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Group Stage Overview
32 cigars competed across 8 groups in a round-robin format. The top two cigars from each group advanced to the Top 16 — explore every contender below.
Total Contenders
32 / 100
Group A
LUXURY LEGENDS| Place | Cigar | Record | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Padrón 60th Anniversary Perfecto
Padrón
|
3-0 | Advanced |
| 2 |
Ashton VSG
Ashton
|
2-1 | Advanced |
| 3 |
My Father Le Bijou 1922 Toro
My Father Cigars
|
1-2 | Eliminated |
| 4 |
CAO Arcana Firewalker
CAO
|
0-3 | Eliminated |
Group B
BOUTIQUE POWER| Place | Cigar | Record | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Oliva Serie V Melanio Figurado
Oliva
|
3-0 | Advanced |
| 2 |
Warped Corto
Warped Cigars
|
2-1 | Advanced |
| 3 |
Rocky Patel Sixty
Rocky Patel
|
1-2 | Eliminated |
| 4 |
Blackened S84 Shade to Black
Blackened
|
0-3 | Eliminated |
Group C
FULL-BODIED TITANS| Place | Cigar | Record | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Liga Privada T52
Drew Estate
|
3-0 | Advanced |
| 2 |
AJ Fernandez Bellas Artes
AJ Fernandez
|
2-1 | Advanced |
| 3 |
Herrera Esteli Habano
Herrera Esteli
|
1-2 | Eliminated |
| 4 |
Diesel Vintage Series
Diesel
|
0-3 | Eliminated |
Group D
SOPHISTICATION DIVISION| Place | Cigar | Record | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Davidoff Millennium
Davidoff
|
3-0 | Advanced |
| 2 |
Foundation Olmec
Foundation
|
2-1 | Advanced |
| 3 |
Montecristo 1935 Anniversary Nicaragua
Montecristo
|
1-2 | Eliminated |
| 4 |
Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real
Romeo y Julieta
|
0-3 | Eliminated |
Group E
ELITE LUXURY GROUP| Place | Cigar | Record | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
E.P. Carrillo Encore Majestic
E.P. Carrillo
|
3-0 | Advanced |
| 2 |
Plasencia El Año del Caballo
Plasencia
|
2-1 | Advanced |
| 3 |
Illusione Epernay
Illusione
|
1-2 | Eliminated |
| 4 |
HVC Selección No. 1
HVC Cigars
|
0-3 | Eliminated |
Group F
NICARAGUAN SHOWDOWN| Place | Cigar | Record | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
My Father Cigars Blue Label
My Father Cigars
|
3-0 | Advanced |
| 2 |
Crowned Heads Mil Dias
Crowned Heads
|
2-1 | Advanced |
| 3 |
E.P. Carrillo Pledge Prequel
E.P. Carrillo
|
1-2 | Eliminated |
| 4 |
San Cristobal Revelation
San Cristobal
|
0-3 | Eliminated |
Group G
BOUTIQUE MASTERS| Place | Cigar | Record | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Arturo Fuente OpusX Angel's Share
Arturo Fuente
|
3-0 | Advanced |
| 2 |
Tatuaje Black Petite Lancero
Tatuaje
|
2-1 | Advanced |
| 3 |
Perdomo 30th Anniversary
Perdomo
|
1-2 | Eliminated |
| 4 |
Aladino Cameroon
Aladino
|
0-3 | Eliminated |
Group H
MODERN LUXURY GROUP| Place | Cigar | Record | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Davidoff Year of the Horse 2026
Davidoff
|
3-0 | Advanced |
| 2 |
Plasencia Alma Fuerte
Plasencia
|
2-1 | Advanced |
| 3 |
Rocky Patel Year of the Horse 2026
Rocky Patel
|
1-2 | Eliminated |
| 4 |
La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor
La Aroma de Cuba
|
0-3 | Eliminated |