Here are results from two huge international guitar competitions based in Asia - the Thailand and Tokyo Guitar Competitions:

Thailand International Guitar Competition: Kuang Junhong (China), 1st Place; Samuel T.Klemke (Germany), 2nd Place; Ogmundur Thor Johannesson (Iceland), 3rd place

54th Tokyo International Guitar Competition: Koki Fujimoto (Japan), 1st Place; Florian Larousse (France), 2nd Place; Hiroshi Kogure (Japan), 3rd Place; Andrey Parfinovich (Russia), 4th Place; Oegmundur Thor Johannesson (Iceland), 5th Place