World Pyro Olympics

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The World Pyro Olympics is an annual competition amongst the most prestigious fireworks companies in the world. The event is the largest and most intense international fireworks competition.

The World Pyro Olympics runs through a period of five consecutive days allowing locals and tourists alike to experience the greatest fireworks display in the world. Two countries fire each day; the last participant fires on the final evening of the event.

The host of the event does not participate in the competition but performs a fireworks display on the last night. Awards, such as the People’s Choice, are given out after the exhibition. The crowning of the World Pyro Olympics Champion ends the event.

[edit] 1st World Pyro Olympics

The 1st World Pyro Olympics took place in The Esplanade at the back of then unfinished SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines from December 26, 2005 to December 30, 2005. Firework materials were placed in the participant's barge floating within Manila Bay. Major firework makers from nine countries participated in the competition: Show FX Australia Pty. Ltd., Glorious Group from the People's Republic of China, Nico Lunig Event from Germany, Hanwha Corp. from Korea, Orion Art Production International in Russia, Pyro Spectacular in South Africa, Flash Art Group in United Arab Emirates, Celtix Fireworks Ltd. in the United Kingdom and America Melrose Pyrotechnics Inc. from the United States. The event host, La Mancha Group of the Philippines displayed a colorful fireworks demonstration at the last day. La Mancha organized the 1st International Fireworks Festival on December 2002 and the World Pyro Olympics Exhibition in March and April of 2004. Australia was awarded as champion in the said competition.

The schedule of the fireworks shows were as follows:

December 26, 2005
- 7:30pm China
- 9:00pm Australia
December 27, 2005
- 7:30pm Germany
- 9:00pm Republic of Korea
December 28, 2005
- 7:30pm Russian Federation
- 9:00pm United Kingdom
December 29, 2005
- 7:30pm United States
- 9:00pm Republic of South Africa
December 30, 2005
- 7:30pm United Arab Emirates
- 9:00pm : Philippines (La Mancha Fellowship of Fire)

[edit] 2nd World Pyro Olympics

The event was hosted by the Philippines from January 5 to January 7 and January 12 & January 13, 2007 at the The Esplanade at the newly completed SM Mall of Asia. Participants include Show FX Australia Pty. Ltd., Glorious Group of China, Nico Lünig Event of Germany, Astondoa Piroteknia of Spain, Bright Star Fireworks of Denmark, Flash Art GmbH of Poland, Pyro Studios of Canada, Westcoast Fireworks Ltd. of the United Kingdom and Melrose Pyrotechnics of the United States. La Mancha of the Philippines was the host company. The United Kingdom won the 2007 competition and the team from China won the People's Choice Award for technical excellence.