Right at the end of the video above, scrolling at an incredible speed, are the results of FISM 2018. Thankfully, I was on hand with some high end journalistic tools – the print screen button and abundance of free time – to transcribe the winners of the biggest magic competition of the year into regular, non-moving text. You know, in case you were interested in who won. 

Without further ado:

Stage Magic 

Grand Prix winner

• Miguel Muñoz (Spain)

Manipulation

• 1st: An Ha Lim (Republic of Korea)
• 1st: Florian Sainvet (France)
• 2nd: Nestor Hato (France)
• 3rd: Katayama Yukihiro (Japan)
• 3rd: Yuki (Japan)

General Magic

• 1st: Miguel Muñoz (Spain)
• 2nd: Read Chang (Republic of Korea)
• 3rd: Han Manho (Republic of Korea)

Stage Illusions 

• 2nd: Yunke (Spain)

Mental Magic

• 1st: Javier Botia (Spain)
• 2nd: Anca & Lucca (Romania)
• 2nd: Yann Yuro (Germany)
• 3rd: Christopher Castellini (Itay)

Most Original Stage Act

Sang-Soon Kim (Republic of Korea)

Comedy Magic

• 2nd: Nathalie Romier (France)
• 3rd: Tutti Li Famili (Spain)

Invention

• Han Manho (Republic of Korea)
• Javier Botia (Spain)

Close-up Magic

Grand Prix Winner 

• Eric Chien (Taiwan)

Card Magic 

• 1st: Bill Cheung (China)
• 2nd: Pere Rafart (Spain)
• 3rd: Javi Benitez (Spain)
• 3rd: Alex Tsai (Taiwan)

Micro Magic

• 1st: Eric Chien (Taiwan)
• 2nd: DK (Republic of Korea)
• 3rd: Sergio Starman (Italy)

Parlor Magic

• 1st: Marc Weide (Germany)
• 2nd: Axel Hecklau (Germany)
• 3rd: Sho Takashige (Japan)

Most Original Close-up Act

• Dee Kay (Republic of Korea)

Special Awards

Creativity and Artistic Vision

• Derek Del Gaudio

History Research and Scholarship

• Stephen Minch

Theory and Philosophy 

• Jeff McBride

Everyone here at Genii Online would like to congratulate 2018’s FISM winners, and everyone who performed at the event.