Ego Clash
A private, invitation-only contest in Mendocino County where growers and hashmakers compete with their best work, and where indoor flower entrants judge one another.
- 24results on record
- 2024–2025years in our data
- 2editions
- 12matched to strains
- GWA Social Club, Barcelona, Spainlatest location
01Beginnings
Ego Clash is a private, invitation-only cannabis industry competition held in Mendocino County, California. Leafly describes it as a global competition1. The 2023 edition gave awards in four categories: indoor flower, outdoor flower, rosin and full-melt hash1.
Three outfits produce and host it each year: Moonshine Melts, Dying Breed Seeds and 3rd Gen Family Farm1. Our sources do not record the founding year or why the organisers started it. In 2023 the event took place in a freezing cave about two hours north of San Francisco, and the awards ceremony was held on the Sunday night in Hopland, California, in a space the article calls the terp cave1.
02The story so far
The 2023 results came out close to midnight on Sunday, 10 December 20231. That year was the first time the contest ran an outdoor flower category, and more than 40 flowers were entered1. Indoor flower drew more than 30 growers, and the entrants judged one another's work blind and awarded points1. Winners received a custom Jerome Baker bong and custom glass joint tips from Rek Tipz, along with what Leafly called bragging rights for life1.
There was also a 2022 edition. Leaf Nation reports that its rosin category was won the day before the Emerald Cup Harvest Ball began. The winning product then sold out on the ball's first day, and its makers had to restock for day two2. The Harvest Ball is a separate event. It comes up here only because of that link to Ego Clash.
03Culture and community
A Leaf Nation writer said Ego Clash is considered by most to be the premier competition for solventless extracts. That is a statement about the event's reputation, not a measured ranking2. Leafly described the 2023 event as a gathering of breeders, growers and hashmakers who came together to sow the seeds of the following year's hype cycle1.
Leafly reported that strong lemon flavours and refined Gelato strains scored the most points in 20231. The cannabis celebrity Sour Wavez attended and showed off his own jar1. The 2023 sponsor list was long and included Jar Co., West Coast Alchemy, Buddy's Bodega NY, Cali Kosher and Xotic Flavorz1.
04Where it stands now
The newest edition in our sources is the 2023 Invitational, held on 10 December 2023. Leafly last updated its write-up on 14 December 20231. Our sources say nothing about editions in 2024, 2025 or 2026. Our research notes also record that no 2026 edition was found3. That note comes from our own search, not from the organisers, so the event's current status is unconfirmed.
05What comes next
None of our sources mention a future date, venue or format for Ego Clash, and we have not found any announced plans.
The results, in our data
CannaLib holds 24 results from this cup across 2 years (2024 to 2025), 12 of them matched to a strain in the catalogue.
Recent first-place strains
| Year | Strain | Category | Entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ogz | Rosin | HappyHashCat |
| 2025 | Zkittlez | Flower | Mystikz Flowers |
| 2024 | Zhead | Rosin | Single Sorcery |
| 2024 | Melon Ball | Water Hash | Bud Professor |
| 2024 | Sunsetz | Flower | La Chanvrerie |
Editions on record
- 2024 · Barcelona, Spain
- 2025 · GWA Social Club, Barcelona, Spain
Sources
- The Ego Clash 2023 Invitational winners and details | Leafly
- Close Encounters of the Dank Kind - Leaf Nation
- Source pack notes (cannalib ego-clash.json)
Written from the sources above and checked on 2026-10-29. Spot an error? Tell us on the contact page.