The European Universities Mindsports Championship has concluded on July 28 with a vibrant Closing Ceremony at the University of Physical Education in Budapest, Hungary.

Over 140 participants representing 35 Universities from 19 countries took part in this year’s edition of the event.

The Women’s Rapid Team Championship title went to the Ural State Mining University, with Daria Voit and Polina Shuvalova helping their university to victory.

Similarly, the Men’s Rapid Team Championship title also went to the Ural State Mining University as Maksim Chigaev and Alexandr Predke claimed the gold medal.



In the Blitz Individual event, Daria Voit from Ural State Mining University claimed her second gold medal, while in the men’s category, Kirill Shevchenko from Ukraine’s Lviv University emerged victorious.

In this year’s Bridge competition, the Team Championship title went to Kozminski University from Poland, with Czech Republic’s Charles University taking the runners-up sport and Poland’s Wroclaw University in third.

FINAL STANDINGS - CHESS

Women’s Rapid Team competition

1. Ural State Mining University (Daria Voit, Polina Shuvalova – RUS)
2. University of Physical Education (Zsuzsa Terbe, Klára Varga – HUN)
3. Ozyegin University (Melis Burcu Temel, Cagla Sinem Gundogan – TUR)

Men’s Rapid Team competition
1. Ural State Mining University (Maksim Chigaev, Alexandr Predke – RUS)

2. Armenian State University of Economics (Tigran K. Harutyunian, Tigran S. Petrosyan – ARM)
3. Lviv State University of Physical Culture (Kirill Shevchenko, Petro Golubka – UKR)

Women’s Blitz Individual competition
1. Daria Voit (Ural State Mining University – RUS)

2. Polina Shuvalova (Ural State Mining University – RUS)
3. Barbara Juhász (Semmelweis University – HUN)

Men’s Blitz Individual competition
1. Kirill Shevchenko (Lviv University – UKR)

2. Petro Golubka (Lviv University – UKR)
3. Maksim Chigaev (Ural State Mining University – RUS)



FINAL STANDINGS - BRIDGE
1. Kozminski University (Igor Losiewicz, Arkadiusz Majcher, Piotr Marcinowski, Lukasz Witkowski – POL)

2. Charles University (Michael Botur, Erik Klems, Lucie Kohutova, Lukas Kolek, Martin Melcak, Jakub Vojtik – CZE)
3. Wroclaw University (Alicja Mysliwiec, Jakub Patreuha, Arkadiusz Poziemski, Ryszard Rosikiewicz – POL)



The medals and awards were presented by Mr Liviu Matac, European University Sports Association; Mr Oleksandr Sulypa, EUSA Chess Technical Delegate; Mr Géza Homonnay, the President of the Hungarian Bridge Association, Mr. Harry van de Peppel EUSA Bridge Technical Delegate and Mr Tamás Sterbenz, Vice-Rector of the University of Physical Education, who in his concluding address, declared the Championship officially closed.

More information and results of the event can be found at mindsports2019.eusa.eu.