The Gunpla Builders World Cup (GBWC, Gunpla World Cup), a contest to determine the world's best Gunpla builder from the anime series Gundam, held its 13th Gunpla Builders World Cup 13th Tournament finals on February 7th at Gundam Base Tokyo (Koto-ku, Tokyo), and it was announced that "FLY, SKYLARK Z GUNDAM!" (ZHOU HAOXUAN), representing mainland China, was selected as the world's best in the U-14 course for ages 6 to 14.
Japan's "We won't fall at Jaburo!" (Gunpla Mana-kun) came in second place, and Malaysia's "Gundam in the Battlefield" (Anderson) came in third place.
GBWC is an international competition that began in 2011, where participants compete in Gunpla construction, painting techniques, and ideas. The 13th GBWC was held in 16 countries and regions, including Japan, Australia, Canada, Europe & the Middle East, Hong Kong SAR, Indonesia, mainland China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, the UK, the US, and Vietnam. There are three courses: the OVER-21 course for those 21 years of age and older, the U-20 course for those 15-20 years old, and the U-14 course for those 6-14 years old.
