All 2025 National Air Guitar Champions Confirmed
The national championships for the Air Guitar World Championships 2025 have now concluded, with eight countries selecting their champions.
These national champions will compete alongside the reigning world champion in the Grand Final on Friday 22 August 2025 at Rotuaari Square in Oulu. They will be joined by eight top performers from the qualifying rounds. The Dark Horse Qualifying Round will take place on Thursday 21 August at 45Special in Oulu, featuring more than 30 participants.
In total, competitors from 13 countries will take part in the event: Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, United Kingdom, and United States.
National Champions 2025:
Lèon Ostrowsky, “LeOnFire”, Belgium Champion
Dana Schiemann, “Danasaurus Rex”, Canada Champion
Veli-Pekka Ristaniemi, “Don Corni Leone”, Finland Champion
Justine Betems, “Medusa”, France Champion
Patrick Culek, “Van Airhoven”, Germany Champion
Yuta Sudo, “SUDO-chan”, Japan Champion
Sven Smith, “Sven Spandex”, Netherlands Champion
Saladin Thomas, “Six String Sal”, United States Champion
World Champion 2024
Zachary Knowles, “Ichabod Fame”, Canada