European Pair Go Championship

The first European Pair Go Championship (EPGC) was held in Amsterdam in 1995. Since 1997 it has been a regular event, hosted by a different country each year. Since 2004 , aa well as competing for prizes, teams have also been competing for points to allow their country to qualify for the International Amateur Pair Go Championship. There is also a popular Pair Go event at the annual European Go Congress.

See https://www.eurogofed.org/pairgo/championships.htm

Edition	Year	City	Country	Winning Team	Number of Pairs	Number of Countries	Links
25	2023	Leksand	Sweden	Germany:Manja Marz / Johannes Obenaus	14	10	no link
24	2022	Strasbourg	France	France:Ariane Ougier/Benjamin Dréan-Guénaïzia	21	9	direct
23	2021	Niš	Serbia	Russia:Natalia Kovaleva/Dimitry Surin	15	7	egf
22	2019	Groningen	Netherlands	Russia:Natalia Kovaleva/Dimitry Surin	13	6	egf
21	2018	Strasbourg	France	Russia:Aigul Fazulzyanova and Aleksandr Dinerstein	15	8	egf
20	2017	Strasbourg	France	Russia:Natalia Kovaleva/Dimitry Surin	28	14	egf
19	2016	Brno	Czech Republic	Russia:Svetlana Shikshina/Ilya Shikshin	18	9	egf
18	2015	Moscow	Russia	Russia:Svetlana Shikshina/Ilya Shikshin	40	10	egf
17	2014	Helsinki	Finland	Russia:Svetlana Shikshina/Ilya Shikshin	19	8	egf
16	2013	Amstelveen	Netherlands	Russia:Svetlana Shikshina/Ilya Shikshin	24	10	egf
15	2012	Lyon	France	Russia:Svetlana Shikshina/Alexandr Dinerchtein	24	11	egf
14	2011	Istanbul	Turkey	Hungary:Rita Pocsai/Pal Balogh	30	11	egf
13	2010	St Petersburg	Russia	Russia:Natalia Kovaleva/Dmitrij Surin	23	6	egf
12	2009	Prague	Czech Republic	Russia:Natalia Kovaleva/Dmitrij Surin	20	12	egf
11	2008	Kraków	Poland	Russia:Natalia Kovaleva/Dmitrij Surin	30	15	egf
10	2007	St Petersburg via Moscow	Russia	Russia:Natalia Kovaleva/Dmitrij Surin	12	7	egf
9	2006	Berlin	Germany	Russia:Natalia Kovaleva/Oleg Mezhov	42	12	egf
8	2005	Maidenhead	United Kingdom	Germany: Lisa Ente/Benjamin Teuber	24	12	egf
7	2004	Drobeta - Turnu Severin	Romania	Czech Republic: Klara Zaloudkova/Zybnek Dach	40	11	egf
6	2003	Wodzislaw	Poland	Hungary: Rita Pocsai/Tibor Pocsai	14	13	egf
5	2002	Cannes	France	France: Myrtille Cristiani/Paul Drouot	10	10	egf
4	2001	Banja-Luka	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Czech Republic: Martina Simunkova/Jan Hora	7	7	egf
3	2000	Brno	Czech Republic	Germany: Monika Reimpell/Franz-Jozef Dickhut	16	15	egf
2	1999	Cannes	France	Germany: Britta Trepcnik/Christoph Gerlach	15	15	egf
1	1997	Amstelveen	Netherlands	Germany: Britta Trepcnik/Christoph Gerlach	16	15	egf

The competition has been won by the following countries

1. Russia : 14 times
2. Germany : 5 times
3. Hungary, France, Czech Republic : 2 times