European Quizzing Championships
The European Quizzing Championships are an annual multi-disciplinary quiz event, in which representatives from various countries compete as individuals, in pairs, and/or in teams.
History
As most of the top players in the world are Europeans, the EQC are almost on a par with the WQC. The playing environment differs drastically, though, as the EQC is played in one place only, in English only and has several competitions with more than one player. In 2016 the EQC was part of the 2016 Quiz Olympiad.:The 2010 event attracted media attention from BBC Radio Derby and was the subject also of a BBC Radio 4 documentary presented by the comedian, and quiz enthusiast, Paul Sinha. The 2006 event in Paris was also the subject of a well received Channel 4 documentary 'Quizzers' by the director Paul Whittaker, shown in the UK as part of the series 'New Shoots'.
Individual champions
England's Kevin Ashman and Olav Bjortomt are the most successful candidates with six and four individual European titles, respectively.Belgian Nico Pattyn upset all the locals in 2007 in Blackpool, to become the first Belgian to win the trophy. In 2012, Germany's Holger Waldenberger won with the last question on musician Dr. John, while trailing by one point from Igor Habal. Ronny Swiggers took another Belgian victory in 2013.
| Year | Venue | Winner | Runner Up | Third Place |
| 2004 |  Ghent |  Kevin Ashman | Nico Pattyn | Pat Gibson |
| 2005 |  Tallinn | Kevin Ashman | Indrek Salis | Pat Gibson |
| 2006 |  Paris | Kevin Ashman | Mark Bytheway | Lieven Van den Brande |
| 2007 | Blackpool | Nico Pattyn | Lieven Van den Brande | Pat Gibson |
| 2008 |  Oslo | Kevin Ashman | Pat Gibson | Olav Bjortomt |
| 2009 |  Dordrecht | Kevin Ashman | Olav Bjortomt | Pat Gibson |
| 2010 | Derby | Olav Bjortomt |  Tero Kalliolevo | Pat Gibson |
| 2011 | Bruges | Kevin Ashman | Pat Gibson | Olav Bjortomt |
| 2012 | Tartu |  Holger Waldenberger | Igor Habal | Olav Bjortomt |
| 2013 | Liverpool | Ronny Swiggers | Nico Pattyn | Jesse Honey |
| 2014 |  Bucharest | Olav Bjortomt | Kevin Ashman | Tero Kalliolevo |
| 2015 | Rotterdam | Olav Bjortomt | Ronny Swiggers | Pat Gibson |
| 2016 |  Athens | Olav Bjortomt | Kevin Ashman | Pat Gibson |
| 2017 |  Zagreb | Pat Gibson | Olav Bjortomt | Kevin Ashman |
| 2018 |  Venice | Pat Gibson | Tom Trogh | Ronny Swiggers |
| 2019 |  Sofia | Ian Bayley | Kevin Ashman | Tero Kalliolevo |
| 2020 |  Kraków |
Pairs champions
Introduced in 2005, Belgian and Anglo-Irish pairs have dominated this event.| Year | Venue | Winners | Runners Up | Third Place |
| 2005 | Tallinn | Ian Bayley/Pat Gibson | Marnix Baes/Bart Permentier | Nico Pattyn/Paul Arts |
| 2006 | Paris | Paul Arts/Marc Van Springel | Mark Bytheway/Kevin Ashman | Keith Andrew/ Sean O'Neill |
| 2007 | Blackpool | Erik Derycke/Tom Trogh | Albert November/Ronny Swiggers and Jussi Suvanto/Tero Kalliolevo | |
| 2008 | Oslo | Albert November/Ronny Swiggers | David Stainer/Olav Bjortomt | Mark Bytheway/Kevin Ashman |
| 2009 | Dordrecht | David Stainer/Olav Bjortomt | Ian Bayley/Pat Gibson | Mark Bytheway/Kevin Ashman |
| 2010 | Derby | Kevin Ashman/Pat Gibson | Tero Kalliolevo/Jussi Suvanto | David Stainer/Olav Bjortomt |
| 2011 | Bruges | Kevin Ashman/Pat Gibson | Erik Derycke/Tom Trogh | David Stainer/Olav Bjortomt |
| 2012 | Tartu | Kevin Ashman/Pat Gibson | Tero Kalliolevo/Jussi Suvanto | Holger Waldenberger/ Dorjana Širola |
| 2013 | Liverpool | Kevin Ashman/Pat Gibson | Olav Bjortomt/David Stainer | Tero Kalliolevo/Jussi Suvanto |
| 2014 | Bucharest | Tero Kalliolevo/ Ronny Swiggers | Kevin Ashman/Pat Gibson | Olav Bjortomt/David Stainer |
| 2015 | Rotterdam | Kevin Ashman/Pat Gibson | Olav Bjortomt/David Stainer | Didier Bruyere/ Ian Bayley |
| 2016 | Athens | Kevin Ashman/Pat Gibson | Olav Bjortomt/David Stainer | Didier Bruyere/ Ian Bayley |
| 2017 | Zagreb | Kevin Ashman/Pat Gibson | Olav Bjortomt/David Stainer | Didier Bruyere/ Ian Bayley |
| 2018 | Venice | Tero Kalliolevo/ Ronny Swiggers | Kevin Ashman/Pat Gibson | Derk De Graaf/Tom Trogh |
| 2019 | Sofia | Kevin Ashman/Pat Gibson | Didier Bruyere/ Ian Bayley | David Stainer/Olav Bjortomt |
| 2020 | Kraków |
National Team champions (four players each)
The English and Belgian teams have contested in most finals, England has won the most titles, nine. The foursome of Kevin Ashman, Mark Bytheway, Pat Gibson and Olav Bjortomt failed to retain the title in 2008 in Oslo, the winning Belgian team composed of Ronny Swiggers, Nico Pattyn, Erik Derycke, and Tom Trogh, but rebounded in 2009.In 2011 Finland became the third team to win the title, beating Norway in the final. The deciding question after the long and even match with tough questions was about a very common Nordic plant Hepatica. Both teams failed to answer correctly and Finland won. So far five countries have won medals: England, Belgium, Finland, Norway and Estonia.
| Year | Venue | Winner | Runner Up | Third Place |
| 2004 | Ghent | ENG | BEL Belgium | - |
| 2005 | Tallinn | BEL | ENG | - |
| 2006 | Paris | BEL | ENG | NOR |
| 2007 | Blackpool | ENG | BEL | NOR and FIN |
| 2008 | Oslo | BEL | ENG | FIN |
| 2009 | Dordrecht | ENG | BEL | NOR |
| 2010 | Derby | ENG | BEL | FIN |
| 2011 | Bruges | FIN | NOR | BEL |
| 2012 | Tartu | ENG | FIN | BEL |
| 2013 | Liverpool | ENG | BEL | NOR |
| 2014 | Bucharest | ENG | BEL | NOR |
| 2015 | Rotterdam | ENG | BEL | EST |
| 2016 | Athens | ENG | BEL | NOR |
| 2017 | Zagreb | ENG | BEL | FIN |
| 2018 | Venice | NOR | BEL | ENG |
| 2019 | Sofia | ENG | BEL | NOR |
| 2020 | Kraków |
Club champions (four players each)
After the first years the event was dominated by two British teams. Since 2007 the questions have been set by a team of quizmasters from different nationalities, in order to eliminate too much local flavour. Milhous Warriors who won in Paris in 2006. Broken Hearts made it three straight 2007-2009, then it was Milhous again with Pat Gibson replacing the late Mark Bytheway. 2012 winner JFGI is the first champion to have quizzers from several countries: Tero Kalliolevo and Jussi Suvanto from Finland, Ove Põder and Tauno Vahter from Estonia. In 2012, 2014 and 2017 all top three teams included several nationalities.| Year | Venue | Winner | Runner Up | Third place |
| 2003 | Bromley | Café Den Hemel | Clockwork | Beunhazen |
| 2004 | Ghent | Martine Van Camp | Here Jezus | Beunhazen |
| 2005 | Tallinn | Duubel | Turvas | Kalamaja Tsirkus |
| 2006 | Paris | Milhous Warriors | Geeks | Les Coeurs blessés |
| 2007 | Blackpool | Broken Hearts | Clockwork | Café Den Hemel |
| 2008 | Oslo | Broken Hearts | It's Grim Oop North | JFGI |
| 2009 | Dordrecht | Broken Hearts | JFGI | Vatican City |
| 2010 | Derby | Milhous Warriors | Broken Hearts | Clockwork |
| 2011 | Bruges | Broken Hearts | Europalia | JFGI |
| 2012 | Tartu | JFGI | Europalia | Alzheimer |
| 2013 | Liverpool | Milhous Warriors | JFGI | Clockwork |
| 2014 | Bucharest | Broken Hearts | JFBI | Europalia |
| 2015 | Rotterdam | Broken Hearts | Clockwork | Europalia |
| 2016 | Athens | Café Den Hemel | Broken Hearts | Milhous Warriors |
| 2017 | Zagreb | Europalia | JFGI | Sage Supercilia |
| 2018 | Venice | Sage Supercilia | Europalia | Molly McGuires |
| 2019 | Sofia | Sage Supercilia | Broken Hearts | Milhous Warriors |
| 2020 | Kraków |