2026 — Milan Gravier
the Kasumi Cup
Registration until 16 August
Six polishers. Six blades, forged for the occasion by Milan Gravier. Two months of work. One finish.
Each finalist receives an identical blade, deliberately left rough. Over two months, each shapes and finishes it according to their own interpretation. The blades are then anonymised, photographed under standardised conditions, and judged on the quality of the finish alone.
There is no prize for the sharpest edge. This competition is about what happens when you take a forged blade and reveal what lies within it.
Milan Gravier — Blacksmith Forging the six blades for this 2026 edition.
Mark Gonzales — Collector, connoisseur and jury member
Benjamin “Nutmeg” Rétif — Polisher, and founder of the Kasumi Cup.
Registration — until 16 August
Final six announced — 1 September
Work period — mid-September to mid-November
Final, live on YouTube — 20 December
You don't have to polish to take part.
Every finished knife is given away in a free draw, live on 20 December.
Entries open 1 September.
Polishers — Registration is open until 16 August.
To enter, send your application to kasumicup@gmx.net. Full details on the rules page.
Everyone else — watch the final live on YouTube on 20 December, and enter the free draw for one of the six blades.
The Cup is funded by the people who care about it.
If you'd like to help carry this edition, you can support it here →.
Entirely optional, and completely separate from the free draw.
