Pencak Silat European Open 2019

From 11-13 October, teams from member countries of the EPSF gathered in The Hague The Netherlands, for the Regional Championships which are held every 2 years. The event was hosted by the Netherlands Pencak Silat Federation (NPSF), organised in cooperation with the EPSF, & supervised by PERSILAT. This was the first ever European Open Championships, meaning that not only National Teams, but also member clubs of each country could take part.

In the week before the competitions, an International level Wasit Juri Upgrading course was held, - a report on the course can be found here

The tournament was a tremendous success, with over 140 athletes from 10 EPSF member countries competing in 46 Sports & Artistic categories.

Participating Countries:

Azerbaijan, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Russia, Switzerland, Turkey & The United Kingdom

The full event report can be viewed here