgium
– Belgium –
Best Table Setup – Special Mentions2nd Place – Sports3rd Place – Wellness – Spa Overall Winner1st Place – Spa Wellness & Relaxation

Top 10 Winners per category

NB:

  • Max points depends on number of Jury members:
    – max 280 points for 2 jury members
    – max 420 points for 3 jury members
  • Some participants may appear 2 times in a list if they were in a category 2 times.
  • The notes and rankings are “per massage”, not based on average. 
Asian Inspired Massage (max 280)
RankPointsNameCountry
1232Dr. Surasak JittavisutthikulGermany
2209.5Gergely BarbasRomania
3205Carole CondamineFrance
4190.5Tamer Karkar (session 6)Israel
5189Morad AlkrenawIsrael
5189Awudi AtitsogbuiCroatia
6176Tamer Karkar (session 5)Israel
7170Woralak ChootipSweden
8156Sanem Raluca SanduRomania
9153Maria BiancoMalta
Face Massage (max 280)
RankPointsNameCountryJury split
1229Roberta BajanRomania 
2228.3Anna Tsankova
(session 1)
UK 
3228Matei Cosmina FlorinaRomania****
3228Stephanie BeaurepaireFrance***
4226.3Mihaela PascalRomania 
5226Alisia PopkovIsrael 
6222Catherine CerezoSwitzerland 
6222Anna Tsankova
(session 3)
UK 
7216Christina ErhanSpain 
8211Mihalache MariusRomania 
9210.8Inna GruznovaUkraine 
10208Marius NicolaeRomania 
10208Sophie LachaudMalta 
10208Rados Amalia LauraRomania 
Wellness Massage (max 420)
RankPointsNameCountry
1396Sarah WighamUK
1396Katalin PuskasUK
2378Emil ElefterovBulgaria
3377Marius MalarmeBelgium
4367Ludovic MaireFrance
5356Roxana CumpănășoiuRomania
5356Vladimir PaunovSerbia
6342Carole CondamineFrance
7331Stéphanie BeaurepaireFrance
8322Emilian CristeaRomania
9319Andrej Sulema
Bosnia and Herzegovina
10303Simona NegrilaRomania
Western Inspired Massage (max 420)
RankPointsNameCountry
1291Cornelia Drocan
(session 5)
Romania
2282Laurentiu StanescuRomania
3268Nadine Stark ChognonFrance
4262Ismail Ramic
Bosnia and Herzegovina
5259Danny B JensenDenmark
6244Cornelia Drocan
(session 2)
Romania
6244Katalin PuskasUK
7240Déhlia LapeyrieFrance
8237Simona NegrilaRomania
9235Awudi AtitsogbuiCroatia
10234Ionut Gabriel LihoacaRomania
Sports Massage (max 420)
RankPointsNameCountry
1321.5Sarah WighamUK
2317Marius MalarmeBelgium
3301.5Nadine Stark ChognonFrance
4300Danny B JensenDenmark
5297Tony MalfoneFrance
5297Catherine CerezoSwitzerland
6294.5Roxana ReiUK
7293Ludovic MaireFrance
8290Déhlia LapeyrieFrance
8290Marius NicolaeRomania
9286Dominika SzpakPoland
10285.5Pawel LamparskiPoland
Finalists Innovation
 Nadine Stark ChognonFrance
 Marius MalarmeBelgium
WinnerLaurentiu StanescuRomania
 Gergely BarbasRomania
 Przemysław KarolkiewiczPoland
Finalists Empathy
 Nadine Stark ChognonFrance
 Marius MalarmeBelgium
WinnerMaria BiancoMalta
 Ismail RamicBosnia and Herzegovina
 Anh HaAustralia
Finalists Table Setup
 Cornelia DrocanRomania
WinnerMarius MalarmeBelgium
 Alisia PopkovIsrael
 Danie JovreaRomania
 Gergely BarbasRomania

Winners 2023 – European Massage Championship

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