With the Cigar Smoking World Championship qualification rounds in Kuwait and Lebanon being cancelled the only competition in the Middle East this year was the one in Qatar.
Augusto Cigars Celebrated 25 Years
To the settings of one of the heaviest rains eastern Norway has seen in later years, which says a lot, cigar importer and retailer Augusto Cigars celebrated its 25th anniversary on August 25 (of course).
CSWC in Estonia
Dmitrijs Smirnovs did it again. Like last year, the Latvian from Riga Cigar Club won the Estonian Cigar Smoking World Championship qualifier, making him the 2023 Baltic Champion.
CSWC in Denmark
CSWC in Denmark.
The CSWC Final to be Live Streamed on Sep 2
On September 2 the CSWC grand final in Split, Croatia, will be broadcasted live on the CSWC Youtube channel.
CSWC in Thailand
Whether it’s the Cigar Smoking World Championship qualifier or the Long Ash competition bringing the Thai cigar community together, it always comes down to a battle between two other nationalities.
CSWC in Montenegro
CSWC in Montenegro.
“The Silent Hunter” Struck Again
If the winning times of the US Cigar Smoking World Championship qualifications were modest, it was probably because the winners were saving the best for last, or at least the penultimate considering there’s a grand final in Croatia coming up.
CSWC in Poland
This years CSWC in Poland.
CSWC in Malaysia
57 stories up, at Marini’s On 57, an Italian restaurant and the highest located rooftop bar in Kuala Lumpur, the stage was set for the fifth edition of the Malaysian Cigar Smoking World Championship qualification round.
CSWC US Qualification Rounds
The US qualification rounds are some of the most anticipated on the Cigar Smoking World Championship circuit. In 2022 there were a total of 17 throughout the summer, but this year they were only four.
CSWC in Georgia
For the first time ever the Cigar Smoking World Championship came to Georgia.
