Winners for Close Up Magic

From the left: Charlie Caper, Nique Tan and Jeremy Pei

 

Jeremy Pei, Singapore

20-year-old Jeremy is a member of Singapore Association of Magicians and International Brotherhood of Magicians.

He started his act with rope tricks and proceeded to card manipulations. His movements were self-assured and well-timed to a brisk soundtrack.

Charlie Caper, Sweden 1st Runner Up!

25-year-old Charlie was a dark horse. Apparently he was just passing through town and jumped on the Close-up Competition bandwagon. His act started with three cups and balls, and finished with four oranges and a huge melon. He also produced a full can of Coke from his shoe, and proceeded to drink it up!

Nique Tan , Singapore 2nd Runner-Up!

Cards seem to be de rigueur at this party. Nique manipulates cards deftly. He had an audience volunteer to examine his cards close-up. His act was confident and fast, his hands very steady; and he won enthusiastic response from the viewers.

STASH , Japan Special Mention Award!

A side-splitting act comprising four sketches. This duo is seriously funny. Sidekick Hioki retorts "Really?!" in the drollest manner; it became the catchword for the night. They identified marked cards and made a clever innovation of the traditional cut-and-restore rope trick. Although they did not win points for their magic, they won Special Mention for being the most comic act.