Your World Cup Floral Art 2025 kicks off here! Thursd.com is the official media partner of this event, so this is the place where you will get all the necessary info. Over the past months, you have had the opportunity to get acquainted with all 24 contestants. If you missed one or two, don't worry, they will all be listed below in this very article.
You will also get a full program of the World Cup that will be held during three packed days in The Hague, Netherlands. Not only will the competitors show their best, but also an impressive line-up of floral designers, including previous winners, will give live demonstrations on stage.
So, are you ready to get in the mood? Then continue to read on.
These Are the 24 Competitors
In random order, here are all the 24 contestants. Click on the banners below to get to know each one up close, about their early steps in floriculture, and to the biggest stage in the world. Learn about their signature styles, their examples, their successes, and failures. And, of course, their expectations about participating in this grand event.
Pick your favorite, make a shortlist, and come and see them live in The Hague!
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A Professional Technical Committee
The five people of the Technical Committee are the guardians of fair play at the World Cup Floral Art 2025 – drafting the rules, guiding competitors, and ensuring everything runs smoothly and equally for all. Let's meet the judges:
- Tracy Tomlinson, UK, President of the Technical Committee. Tracy is a certified national and international floristry judge and has worked around the world as a competition consultant and floristry judge. She was a director of the British Florist Association for 16 years.
- Rain Wang, China. Rain is the President of Uniflorist, the Chinese Florist Association, and an international judge in floristry.
- Ferenc Kruzslicz, Hungary. As a floral expert and certified floral judge, Ferenc was present at numerous European Championships and Eurofleurs as a Technical Committee member.
- Roxana Barrientos, Latin America. She is an internationally renowned designer (EIAF-EAFC, and EMC), and a National Juror for Florint.
- Richard Mos, Netherlands. Dutch Master of Floral Design, freelance florist, and Florint National Certified Judge.
These are the tasks of the Technical Committee:
- Draft and agree on the rules and regulations of the competition with the organisers
- The contact point for the competitors during the competition time
- The contact between the competitor and the Jury
- The contact between the competitor, the organization, and Florint
- Advises Florint on the rules and regulations outside of the competition timetable
- The Technical Committee decides on the interpretation of these regulations pertaining to the rules and regulations before and throughout the competitions, whenever dissimilarity of view might occur
- Decides on the penalty points given to each competitor if necessary
- The Technical Committee can take any measures necessary to ensure that the regulations are observed
Its aim is to be fair and equal to everyone so that the smooth running of a competition can be enjoyed and remembered with great affection.
The Venue: World Forum The Hague
The stage of the World Cup Floral Art is bigger than ever. The venue is bigger than ever. World Forum boasts one of the largest auditoriums in the Netherlands, featuring a total of 2,161 seats. This auditorium, located in the city of The Hague, hosts a very wide and diverse range of domestic and international cultural and entertainment events. It serves as a venue for musicals, classical and pop concerts, stand-up comedy, and ballet performances. Numerous Dutch and international luminaries have graced its stage over the years.
Address: World Forum The Hague, Churchillplein 10, 2517 JW The Hague, Netherlands.
The Entire Program
It will be almost too much that is packed in three days of floral excellence. So, in order not to lose track of what's going on when and where, here's the entire program:
Thursday 28 August
10:00h - 19:00h
For the competitors: 2 World Cup Tasks
Side program: Demonstrations by world-leading floral arrangers:
- 10:30h - 11:15h Ahti Lyra
- 11:15h - 12:00h Max Hurtaud
- 15:45h - 16:30h Lizzie Newcombe
Side program: Workshops by world-leading floral arrangers:
(max. 20 attendees - separate tickets needed and available)
- 10:30h - 12:30h Lizzie Newcombe
- 13:30h - 15:30h Geertje Stienstra
- 16:15h - 18:15h Ahti Lyra
All day: Exhibitors market
Lots of floral creations (exhibition)
Friday 29 August
10:00h - 18:00h
For the competitors: 2 World Cup Tasks
Demonstrations by world-leading floral arrangers:
- 13:00h - 13:45h Petra Konrad
- 13:45h - 14:30h Geertje Stienstra
- 16:15h - 17:00h Harijanto Setiawan
- 17:00h - 17:45h Tiffany van Lenten
Workshops by world-leading floral arrangers:
(max. 20 attendees - separate tickets needed and available)
- 11:00h - 13:00h Tiffany van Lenten
- 14:30h - 16:30h Nicolaus Peters
All day: Exhibitors market
Lots of floral creations (exhibition)
Saturday 30 August
Day program: 10:00h - 16:00h
For the competitors: 1 World Cup Task
Demonstrations by world-leading floral arrangers:
- 13:00h - 13:45h Nicolaus Peters
- 13:45h - 14:30h Lisa Pålsson
Demonstrations by floral arrangers Marek Jakobi and Joanna Kiedacz
- 15:00h - 16:00h Marek Jakobi together with Joanna Kiedacz at The Atlantic Foyer
All day: Exhibitors market
All day: Lots of floral creations (exhibition)
Saturday 30 August
Evening program: 18:30h - 23:59h
Walking-dinner
For the competitors: Final World Cup Task for top 10
Presentation by Floral Fundamentals
Spectacular show 'GROWTH!' from world-leading arranger and EC2022 Hanneke Frankema
For the competitors: Prize ceremony
Sunday 31 August
11:00h - 15:00h
Consumer day
Demonstrations and workshops by world-leading arrangers
Lots of floral creations (exhibition), including all the World Cup floral arrangements
Score the Last Tickets!
Of course, you have already planned your visit a long time ago, and you do have your rickets as well. But just in case you did not... Here's your last chance to secure your entrance to the biggest floral event of the year. Go to the online ticket desk and get those tickets now. and treat yourself to a floral party you will not forget!
