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Finland Wins First Air Guitar World Championships Title in 25 Years
Aapo "The Angus" Rautio won the 28th Air Guitar World Championships judged on originality and stage presence, marking Finland's first victory since 2000.
- On Friday, Finnish air guitarist Aapo `"The Angus"` Rautio won the Air Guitar World Championships in Oulu, securing Finland's first world title since 2000.
- The championships began in 1996 in Oulu and evolved into an international spectacle, with this year's three-day event drawing competitors from 13 countries.
- Contestants perform two air-guitar routines, judged by a five-member jury scoring 4.0 to 6.0 on criteria including `Airness`; the champion wins a custom `Flying Finn` guitar by Matti Nevalainen.
- The final saw Rautio outshine reigning champion Zachary `"Ichabod Fame"` Knowles and challengers including Saladin `"Six String Sal"` Thomas and Patrick `"Van Airhoven"` Culek, with Yuta `"Sudo-chan"` Sudo second and Léon `"Leonfire"` Ostrowsky the audience favourite.
- Organisers of the Air Guitar World Championships say the contest's playful spirit carries a deeper message and cite the competition ideology: `wars will end, climate change will stop and all bad things will vanish when all the people in the world play the air guitar`.
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Fresh world champion Aapo “The Angus” Rautio participated in the World Air Guitar Championships for the first time at the age of 10. For him, the most important thing about the event is the community.
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In Oulu in Finland the Air Guitar World Championships took place this weekend. Patrick "Van Airhoven" Culek, a participant from Munich, was also present. How he beat himself:
The World Air Guitar Championship was held in Finland. Participants had to perform two numbers in two separate 60-second rounds. Props and costumes were allowed, but real instruments were prohibited. The Angus took home the grand prize: a real guitar.
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