grand prix, really?

I don't think that Shawn Farquhar's act was grand prix material.

I have to admit that i'm not that surprised about the fact that he won.

I've been dissapointed by FISM many times.

I once attended a FISM convention and i thought that being a world championship, the level of the competing acts would be very high. I was wrong.

Shawn's act is not original, there is no or little technique involved, his execution of the sleights is average... i don't really see why he won.

Here's a link to part of the routine:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EEU4PEug50

In the comments section of the afore mentioned video, Tim Ellis (one of the FISM judges), in an attempt to 'defend' Shawn from the online attacks said:

He's actually mates with all of the judges. He's a very friendly guy.

Go figure.

Please, don't think that this is an attack to Shawn.

I have nothing against him.

This is just me not knowing how things at FISM work.