 
|
About
LinksEuropean Championship 2018
32 players compete in a double knockout to become the european champion.
The championship is played over eight rounds: The first round starts on Sunday 29th July, the final is on the next Sunday 5th August, together with the match for 3rd and 4th place.
The first 7 players will win points for the European Grand Prix.
EGC 2018 • Pisa
Place : Congress Palace, Via Giacomo Matteotti, 1, Pisa, Italy: webpage, map
Sponsors: EGF, CEGO.
Congress Webpage : European Go Congress 2018.
EGD: 12013342
2nd place: Ilya Shikshin
3rd place: Ali Jabarin
4th place: Mateusz Surma
Pairings / Results
EC 2018 (Last 8)
EC 2018 (Until quarters)
A minimum of two boards will be transmitted on KGS.
Time Table
| Sunday, 29th July: | 11:00 | Round 1 |
| Monday, 30th July: | 10:00 | Round 2 |
| Tuesday, 31st July: | 10:00 | Round 3 |
| Wendesday, 1st August: | 10:00 | Round 4 |
| Thursday, 2nd August: | 10:00 | Round 5 |
| Friday, 3rd August: | 10:00 | Quarter Final |
| Saturday, 4th August: | 10:00 | Semi Final |
| Sunday, 5th August: | 10:00 | Final and Small Final |
Time settings: Fischer Time, 90 minutes basic with 45 seconds additional time
Round management: Round 4 results are not counted as games played in the main tournament.
The 4 players who do not play in round 5 (3 wins first 3 rounds) have to play in the main tournament on Thursday. There will be forced pairings so that they don't play each other.
Prize Money
1st Place: 4000 €
2nd Place: 2500 €
3rd Place: 1500 €
4th Place: 1000 €
5th-8th Place: 500 €
Sponsored by the European Go Federation and the European Go Congress
Participating Players
The wild-card of the organizing country was awarded to Matias Pankoke
Sinan Djepov got a wild-card for winning this year's European Youth Championship.
Rules
In the Rules of the European Go Championship you can find the setup of the european championship with more details about the selection criteria.
Referee: Viktor Bogdanov
Photos
EGC Pisa 2018 thanks to Misha Krylov