CSWC LONDON HEAT IN THE HANDS OF EXPERIENCED CEM ERTEN Havana Cigar Exchange was perfect place for excitement just before UK final

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CSWC LONDON HEAT IN THE HANDS OF EXPERIENCED CEM ERTEN

Havana Cigar Exchange was perfect place for excitement just before UK final

Sarah saunders - CSWC judge and organizer with the best ones from London heat

The CSWC London heat served as an excellent warm-up for the UK grand finale. Havana Cigar Exchange, one of Europe's best places for cigars and top service, hosted the London heat as well as the UK finale. The superb location, with an unbelievable cousy smoking area in this luxury cigar shop and lounge, drew competitors for this final pre-qualifier before the UK finale.

Cem Ertem is the CSWC London winner

Mae - the best woman slow smoker of the London heat

The Havana Cigar Exchange was packed with competitors, all of whom were excited for the competition. Pavel Kabina and Jonny Berman, the owners of this fabulous cigar shop, greeted all guests and participants and, along with Havana Cigar Exchange staff Sara, Stefano, Mae, and Martina, took excellent care of everyone.Famous UK slow smokers like Cem Ertem (the 2019 Swiss Champion) and Etan Patel attended (last year UK Champion). Marko Bilic, the founder of the CSWC, and Ivan Zizic, a Croatian guest smoker who traveled to the UK to smoke for the season's official time and TOP 20 list, were welcomed by Sarah Saunders, the CSWC's head of operations for the UK territory.

"Camouflage Ali" as newcomer did excellent job- he reached 2nd position

Ivan Zizic, Club Mareva member and Guest smoker in UK

All competitors were intensely focused on their racing cigars as the competition got underway. Etan Patel got off to an incredible start, but after a strong lead, his cigars began to tunnel under the wrapper, making it impossible for him to bring fire up. Even though he was not the leader at the beginning, Cem Ertem was performing admirably. The "Camouflage Ali" had a quick start, but by the halfway point of the race, he had fully controlled his cigar and it was burning slowly. All of his rivals who were ahead of him in the competition began to go out of the fire.But Julius "Caesar," who displayed amazing and encouraging competition spirit from the start, was another competitor who performed exceptionally well from the beginning and throughout. The three Musketeers ultimately remained in the decisive battle. After Ali lost his fire, Cem Ertem's experience ultimately won out in a matter of minutes. Julius finished in a strong third. After the award ceremony, everyone enjoyed a cigar and was in a competitive mood for the UK final the following day.

One of the biggest surprises was a Croatian Guest smoker who managed to do a miracle - even though he wasn't competing for the London or UK titles, he was allowed to smoke for official time and TOP 20 list - and he managed to become one of the best Croatian smokers ever- he pushed his racing CSWC Rocky patel cigar to the 2 hours and 19 minutes and 49 seconds. As a result, he placed his name and the Croatian flag high on the TOP 20 list.