So, how did you make it to Americano Round [Round 2]?

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▶ Each Black Coffee Judge nominated a short-lister via the score sytem. The top scorer moves to Round 2.

▶ After the scores are tabulated, the hosts assigned to each Category judged the second top scorers from EACH judge and picked a "Wildcard" entry.

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Not making it to Round 2 doesn't make your story any less better. It's just that this is a contest, and we cannot expect everyone to win. You've gone through a lot [as much as we did], but Black Coffee Round is not yet the end for all of us. :)

The Squad is not planning to stop here; not now, not anytime soon.

So, go on and continue to write more beautiful stories. There will always be time for all of us to shine.

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