Eligibility and Rules

  • All competitor registrations were approved by FTD.
  • Once the competitor’s registration was approved by FTD, competitors had 14 days to pay the entry fee of $15,000 USD by bank transfer. The bank transfer information was provided via email upon registration approval.
  • All entry fees were non-refundable. If an approved competitor dropped out of the competition, a replacement competitor could have been provided by that countries’ Interflora unit.
  • By registering for FTD World Cup 2019, competitors agreed to allow their profile picture and brief professional bio to be used for marketing purposes and promotion.
  • The 100-Points Judging System was used to judge the competition. Competitors agreed to abide by all jury and technical committee scores and rulings.
  • FTD World Cup 2019 was divided into three parts: the main competition, the semi-final and the finals.
  • The main competition consisted of one surprise task and three competition tasks.
  • The top 10 scoring competitors in the main competition  advanced to the semi-final to complete a surprise task.
  • The top five scoring competitors in the semi-final advanced to the finals to complete one final surprise task.
  • The overall highest scoring competitor, Bart Hassam was declared the winner and 2019 Interflora World Cup Champion.