European Championship 2026

32 players compete in a double knockout to become the European champion in Akara, Türkiye!
The championship is played over eight rounds: The first round starts on Sunday 26th July, the final is on the next Sunday 2nd of August, together with the match for 3rd and 4th place.
The first 8 players will win points for the European Grand Prix.

Check the dedicated webpages: https://www.eurogofed.org/EC2026/index.html 

EGC 2026 • Ankara

Date : Monday evening to Sunday, July 25th  - August 2nd, 2026
Place : Ankara, Türkiye 
Sponsor: European Go Congress
Congress Webpage : European Go Congress 2026
EC 2026 webpages to follow: https://www.eurogofed.org/EC2026/index.html 

Pairings / Results

Games

All EC games can be found in the archives

1st place: Andrii Kravets 3p (Ukraine)
2nd: Ali Jabarin 3p
3rd: Lukas Podpera 7d (Czechia)
4th: Denis Dobranis 6d (Romania)
 


Time Table

Saturday, 25th July 19:30 Opening Ceremony & Drawing
Sunday, 26th July 10:00 Round 1
Monday, 27th July 10:00 Round 2
Tuesday, 28th July 10:00 Round 3
Wednesday, 23rd July 10:00 Round 4 (loser bracket)
Thursday, 30th July 10:00 Round 5 
Friday, 31st July 10:00 Quarter Final
Saturday, 1st August 10:00 Semi Final
Sunday, 2nd August 10:00 Final and Small Final

Prize Money

1st Place: 4.000 €
2nd Place: 2.500 €
3rd Place: 1.500 €
4th Place: 1.000 €
5th-8th Place: 500 €

Sponsored by the the European Go Congress

 

Rules

See

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