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 (2006 line-up Kevin Ashman, Mark Bytheway, Tim Westcott, Sean O'Neill) who won in Paris in 2006. Broken Hearts (Olav Bjortomt, Ian Bayley, Mark Grant, David Stainer) 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 all top three teams included several nationalities.
| Year | Venue | Winner | Runner Up | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Bromley, England | Café Den Hemel (Bel) | Clockwork (Bel) | Beunhazen (Bel) |
| 2004 | Ghent, Belgium | Martine Van Camp (Bel) | Here Jezus (Bel) | Beunhazen (Bel) |
| 2005 | Tallinn, Estonia | Duubel (Est) | Turvas (Est) | Kalamja Tsirkus (Est) |
| 2006 | Paris, France | Milhous Warriors (Eng) | Geeks (Eng) | Les Coeurs blessés (Eng) |
| 2007 | Blackpool, England | Broken Hearts (Eng) | Clockwork (Bel) | Café Den Hemel (Bel) |
| 2008 | Oslo, Norway | Broken Hearts (Eng) | It's Grim Oop North (Eng) | JFGI (Est/Fin: Tero Kalliolevo, Ove Põder, Jussi Suvanto, Tauno Vahter) |
| 2009 | Dordrecht, Netherlands | Broken Hearts (Eng) | JFGI (Est/Fin: Tero Kalliolevo, Ove Põder, Jussi Suvanto, Tauno Vahter) | Vatican City (Bel/Eng/Nor) |
| 2010 | Derby, England | Milhous Warriors (Eng) | Broken Hearts (Eng) | Clockwork (Bel) |
| 2011 | Bruges, Belgium | Broken Hearts (Eng: Ian Bayley, Olav Bjortomt, Mark Grant, Jesse Honey) | Europalia (Nld, Nor, Hrv, Deu: Derk De Graaf, Thomas Kolåsæter, Dorjana Širola, Holger Waldenberger) | JFGI (Est/Fin: Tero Kalliolevo, Ove Põder, Jussi Suvanto, Tauno Vahter) |
| 2012 | Tartu, Estonia | JFGI (Est/Fin: Tero Kalliolevo, Ove Põder, Jussi Suvanto, Tauno Vahter) | Europalia (Nld, Nor, Hrv, Deu: Derk De Graaf, Thomas Kolåsæter, Dorjana Širola, Holger Waldenberger) | Alzheimer (Bel, USA: Ronny Swiggers, Bernard Kreps, Staf Dujardin, Ed Toutant) |
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