European Renju Championship

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 Arnis Veidemanis Stepan Peskov Igor Sinyov
2 1995 Saint Petersburg, Russia Alexandr Klimashin Mikhail Kozhin Vladimir Semyonov
3 1996 Stockholm, Sweden Ando Meritee Aldis Reims Igor Sinyov
4 1998 Tallinn, Estonia Ando Meritee Vladimir Sushkov Ants Soosõrv
5 2000 Zhovti Vody, Ukraine Alexandr Klimashin Ants Soosõrv Stefan Karlsson
6 2002 Karepa, Estonia Igor Sinyov Tunnet Taimla Pavel Makarov
7 2004 Podyuga, Russia Alexandr Kadulin Johann Lents Pavel Vershinin
8 2006 Havlíčkův Brod, Czech Republic Ando Meritee Alexandr Kadulin Ants Soosõrv
9 2008 Saint Petersburg, Russia Aivo Oll Sergey Artemyev Tunnet Taimla
10 2010 Karepa, Estonia Maxim Karasyov Tunnet Taimla Mikhail Kozhin
11 2012 Suzdal, Russia Oleg Fedorkin Ants Soosõrv Yuriy Tarannikov
12 2014 Tallinn, Estonia Ants Soosõrv Martin Hõbemägi Pavel Makarov
13 2016 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Dmitry Epifanov Johann Lents [lower-alpha 1] Tunnet Taimla [lower-alpha 2]
14 2018 Tallinn, Estonia Denis Fedotov Aivo Oll Martin Hõbemägi [lower-alpha 3]
  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.

References
  1. "European Championship - RenjuNet". renju.net. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  2. "The Protocol of General Assembly 1995 - RenjuNet". renju.net. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
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