For the third consecutive year, Zhuyeqing Tea - the official sponsor of the Chinese national Go team - are the main sponsor of the Congress. Germany 2012 The 2012 EGC was held by the river Rhine, in the municipal hall of Bonn-Bad Godesberg, from 21 July to 4 August 2012. Poland 2013 Olsztyn in Poland was the host for the 2013 Congress. Romania 2014 The 2014 EGC was held in Sibiu, Romania, a former European Capital of Culture. Czechia 2015 The 2015 EGC was held in Liberec, Czech Republic. Russia 2016 The 2016 EGC was held in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Germany 2017 The 2017 EGC was held in Oberhof, Germany with the highest number of participants in history. Italy 2018 The 2018 EGC was held in Pisa, Italy. Belgium 2019 The 2019 EGC was held in Brussels, Belgium. 2020 and 2021 In both of these years, the EGC did not take place due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The European Championship was held online in its place. Romania 2022 The 64th EGC is planned to take place from the 23rd July – 7th August in Vatra Dornei, Romania. Planned championships European Go Congresses, at which the European Go Champion is decided, are planned few years in advance to cater for up to 800 players. Each year, the hosting country's Go association plays a large part in the planning and organisation. Below are the planned future locations. 2022 – Vatra Dornei, Romania, 2023 – Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukraine, 2024 – Toulouse, France. Past champions As recorded in the European Go Federation web-site: European individual champions Open European individual champions From 1984, the Championship became open, allowing participants from outside Europe. This attracted strong players from China and Korea, who have regularly finished in the top spots. Until 2010, the highest finishing European national would be declared "European Champion", with the highest finisher of the tournament being declared "European Open Champion"; the latter title was often won by Korean nationals. From 2011 onwards, the tournament format was changed. The tournament now consists of 7 rounds of MacMahon, followed by a 3-round single elimination knockout between the top 8 eight European nationals. The winner of this knockout is declared European Champion; the player with the most wins after 10 rounds is declared European Open Champion. Open European pair champions See also European Pair Go Championship References European championships Go competitions in Europe