CEGO grand prix

The current European Go Grand Prix, sponsored by CEGO, and as such succeeding the European Cup and Pandanet Tour

European players play in a series of tournaments throughout the year. The highest placed players in the grand prix standings then play in the Promotion Tournament. There will be several inter-related tournaments: Grand Slam Tournament, Level A Tournament, and Level B Tournament - collectively called Bonus Point Tournaments. Level C and Level D Tournaments were introduced in 2015 and 2021 respectively

The main tournament of the European Go Congress will always be classed as a Level A tournament. Up to 4 Grand Slam events are allowed per year. For the other categories, the following ranges are set:

• Level C up to 8 per year
• Level B from 4 to 6 per year
• Level A from 2 to 3 per year

There is an additional Qualification Event. In this event, 2 qualification spots to the Grand Slam event are available, for those who have not already qualified.

The buy-in levels to run an event are

• Grand Slam - 10,000 Euro
• Level A - 3,000 Euro
• Level B - 1,000 Euro
• Level C - 500 Euro
• Level D - 250 Euro

Results

• Grand Prix: most points over the year
• Grand Slam: knockout event with the biggest cash prize and most grand prix points
• Finale: end of year knockout event
• European Championship: main event for top Europeans at EGC
• European Pro Championship: pros only

Whilst the last 2 events are not part of the grand prix, they're included for the sake of context.

Links

• Events are shown in the EGF Calendar
• Official Contract
• EGF Announcment

See also

• CEGOAcademicSystem