A former Officer’s Club from World War I set the stage for the third edition of the Belgian Cigar Smoking World Championship national qualifier.
CSWC Qualification Event Comes to Sydney, Australia
Just the second Cigar Smoking World Championship Australian qualifier, with the first held in Perth in 2022, the Sydney event, held on 28 August, welcomed 13 competitors and close to 20 guests.
New Records, Up-Sets and Suspensions at CSWC so Far
We’re halfway through the Cigar Smoking World Championship season and with about 20 qualifiers done, there’s been a fair share of excellent performances as well as upsets and even incidents.
Samir Rzayev CSWC Champion in Azerbaijan
20 competitors showed up to the third edition of Cigar Smoking World Championship in Azerbaijan, and the obvious favorite was the 2023 champion, Elnur Adilov from Baku Cigar Club.
First Kosovo CSWC Qualifier at New Club Mareva
Kosovo is the latest addition to the Cigar Smoking World Championship circuit, and unsurprisingly the country’s first ever qualifier took place at the newly opened Club Mareva in the capital, Pristhina.
4th CSWC title for Wilson C in Malaysia
Everyone was expecting a showdown between three times champion Wilson C and defending champion Yadie Dayana at Malaysia’s slow smoking qualifier, but these hopes were destroyed after just eleven minutes.
Daniel Friedenthaler Defended his Title in Austria
Once again, Daniel Friedenthaler proved he’s Austria’s superior slow smoker.
Samir Hajiyev CSWC Champion in Georgia
21 cigar athletes, as organizer Evgeniy Zhidkov puts it, gathered at Havana Club in Tbilisi to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the lounge by smoking a cigar for as long as they could.
Felix Matei Four Time Romanian Slow Smoking Champion
Felix Matei as the Romanian national slow smoking champion is starting to get as reliable as nighttime turning into day.
Latvian CSWC Winner Equals Last Year’s Winning Time
Once again, the 19 century mansion, KK fon Stricka villa in Riga, posed as battle stage when the Latvian qualifier for the Cigar Smoking World Championship took place in the beginning of June.
Greek CSWC Winner Stripped of Title
For the first time in the history of the Cigar Smoking World Championship a national champion has been stripped of his or her title.
Arsenova’s Grand Slam at CSWC in Kazakhstan
It was a remarkable night for Anastasya Arsenova when the Cigar Smoking World Championship qualifier was held in Kazakhstan.
