The World Butchers’ Challenge, widely regarded as the ‘Olympics of Butchery’, will now take place on 2 & 3 September 2022 at the Golden 1 Center – the home to the NBA’s Sacramento Kings – in Sacramento, California.
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It is time for us to make the official announcement. That the World Butchers' Challenge new date (August 2021) has also been cancelled. After much consultation with our community, suppliers and host we’ve made the call to cancel until such time that global travel becomes more certain and safe.
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There’s one thing that’s certain at the moment and that is, ironically, wherever we are in the world, the feeling of uncertainty is mutual. However, I’d also argue that disruption has been a key word in the vocabulary of those working in the meat industry for a very long time. And whilst COVID-19 is in so many ways unlike anything we’ve faced before, the fact it’s forcing us to do things differently, and rise to challenges we didn’t know we were going to face a few months ago, is something I think we’re all extremely familiar with.
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An update on the status of the 2020 World Butchers’ Challenge, scheduled for September 4 & 5 in Sacramento, California, following recent developments with regards to Covid-19.
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Following our last update on the Coronavirus ( dated 2 March), we have received further concerns from teams over booking of trips and deadlines around sending equipment to the States. Whilst, we have no new information to update you with, we will commit to weekly updates around what we do know, more frequently if something develops.
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We understand that the outbreak has caused significant concerns for many of our community in regards to international travel and the status of the 2020 World Butchers’ Challenge, scheduled for September 4 & 5 in Sacramento, California. The situation is a rapidly evolving issue and unfortunately it is not possible to predict what will happen in the coming weeks and months. It is too early to say how long the disruption to international visitation is likely to last and how long the recovery period might be.
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The World Butchers’ Challenge, referred to by many as the ‘Olympics of Meat’ and by far, the largest meat competition on the globe, offers an opportunity for brands to carve a name for themselves like no other. The 2020 competition promises to be the biggest yet, being held at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento with an audience of over 5,000 anticipated to witness the battle first-hand and thousands of engaged others watching from afar.
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16 of the best butchers from across the globe descended on Sacramento last week to size up the competition for the much-anticipated World Butchers’ Challenge, to be held in September 2020.
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As fall quickly approaches, the city of Sacramento eagerly awaits the many appealing and enjoyable happenings it has to offer. The first-ever Captains Run will be bringing all sixteen captains together in Sacramento from September 25th through the 28th and will be nothing less than sensational.
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Realisation is starting to set in that the 2020 World Butchers’ Challenge is well in sight as next week we’ll be hosting representatives from all 16 competing nations in Sacramento, California for the, first ever, Captain’s Run…
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For the first time ever, Canada will be entering a team into the World Butchers’ Challenge. Creating a Canadian team was the brainchild of Peter Baarda, Team Captain, three-time winner of Ontario’s Finest Butcher competition, and owner of J&G Quality Meats, Aldershot.
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New Zealand has finalised the ANZCO Foods Young Butchers of New Zealand Squad that will compete at the World Champion Butcher Apprentice and Young Butcher competitions – the curtain raiser to the World Butchers’ Challenge in Sacramento next September.
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This September, Paternoster Chophouse will be offering Londoners an exclusive menu from Britain’s best butchers. The six individuals that go by the name ‘British Beefeaters’ and who will represent England in the 2020 World Butchers’ Challenge have collaboratively devised a one-off menu available from 2nd – 14th September.
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Wales is the latest nation to join the World Butchers’ Challenge, with their national squad – Craft Butchery Team Wales, signing up to compete in Sacramento, California next September.
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Comedian and radio broadcaster Leigh Hart turned his hand to butchery in a feeble attempt to make the Kiwi butchery team, the Sharp Blacks who have now partnered with Hellers as they prepare for the World Butchers’ Challenge – the Olympics of butchery – due to take place next October in Sacramento, California.
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The World Butchers’ Challenge is proud to announce - for the first time - MEATING GREECE, led by Captain, Leonidas Mathioulakis.
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Friedr. Dick – one of the leading global manufacturers of chef's and butcher's knives – is an official global partner of the WBC. In addition to providing the equipment for nearly all of the teams, Friedr. Dick also has the special honour of presenting the “Friedr.Dick Golden Knife Award” to the winning teams: the winner's trophy in the shape of a knife.
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Butchers from New South Wales, Western Australian and Queensland have been selected as the final members of Team Australia ahead of next year. Finalists from across the country participated in the selection competition at the Sydney Royal Easter Show, seeking one of four places in the Australian team.
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The World Butchers’ Challenge boldly claims to make rockstars out of butchers and is one step further to doing so after confirming the home for the 2020 competition as Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California – the world’s most technologically advanced and sustainable arena.
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Six of Australia`s finest butchers have been selected as part of Team Australia, to compete at the World Butchers Challenge that will be held in the United States of America next September.
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