11 teams took part in the ninth edition of the Gelato World Cup, from the 19th to the 21st of January 2020 at Sigep, Rimini.
The national teams selected for the 2020 Gelato World Cup span from Asia to Latin America, with a European heart that has never been so strong. The biennial event signed by SIGEP-Italian Exhibition Group and Gelato&Cultura confirms the willingness to compare the knowledge, the creativity and the innovation of gelato chefs, pastry chefs, ice carvers and executive chefs that have been selected as the best experts throughout five continents.
11 teams took part in the competition:
Mexico, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Poland, Argentina and Colombia.
This is the first edition where all the teams have been officially selected by the Committee of the “Coppa del Mondo della Gelateria,” as they supervised different competitions around the world. The selection process started 16 months before the Gelato World Cup with the competition at Feria Internacional del Helado in Mexico City (February 2018). It was followed by the Asian Gelato Cup at FHA in Singapore (April 2018), the Longarone Eis Challenge (December 2018), and Sigep Gelato d’Oro (January 2019). The selections in Warsaw (Expo Sweet) and Madrid (Intersicop) occurred in February 2019. Recent competitions were held at the Valrhona headquarters in Tain L’Hermitage, at Fithep in Buenos Aires and in Budapest (Hungary).
Each team consists of a gelato chef, a pastry chef, a chef de cuisine, an ice sculptor directed by a team leader.
8 trials in 3 days: single-portion in a glass, mystery box, gelato-cake, entrée of haute cuisine, ice- and brittle- sculptures and the new trend of gelato-snacks, in addition to the final Grand Buffet, which is the presentation of all the creations.
The Award ceremony took place on the 21st of January.
1. Italy
2. Japan
3. Argentina
Teams and Themes of CMG2020
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- Maximiliano Cesar Maccarrone, TM
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- Matias Dragun
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- Mariano Zichert
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- Pablo Nicolás Renes
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- Rubén Omar Darré
Theme: Pirates of the Caribbean
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- Jonathan Nieto Hincapie, TM
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- Julio Alberto Mojica Bolaños
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- Jessica Ramos
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- Laura Mojica
Theme: Galeone San José, Cartagena des Indias
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- Stéphane Augé, TM
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- Adrien Lamy
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- Franck Fouchereau
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- Moudni Nabil
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- Yoann Hasselbein
Theme: Asterix and the Romans
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- Günter Single, TM
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- Giovanni Finamore
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- Francesco Carrer
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- Federico Sacchet
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- Alexander Glagla
Theme: Berlin
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- Kanjiro Mochizuki, TM
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- Kengo Akabame
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- Hiromi Nishikawa
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- Naomi Matsuo
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- Kkenichi Matsunsga
Theme: Flower of music
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- Giuseppe Tonon, TM
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- Massimo Carnio
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- Marco Martinelli
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- Eugenio Morrone
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- Ciro Chiummo
Theme: The secrets of the forest
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- Au Yong Yung Yee, TM
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- Jamaluddin Bin Zainal Abidin
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- Mustaffa Kamal Bin Othman
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- Siew Chee Wing
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- Muhamad Rusmi Bin Che Dol
Theme: Circus
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- Alexander Glagla
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- Alicia Diaz
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- Julio Cesar Moreno
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- Eduardo Suarez
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- David Miranda
Theme: Sea legends
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- Alexandra Sowa-Trzebinska, TM
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- Maciej Pięta
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- Michał Wiśniewski
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- Mariusz Buritta
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- Robert Burkat
Theme: Pure Nature
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- Ng Chee Leong, TM
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- Pang Yoon Hwa
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- Ng See Yian
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- Miller Mai
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- Jason Tan
Theme: City Garden
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- Lluis Ribas Guardià, TM
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- Albert Soler Miquel
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- Albert Roca Badia
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- Mayte Rodriguez Gigante
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- Lluc Dalmau Vall
Theme: Abracadabra
Juries
12 technical judges: the 11 team leaders and Pier Paolo Magni as President of the Jury. On the field, three experienced technical commissioners: Sergio Colalucci, Sergio Dondoli and Gaetano Mignano.
Press jury: 10 international journalists specialised in gelato, pastry and F&B: Emanuela Balestrino, Bernard Bedaridà, Luis Concepción, Stefan Elfenbein, Manuela Rossi, Margo Schatcher, Yumi Hasegawa Picone, Mariarosaria Bruno, Victor Sokolowicz and Natalia Mendoza assigned a special award to the best Gelato Cake.
Artistic jury: Lorena Gava (historic curator, Italy), Stephan Didier (MOF Chef, France) and Adolfo Romero (Gelato Champion, Spain) assigned a special award to the Final Grand Buffet.
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