The 19th Korea Prime Minister Cup International Baduk Championship

The 19th Korea Prime Minister Cup International Baduk Championship took place from September 20 to 26, 2024, in Taebaek, South Korea. The event, organized by the Korea Baduk Association, brought together 60 participants from various countries, competing in seven rounds.

The tournament ended with a victory by Tianyi Liu from China, who won all 7 of his games. Chen-en Chung from Taiwan claimed second place with 6 wins. A major highlight for European Go was Ukraine’s Valerii Krushelnytskyi, who also won 6 games and secured third place, marking the first time since 2015 that a European player reached the podium. Congratulations!


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European Women’s Go Championship 2024

On September 14-15, 2024, the European Women’s Go Championship took place in Bratislava, Slovakia. The tournament featured 24 players from various countries. The winner was Li Ting (1 dan, professional) from Austria, who won all five games and defended her title as champion. The second place was taken by Manja Marz (4 dan) from Germany, while the third place went to Olesia Malko (4 dan) from Ukraine. Congratulations!

European Youth Go Team Championship 2023/24

In the 2023-2024 season, changes occurred, and instead of one championship, two European Youth Go Team Championships were held.

The first youth team championship (European Youth Go Team Competition 2023/24) took place in the usual format, as in previous years, from November 2023 to February 2024. Having won all their matches, the Ukrainian team took first place.

The second youth team championship (1st Pandanet Youth Go European Team Championships) was held from February to May 2024. In a fierce competition, the Ukrainian team once again secured first place.

We congratulate all the players and coaches on this outstanding achievement!


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European Professional Championship 2019

The European Professional Championship 2019 was held from the 6th to the 8th of March in Jena, Germany. It is a annual tournament for professional Go players living in Europe.

So the winner of the tournament was Artem Kachanovskyi, the only player with 4 wins after the 5 rounds. Places 2-4 were shared by Ilya Shikshin, Mateusz Surma and Andrii Kravets as they all had 3 wins.

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European Grand Prix Finale 2018

The European Grand Prix Finale 2018 was held from 24th to 27th January in Olomouc, Czechia. This was the second edition of this tournament, the first time the winner was Ali Jabarin.

European Grand Prix

Now it has not escaped my notice that many of our players do not know what the European Grand Prix is. So before talking about the Grand Prix Finale itself, let me explain in a few words how the Grand Prix is structured.

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