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National championships 2018
5 June 2018Written by Tom Schotte
The following national championships have been played in 2018:
| Country | Winner | # | Champion since |
| Argentina | Marcelo Livnovsky | 2 | 2018 |
| Belgium | Tom Schotte | 10 | 2013 |
| Canada | Tim Krzywonos | 8 | 2017 |
| Czech Republic | Tomas Douda | 7 | 2018 |
| France | Arthur Juigner | 2 | 2018 |
| Germany | Matthias Berg | 17 | 2009 |
| Israel | Ilya Shifman | 3 | 2018 |
| Italy | Roberto Sperandio | 4 | 2018 |
| Hong Kong | Yan Song (visitor) | 1 | 2018 |
| Norway | Martin Ødegård | 6 | 2016 |
| Sweden | Oskar Eklund | 4 | 2016 |
| Switzerland | Arthur Juigner | 3 | 2015 (no tournament in 2017) |
| Thailand | Piyanat Aunchulee | 5 | 2018 |
| Ukraine | Oleksiy Chizh | 1 | 2018 |
| United Kingdom | Imre Leader | 14 | 2015 |
| United States of America | Brian Rose | 13 | 2017 |
Current reigning champions in other countries:
| Country | 2017 Champion | # | Champion since |
| Australia | Matthew Vinar | 12 | 2015 |
| Belarus | Uladimir Khelbnikau | 5 | 2017 |
| Brazil | Gabriel Marden | 1 | 2017 |
| Denmark | Erik Lund Jensen | 8 | 2016 |
| India | Ashok Choudhary | 2 | 2017 |
| Ivory Coast | Loh Jeannot Ourega | 4 | 2015 |
| Japan | Seiya Kurita | 1 | 2017 |
| Poland | Pawel Peczkowski | 4 | 2016 |
| Singapore | Yan Song (visitor) | 1 | 2017 |
| Spain | Mario Madrona | 5 | 2016 |
| The Netherlands | Erwin van den Berg | 1 | 2017 |
Countries without a championship in 2017:
| Last official championship | Current champion | # | |
| Finland | 2016 | Olli Makkonen | 6 |
| Greece | 2014 | Giorgos Mitsis | 3 |
| Russia | 2010 | Alexander Samchenko | 2 |
| Iceland | 1992 | Gudny Osk Scheving | 1 |
| China | 2003 | Yibin Shui | 1 |
| Indonesia | 2013 | Dwiki Auditya | 1 |
| Korea | 2013 | Joung Mok Oh | 4 |
| Pakistan | 2016 | Ishfaq Muhammed | 3 |
| Malaysia | 2016 | Lai Meng Joo | 2 |
| Taiwan | 2016 | Chang Chunyi | 1 |