India To Host Cigar Smoking World Championship This Year

The India Cigar Club and CigarKings India will host the Cigar Smoking World Championship qualifications round, followed by the finale in Delhi on 24th July 2022. Raahuul Kapoor, Co-founder of The India Cigar Club and Board Member and Founding Partner of Luxury Ampersand Frolics Group, Mr. Philipp Kugler, Chairman of the CigarKings Group, and Mr. Parth Vyas, CEO of CigarKings India Pvt. Ltd. will grace the event.

The Cigar Smoking World Championship was born out of the true passion for cigars combined with the beauty of the moments spent sharing this passion with like-minded people from all over the world. With a passion for Cigars and an eagerness to cater to the ever-growing Cigar market in India, the trio friendship that bonded over the love for cigars is excited to launch this event for Indian cigar connoisseurs who appreciate cigar culture and share the passion and values of the cigar community.

Raahuul Kapoor, Co-founder of the India Cigar Club quotes, “With the immense interest that we’re receiving from our members and community for the event, we’re looking forward to welcoming cigar lovers from across the nation to share their love for the art form, connect with other like-minded people and enjoy smoking cigars slowly and passionately.”

The company, CigarKings India Private Limited, was founded in 2020 by Philipp Kugler & Parth Vyas and is part of the CigarKings Group. It is a fresh cigar brand led by young minds of the industry who have grown across the globe and have become one of the fast-growing cigar brands.

Raahuul adds, “With prizes from a selection of the leading cigar and cigar accessories brands including Rocky Patel, Les Fines Lames, and S.T. Dupont, this year’s competition promises to be a corker.”

The acclaimed Rocky Patel Premium Cigars is the official manufacturer of Cigar Smoking World Championship (CSWC) cigars. Rocky Patel, in partnership with CSWC, has created a premium cigar for this year’s Cigar Smoking World Championship.

CSWC is supported by Cigar Conexion, the authorized master distributor of Rocky Patel Cigars in India, one of India’s old Cigar retailers, and a member of the India Cigar Club.

"As exclusive importers and distributors of Rocky Patel Cigars in India, we at Cigar Conexion are excited to associate with the India Cigar Club and CigarKings to bring down CSWC to India for the first time," said Hemanth Sureddi, CEO of Cigar Connexion.