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The last minutes before the competition.
Like other athletes, Christian Feicht is now trying to get the most out of himself.
Today the German Beard Championship will take place, Feicht will fight for the title in the discipline "Freestyle Full Beard".
Christian Feicht, President of the East Bavarian Beard and Schnauzer Club
»Hairspray and hair dryer are the two basic things hairspray and they actually go on everywhere.
We tend to use mustache cum on the mustache, some swear by wax, some swear by hair foam, there is that too. "
Not only Feicht has meticulously prepared for this day.
There are around 100 participants and 19 categories - for example full beard natural, whisker freestyle or mustache imperial.
A jury of seven hairdressers and barbers will evaluate the performance of the participants up close.
Johann Glaser, Barber
»Of course there are subtleties and elaborations that you can already tell.
How it's been cut, whether it's well-groomed, whether it's shaved, whether it's clean, whether it's shiny. "
At Ralf Schulz, everything went well today.
Ralf Schulz, German beard master "Mustache Imperial"
"I already got the first place in the Süddeutsche, and otherwise I was always runner-up, and that makes me very happy today."
The competition shows others their physical limits.
Karl Moosberger, participant in the category "Mustache Imperial"
»There are beards that grow much better, and then you can design them much better.
But I have a weak beard. "
The crucial seconds for Christian Feicht - in the end, the Altöttinger actually made it to first place with his freestyle beard.