Three-peat Champion For CSWC Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur witnessed history at The Cigar Smoking World Championship’s Malaysian qualifying event held on Saturday 30^th of July. The event at Chime Sheraton Petaling Jaya Hotel was won by Mr Wilson Lim. The three-peat effort for Lim was achieved with a time of 2 hours, 10 minutes with Lim just falling short of his 2021 record time of 2 hours, 22 minutes and 32 seconds. Wilson won in 2020 with a time of 1:41:13.

Second place was won by Mr Areeb Wahab with a time of 1hour 43mins. Wahab was also second in 2021, with a time of 1 hour 53mins.

CSWC Malaysia 2022 was also a historical event with female competitor entering the competition and achieving a place. Ms Nina, part of the Indonesia contingent who flew in for the event, came in third place with a time of 1hour 25mins.

“It was an honour for Trinidad Cigar Company to host the 4^th edition of Malaysia’s CSWC Qualification round,” said Mr Hazely Harun. “Andreas Vogiatzakis was a fantastic judge for the second time and made it a fantastic evening. Congratulations to Wilson, Areeb, Nina, and all our competitors. We hope everyone enjoyed the atmosphere and the camaraderie during the event. Trinidad Cigar Company is hoping to organize a bigger CSWC Malaysia in future to cater to a larger group of Indonesian competitors. Finally, we would like to thank Marko, the sponsors and Sheraton Petaling Jaya Hotel for their contribution to make this event a success. See you in 2023.”