NEWS
GREAT RESULTS FROM THE FIRST CSWC QUALIFIER FOR BALKAN REGION
CSWC Balkan provided great results and great impact on TOP 20 list of season
Nikola Popovski, Balkan region Champion in the full focus together with audience
Balkan qualification for CSWC happened on 19.05.2022 in Vila Dajana . There were 60 visitors - competitors and spectators who came from the region countries as Albania, Macedonia and Kosovo. The event was organized by LGA Imports& Tobacco and Pura Kultura Klub. Also it was sponsored by Samanta Dooel Chivas Whisky , Euro Lab illy coffee, Sofa Studio , Vinarija Lazar , Gentleman Magazine.
We are happy to be in position to organised first Balkan CSWC qualification round, to provide chance to cigar aficionados from the region to come here and to try their slow smoking skils and to feel CSWC experience. - Gabriel Stibel, CSWC Judge
Club Mareva Honorable member Benny Musliu (Left) with last year third positioned Oliver Dimitrovski
CSWC competition cigar with ultra perfect ash for Dejan Badarevski
The competition was held in a fair and gentlemanly atmosphere. The majority of the competitors finished in under 1 hour and 10 minutes. Even though last year's champion Toni Trajkov was in a commanding lead when that time came, most of the previous year's favorites dropped out. At the end of the competition, two female competitors will be among the top five. Aleksandra Teovska took fifth place in the race with a time of 1.16: 45. Marina Badarovska finished fourth with a time of 1.17: 45, which is a fantastic time for a first-time competitor.
Toni Trajkov, Last year Champion this year took second place
Great third position for Ivica Popovski
CSWC Judge Gabriel Stibel always on the level of the task
Mr. Ivica Popovski, another newcomer, came in third and surprised everyone with a great smoking time of 1.27:00. Mr. Toni Trajkov, last year's champion, proved that he is always on the top and one of the best slow smokers from the region - he came in second with a time of 1.43: 30. Mr. Nikola Popovski, who is competing for the first time, but has dexterity and experience in enjoying cigars, managed to win the Balkan qualifiers with a time of 1.50:01
On the side of official prizes, Blakan Champion brought home and beautiful handmade Chesterfield armchair and Caffe machine from Illy. All winners get bottle of great Lazar wine and Chivas whiskey
The woman slow smoking power on the CSWC Balkan qualifier