On 24th, November, 18 entries were added to the list of final nominee so as to compete for the final result, they were carefully judged from the 2802 entries received from all over the world by the judging committee. According to the schedule, the gold, the silver and the bronze prize will be unveiled on the 10th, January next year in Changsha Hunan out of the following 18 finalists.
Group A: Design for Life
| Entry Number | Title | Contestant | University/Company |
| A****126 | AIR JACK For mine | Ji Peng | Central South University |
| A****079 | HONOGUARD | Du Shihan, Zheng Yushu | Shih Chien University |
| A****121 | OTO Change Space | Han Yaozhong, An Xiaoxia, Yang Chao | Sichuan Fine Art Institute |
| A****169 | REBORN(survive/rescue equipment) | Xue Zhichao | Hangzhou TOOUT Industrial Design Company |
| A****199 | Ice Ambulance | Cheng Peng, Jia Peng, Wang Dongdong | Jiangnan University |
| A****221 | Portable TOILET | Dang Jingwei | Art School of Central South University |
Group B: Vehicle Design
| Entry Number | Title | Contestant | University/Company |
| B****141 | Unit x3 | Liu Chang | Guangzhou Academy of Fine Art |
| B****023 | Transformation | Luo Yuyang | Huaihua University |
| B****073 | BEANPOD Inflatable Cargo Van | Gao Zhen | Guangzhou Automobile Group CO., LTD |
| B****092 | MOBILE WAY | Zhang Zexin | Guangzhou Academy of Fine Art |
| B****129 | SOLAR MAN | Chen Weiping | Shih Chien University |
| B****027 | AQUARIDER | Ruan Jieyuan | Guangzhou Academy of Fine Art |
Group C: Equipment Design
| Entry Number | Title | Contestant | University/Company |
| C****079 | FACY | Li Ran, Wang Xuekun | School of Design, Hunan University |
| C****007 | Ice Remover | Li Lei, Wang Zhen, Sun Yao, Qu Jia | School of Design, Hunan University |
| C****019 | “AXIS”MOBILE CRANE | Ma Chaomin | School of Design, Hunan University |
| C****026 | Ant Crane | Zhang Yakun, Zhou Hui | Huazhong University of Science and Technology |
| C****008 | Linternal-Combustion Engine Counter Balanced Fork Lift Truck | Xiao Sheng, Xu Bing | Hunan University of Technology |
| C****002 | BUMBLE BEE | Jin Yuanbiao, Chou Meng, Liu Xiao, Tang Gang | School of Design, Hunan University |
The “Lotus Cup” is sponsored by the People’s Government of Hunan Province, promoted by Hunan Science and Technology Department, Hunan Radio and TV, undertaken by Hunan University and Hunan Province of Societies of Industrial Design, co-organized by the Committee of Education teaching industrial design. It is certificated by the China Industrial Design Association (CIDA), the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID) and the International Association of Universities and Colleges of Art, Design and Media (CUMULUS). The “Lotus Cup” is an international design competition devoted to the sustainable design needed during the creation of a society that is resource-effective and environmental-friendly. The completion got great amount of help from the University of Cincinnati, Politecnico di Milano, Shih Chien University, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Tsinghua University, China Central Academy of Fine Arts, Zhejiang University, Jiangnan University, Tongji University, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Art and many more design schools home and abroad, also thanks to Hunan Daily, Hunan TV, Rednet and the Newspaper Group of Hunan.