The Pipe Club of Lebanon holds its annual slow pipe smoking competition
The PCoLeb, along with our friends from Le Pipe Club de Morez (France) who joined us online, held its annual competition in Lebanon.
Pipe Smoking Competitions
Explore pipe smoking competitions organized by The Pipe Club of Lebanon, including dates, results, and photographs.
The Pipe Club of Lebanon members participate in the World Championship in Slow Pipe Smoking in Oirschot, the Netherlands
The championship's highest score, 01:51:11, was obtained by Elisabeth Dobnig (Austria). The Pipe was a classic bulldog made by BigBen, and the tobacco was "Golden Blend" by MacBaren.
The Pipe Club of Lebanon participates in the World Cup Championship in Slow Smoking in Poznan, Poland
Despite the war raging in Lebanon, the PCoLeb insisted on going to Poznan to participate in the World Cup Championship. Our scores were markedly better than previous world competitions!
The Pipe Club of Lebanon virtually participates in the Pipe Slow Smoking World Championship held in Bucharest, Romania
Our virtual participation marks the first time in the history of international pipe smoking competitions a country is allowed to join remotely.
The PCoLeb participates in the Slow Pipe Smoking Championship in Istanbul, Türkiye
Seven of us (Abed, Fares, Gihad, Hassan, Lina, Paul, and Salim) competed, in two teams representing Lebanon, in the (world) Slow Pipe Smoking Championship in Istanbul.
Fifteenth Competition
3 grams of MacBaren's Mixture in a straight, smooth "Real Briar" billiard
Fourteenth Competition
3 grams of MacBaren's Virginia #1 in a straight, smooth "Real Briar" billiard
Thirteenth Competition
3 grams of the Pipe Club of Lebanon's Own Mixture in a straight, smooth "Real Briar" billiard
Twelfth Competition
3 grams of Dunhill's Standard Mixture in a straight, rusticated "Real Briar" billiard. The prize: A (beautiful!) Brebbia pipe.
The PCoLeb participates in the 13th World Championship in Pipesmoking in Cologne, Germany
Paul Jahshan, Fares Irani, Salim Khoury, and Patrick Georgevitch represented the Pipe Club of Lebanon in Cologne, Germany, at the 13th World Championship in Pipesmoking organized by the CIPC (Comité International des...
Eleventh Competition
Tobacco: 3 grams of MacBaren's Virginia Flake in an all-purpose pipe stamped "Real Briar". Prize: A Jobon dual pipe-and-cigar lighter.
Tenth Competition
Tobacco: 3 grams of MacBaren's Navy Flake. In an all-purpose pipe stamped with the words "Real Briar".
Ninth Competition
Tobacco: MacBaren's Mixture. In an all-purpose pipe stamped with the words "Real Briar." Note 1: Elie Seif is not in the photos, as he arrived just on time for the competition, missing the shots. Note 2: Marc Haddad...
Eighth Competition
Tobacco: MacBaren's Virginia Blend. In an all-purpose pipe stamped with the words "Real Briar."
The PCoLeb participates in the World Cup in Pipe Smoking in Debrecen, Hungary
Paul Jahshan, Salim Khoury, Marc Haddad, and Richard Chammas represented the Pipe Club of Lebanon in Debrecen, Hungary, at the World Cup in Pipe Smoking organized by the CIPC (Comité International des Pipe Clubs) along...
Seventh Competition
Tobacco: MacBaren's Vanilla Flake. The details of the competition, as well as the pipe casualties (two pipes burned, one of them quite dramatically) will be recounted in the coming issue of the Journal of the Pipe Club...
Sixth Competition
Tobacco: MacBaren's Navy Mixture. The novelty, this time, was the use of a bell to signal the following events: 1. The beginning and end of the general competition 2. The beginning and end of the bowl-filling stage 3...
Fifth Competition
Tobacco: MacBaren's Virginia Flake. he prizes for this year were two Royal Guard pipes, one for 1st place, and one for 2nd. Sadly, Salim and Paul discovered that their pipes had burned in the process: Salim's...
Fourth Competition
Tobacco: MacBaren's Stockton
Third Competition
Tobacco: Davidoff's Danish Mixture. In an unusual display of pipesmoking cooperation and goodwill, all competitors agreed to lay down their pipes after one hour. Amazingly, all passed the one-hour mark with flying...
Second Competition
Tobacco: MacBaren's Virginia Flake
First Competition
Tobacco: Dunhill's Early Morning Pipe