I began my dog ​​training career in IGP trials in 1978 with a female Riesenschnauzer, and it was an instant love for dog trials. In the 1990s, I discovered costume work, and in November 1996, I made my debut in Mondioring 1.
Since then, Mondioring has been a part of my dog ​​training life, and I've handled numerous dogs in competitions throughout Europe. I'm a Mondioring and IGP helper (retired from sport trials). I currently handle the Malinois Ippon in Category 3 and his son Sensei in Category 2 (Tervuren).
I'm an international judge and the Italian Mondioring manager for the Italian National Association of Dog Breeders (ENCI).
I'm very honored to serve as supervisor of these championships, and I wish everyone the best of luck in their work.
Stefano Baudizzone

Competitive Dog Sports Career
● Extensive Experience (20+ Years): Commenced involvement in competitive dog
sports over two decades ago, serving as a Trainer and Handler across multiple
disciplines, including Mondioring, Agility, Obedience, and IGP.
● Mondioring Decoy: Transitioned to Mondioring training decoy duties in 2004,
progressing to competition decoy status in 2005.
● Mondioring Competition Highlights (Starting 2006): Achieved significant success
at both national and international levels:
○ National Success: Secured the National Championship title at Level 1, the
National Championship and Portuguese Cup at Level 2, and the prestigious
Portuguese Champion and Portuguese Cup winner at the highest Level 3.
○ World Championship Performance: Demonstrated elite performance on the
world stage with placements including 4th place (Level 1), 5th place (Level 2),
and a podium finish of 3rd place (Level 3), in addition to an 11th-place finish
(Level 3).
● International Judging and Officiating (Since 2011): Appointed as an International
Judge since 2011, contributing expertise at major global events, including World
Championships in Merano, Italy (2014), Vendenheim, France (2015), Portugal
(2023), and Italy (2025).
● Global Officiating Experience: Presided over numerous International competitions
and National Finals across a wide geographical range, including France, Austria,
Italy, Sweden, Spain, Brazil, Australia, the Philippines, and Israel.
● Instructional Expertise: Regularly conducts seminars and workshops, sharing
in-depth knowledge and skills in multiple countries at almost all continents.

• Entered into the world of dogsports in 2007
• Mondioring competition decoy since 2010, IGP competition decoy since 2012
• As a dog handler competed both in IGP and Mondioring. Biggest accomplishments in Mondioring have been the 4th place in FCI Grand Prix Cat 2 in 2016 and winning the Finnish Championship in Cat 3 on the following year 2017.
• As a Mondioring judge I have judged two times in the Finnish Championships, once in the Swedish Championships and in 2025 I judged levels 1 and 2 in the FCI Mondioring Grand Prix in Italy.
• Besides dogsports I also train protection work for patrol dogs in the Finnish Police

I am Marc Willems, born and raised in Belgium.

I have been working in dog sports since 1985, initially in an obedience program.

In 1995 I started actively and semi-professionally in IPO with my first Malinois, Sagor van Joefarm, with whom I achieved 3 national championship titles and participated in various world championships, where in 1999 I was  part of the Belgian team as Team World Champion IPO.

In 2002 I came into contact with the discipline of Mondioring, in which I am still actively participate at national and international level.

With my two Malinois Goofy Van Joefarm and Mickey Van 't Stekkerke I achieved various national and international titles in all categories of the Mondioringprogram.

Driven by my passion for Mondioring, I became a Belgium national judge in 2009 and was appointed as an international judge in 2012.
With about 15 competitions each year at national and international level, I possess an extensive reference table.

This World Championship will be my 4th World Championship as a judge.
It is and remains a great honor, every time again, to serve as an assessor of the quality that dog and handler can display.

My promise: to create a program that allows us to select the best team as the new World Champion, selected based on knowledge and skills, and not by chance.
Good luck to everyone and don't forget to enjoy the game.

With kind and sporting regards,

Marc Willems

I’m honored to be invited as a judge for your competition!

Dogs have always been a part of my life. Initially, we had Finnish hounds for hunting rabbits. Later, when I moved into my

own apartment, I had a Shetland Sheepdog and a Smooth Collie to train in obedience. Since then I have been working with Belgian

Shepherd Malinois in few different disciplines. Currently Mondioring is my only dog sports, which I’ve been practicing since 2009.

I’ve also been a Mondioring judge since 2012. I’ve competed in World Championships with two of my dogs on several occasions

and have served as a judge at FMBB and World Championships in various roles, from deputy judge to supervisor.

I wish all the competitors an unforgettable event, great moments with your dogs, and good luck. May all the time, effort and

energy you’ve invested in training lead to the results you’ve been working for!