The European Pair Go Championship 2026 was held on 25–26 April in Bratislava, Slovakia. This event brought together 20 pairs from ten countries. After six rounds, Li Ting 1p and Lothar Spiegel 5d from Austria were undefeated and claimed the championship. Mirta Medak 3d and Stjepan Medak 6d from Croatia were the runners-up – they lost only to the champions. Third came Manja Marz 4d and Johannes Obenaus 6d from Germany, who lost to the first two pairs.
This tournament served as a qualification for the International Amateur Pair Go Championship, which will be held this autumn in Nagoya, Japan.
Below is a record of the game between the champions and the runners-up, played on round 2.
Report by Artem