European Professional System

The EGF created a European Professional System (EPS) in 2014, the constitution of which can be read here Its aims are as follows:

1. To support strong players becoming even stronger by enabling them to concentrate themselves mainly on Go. That especially includes helping strong players with participation in high quality studying programs, and working on arrangements for top quality tournaments based on professional standards.
2. To establish a professional background for EPS which includes not only direct management of EPS, but also Go promotional, educational and marketing activities around Europe.

It is governed by the EGF Professional Committee, which consists of representatives of the European professional players and of the EGF.

The promotion rules (2017) are available here. Candidates must hold a valid passport from an EGF member country and have been a citizen of an EGF member country for 10 years.

As of March 2023, there are nine European professional players belonging to this system:

See Also

• 1stEuropeanProQualification2014
• EuropeanProQualification2015
• EuropeanProQualification2016
• EuropeanProfessionalGoChampionship
• https://www.eurogofed.org/pros
• Tracking sheet for promotion points https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18cQPKamnkSUBgLQoc1ATLov-YxDT99z-YThP_6iXifA/edit#gid=1369323136