Eight semi-finalists have been named in Hannover:
Alexander Won-Ho Kim (31, South Korea)
Eunjoong Park (23, South Korea)
Alexandra Weissbecker (22, Germany)
Louisa Staples (24, Great Britain, pictured)
Kyumin Park (27, South Korea)
Angela Chan (27, Hong Kong/China)
Jacques Forestier (19, Canada)
Xunyue Zhang (20, China)
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