Championship of magicians in Austria
The "Magische Ring Austria" is the umbrella organization of Austrian magic associations to which the majority of the country's magic clubs belong. Specialized congresses are held regularly under his auspices, at which 300 to 500 magicians meet. These congresses took place annually until 2006, then every other year. The most important item on the agenda of these meetings are the Austrian Championships of Magic , at which the title of "Grand Prix" winner can be awarded for special achievements, which is the highest national award of the Austrian Magicians. However, it should not be confused with the "Grand Prix" of the international umbrella organization FISM , the main prize at the every three years. A "FISM Grand Prix" winner is considered a world champion by magicians.
Competition modalities
A five- to seven-member jury made up of professional and amateur magicians evaluates the participants according to the criteria of presentation, technology, equipment, composition and originality, weighted according to the respective category. When certain point limits are reached in the categories manipulation, general magic, mental magic, grand illusions, children's magic , comedy magic, card magic and close-up magic, Austrian masters are chosen. To win the "Grand Prix" you have to get the highest score in the competition. You also need at least 80% of the possible points. Because of this hurdle, the "Grand Prix" is sometimes not awarded.
List of the "Grand Prix" winners of the "Magical Ring Austria"
| Host year | venue | Name of the "Grand Prix" winner |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Bregenz | Gerhard Scharnböck (Gerry, Austria) |
| 1990 | Graz | Gerhard Swoboda (Austria) |
| 1991 | Baden near Vienna | David (H) |
| 1992 | Linz | not forgiven |
| 1993 | Eisenstadt | Woedy Woet (NL) |
| 1994 | Vienna | Robert Stacher (Austria) |
| 1995 | Salburg | Johann Kellner (Kelli, Austria) |
| 1996 | Mayrhofen | not forgiven |
| 1997 | Steyr | Ludwig Gantner (Mecki, Austria) |
| 1998 | Zurich | not forgiven |
| 1999 | Eisenstadt | not forgiven |
| 2000 | Steyr | not forgiven |
| 2001 | Bregenz | Wolfgang Moser (Austria) |
| 2002 | Baden near Vienna | Philipp Tawfik (Austria) |
| 2003 | Villach | not forgiven |
| 2004 | Mayrhofen | Martin Eisele (D) |
| 2005 | Eisenstadt | Nikolaus Sedlak (Tricky Niki, Austria) |
| 2006 | Graz | Pilou (F) |
| 2008 | St. Polten | Beat Felder-Meyer, (CH) |
| 2010 | Zell am See | Paul Sommersguter (Austria) |
| 2012 | Baden near Vienna | Nikolaus Sedlak (Tricky Niki, Austria) |
| 2014 | Götzis | Martin Kosch (Austria) |
literature
- Hanno Rhomberg : Austrian Magic Congress 2014 In: Aladin, trade journal of the Magischen Ring Austria, 03/2014, p. 7 and p. 18 with competition results
- Wittus Witt : Two sides of the coin In: Magische Welt , trade journal for magic art, 04/2015, p. 140
Individual evidence
- ^ Benjamin Philipp Dietmann: Magic Ring Austria. In: www.mra.at. Retrieved March 9, 2016 .
- ^ Austrian Magical Congresses |. (No longer available online.) In: www.mra.at. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016 ; accessed on March 9, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Grand Prix, Austrian Masters of Magic. In: www.mecki.at. Retrieved March 9, 2016 .
- ^ Parallelus: FISM - Fédération Internationale des Sociétés Magiques. In: fism.org. Retrieved March 9, 2016 .
- ↑ Fédération Internationale des Sociétés Magiques - Magic Lexicon. In: www.zauber-pedia.de. Retrieved March 16, 2016 .
- ^ Magic Promotion Club. In: www.magicpromotionclub.ch. Retrieved March 9, 2016 .
- ↑ Walter Dopplinger: Association of Magical Arts Vienna - ÖSTERR. MASTER. In: www.vmkw.wien. Retrieved March 9, 2016 .
