2007 Saga International Balloon Fiesta

Pacific Cup has been awarded to the winner of the combined tasks since 1984, when the Saga International Balloon Fiesta was founded. Initaially, many pilots from overseas were awarded the cup. However, in recent years, it has largely been won by Japanese competitors. Spectators have enjoyed watching the pilots, especially seeing their ballooning skills. The cup was not awarded in 1997 due to the fact that the International Championships that year were held in Saga.

A list of successive winners

#1 1984 Joseph Starkbaum. Austria

#2 1985 Thomas Fereu, Spain

#3 1986 Owen Keown, USA

#4 1987 Owen Keown, USA

#5 1988 Owen Keown, USA

#6 1989(Fiesta) Hirohisa Takamoto, Japan

#7 1990 Owen Keown, USA

#8 1991 David Bareford, UK

#9 1992 David Bareford, UK

#10 1993 Yasuhiko Asaoka, Japan

#11 1994 Kazuhiko Nishimura, Japan

#12 1995 Owen Keown, USA

#13 1996 Uwe Schneider, Germany

#14 1998 Yoshihiro Masumoto, Japan

#15 1999 Molnar Csaba, Hungary

#16 2000 Masahiko Fujita, Japan

#17 2001 Owen keown, USA

#18 2002 Owen Keown, USA

#19 2003 Owen Keown, USA

#20 2004 Takao Mizukami, Japan

#21 2005 Takako Mizukami, Japan

#22 2006 Takao Mizukami, Japan

#23 2007 Zoltan Nemeth, Hungary

#24 2008 ?