World Champions
In 1980—the first year of the competition—only Portuguese teams competed. For the next two years, the GMC winner was decided by a Luso-Brazilian final, between Portugal and Brazil. Brazil won in 1981 and Portugal won in 1982. Since 1983, the winner has been decided at an International Final, hosted by one of the competing countries. The winners of each year's competition are listed below:
| Year | Winner | Number of participating countries | Host country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Portugal | 1 | |
| 1981 | Brazil | 2 | |
| 1982 | Portugal | 2 | |
| 1983 | Portugal | 3 | |
| 1984 | Portugal | 5 | |
| 1985 | Portugal | 6 | |
| 1986 | Spain | 5 | |
| 1987 | United Kingdom | 8 | |
| 1988 | Spain | 7 | |
| 1989 | Portugal | 7 | |
| 1990 | United Kingdom | 7 | |
| 1991 | Portugal | 5 | |
| 1992 | Spain | 4 | |
| 1993 | Portugal | 5 | |
| 1994 | Portugal | 5 | |
| 1995 | Spain | 7 | |
| 1996 | France | 8 | |
| 1997 | Brazil | 7 | |
| 1998 | Portugal | 9 | |
| 1999 | P.R. China | 9 | |
| 2000 | P.R. China | 10 | |
| 2001 | Czech Republic | 11 | |
| 2002 | P.R. China | 11 | France |
| 2003 | P.R. China | 15 | Portugal |
| 2004 | Poland | 16 | Portugal |
| 2005 | P.R. China | 19 | Poland |
| 2006 | Czech Republic | 24 | Macau SAR |
| 2007 | Macau SAR | 25 | Romania |
| 2008 | Russia | 30 | Portugal |
| 2009 | Ukraine | 25 | Russia |
| 2010 | Slovakia | 25 | Macau SAR |
| 2011 | Russia | 25 | Ukraine |
| Rank | Country | Number of wins |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 8 |
| 2 | P.R. China | 5 |
| 3 | Spain | 4 |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 2 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 2 |
| 4 | Russia | 2 |
| 7 | Brazil | 1 |
| 7 | France | 1 |
| 7 | Poland | 1 |
| 7 | Macau SAR | 1 |
| 7 | Slovakia | 1 |
| 7 | Ukraine | 1 |
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