# European Pair Go Championship

The European Pair Go Championship (EPGC) is a European international tournament for amateur Go players under the Pair Go rule, held once a year since 1997.

## History

The first European Pair Go Championship was held in 1997.

## Past champions

| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
| 1997 | Christoph Gerlach ( Germany) | Matthew Macfadyen ( United Kingdom) | Rob Kok ( Netherlands) |
| 1997 | Christoph Gerlach ( Germany) | Matthew Macfadyen ( United Kingdom) | Pal Sannes ( Norway) |
| 1997 | Britta Trepcnik ( Germany) | Kirsty Healey ( United Kingdom) | Renée Frehé ( Netherlands) |
| 1997 | Britta Trepcnik ( Germany) | Kirsty Healey ( United Kingdom) | Antje Rapmund ( Norway) |
| 1999 | Christoph Gerlach ( Germany) | Matthew Macfadyen ( United Kingdom) | Farid BenMalek ( France) |
| 1999 | Britta Trepczik ( Germany) | Kirsty Healey ( United Kingdom) | Marie-Claire Chaine ( France) |
| 2000 | Franz-Jozef Dickhut ( Germany) | Gabor Szabics ( Hungary) | Auke Rosendal ( Netherlands) |
| 2000 | Monika Reimpell ( Germany) | Diana Koszegi ( Hungary) | Karen Pleit ( Netherlands) |
| 2001 | Jan Hora ( Czech Republic) | Toma Iulian ( Romania) | Jan Lubos ( Poland) |
| 2001 | Martina Simunkova ( Czech Republic) | Iacob Liliana ( Romania) | Ana Lubos ( Poland) |
| 2002 | Paul Drouot ( France) | Lutz Franke ( Germany) | Mihai Petre Bisca ( Romania) |
| 2002 | Myrtille Cristiani ( France) | Daniela Trinks ( Germany) | Irina Suciu ( Romania) |
| 2003 | Tibor Pocsai ( Hungary) | Alexei Lazarev ( Russia) | Leszek Soldan ( Poland) |
| 2003 | Rita Pocsai ( Hungary) | Natalia Kovaleva ( Russia) | Aleksandra Lubos ( Poland) |
| 2004 | Zbynek Dach ( Czech Republic) | Tibor Pocsai ( Hungary) | Matthew Cocke ( United Kingdom) |
| 2004 | Zbynek Dach ( Czech Republic) | Benjamin Teuber ( Germany) | Matthew Cocke ( United Kingdom) |
| 2004 | Klara Zaloudkova ( Czech Republic) | Rita Pocsai ( Hungary) | Natasha Regan ( United Kingdom) |
| 2004 | Klara Zaloudkova ( Czech Republic) | Lisa Ente ( Germany) | Natasha Regan ( United Kingdom) |
| 2005 | Benjamin Teuber ( Germany) | Michael Marz ( Germany) | Timur Sankin ( Russia) |
| 2005 | Lisa Ente ( Germany) | Manuela Lindemeyer ( Germany) | Natalia Kovaleva ( Russia) |
| 2006 | Oleg Mezhov ( Russia) | Marco Firnhaber ( Germany) | Matthew Cocke ( United Kingdom) |
| 2006 | Natalia Kovaleva ( Russia) | Daniela Trinks ( Germany) | Natasha Regan ( United Kingdom) |
| 2007 | Dmitrij Surin ( Russia) | Viktor Bogdanov ( Russia) | Marek Kaminski ( Poland) |
| 2007 | Natalia Kovaleva ( Russia) | Elizaveta Kalsberg ( Russia) | Marika Dubiel ( Poland) |
| 2008 | Dmitrij Surin ( Russia) | Ondrej Silt ( Czech Republic) | Yurii Pliushch ( Ukraine) |
| 2008 | Natalia Kovaleva ( Russia) | Jana Hricova ( Czech Republic) | Mariya Zakharchenko ( Ukraine) |
| 2009 | Dmitrij Surin ( Russia) | Jan Hora ( Czech Republic) | Cornel Burzo ( Romania) |
| 2009 | Natalia Kovaleva ( Russia) | Jitka Bartova ( Czech Republic) | Sorin Adrian Sora ( Romania) |
| 2010 | Dmitrij Surin ( Russia) | Alexandr Dinershteyn ( Russia) | Oleg Mezhov ( Russia) |
| 2010 | Natalia Kovaleva ( Russia) | Elvina Kalsberg ( Russia) | Rada Kamysheva ( Russia) |
| 2011 | Pàl Balogh ( Hungary) | Jan Hora ( Czech Republic) | Yurii Pliushch ( Ukraine) |
| 2011 | Rita Pocsai ( Hungary) | Jitka Bartova ( Czech Republic) | Mariya Zakharchenko ( Ukraine) |
| 2012 | Alexandr Dinershteyn ( Russia) | Jan Hora ( Czech Republic) | Dmitri Surin ( Russia) |
| 2012 | Svetlana Shikshina ( Russia) | Klara Zaloudkova ( Czech Republic) | Natalia Kovaleva ( Russia) |
| 2013 | Ilya Shikshin ( Russia) | Jan Hora ( Czech Republic) | Alexandr Vashurov ( Russia) |
| 2013 | Svetlana Shikshina ( Russia) | Klara Zaloudkova ( Czech Republic) | Natalia Kovaleva ( Russia) |
| 2014 | Ilya Shikshin ( Russia) | Benjamin Teuber ( Germany) | Dmitrij Surin ( Russia) |
| 2014 | Svetlana Shikshina ( Russia) | Manja Marz ( Germany) | Natalia Kovaleva ( Russia) |
| 2015 | Ilya Shikshin ( Russia) | Alexandre Dinerchtein ( Russia) | Pal Balogh ( Hungary) |
| 2015 | Svetlana Shikshina ( Russia) | Elvina Kalsberg ( Russia) | Rita Pocsai ( Hungary) |
| 2016 | Ilya Shikshin ( Russia) | Pal Balogh ( Hungary) | Matias Pankoke ( Germany) |
| 2016 | Svetlana Shikshina ( Russia) | Rita Pocsai ( Hungary) | Manja Marz ( Germany) |
| 2017 | Dimitry Surin ( Russia) | Lukas Krämer ( Germany) | Ilya Shikshin ( Russia) |
| 2017 | Natalia Kovaleva ( Russia) | Zhao Pei ( Germany) | Svetlana Shikshina ( Russia) |
| 2018 | Alexandre Dinerchtein ( Russia) | Benjamin Teubr ( Germany) | Dimitrij Surin ( Russia) |
| 2018 | Aigul Fazulzyanova ( Russia) | Lisa Ente ( Germany) | Natalia Kovaleva ( Russia) |
| 2019 | Dimitrij Surin ( Russia) | Alexandre Dinerchtein ( Russia) | Lukas Krämer ( Germany) |
| 2019 | Natalia Kovaleva ( Russia) | Aigul Fazulzyanova ( Russia) | Manja Marz ( Germany) |
| 2021 | Dimitrij Surin ( Russia) | Alexandre Dinerchtein ( Russia) | Johannes Obenaus ( Germany) |
| 2021 | Natalia Kovaleva ( Russia) | Aigul Fazulzyanova ( Russia) | Manja Marz ( Germany) |
| 2022 | Benjamin Dréan-Guénaïzia ( France) | Lukas Krämer ( Germany) | Christopher ( Germany) |
| 2022 | Ariane Ougier ( France) | Zhao Pei ( Germany) | Christina ( Germany) |
| 2023 | Johannes Obenaus ( Germany) | Benjamin Dréan-Guénaïzia ( France) | Denis Dobranis ( Romania) |
| 2023 | Manja Marz ( Germany) | Ariane Ougier ( France) | Laura Avram ( Romania) |
| 2024 | Milena Bocle ( France) | Denis Dobranis ( Romania) | Ondrej Silt ( Czech Republic) |
| 2024 | Florent Labouret ( France) | Laura Avram ( Romania) | Jitka Bartova ( Czech Republic) |