While Ronnie certainly has the better biceps , the judges are looking for just a tad more , and while even Ronnie has the better quads in that shot , he's still doesn't compare well with Yates on forearms , calves, Ronnie's chest is once again flat its not showing Dorian's thickness & density , not to mention overall muscle density & muscular balance.
I concede that Dorian has better forearms and calves, but you cannot say Dorian has a thicker chest than Ronnie. Look at the way both of them pose in the front double biceps. Ronnie stands more upright and flexes his abs while Dorian puffs out his chest more. Dorian displays his chest at an angle to reveal more thickness. However, this also makes the pecs look smaller. Ronnie's chest appears to cover half of his torso while Dorian's only covers 1/3. Here is a better pic which shows Ronnie's chest is thicker.

The judging criteria you posted for the front double biceps included this:
"The hands should be clenched and turned down so as to cause a contraction of the biceps and forearm muscles,
which are the main muscle groups that are to be assessed in this pose."
"The judge will first survey the biceps muscles looking for a full, peaked development of the muscle, noting whether
or not there is a defined split between the anterior and posterior sections of the biceps..."
So even though the judges look at forearms and calves, the main emphasis is placed on biceps. Ronnie destroys Dorian in this regard. He also beats Dorian in the pec-delt tie-ins, ab definition and thighs, and holds his own in the chest. This leaves forearms and calves for Dorian. In a competition, 1st + 1st + 2nd is better than 2nd + 2nd + 1st (I oversimplified this for you ND so you can understand).
so while Yates may lose this shot just based on biceps & quads, he still would beat Ronnie in the sidechest , sidetriceps , abdominal & thigh , front & rear latspreads and I would say back double biceps and well even give that one to Ronnie Dorian would still edge out Coleman with more mantadories.
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