Im Jahr 2009 startete Marko Bilić, Zigarren-Events in einer Bar in seiner Heimatstadt Split zu organisieren.
CSWC US
The latter half of July was an intense one on the US Cigar Slow Smoking World Championship circuit.
CSWC UK
After six pre-qualification rounds it was time for the UK final of the Cigar Slow Smoking World Championships.
CSWC Austria
The Austrian qualification round of the Cigar Slow Smoking World Championship featured some very experienced slow smokers this year, like Daniel Friedenthal.
CSWC Malaysia
On July 30 the Malaysian qualification round of the Cigar Smoking World Championships took place at the Chime Sheraton Petaling Jaya Hotel in Kuala Lumpur.
CSWC Italy
As with every qualification round of the Cigar Smoking World Championship this year the Italian one was long awaited.
CSWC Belgium
For the first time ever the Cigar Smoking World Championship set foot in Belgium.
CSWC Switzerland
The Cigar Smoking World Championship qualification round in Switzerland offered no surprise. The competition was held at Big Smoke Zurich, the biggest cigar event in the country, and this year’s winner was an experienced one.
CSWC Thailand
After a two-year long break the Cigar Smoking World Championship in Thailand was up and running again. This time the organizers relocated from busy Bangkok to the famous vacation island of Phuket.
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.
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.
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.
