This time EuroCosplay saw a total of 42 contestants all competing for the title of EuroCosplay Champion for 2013. The previous winner last year hailed from the Netherlands. Could they keep their crown?

The competition was judged by Cathy of God Save the Queen Fashion, former World Cosplay Summit winner Psyposer, and Matt from Black Tie F/X.

Before narrowing it down to the top three, each judge also picked a personal favourite:
Cathy picked Hiron from Finland, who cosplayed Amira Halgal from Otoyomegatari. “The embroidery on this dress was incredible,” said Cathy.
Psyposer picked Cassidy from Hungary, who cosplayed as Elyos Chanter from Aion: The Tower of Eternity.
Matt picked Dulcinea from Lithuania, who cosplayed Dranei Paladin from World of Warcraft, describing how her costume had “amazing craftsmanship and a good display of make-up.”

It then came down to the final three. Describing it as “quite possibly one of the most bizarre judging experiences we’ve ever had,” Cathy explained how “a lot of the contestants were really within a point or two from each other. It’s a really difficult decision because everyone really did an amazing job.”

“I’d just like to say that all the contestants that came out this weekend did an amazing job,” said Matt. “It was very, very hard to pick winners. We hope next year it’s bigger and better.”

The judges decided that their winner for 2013 was… Netherlands – Iloon – Edward Elric from Fullmetal Alchemist. “Everything about this outfit just blew us all away,” said Cathy.

The runner up in second place was… Poland – Zula – Spider Splicer from Bioshock.

Finally in third was… Italy – Sara – Toothiana from Rise of the Guardians.

Be sure to check for the full gallery on the MCM Buzz Facebook page. And for those of you that did see the show (or even viewed the pictures), then hopefully it will inspire you to think about taking part next year.

Photos by John Shek (Papercube).

Originally published on MCM Buzz on 26 October 2013.