In The Kiln Issue 42 CHAMPS Show Magazine February 2023

By Kevin Dankman

For all of you who are new to the CHAMPS World, welcome to the world of CHAMPS Glass Games. CHAMPS Glass Games Masters Competition is a year-long competition where glass blowers compete at every CHAMPS Event for a Chance to win. In each show, the Glass Games team creates events to let them earn their way into the Masters. This Year the artists will compete for over $100,000 in cash and prizes, with $20,000 cash plus prizes going to the 1st place winner.

The journey started in May at the Atlantic City CHAMPS Show. This Venue hosts the first event where glass blowers get the chance to win cash and a chance at a big prize in the Masters.

Four categories were in play. Blow Not Suck, Tool-less, Clear-rig, and Favorite Cartoon Character. Ford 20, Enjoy and Prosper, and Aaron U earned cash and their trip to the Masters at that show with their first-place wins.

The next stop on the circuit was Chicago, where the team put two All-Star teams together to compete in an entirely new manner.

The theme was "In a Museum" The artists were tasked to make something worthy of a museum.

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1st Place Eternal Flameworks

Vegas Bling 1st Place Eternal Flameworks

Goblet Grab

1st Place Rye Dyer

Photos from: Previous Editions of CHAMPS Show Magazine

Team 1: Team Everdream, led by the nicest guy on the torch Eusheen, with N8 Miers and WJC.

Team 2: Team Molten Art, Captained by JOP, with Hoobs and Carsten Carlisle alongside him.

Team 2: Team Molten Art, Captained by JOP, with Hoobs and Carsten Carlisle, won and took their ride to the masters and a bunch of cash home.

The team followed up with a fantastic display at the Summer Vegas Show. Here is the list of summer events and the winners:

Submission Games:

Smash Off:

RC car Demolition returned with Best in Show going to the Masters.

Live Games:

Vegas Bling

Gambling

BlackJack

Poker

Craps

Roulette

Baccarat

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Craps

1st Place

Hic Dogg

Gambling 1st Place

Terry Sharp

Is It Real?

1st Place Pedro Grime Glass

At the end, the following winners were announced.

Submission Games:

Smash Off Build: 1st- Habitat Glass

Live Games:

Vegas Bling:

1st- Eternal Flameworks

Baccarat:

1st- Terry Sharp

Roulette: 1st- Habitat Glass

Craps: 1st- Hicdogg

Black Jack: 1st- Smitty Glass Art

Poker: 1st- Tony Kazy Glass

Gambling: 1st- Terry Sharp

Denver was then the next stop with some really exciting annual events.

Goblet Grab and The Game of Marbles were the two traditional games this year. In addition, the crew included Milli Checkers, and an “Is It Glass” category to round out the events.

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Solo Live 1st Place Noah Armor Glass

The Rainbow Projector

The advancing winners were: Goblet Grab:

1st Rye Deyer Glass

Is It Glass:

1st Grime Glass

Marbles - Best Set:

1st Jes Durfee

Millie Checkers - Best Set:

1st BMFT Glass

The year's last stop was Daytona Beach, Florida, where they had three awesome games to get a chance at the masters. Bring in Solo Charity Piece, Made on-site solo Charity Piece, Best Of Show Car in the first ever Glass Bash where two cars bash head first into each other.

Glass Bash Best-in-Show Results:

1st Stucky (Chose not to compete.)

Solo On-Site Winners

1st Armor Glass Noah

Solo Bring In Submission Winners

1st Charisma

Winners could pass on one of their spots in the Masters to someone they thought was ready for the CHAMPS Glass Games Masters Experience.

The Final list of Contestants will be judged by three amazing artists. Dellene Peralt, Malaquis, Hendy.

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Roulette

1st Place

Habitat Glass

Marble Set

1st Place

Cartoon

1st Place

Aaron U Glass

The final list:

Aaron U

Ford 20

Plug a Nug

Enjoy and Prosper

JOP

Carsten

Hoobs

Joe P

Sven

Puntington

Habitat

Happytime

Tony Kazy

Hicdogg

Terry Sharp

Eternal Flameworks

Charisma Interactives

Smitty

Greg Adams (Trident)

Icke

Windstar

BMFT

Jes Durfee

Made by Seif

Armor Noah

Nathan Belmont

Grime

With that said if you are looking for any work from these amazing artists You better be at CHAMPS

Winter Show In Las Vegas February 8th - 11th 2023 where

CHAMPS kicks of year #24!