The European Renju Championship is an official Renju championship organized by the Renju International Federation (RIF). It was started in 1994.[1]

History

The first European Championship was held in 1994 in Tallinn, Estonia. In 1995, it was decided by the General Assembly of the Renju International Federation (RIF) that the European Championships would be held regularly.[2] In the same year, the 2nd European Championship was held in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Since 1996, the European Championship was changed to happen once every two years.[1]

Tournament system

Over the years, the tournament was held in different ways. In 1994 and 1995, the Swiss system was used. In 1996, there were two groups, after which the winner was determined by the semifinal and final matches. A similar regulation with only one group was applied until 2002. From then, the Swiss system was used in a long time. In 2016, a round-robin system with final matches was applied.[1]

Places and winners

No. Year Hosting city Winner Runner-up Third
1 1994 Tallinn, Estonia Latvia Arnis Veidemanis Russia Stepan Peskov Russia Igor Sinyov
2 1995 Saint Petersburg, Russia Russia Alexandr Klimashin Russia Mikhail Kozhin Russia Vladimir Semyonov
3 1996 Stockholm, Sweden Estonia Ando Meritee Latvia Aldis Reims Russia Igor Sinyov
4 1998 Tallinn, Estonia Estonia Ando Meritee Russia Vladimir Sushkov Estonia Ants Soosõrv
5 2000 Zhovti Vody, Ukraine Russia Alexandr Klimashin Estonia Ants Soosõrv Sweden Stefan Karlsson
6 2002 Karepa, Estonia Russia Igor Sinyov Estonia Tunnet Taimla Russia Pavel Makarov
7 2004 Podyuga, Russia Russia Alexandr Kadulin Estonia Johann Lents Russia Pavel Vershinin
8 2006 Havlíčkův Brod, Czech Republic Estonia Ando Meritee Russia Alexandr Kadulin Estonia Ants Soosõrv
9 2008 Saint Petersburg, Russia Estonia Aivo Oll Russia Sergey Artemyev Estonia Tunnet Taimla
10 2010 Karepa, Estonia Russia Maxim Karasyov Estonia Tunnet Taimla Russia Mikhail Kozhin
11 2012 Suzdal, Russia Russia Oleg Fedorkin Estonia Ants Soosõrv Russia Yuriy Tarannikov
12 2014 Tallinn, Estonia Estonia Ants Soosõrv Estonia Martin Hõbemägi Russia Pavel Makarov
13 2016 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Russia Dmitry Epifanov Estonia Johann Lents [lower-alpha 1] Estonia Tunnet Taimla [lower-alpha 2]
14 2018 Tallinn, Estonia Russia Denis Fedotov Estonia Aivo Oll Estonia Martin Hõbemägi [lower-alpha 3]
15 2022 Çanakkale, Turkey   Vladimir Sushkov [lower-alpha 4]   Dmitry Epifanov [lower-alpha 4] Estonia Aivo Oll
  1. ↑ With the actual 3rd place, as Wang Qingqing, the representative of China, took the 2nd place.
  2. ↑ With the actual 4th place, as Wang Qingqing, the representative of China, took the 2nd place.
  3. ↑ With the actual 4th place, as Wang Qingqing, the representative of China, took the 3nd place.
  4. 1 2 According to the protocol of the Renju International Federation in 2022, Russian players would play under the Russian Renju Association and would not be using Russian flags.

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "European Championship - RenjuNet". renju.net. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
    2. ↑ "The Protocol of General Assembly 1995 - RenjuNet". renju.net. Archived from the original on 2022-12-06. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
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