American Justin Howard, also known as "Nordic
Thunder", has won the 17th annual Air Guitar World Championship in
northern Finland.
Dressed in a
leather Viking outfit, he narrowly beat his rival "Aristotle", or
Matt Burns from New York.
Dutchman Theun
de Jong finished third in the competition, which has been held in the Finnish
city of Oulu since 1996.
The 18
finalists included competitors from Japan, Britain, Russia, Czech Republic and
Estonia.
Justin Howard
reportedly gave an "energetic" performance, sliding across the stage bare-legged,
and won with a total of 34.6 points to Burns' 34.4.
Air guitarists
will usually perform a 60-second solo performance with an imaginary guitar-like
instrument.
They are marked
on their technical prowess and stage presence, with competitors jumping,
sliding and crowd diving to impress the judges.
Finland hosts a
number of unusual events, including an international mobile phone throwing
contest and wife carrying.
Source: BBC
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