As one of the biggest celebrations of geek culture in the country, Cyberzone Geek Con 2023 astounded and amazed fans and the curious alike last August 19, 2023 at SM City Cebu as part of SM Cyberzone’s Cybermonth. With an exciting clash of cosplay skills called Cosplay Contenders as its highlight, cosplayers, enthusiasts and mall patrons got to experience a thrilling display of cosplay and the many different fandoms.
We at arkadymac.com are grateful that SM Cyberzone has always been supportive of cosplay and its community, which is why cosplayers responded in kind by attending in droves to take part in the festivities of Geek Con 2023. Besides this are other attractions for Cyberzone’s Cybermonth which included the Great Gadget Sale, GameCon, Geek Fair, and TechTopia, all happening from August 1 to 31 at SM City Cebu. Geek Con 2023 started out with the registration of participants as they signed up for what promised to be an exciting clash of cosplayers, with huge cash prizes and recognition at stake. Renowned photographer Jay Tablante had an engaging presentation on cosplay photography. Cosplayers got to impress mall patrons with their colorful and intricate costumes as they went around the many wonderful venues of SM City Cebu. Once they came back to the event area, Cosplay Contenders had begun with the pre-judging. From the many participants, the top 16 who will move forward to the next round of competition were chosen by an outstanding panel of judges which included prominent photographer Jay Tablante, along with exceptional cosplayers from Cebu, Diane Sabandeja and Miles Semblante.
The main program promptly started with wonderful hosts Azula and Areksu hyping the crowd and guiding the audience to the cosplay spectacle that was about to unfold.
Cosplay Contenders was an exciting but challenging cosplay tournament that featured face-offs which got to showcase the skill, talent and creativity of cosplayers on stage. A pair of cosplayers competed against each other in several rounds, with only one of them advancing into the tournament.
From the Top16, there were 8, and then the Final 4. They then battled in individual catwalks which lasted for a one-minute maximum where they showed their best moves and routines to impress the judges and the audience.
In the end, the top three were chosen, and the awarding ceremony saw them receive huge cash prizes from SM Cyberzone, and the others from the Top 16 got to take home cash prizes as well. The Top 3 placers also get a guaranteed spot to compete at Cosplay Mania 2023 in September.
We are grateful to Cyberzone and SM City Cebu for supporting cosplayers and the cosplay community by giving then a great event and venue where they can showcase their skills and show their love and passion for geek culture, and we look forward to many more such events in the future.
We also commend the organizers and the young but talented staff who ran the program and contests and gave attendees one incredible and memorable event.
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