The Pandanet Go European Cup is a Go competition played across Europe. The now defunct European Cup and European Go Tour (which both ended in April 2007) merged to form this cup after Toyota's support of the Tour ended. Many of the games played during the Cup are broadcast on Pandanet's Internet Go Server

IGS Go server

The IGS, short for Internet Go Server, also known as Pandanet, located in Tokyo, Japan, is a server that allows players of the game of Go to observe and play against others over the Internet. Started in 1992 by Tim Casey, Chris Chisolm, and Mark Okada, it was the first server of its kind...

 (IGS) and the KGS Go Server

KGS Go Server

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Format

The Pandanet Go European Cup consists of a series of events spread out across Europe. These events fall into one of five levels (two carried over from the European Cup and three from the Tour). Each event awards points to the top players based on both the event's level and the place earned by the player. In the bottom two levels these points are purchased by the tournament holder and at the upper three levels, Pandanet purchases points. Each point is equivalent to €6 (≈$8.25 US$). Players can carry a maximum of 100 points into the finals.

Though there are twelve upper-level (levels 3, 4, and 5) events held every year, the number of lower-level (levels 1 or 2) events can vary with the sole restriction that there may not be more than two events at any level, per country, per year. Because of this, the prize money has the ability to change from year to year. With the guaranteed twelve Pandanet events, the overall prize money is at least €4,500, with more events resulting in more money offered. This purse is split amongst the top twelve overall players based on position.

Level 1 – Tournament

These events are entirely funded by the holder and any sponsor they can secure on their own. Prizes beyond awarding points must also be provided by the tournament holder. Tournaments are not required to broadcast games via Pandanet but may do so if they wish. These events are also the only ones that may be held at the same time as a higher-level event. Tournaments award their 25 points (€150, ≈$206.49 USD) to the top six based on place.

Level 2 – Super Tournament

As with level 1 tournaments, a Super Tournament gets no funding from Pandanet. The biggest difference between levels 1 and 2 are the points awarded—a Super Tournament gives out 50 points (€300, ≈$412.98 USD). Furthermore, Super Tournaments offer points for the top eight as opposed to only six in a level 1 tournament.

Level 3 – Pandanet Super Tournament

Pandanet Super Tournaments are a lot like regular Super Tournaments, both give out the same number of points to the top eight players. At level 3, however, funding is provided by Pandanet. Pandanet also provides prize money for the top three in each level 3 event. Seven Pandanet Super Tournaments are played each year.

Level 4 – Pandanet Major Tournament

Pandanet Major Tournaments are held only four times out of the year. Like the Pandanet Supers, Major Tournaments are funded by Pandanet and have additional monetary prizes provided by them as well. Furthermore, an additional budget is provided to pay for European go professionals (or 7-dan amateurs) to teach at the event. Major tournaments award 75 points (€450, ≈$606.87 USD), split up between the top ten players.

Level 5 – Pandanet Finals

The last event of the Cup, the Pandanet Finals

Paris Go Tournament

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 are held in Paris, France. At least two games from each round are broadcast on Pandanet. This event awards 100 points (€600, ≈$809.16 USD) to the top twelve finishers.

Prizes and points awarded

Place	Tournament	Super	Pandanet Super	Pandanet Major	Finals
1st	9 pts	12 pts	12 pts, €150	15 pts, €200	21 pts, €300
2nd	6 pts	10 pts	10 pts, €100	13 pts, €150	17 pts, €200
3rd	4 pts	8 pts	8 pts, €50	11 pts, €100	14 pts, €100
4th	3 pts	6 pts	6 pts	9 pts	11 pts
5th	2 pts	5 pts	5 pts	7 pts	9 pts
6th	1 pts	4 pts	4 pts	6 pts	7 pts
7th		3 pts	3 pts	5 pts	6 pts
8th		2 pts	2 pts	4 pts	5 pts
9th				3 pts	4 pts
10th				2 pts	3 pts
11th					2 pts
12th					1 pts

1st Pandanet Go European Cup Locations

Dates	Location
11–13 May 2007	Visegrád Visegrád Visegrád is a small castle town in Pest County, Hungary.Situated north of Budapest on the right bank of the Danube in the Danube Bend, Visegrád has a population 1,654 as of 2001... , Hungary
17–20 May 2007	Amsterdam Amsterdam Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population... , The Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
26–28 May 2007	Hamburg Hamburg -History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808... , Germany
2–3 June 2007	Cormons Cormons Cormons is a comune in the Province of Gorizia in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 45 km northwest of Trieste and about 12 km west of Gorizia, on the border with Slovenia... , Italy
29 June – 1 July 2007	Warsaw Warsaw Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most... , Poland
3–5 August 2007	Leksand Leksand Leksand is a locality and the seat of Leksand Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 5,861 inhabitants in 2005.- Sport :Leksand is famous for the Leksands IF ice hockey team. Leksand is also home to the Leksands Baseball and Softball Club, one of the oldest and more successful baseball clubs... , Sweden
31 August – 2 September 2007	Brno Brno Brno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District... , Czech Republic
22–23 September 2007	Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and... , Turkey
29–30 September 2007	Leipzig Leipzig Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing... , Germany
5–7 October 2007	Bratislava Bratislava Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava... , Slovakia
12–14 October 2007	Kiev Kiev Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press.... , Ukraine
20–21 October 2007	Moscow, Russia
7–9 December 2007	Banja Luka Banja Luka -History:The name "Banja Luka" was first mentioned in a document dated February 6, 1494, but Banja Luka's history dates back to ancient times. There is a substantial evidence of the Roman presence in the region during the first few centuries A.D., including an old fort "Kastel" in the centre of... , Bosnia Bosnia (region) Bosnia is a eponomous region of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It lies mainly in the Dinaric Alps, ranging to the southern borders of the Pannonian plain, with the rivers Sava and Drina marking its northern and eastern borders. The other eponomous region, the southern, other half of the country is...
28–31 December 2007	London, England
17–21 January 2008	Baku Baku Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal... , Azerbaijan
February, 2008	Takapotku, Finland†
23–24 February 2008	Barcelona Barcelona Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of... , Spain
22–24 March 2008	Paris, France

†The status of this event is provisional

External links

• Official Pandanet Go European Cup mini-site
• IGS Pandanet Official Site