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World Cosplay Summit Online Qualifiers' Final Round Ends on February 17
posted on by Adriana Hazra
The Dreamhack digital festival hosted the first round of Indian qualifiers for the World Cosplay Summit from November 4 through November 6.
Cosplay Genie by NODWIN Gaming hosted the final round of the World Cosplay Summit India Qualifier 2023 (WCS) on June 24, 2023 at Shri Ram Auditorium, Todermal Road Area, New Delhi.
Team Agni Hana won the Prop Making award at the World Cosplay Summit event in 2022. Team Agni Hana represented India at the competition and comprised Rohit Kailasya and Vanna Calista. They cosplayed as characters from the Monster Hunter game franchise.
Team India won the Environmental Consideration in Costume Making award at the World Cosplay Summit Finals that took place in August 2021. KitsuneBlood Cosplays cosplayed as Kagura and Hotaru Juno cosplayed as Matako Kijima from the Gintama anime.
The WCS event hosted both physical and online events in 2021. The physical event took place at various locations centered around Oasis 21 in Nagoya. WCS included cosplay events with photoshoots and stage events, as well as a video cosplay championship. The event's executive committee includes the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Aichi Prefecture, Nagoya City, Nagoya Convention & Visitors Bureau, Osu Shopping District Alliance, Aichi Television Broadcasting, and WCS.
The event canceled its Championship and International Representative events in 2020 due to the pandemic, and instead held a "Cosplay Summit Online Presentation."
Sources: Cosplay Genie's Instagram account
