PCA British Championships 2026 – Day 1, International Centre, Telford

Day 1 of the PCA British Championships 2026 took place at the International Centre in Telford on October 17. JJ Grams won Physique Short before being crowned Overall Physique British champion, while Ike Agho won the Pro Physique and the £2,500 prize. Ben Holden added Junior Physique to his PCA England win, Ant Porter took Masters Physique 40+, Cameron won Physique Tall ahead of Vitor Rocha and Emma Perry won Fit Model. Results so far are below:

Results are being added as they land, so check back for the full placings. Competed today, or spotted a missing or incorrect name? Get in touch at info@frontdouble.com or message us on Instagram @frontdouble1 and we’ll update it.

FrontDouble results are sponsored by Physique Pro Coaching

Mixed Disability
1 Jonathan Griffiths
2 Cali Groombridge
3 Scott McPhillimy
4 Abiodun Daramola
5 Sergio Blasco
6 Luca Williams
7 Matt Elson

Physique Short
1 JJ Grams – New PCA Pro
2 Omkar Singh
3 @__ramin__fit [full name TBC]
4 Iking Ali
5 @richtrains [full name TBC]
6 Connor MacGregor
7 Paul Kamara

Physique Tall
1 Cameron [surname TBC] – New PCA Pro
2 Vitor Rocha
3 @john_efp_coach [full name TBC]
4 Jack Parlett
5 ethan Waterhouse
6 @shaunc10 [full name TBC]
7 Sam Neill

Junior Physique
1 Ben Holden
2 Louis Moger
3 Nasib [surname TBC]
4 Aaron Singh Kanda
5 Jack Kelly
6 Jamel Hartrey

Masters Physique 35+
1 @andy_asb_coaching [full name TBC] – New PCA Pro
3 Mehmet Aytekin
4 @ruthless_athlete_ [full name TBC]
5 Daniel Wheeler
6 Simon Rigler

Masters Physique 40+
1 Ant Porter – New PCA Pro
2 Chris B [surname TBC]
3 Maximo Edralin
4 @abritsythe [full name TBC]
5 David Small
6 Ron Kemp
7 Wayne Attewell

Fit Model
1 Emma Perry
2 @rachhfitt [full name TBC]
3 Zoe Calaway
4 Aneta S [surname TBC]
5 @angel.x [full name TBC]
6 Elisha Draper

Wellness Short
1 @naijaa_doll [full name TBC]
2 Tayla Hunter
3 Sophie Ward
4 @jo.wellness_ [full name TBC]
5 Becca Mardon
6 Lauren Lucas
7 Olivia O’Neill

Wellness Tall
1 Denise Glen – New PCA Pro
2 @theerealmissjackson [full name TBC]
3 Jen Bembridge
4 Kinga Hawryluk
5 Charlotte Bruton
6 Bev Vickers-Pieri

Junior Bikini
1 Milly Grunwell – New PCA Pro
2 Clodagh Nora
3 Aoife Daniels
4 Lisa Turton
5 becky Coulson
6 Keisha [surname TBC]

Masters 35+ [class TBC]
1 Jessy Payne – New PCA Pro

Bikini Short
1 Devon Eleanor – New PCA Pro

Bikini Tall
1 Emily Conroy – New PCA Pro

Pro Bikini
1 Val Steele

Pro Masters Bikini
1 Jade Simmons

Pro Physique
1 Ayesemuate Ike Agho (£2,500 prize winner)
2 Shaik Sameer
3 @promise_coach [full name TBC]

Physique Overall – British champion
JJ Grams

Bikini Overall – British champion
@naijaa_doll [full name TBC]

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EXCLUSIVE: "My body went cold" – Marcus Benjamin-Privett on the moment he thought he'd won the Prague Pro

Marcus Benjamin-Privett tells FrontDouble about the moment he believed he'd won the Prague Pro, being "slept on" for years and his push for Olympia qualification.

By Gary Chappell

WHEN the judges moved him into the centre of the Men's Physique line-up in Prague, Marcus Benjamin-Privett felt it for the first time: this could be his day.

"I thought, oh my God, I could actually win this," he told FrontDouble. "My body went cold."

He did not quite get there. Fellow Brit Emile Walker defended his EVLS Prague Pro title, with Benjamin-Privett second in a British one-two, ahead of Olympia competitor Benquil Marigny. But for an athlete who finished 14th at the same show 12 months ago, the result says plenty about where he is heading.

"Bittersweet, mate. Completely bittersweet," said Benjamin-Privett. "It's made me more hungry to go for that first place.

"I've been slept on for a number of years. I knew I had the potential to be one of the best athletes. So the fact that it's now being recognised and I'm improving show by show, month by month, year by year, I'm happy. I'm starting to reap the rewards.

"Bittersweet, happy, humbled, but definitely not satisfied."

"This is my time"

The moment Benjamin-Privett started to believe came at prejudging. As the judges reshuffled the line-up, they moved Marigny – 13th at this year's Olympia – out of the centre and put Benjamin-Privett in the middle.

"I thought, I think I've got it. This is my time," said Benjamin-Privett. "That's when I thought, 'OK, you could win this here'."

By the time the final three were called, the belief was real, until his name was read out in second.

"A place of belonging"

Standing alongside some of the best physique athletes in the world, Benjamin-Privett says he finally felt he belonged.

"I didn't feel out of place. It's about time I started having confidence within myself. It felt like a place of belonging.

"I'd like to be known as one of the best in the world in the near future. I believe I have my space there, ready and waiting for me, as long as I keep working and improving."

Leaving the critique to the judges

Asked where he needs to improve, Benjamin-Privett was clear that he no longer picks his own physique apart in public.

"I leave the improvement comments down to the judges," he said. "I try not to speak badly of myself anymore, because that's something that used to affect me. I don't like pointing out what I believe are weak points, because I feel like that's no good for me. I do have personal things I want to improve, but I'll keep that personal. I try to improve all round and I take the judges' feedback on board.

"But motivation is through the roof. I'm so hungry to get what I've been working for, for over 15 years."

What's next?

There is no time to dwell. Benjamin-Privett heads to Slovakia [October 25] next, then Morocco [November 1], with one goal in mind.

"I'll do everything I can to try and get my Olympia qualification this year."

His coach, Nathan Smart, added: "It was a day I always knew that could come when he was at his best. He’s shown just how good he can be. Beating six Olympians and pushing undeniably one of the best MP athletes in the world all the way."

EVLS Prague Pro 2026 – Men's Physique

Place	Athlete	Country
1	Emile Walker	UK
2	Marcus Benjamin-Privett	UK
3	Benquil Marigny	USA
4	Omar Suleiman	UK
5	Dallas Botchway	Ghana

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