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​Aword History

Introducing the battle history of hot air balloon pilot "Yudai Fujita"

2022

Saku Balloon Festival Winner

​World Hot Air Balloon Championship (Slovenia) 2nd Place

Japan Ranking: 1st

​ World Ranking: 5th

2022

Saku Balloon Festival Winner

​World Hot Air Balloon Championship (Slovenia) 2nd Place

Japan Ranking: 1st

​ World Ranking: 5th

2021

Saku Balloon Festival Winner

Ichinoseki​ Hiraizumi Balloon Festival 3rd place

​ Saga Balloon Festa 3rd place

​ Japan Championship 3rd place

​ Hot Air Balloon Honda Grand Prix Winner (12th time)

Japan Ranking: 1st

​ World Ranking: 6th

2020

Watarase Balloon Race 1st

​Saku Balloon Festival 1st

European Balloon Festival(Spain) 1st

Spanish championship(Spain) 4th

Polish Championship(Poland) 20th

Longlrat Exclusive(UK) 3rd

Saga Balloon Fiesta 1st

Suzuka Balloon Festival 1st

Honda Grand Prix 1st( 10th times )

Japan Ranking:1st

2019

Tochigi City / Watarase Balloon Race Winner

Saku Balloon Festival Winner

European Balloon Festival (Spain) Winner

Spanish Championship (Spain) 4th

Polish Championship (Poland) 20th

Longleat Exclusive Cup (UK) 3rd

Saga Pacific Cup winners (6 th)

Suzuka Balloon Festival Winner

Hot Air Balloon Honda Grand Prix Winner (10th)

Japan Ranking: 1st

2018

Saku Balloon Festival 2nd

​World Hot Air Balloon Championship(Austria) 16th

Japanese National Championship 1st( 6th time )

SAGA pacific cup 1st( 5th time)

Suzuka Balloon Festival 2nd

Honda Grand Prix 1st( 9th time )

Japan Ranking:1st

World Ranking:6th

2017

Saku Balloon Festival 1st

Spanish national championship(Spain) 1st

Mondial Air Balloons(France) Guinness record( 456 balloons )

Coupe d'Europe(France) 3rd

Pre World Hot Air Balloon Championship(Austria) 5th

Ichinoseki Balloon Festival 1st

Honda Grand Prix 1st( 8th time )

Japan Ranking:2nd

2016

Watarase Balloon Race 1st​

World Hot Air Balloon Championship(SAGA, Japan) 11位

​Honda Grand Prix 2nd

Japan Ranking:1st

World Ranking:2nd

2015

Saku Balloon Festival 1st

Japanese National Championship 1st( 5th time )

Ichinoseki Balloon Festival 3rd

SAGA pacific cup 3rd

Suzuka Balloon Festival 1st

Honda Grand Prix 1st( 7th Time )

World Air Games(Dubai) 9th

Faust Adventurer Aword

Japan Ranking:1st​

2014

World Hot Air Balloon Championship(Brazile) 1st

Suzuka Balloon Festival 1st

Japanese National Championship 1st( 4th time )

SAGA pacific cup 1st

Tochigi Inter National Championship 2nd

​Honda Grand Prix 1st( 6th time )

Japan Ranking:1st​

World Ranking:1st

2013

Andalusia Championship(Spain) 1st

Koga Hot Air Balloon Competition 1st

Watarase Balloon Race 1st

Saku Balloon Festival 2nd

Suzuka Balloon Festival 1st

Japanese National Championship 1st( 3rd time )

​SAGA pacific cup 1st

​Honda Grand Prix 1st( 5th time )

Japan Ranking:1st​

2012

Watarase Balloon Race 1st

Japanes National Championship 1st( 2nd time )

Saku Balloon Festival 1st

Suzuka Balloon Festival 3rd

World Hot Air Balloon Championship(U.S.A ) 3rd

SAGA pacific cup 1st

Tochigi Inter National Championship 1st

​Honda Grand Prix 1st( 4th time )

Japan Ranking:1st

World Ranking:4th

2011

Saku Balloon Festival 1st

Japanese National Championship 2nd

Tochigi Inter National Championship 1st

​Honda Grand Prix 1st( 3rd time )

Japan Ranking:1st

2010

Watarase Balloon Race 1st

Suzuka Balloon Festival 1st

World Hot Air Balloon Championship(Hungary) 31th

Japanese National Championship 3rd

Tochigi Inter National Championship 2nd

​Honda Grand Prix 1st( 2nd time )

Japan Ranking:1st

World Ranking:20th

2009

Watarase Balloon Race 2nd

Saku Balloon Festival 2nd

Tochigi Inter National Championship 6th

Honda Grand Prix 1st

​World Air Games(Italia) 11th

Japan Ranking:1st

World Ranking:23th

2008

Watarase Balloon Race 1st

Japanese national Championship 1st

SAGA pacific cup 1st

​World Hot Air Balloon Championship(Austria) 7th

Japan Ranking:2nd

2007

Japanese national Championship 2nd( rookie of the year )

SAGA pacific cup 2nd

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