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The final - live from Paris
20 Oct. 19:53 Barry Callebaut's Vice President of Gourmet Western Europe, Mr. Freek van der Knaap explains why this competition is so important both to his brands, as to so many craftsmen in the world.
Winners & Special Awards
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Netherlands
Frank Haasnoot
1st place
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Japan
Yoshiaki Uerzaki
2nd place
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Denmark
Palle Sorensen
3rd place
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Netherlands
Frank Haasnoot
Press Award
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Canada
Veronique Rousseau
Most Online
Voted Showpiece -
Denmark
Palle Sorensen
Best Pastry
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Netherlands
Frank Haasnoot
Best Gastronomic
Dessert -
Denmark
Palle Sorensen
Best Praline
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Netherlands
Frank Haasnoot
Best Showpiece
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Germany
Jana Ristau
Best Necklace
Meet the contestants
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Australia
Seung Yun Lee
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Belgium
Ryan Stevenson
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Canada
Veronique Rousseau
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Denmark
Palle Sørensen
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Eastern Europe
Mariusz Buritta
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France
Xavier Berger
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Germany
Jana Ristau
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Iceland
Asgeir Sandholt
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Italy
Yumiko Saimura
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Japan
Yoshiaki Uezaki
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Lebanon
Damien Deslandes
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Mexico
Luis Robledo
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Netherlands
Frank Haasnoot
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Russia
Alexander Ilyukhin
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Spain
Francisco Somoza
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Switzerland
Claudia Schmid
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Taiwan
Chi Hsien Cheng
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United Kingdom
John Costello
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USA
Sylvain Bortolini
Highlights
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21 Oct. 19:53
The most remarkable moments seen through the eyes of the contestants and jury members -
21 Oct. 19:15
Award ceremony of the World Chocolate Masters 2011 -
21 Oct. 18:46
An impression from the contestants' necklaces -
21 Oct. 18:40
The World Chocolate Master 2011: Frank Haasnoot from the Netherlands -
21 Oct. 18:34
A tribute to all contestants -
21 Oct. 18:33
Second place for Japan: Yoshiaki Uezaki -
21 Oct. 18:27
Third place for Denmark: Palle Sorensen -
21 Oct. 18:21
Some amazing highlights from the entire competition -
21 Oct. 15:40
Incredible presentation of the most stunning chocolate desserts ever created -
21 Oct. 14:19
Cakes of today's contestants - mouthwatering! -
21 Oct. 11:38
All amazing hand dipped pralines in a row: group 2 is warming up! -
21 Oct. 10:23
What the contestants of group 2 have been up to this morning -
21 Oct. 09:43
Confessions from jury about what they experienced yesterday -
21 Oct. 08:59
Start of day 3: welcome all 9 contestants of group 2! -
20 Oct. 21:11
In the honour of Quetzalcoatl: stunning necklaces from Group 1 -
20 Oct. 20:53
Belgium-Holland: new revelations from the contestants -
20 Oct. 20:47
Exciting new confessions: the contestants speak from the heart -
20 Oct. 20:27
At the end of the day: the moulded pralines, mini masterpieces in chocolate -
20 Oct. 19:53
Freek van der Knaap explains what drives Callebaut, Cacao Barry and Carma to organize this competition -
20 Oct. 18:48
The fall of the Bortolini's (USA) necklace -
20 Oct. 18:27
Desserts made by 10 of the world's greatest chocolate talents -
20 Oct. 16:20
A great parade of the most stunning pastries -
20 Oct. 14:55
Jury president Pfeiffer speaks: dramatic showpieces are not enough -
20 Oct. 14:18
Delicous chocolates coming their way to the jury! -
20 Oct. 13:00
The jury speaks: I'm most impressed by... -
20 Oct. 12:17
What the closest fans from the UK, Mexico and Australia experience -
20 Oct. 11:39
Mouthwatering images from the contestants of group 1... preparing for the first tastings -
20 Oct. 10:47
Jury members speak from the heart -
20 Oct. 09:39
Jacquy Pfeiffer announces the start of Day2 -
19 Oct. 20:44
Getting in the head of contestants and jury members -
19 Oct. 20:28
Moments to remember: the best of the showpieces from this afternoon -
19 Oct. 20:04
5 minutes of pure stress -
19 Oct. 18:23
Will it break or fall, or not all? -
19 Oct. 18:17
On the tips of your toes with Frank Haasnoot -
19 Oct. 17:31
Here's what the contestants of Group 2 have been doing! -
19 Oct. 16:06
A warm welcome to the contestants of Group 2 this afternoon -
19 Oct. 15:55
The most beautiful moments from this morning: showpiece time for group 1! -
19 Oct. 15:38
What the jury really thinks... -
19 Oct. 15:29
When beauty breaks into pieces... -
19 Oct. 13:22
Amazing balancing act from the USA -
19 Oct. 13:17
Confessions from the chocolate box: great admiration for the USA from Canada -
19 Oct. 12:34
Denmark presents white horns and round shapes -
19 Oct. 12:28
Modern and sober shapes from Mexico -
19 Oct. 12:19
Cowbells and a cheering audience for Switzerland -
19 Oct. 12:14
Building up -
19 Oct. 12:07
The basis of Lebanon -
19 Oct. 12:03
Skulls and snakes -
19 Oct. 11:41
Beautiful sculptures and risky business -
19 Oct. 11:24
Spanish contestant's showpiece getting shape -
19 Oct. 10:29
What the contestants have to do the first day of the competition -
19 Oct. 10:29
Japanese winner of 2009 Shigeo Hirai starts the competition -
19 Oct. 10:13
The opening of the competition -
18 Oct. 19:31
Unloading, unloading! They've arrived...
