57 qualifiers in 56 countries and territories, means it\u2019s another record breaking year for the Cigar Smoking World Championship (CSWC). About 28 percent of the world\u2019s countries are now part of the largest cigar competition in the world, and earlier this week the schedule for this year went official. During Draft Night at the newly opened JB Lounge by Mareva Club at Hotel Marmont in Split, Croatia, founder Marko Bilic and his crew announced the dates for almost all the qualifiers, including seven new additions; Kenya, Morocco, Chile, Argentina, Singapore, Serbia and Mauritius.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis was actually the first time it was hosted outside the Mareva mother club in Split, and only two days after its grand opening,\u201d Bilic says proudly.<\/p>\n
Disregarding Norway\u2019s early bird special on April 18, the season started on May 3 in the most spectacular way possible. At the fashionable Hotel Selman in Marrakesh, the organizers of the CSWC Morocco treated their participants and guests to a horse show, among other things.<\/p>\n
June 6 and July 25 will be the most intense days with four qualifiers at the same time. June 6 will be an Eastern Europe slow smoking bonanza as the Baltic, Latvian, Romanian and Georgian competitions will all take place on the same day. On July 25, a national slow smoking champion will be crowned in Poland, USA, Chile and Belarus at the same time.<\/p>\n
As always, the circuit wraps up in Estonia two weeks before the grand finale in Dubrovnik, but this year they have company. On August 15, China and Malaysia also host their qualifiers. Due to the time differences, though, Estonia will most possibly have the last puff once again.<\/p>\n
Get ready to slow things down, and let the best smoker puff the last puff.<\/p>\n
Morocoo, May 3
\nAlbania, May 8
\nMauritius, May 9
\nSerbia, May 11
\nKuwait, May 13
\nGreece, May 13
\nIndia, May 16
\nFrance, May 19
\nNorth Macedonia, May 20
\nUzbekistan, May 20
\nKazakhstan, May 23
\nReunion Island, May 23
\nSwitzerland, May 28
\nArmenia, May 29
\nKenya, May 30
\nSweden, May 30
\nBaltic, June 6
\nLatvia, June 6
\nRomania, June 6
\nGeorgia, June 6
\nFinland, June 8
\nIreland, June 10
\nHungary, June 10
\nSlovakia, June 11
\nSpain, June 11
\nAustria, June 11
\nDominican Republic, June 12
\nGermany North, June 13
\nAzerbaijan, June 13
\nHong Kong, June 20
\nCyprus, June 21
\nJapan, June 27
\nItaly, June 27
\nBelgium, June 28
\nDenmark, July 6
\nMontenegro, July 9
\nAustralia, July 10
\nBosnia and Hercegovina, July 11
\nIsrael, July 17
\nSingapore, July 18
\nPoland, July 25
\nUSA, July 25
\nChile, July 25
\nBelarus, July 25
\nUK, July 26
\nCanada, July 30
\nCroatia, July 30
\nJordan, August 1
\nThailand, August 1
\nQatar, August 3
\nLebanon, August 5
\nGermany Eisenach, August 8
\nMalaysia, August 15
\nEstonia, August 15
\nChina, August 15
\nSaudi Arabia, TBA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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