How "Best In World" Titles are Determined
Competitors winning a "Best In World" award at the World Taxidermy Championships will earn the title of "World Champion Taxidermist." There will be a possible eleven Best in World titles available for the 1997 show.
There are nine Best in World titles in the Master Division, one in the Collective Artists Division and one in the Taxidermy Sculpture Division.
In the Master Division, there are nine possible Best in World titles which are selected from the nine Master Division categories.
Within each of the nine categories, there are single-ribbon subcategories. Once the First Place winners of the subcategories are decided (if any), the judges will select their Best in World choices from these First Place winners.
There are also Second and Third in World titles selected from each category. Once a Best in World piece is selected, the Second Place mount in that subcategory (if there is one), will move up to compete for Second Best in World.
Example: There are five subcategories within the category of Lifesize Mammals. After the judging is completed, the judges will be notified as to the First Place winners in Lifesize Mammals subcategories. From that point on, scores are thrown out and the two judges will reevaluate these First Place mounts to decide on the Best in World Lifesize Mammal.
Competitors vying for the Best in World titles should pay very close attention to the subcategories. Some of the subcategories will be heavily competed in, while others may only have one or two entries. Rememberto win a Best in World title you must first have a First Place ribbon in a subcategory. You may want to consider competing in several of the subcategories to increase your chances of being considered in that final decision.
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