CSWC [Cigar Smoking World Championship ] ARMENIA

Emil Lazarian 2023
 Simon Lundh

As been common the last few years there are several new countries on the Cigar Smoking World Championship circuit and Armenia was the first one out. First time judge Emil Frangyan was in charge of the tournament and founder Marko Bilic was pleased with the debut.

“We’re overjoyed by the great expertise demonstrated by Armenian smokers,” he says. “The winning time was excellent and we can’t wait to see the Armenian champion in person at the grand finale.”

David Ter Gulanyan was the man of the hour when he managed to become the first ever Armenian champion. He finished at 1 hour 52 minutes and 24 seconds, way ahead of Bagrat Dilanyan and Edvard Baghdasaryan in second and third place.

  1. David Ter Gulanyan 01:52:24
  2. Bagrat Dilanyan 01:04:59
  3. Edvard Baghdasaryan 1:03:19

Winner1: Winner David Ter Gulanyan pushing the limits of his cigar.
Winner2: Host Aren Mykolyan with David Ter Gulanyan, Armenia’s first CSWC champion.

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS