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Switzerland

A complete record of Switzerland's winners and awards across the FISM World Championships of Magic, from 1948 to 2025.

37Awards6th overall
12First prizes6th overall
1Grand Prix9th overall
20Championships with awards1948–2025

Grand Prix

The highest honours

Rimini · 2015

Pierric

Grand Prix Close Up

Home stage

Championships hosted

Lausanne

1991

1 awards · 0 first prizes · 0 Grand Prix

Lausanne

1982

1 awards · 1 first prizes · 0 Grand Prix

Geneva

1952

5 awards · 2 first prizes · 0 Grand Prix

Lausanne

1948

1 awards · 0 first prizes · 0 Grand Prix

Complete record

Every award, year by year

37 recorded awards across 20 championships.

2025

Torino

Tino Plaz

CLOSE_UP · Card Magic

2nd

2015

Rimini

Pierric

CLOSE_UP

Grand Prix Close Up

Pierric

CLOSE_UP · Parlour Magic

1st

Roberto Giobbi

UNCLASSIFIED · Special Awards

Theory & Philosophy

2012

Blackpool

Christian Bischof

STAGE · Mentalism

3rd

Pierric

CLOSE_UP · Parlour Magic

3rd

2006

Stockholm

Pierric

UNCLASSIFIED · Invention

Invention

2003

Den Haag

Pat Perry & Archibald

STAGE · General Magic

1st

Pat Perry & Archibald

UNCLASSIFIED · Most Original Act

Most Original Act

1994

Yokohama

Peter Marvey

STAGE · Manipulation

3rd

1991

Lausanne

Roberto Giobbi

CLOSE_UP · Card Magic

2nd

1988

Den Haag

Roberto Giobbi

CLOSE_UP · Card Magic

2nd

Markus Gabriel

STAGE · Manipulation

3rd

1982

Lausanne

Pavel

UNCLASSIFIED · Invention

1st

1979

Brussels

Erino

STAGE · Comedy Magic

2nd

The Fantasios

STAGE · General Magic

2nd

Alessandro de Luca

STAGE · Mentalism

3rd

1976

Vienna

Juliani

UNCLASSIFIED · Invention

Invention

1967

Baden-Baden

Piet Forton

CLOSE_UP · Card Magic

1st

1964

Barcelona

Piet Forton

CLOSE_UP · Card Magic

1st

Les Andreals

STAGE · Stage Illusions

1st

1961

Liege

Piet Forton

CLOSE_UP · Card Magic

1st

Les Andreals

STAGE · Stage Illusions

Stage Illusions

1958

Vienna

John Dee

STAGE · Stage Illusions

1st

1952

Geneva

Andre'Bovet

STAGE · Manipulation

3rd

Dr. Weyeneth

CLOSE_UP · Micro Magic

2nd

Peterson

UNCLASSIFIED · Originality

1st

Jean de Merry

UNCLASSIFIED · Ventriloquism

1st

Dany Mouse

UNCLASSIFIED · Ventriloquism

2nd

1951

Paris

Fred Roby

UNCLASSIFIED · Allied Arts

Ventriloquism

Sala

CLOSE_UP · Micro Magic

1st

Avara

CLOSE_UP · Micro Magic

2nd

Sala

UNCLASSIFIED · Presentation

3rd

1950

Barcelona

Jack Miltour

UNCLASSIFIED · Invention

1st

Zano

STAGE · Manipulation

2nd

1949

Amsterdam

Ernst Mulhaupt

CLOSE_UP · Micro Magic

2nd

1948

Lausanne

Zano

STAGE · Manipulation

2nd