Japan may have taken the Open Course, but they failed the 14 and Under category, or the Junior Course, as their entrant only managed to place second, with Taiwan’s Junior representative taking 1st.
Meanwhile, Thailand’s Vichayuth Eiam-Ong made South East Asia proud by placing second, almost handing Thailand a back-to-back win at the GunPla Builders World Cup.
After bowing out to consecutive winners from South East Asia (2014 was won by Malaysia and 2015 was won by Thailand), Japan has once again taken the GunPla crown, as modeler Yuusuke Yokota’s Samurai-themed “Eternal Bonds ~Yoshitsune and Benkei Toward a New Country~” took first place in the contest’s open category.
Finally, Indonesia’s Christian took the 7-Eleven Award for the country.
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GBWC 2016 World Championship Awards Ceremony (ENG dub)