Air Guitar Competition 2010

By M.K. Lim

     The Grand Final witnessed snapping strings and fainting groupies as the contestants, one fierier than the other, fought for the ultimate command of the air.

      Last year's World Champion Sylvain “Gunther Love” Quimene (FR) gave once again a stunning performance and took the highest crown back to France.

      His fellow countrywoman Soraya “Eva Gina Runner” Garlenq scored second with her sparkling and tight one-minute show.

     The third place was taken over by retiring Canadian champion Cole “Johnny Utah” Manson.

Air Guitar World Championship Final 2010 results, all the participants!

1. Sylvain “Günther Love” Quimene (FR) 33,9 2. Soraya “Eva Gina Runner” Garlenq (FR) 33,4 3. Cole “Johnny Utah” Manson (CA) 33,1 4. Corentin “AirGus” Fermont (BE) 32,6 5. Chuah “L-Bird” Eng Beng (MY) 32,5 6. Aapo “Little Angus” Rautio (FI) 32,4 6. Kevin “Narvalwaker” Leloux (BE) 32,4 8. Cameron “Tommy Thundah” Bunney (AU) 32,3 9. Toshihiko “SUNANEY” Sunabe (JP) 32,1 10. Peter “Pete Peacemaker” Kuriscák (SK) 31,4 11. Matt "Romeo DanceCheetah" Cornelison (US) 16,0 12. Christian  ”Heart Buckboard” Sweep (DE) 15,8 13. Kirill “Your Daddy” Blumenkrantz (RU) 15,7 13. Karla "Gotika" Mendoza (MX) 15,7 15. Thom "W!ld Th!ng 37" Wilding (UK) 15,5 16. Bedrich"Mr Babinoska" Levi (CZ) 15,4 17. Dirk "Swiss Dirty Airy" Lüdi (CH) 15,2 17. Eero "Oulun oma poika" Ojala (FI) 15,2 19. Rezo  "Baron horse-stealer" Gamrekelidze (UA) 15,1 20. Soren "Big G" Stenbjerg Gregersen (DK) 15,0 21. Deku "Deku Chan" Chan (IE) 14,9 22. Alan "Xirtam" Foster (BR) 14,8 23. Alexander "Devilseducer" Gott (RU) 14,6

     As the Air Guitar tradition has it, after the winner was chosen, all the contestants took the stage once more and encouraged the whole world to play Air Guitar to Neil Young's "Rockin' in the Free World" while the fireworks lighted the sky to celebrate the 15th anniversary.

     The night's host, Air Guitar Guru Dan ”Björn Türoque” enchanted the Oulu Marketplace with his charisma and tuned the festival audience into an airy frequency.

     The chilly Final night gathered a massive audience of approximately 7000-8000 people.

     It was a success as one of the interviwers in our blog was the representative of Malaysia and he won the fifth place.

     Good job and congratulations to Albert Chuah.