World Championship Sand Sculpting 2018 (The Hague, The Netherlands).

The Sand Sculpting World Championship was held on Lange Voorhout in The Hague from 4 – 12 June 2018 as part of the 200 Years of Scheveningen Resort celebration. This was the first time that The Netherlands hosted this unique world championship for sand sculpture, which is held once every 3 years.

World Championship Sand Sculpting 2018 (The Hague, The Netherlands)

Nederland tijdens de World Championship Sand Sculpting 2018 in Den Haag — The Netherlands during the World Championship Sand Sculpting 2018 in The Hague

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Weltmeisterschaft Sandskulpturen 2018 (Den Haag, Niederlande)

World Championship Sand Sculpting 2018 (The Hague, The Netherlands) — World Championship Sand Sculpting 2018 in The Hague, The Netherlands

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Escultura de Arena del Campeonato Mundial 2018 (La Haya, Países Bajos)

Escultura de Arena de México (Campeonatos del Mundo 2018 en La Haya, Países Bajos) — Sand Sculpture of Mexico (World Championships 2018 in The Hague, The Netherlands)

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世界冠军沙雕2018年（荷兰海牙）

Irish entry during the World Championship Sand Sculpting 2018 in The Hague, The Netherlands

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In total, it included 9 large sand artworks of no less than 4 – 5 meters high. Each sculpture was created by top artists, selected by the World Sand Sculpting Academy WSSA. Each artist created his own design, based on the central theme “200 years of sea, sand and …” Taking this central theme, the artists had maximum freedom to make a spectacular design and given the high creativity and inventiveness of the artists.

Championnat du Monde de Sculpture sur Sable 2018 (La Haye, Pays-Bas)

Sand Sculpture of the USA (World Championship 2018 in The Hague, The Netherlands)

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世界選手権砂彫刻2018（ハーグ、オランダ）

Spraying Water on the Japanese Sand Sculpture during the World Championship 2018 in The Hague, The Netherlands

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песочная скульптура 2018 года (Гаага, Нидерланды)

Eine Sandskulptur während der 2018 Weltmeisterschaft in Den Haag, die Niederlande machen — Making a Sand Sculpture during the 2018 World Championship in The Hague, Netherlands

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The participating artists came from Japan, Singapore, United States, Canada, Mexico, Ireland, Great Britain, Spain, Italy and the Czech Republic. Because the Netherlands was the host country, the Dutch participant was excluded from the jury and 8 of the 9 sculptures were be judged by a professional jury. On 13 June, the professional jury will decide which sculpture is the best and which participant will be declared World Champion 2018.