Jonnie Stamos reaches DMC World Finals after perfect 18-point score

By Tom Whitfield

Jonnie Stamos scored a perfect 18 points from three judges at the Australian DMC DJ Championships on Sunday 11 October, winning the Open title and a place at the 2026 DMC World DJ Championships in London.

The Sydney-based Greek Australian DJ competes as Jonnie S. He won at the National Final at Oxford Art Factory, where all three judges placed him first. The maximum score settled the Australian Open result and sent him into a world field drawn from more than 40 countries.

How did Stamos qualify for London?

Stamos first had to win a public vote to reach the National Final. Over two weeks, voters used the DMC Australia website and YouTube to select the AlphaTheta People’s Choice. He took the award with 60 of 63 possible points. Those 60 public points settled entry into the final, not the championship score.

A separate panel of three judges settled the Open result. All three ranked Stamos first, and their combined score of 18 gave him the maximum available total. Victorian DJ Alex Dicconson finished second, while New South Wales DJ Sebi D took third. Every judge chose the same winner.

The Open category gives each DJ 12 minutes to perform. Within that limit, competitors build routines from live remixes, mashups and party-rocking sets. Judges score each routine on:

• music selection
• composition
• originality
• foundation
• showmanship
• overall impact

Those first-place rankings produced 18 points from 18. Public voting put Stamos on the stage, and the judges sent him to London.

Who joins him in London?

Victoria’s Patty B will also travel to London as Australia’s Classic champion. He defended that title in October, making him a three-time Australian DMC champion. Patty B’s mother-in-law, Connie, asked Greek City Times to share news of his trip. She also said that Stamos’s father comes from Thessaloniki and that Stamos works as a wedding DJ in Sydney.

Stamos and Patty B now enter separate categories. Stamos will contest The Open, while Patty B will contest The Classic. Australia will send two national category champions to London.

What happens at the world finals?

Organisers describe the DMC World DJ Championships as “the world’s most prestigious DJ battle.” The series began in London in 1985, and the 2026 meeting marks its 41st edition and a return to its original city. Champions from more than 40 countries will compete.

The two-day programme starts with Battleground Eliminations at Theata on the Victoria Embankment on Friday 13 November. The World Finals follow at KOKO in Camden on Saturday 14 November. The field covers four categories:

• The Classic
• The Open
• The Scratch
• The Supremacy

Stamos has now cleared the three-judge Australian final. His next step is the Battleground Eliminations on 13 November, followed by the World Finals on 14 November against a field that includes champions from more than 40 countries.

Former world champions A-Trak and Craze will perform during the London programme. Outside the DJ event, Greek competitor Alexandra Efraimoglou won the women’s tumbling world title in Nanjing last week.

Stamos now goes to London with a perfect national score and 12 minutes to pursue the Open world title.