Simon Lundh
Simon Lundh stumbled upon the cigar world while working for a non-governmental organization in Estelí, Nicaragua. As a (not very active) musician and (even less active) surveying engineer he’s now making a living writing about cigars, metal music, human rights and the construction sector.
Articles by Simon Lundh
CSWC Poland
It was no surprise that the Polish qualification round for the Cigar Smoking World Championship not only became one of the closest ones, but also featured some of this year’s best performances over all.
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CSWC Greece
Greece is one of the new countries on the Cigar Smoking World Championship map, and on July 1 the first ever Greek slow smoking champion was crowned.
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CSWC Romania: Felix Matei took home this year’s title
Despite burning the ring, earning a 15 minute penalty, pre-competition favorite Felix Matei convincingly took home this year’s title as Romanian slow smoking champion.
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First CSWC qualification round in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan recently held its first ever Cigar Smoking World Championship qualification round with 31 participants,
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CSWC Germany: First smoker this season to beat the 3 hour limit
Hauke Walter now remains unbeaten in his home country.
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Jean Pier Haykyal wins CSWC Lebanon
Jean Pier Haykyal was the first of the 2022 season to break the two hour limit when he won this year’s qualification round of the Cigar Smoking World Championships in Lebanon.
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Cigar Smoking World Champion in Slovakia
The Cigar Smoking World Champion in Slovakia has been crowned. A total of 30 competitors participated in two qualification rounds.
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The CSWC in Spain
The Spanish qualification round of the Cigar Smoking World Championship 2022 was held at the private casino club in the city of Puente Genil about an hour north of Malaga.
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The CSWC in Denmark and Sweden
More than 50 slow smokers from Denmark and Sweden participated when the two countries co-organized their qualification rounds of the Cigar Slow Smoking World Championship.
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The CSWC in Kuwait
This year’s Cigar Slow Smoking World Championship has added a few new places to the map. Kuwait is one of them, and now they have their first champion.
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The CSWC in North Macedonia
North Macedonia recently hosted its second qualification round of the Cigar Slow Smoking World Championship.
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The CSWC in Finland
In 2018 Niko E. Saari won the Finnish slow smoking world champion. This year he did it again, and even improved his personal record.
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