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Hong Kong, Indonesia Win 2nd Gundam Model Builder's World Cup
posted on by Lynzee Loveridge
Edy Ng of Hong Kong won the open division in the second "Gunpla Builders World Cup," the competition dedicated to Gundam plastic models, on Sunday. About 2,000 entrants competed from 13 countries and territories. Ng's winning "Project Gwen-Rezel FA+FW" entry was inspired by the mobile suit Rezel in Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn. Allen Ferbrianto of Indonesia won the junior division with "Kabuki":
The second-place finalist in the open division was "1/100 AGE Titus" by The Philippines' Aristeo Lamig Saavedra Jr.:
The third-place finalist in the open division was "The Zaku (Return of the J. Ridden) by South Korea's Go Gwon Cheol:
North American representative Angel De La Cruz of California also competed in the international competition with his entry "Duel Gundam." Regional competitions were held at five North American conventions. De La Cruz beat out Jack Elliot Nunn (Sakura Con), Benny Herara (Anime Central), Brian Cash (A-Kon), Michael Dzicek (Otakon), and Boby Hon (NYCC) to compete in the finals in Japan.
The panel of judges included Toshiaki Ambiru (the editor of ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Hobby Magazine), Yasuhiro Tanimura (the editor-in-chief of Hobby Japan), and Katsuhisa Yamaguchi, the famed Gundam plastic model authority at Bandai. Kunio Ōkawara, the mechanical designer for the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise and Yatterman served as the presenter for the awards.
Ho Yick Yin of Malaysia competed against eleven other regional finalists and won the open course in last year's world championship held in Hong Kong. The Chinese representative won the junior course for last year's championship competition.
Source: Sankei, Mainichi Shimbun's Mantan Web
