A pair from Italy took the grand prize for costume role-players at an annual world championship in Nagoya on Sunday, beating contenders from 14 other countries. The contest marked the climax of the World Cosplay Summit 2010, a signature summer event in the city which various entities including the Foreign Ministry jointly organized to enhance exchanges featuring characters in Japan-originated animated films, manga comics and games. The winning pair, dressed as Link and Ganondorf, characters in a game titled "The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess," performed an action-filled three-minute play on stage in front of an audience of about 15,000.