diff --git a/src/solo_turnier/batch.py b/src/solo_turnier/batch.py
index 5cbc44e..23d8e4e 100644
--- a/src/solo_turnier/batch.py
+++ b/src/solo_turnier/batch.py
@@ -29,5 +29,8 @@ class BatchWorker:
         importedData = worker.collectAllData(htmlCandidatesPreview, htmlResultFiles)
         combinedData = worker.combineData(importedData)
 
+        if not self.config.showAllParticipants():
+            worker.filterOutFinalists(combinedData)
+
         consoleOutputtter = solo_turnier.output.ConsoleOutputter()
         consoleOutputtter.output(combinedData)
diff --git a/src/solo_turnier/cli.py b/src/solo_turnier/cli.py
index 632b22d..fe869d4 100644
--- a/src/solo_turnier/cli.py
+++ b/src/solo_turnier/cli.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ class Cli:
 
         parser.add_argument('html', help='The path from where to look for HTML export files', nargs=1, default=['.'])
         parser.add_argument('-o', '--output', help='Set the output path of the script', nargs=1, default=[None])
+        parser.add_argument('--all-participants', '-a', action='store_true', help='Show all participants not only finalists')
 
         parser.add_argument('-v', '--verbose', help='Increase verbosity', action='count', default=0)
         parser.add_argument('-d', '--debug', action='store_true', help='Activate debugging during startup')
@@ -43,3 +44,6 @@ class Cli:
     
     def getLogLevel(self):
         return self.__args.verbose
+    
+    def showAllParticipants(self):
+        return self.__args.all_participants
diff --git a/src/solo_turnier/worker.py b/src/solo_turnier/worker.py
index 8cacbd8..8324b23 100644
--- a/src/solo_turnier/worker.py
+++ b/src/solo_turnier/worker.py
@@ -651,4 +651,27 @@ class Worker:
                 
                 # self.l.log(5, '(Partially) fixed places: %s', (data))
 
-                
+    def filterOutFinalists(self, data: types.State4):
+        for group in data.results:
+            self.l.debug('Cleaning up group %s', group.name)
+            participants = data.results[group].results.keys()
+            droppedParticipants = []
+
+            for participant in participants:
+                self.l.debug('Checking %s', participant)
+
+                def isFinalistInDance(x: types.HtmlSingleCompetitionResult|None):
+                    if x is None:
+                        return False
+                    return x.finalist
+                mapped = list(map(isFinalistInDance, data.results[group].results[participant]))
+                finalist = True in mapped
+                self.l.log(5,'Check for finalist (in dances %s): %s', mapped, finalist)
+
+                if not finalist:
+                    self.l.warning('Dropping %s from the output as no finalist', participant)
+                    droppedParticipants.append(participant)
+            
+            for droppedParticipant in droppedParticipants:
+                data.results[group].results.pop(droppedParticipant)
+        pass