Cardistry: Who won Season 3 of the International Cardistry Open?

161 contestants, 8 weeks, 5 rounds and 1 champion. In a close-run finals of the International Cardistry Open (ICO), Italian cardist Alessandro Ricci has become the Season 3 Champion after narrowly defeating Vietnamese cardist Tran Tien Thanh.

Alex takes home the top prize of, Half gross (72 decks) of the Limited Edition ICO deck from Expert Playing Card Co. One Brick (12 decks) of J&T Playing Cards from Joker and the Thief and one Brick (12 mixed decks) from Cardvolution, while his opponent also pockets one Brick (12 decks) of from JP Playing Cards and one Brick (12 decks) from Jetsetter Playing Cards.

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