CSWC BY OLIVA CIGARS BRING EXCITEMENT FROM VERY FIRST USA ROUND IN CALIFORNIA

The Humidor in Granada Hills shows the beauty of CSWC excitement in the very first round.

CSWC started its season in the United States at "The Humidor," a beautiful cigar lounge and private club located in Granada Hills, California. As the competition was held there for the first time, it was also the first time the competitors faced such an event. Marko Bilić, the founder, and Michael McMkennan were there to provide the inaugural CSWC experience.

Mani and Kevin are listening to the official CSWC rules for the first time before the competition begins.

Mr Kevin, Peter and Toros, the owners of The Humidor, along with the entire team, welcomed Marko and Michael warmly, ready and eager to bring the CSWC experience to their members. They connected immediately.

The competition was supported by the Oliva representative, Mr. Mani Minassian , who is an amazing personality and one of the most famous sales representatives in California.

The Humidor is a lounge that strongly supports the Oliva brand, and many of its members are avid fans of Oliva cigars. For them, this was an opportunity to taste the new limited-edition CSWC Oliva competition cigar for the first time.

The competition began on a high note; it was clear from the start that there were many talented competitors, and the competitive spirit among the members was at the highest level. As Marko Bilić noted, this healthy competitive spirit is one of the great qualities of the people in the United States. This drive led the competitors to some intense final moments, and the first competition brought many unpredictable outcomes.

The finish was particularly unexpected. The competitor who had been leading the game was surpassed by the second-place finisher Mr Raffie. The leader, Mr Leon, had been confident and wanted to risk a little more to set the longest time possible in Los Angeles, aiming to make it difficult for competitors in other U.S. qualifying rounds to beat his score. Unfortunately, that risk resulted in a 15-minute penalty for burning the ring, causing him to drop to third place with 1 hour 2 minutes and 56 seconds. It was a huge surprise, as everyone had assumed he would be the first champion of the U.S. season. However, that is the interesting nature of the "burn ring" rule. In the end, the victory went to the second-place finisher Raffie and his winning tme was1hour 4minutes and 25 seconds, who became the first champion of The Humidor in California. Second place went in hands of Mr Ace with a time of 1 hour 3 minutes 15 seconds. The evening continued in great spirits with many memorable cigar moments.

Everyone enjoyed their first CSWC experience, and the competitors expressed significant interest in learning more about the organization and preparing for next year.

The connection between The Humidor, CSWC, and founder Marko Bilić became strong immediately, and Bilić received an honorary membership from The Humidor. It was a moment of great honor for him. With wonderful memories and a strengthened relationship, the first-ever CSWC in Round Rock will be remembered as a historical event.

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