2023 time and location TBD

2023 info TBD

Where: The Courtyard (outside the Cobb Galleria)

Top balisong flippers will gather at the BLADE Show to vie for the title of“Grand Master” in the 6th Annual Battle for Bali-Champion sponsored and conducted by Blade HQ. The top three finishers will receive prizes and all participants will get swag bags. The competition will be limited to 48 contestants. BLADE Show ticket holders are invited to watch the competition in the Courtyard under the BLADE University Tent on show Saturday from noon to 2 p.m. Competitors will start flipping knives at 1 p.m.

When: Time for 2023 TBD

Where: The Courtyard outside the Cobb Galleria entrance

Watch a competition like none other! The world's best cutters gather to slay water bottles, slash tennis balls, and demolish 2x4s in a contest for top "knifelete." You don't want to miss the BLADE Show World Championship Cutting Competition, conducted by BladeSports International (BSI). This will be held in the Courtyard, the parking lot of the host hotel, the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly.

2023 time TBA

Where: "The Pit" in the Atlanta Renaissance Waverly Hotel (outside the show)

The BLADE Magazine Knife-Of-The-Year® Awards will be announced and presented to the winners during the BLADE Magazine Awards ceremony during Saturday night of the show in the Pit after-party area of the Atlanta Renaissance Waverly Hotel. The awards are the most coveted honors in the factory knife industry worldwide and cover assorted styles and genre