This year in Poznan (Novotel Centrum hotel) we did pipe-smoking competition called X Novotel Cup and III Baltic Cup.  82 participants from Poland, Ukraine (4) and Germany (1) only, probably because of World Championship in Marien Bad to be made soon.
Dmytro Potij from Ukraine won (1:53:39) and Danuta Pytel from Poland was second.

US Championship in slow pipe-smoking took place in Chicago, May 7th, 2006.

This year for Danish Championship was a little bit better. 123 competitors took part in it. Polish team was 7th. Damian Mucha (Pipe Collectors Club Poznan) was 16 individually.



Pipe Collectors Club Poznan team (right side of the table): Tomasz Polichnowski, Damian Mucha and Jacek Schmidt(at front).

V Open Pipe Collectors Club of Poznan Championship took place in estate club 'RASZYN'. Pleasant, cozy atmosphere. 46 participants not only from club.

We (Pipe Collectors Club Poznan members) met as usual at Tuesday 20th od December, 2005 in our headquarter to celebrate Christmas. Each year there is a birthday contest (my birthday) also.

National Championship of Portugal took place in hotel Villa Rica in Lisbon at Saturday, 3rd of December, 2005. 55 pipe-smokers from Portugal, Spain and Italy took part in it.

We have been celebrating 8th anniversary of PC Gorzow by taking part in 'FAJKA i JAZZ' contest in jazz club 'Pod Filarami' at Saturday, December 3rd, 2005.

19th of November in Bydgoszcz, Poland:
IV Zbigniew Turek Memorial
II Janusz Terakowski Memorial
I Zbigniew Gapiñski Memorial
President of Bydgoszcz's  Cup

All of you interested in World Cup bulletin (pdf format) can download it upon the link shown below.  2,5 MB

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