Welcome to the European Open Agility Championship Website
The Kennel Club has announced with
considerable regret that it will not now be able to host the
European Agility Championships in 2012 and has had to withdraw its
bid to do so.
This follows notification that the FCI Board has refused its own
Agility Commission's decision of a year ago, that the competition
in 2012 should be held in the UK and that it should be organised by
the Kennel Club. Despite the fact that the competition is not
'badged' as an FCI event, and despite the Kennel Club's original
willingness to do so, the FCI Board has made its decision on the
grounds that the Kennel Club cannot act as host because it is not a
member of the FCI.
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Venue and Timetable
Details of the host country, venue and
timetable for 2012 are to be announced in due course.
The FCI and the European
Open
The European Open is officially recognised by the
Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI), and its rules are
based on the FCI agility regulations of 2007. However, non-pedigree
dogs may be entered into the European Open alongside pedigree
dogs. The European Open competition celebrates
its tenth anniversary in 2012. It has become increasingly
international in scope with teams from countries such as Brazil,
Canada, Japan, South Africa and the United States of America
competing alongside teams from the European nations in recent
years. The 2009 championship in the Netherlands featured teams from
27 countries.
Keep visiting us!
This site will continue to provide information about
future and past European Open Agility Championships.
LATEST NEWS
- The UK's offer to host the 2012 European Open
Championships has unfortunately had to be withdrawn following a
decision by the FCI, overturning a decision by the FCI's own
Agility Commission. The FCI has now ruled that as the UK is not a
full member of the FCI it will not be permitted to host the event -
10 January 2011
- Dates and venue for the 2011 European Open in Austria
have now been announced. See the link below to visit the official
2011 website - 14 October 2010
If you have any questions about this site or the European
Open Agility Championship, please contact john.leslie@thekennelclub.org.uk,
or write to:
WTOA Team, The Kennel Club, 1-5 Clarges
Street, London W1J 8AB, England.
More information
For information about qualifying for the Kennel
Club's Agility Team GB selection day and the chance to compete at
the 2011 European Open, visit the Kennel Club Agility pages on the
European
Open which also includes regularly updated points tables
for those who have qualified.
European Open 2011 - the new official
website for the EO 2011 Championships, which will be held in
Austria, at SVÖ Bad Hall near Salzburg on 29-31 July 2011.
European Open 2010
- the official website for the EO 2010 Championships in Liberec,
Czech republic on 23-25 July 2010
European Open 2009
- the official website for the EO 2009 Championships held in
Arnhem, The Netherlands on 25-26 July 2009