Overview

• Organizers crowned Aapo “The Angus” Rautio world champion after the Friday night final in Oulu.
• Japan’s Yuta “Sudo-chan” Sudo placed second, France’s Apolline “Lady Attila” Andreys finished third, and Munich’s Patrick “Van Airhoven” Culek came fourth.
• “Das ist wirklich passiert. Ich kneife mich selbst, um herauszufinden, ob das alles wirklich wahr ist,” the winner wrote on Instagram.
• The event forms part of Oulu’s August Festival and carries the motto “Make Air, Not War.”
• The championship has run since 1996, featuring theatrical performances on an imaginary guitar to recorded music.