The Antweight World Series began in 1998 almost as a joke. A few people began building antweights and it was decided to hold a competition. Knowing full well that the people competing were coming from a very small area in England, it was irony that caused it to be called the Antweight World Series.

Since that first competition antweights have gone from strength to strength and become the second most popular weight class after heavyweight. World Series 10 marked the first competition outside the UK and competitors have come from UK, Ireland, Sweden and Holland.