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Website Status: EuroGoTV is permanently offline since 2022. This page serves as documentation of the project's history.

EuroGoTV (2007-2022): A Personal Journey and Its End

29 June 2025
From 2007 to 2022, I ran EuroGoTV.com, a website that provided live video coverage of major European Go tournaments. What started as an ambitious project grew into a comprehensive platform with various features for the European Go community.

What EuroGoTV was (2007-2022)

EuroGoTV provided live video coverage of major Go tournaments across Europe. The website included:



The impact of COVID-19

When COVID-19 hit, live tournaments simply ceased to exist. There were no events to broadcast, no tournaments to report on. The entire foundation of what EuroGoTV offered disappeared overnight. After the restrictions were lifted, the demand for my services decreased and I decided to take a permanent job.

Personal setbacks

In October 2022, I suffered a thrombosis in my right eye and a week later a stroke. Since then, I have had no income and my life has taken a completely different turn.

Technical setback

Several technical problems came together during the same period. Judith and I had moved to the heart of France (Haute-Vienne) in search of a new start. At the same time, the server in Germany was undergoing a transition from SQL to PDO - a necessary modernization that did not go smoothly.

The worst part was that our private photo server, with all 50,000+ photos, was corrupted. Years of Go history and thousands of captured moments were potentially lost forever.

Where things stand now

EuroGoTV has been offline ever since. What was once an active community platform is now a lingering memory of a different time.

Moving forward

I have no plans to revive EuroGoTV. These days I’m back to playing chess – not as strong as I was in my twenties and thirties, but I enjoy it. Life has taken a different turn.

The photos, if I can find them, will be moved to Judith’s website jujuphoto.eu, where they can find a good home.

A final note

This blog post serves as a record of what EuroGoTV was and why it ended. Sometimes projects come to an end, circumstances change and it is time to close a chapter and move on to the next.

To those who were part of the EuroGoTV community during the active years: thank you for being part of the journey.

HW9x9 / Harry Weerheijm

Comments

HW9x9 / Harry - 1 Jul 2025 17:14
I am reading this crying like a baby, thank you all so much!!!
Zoé Constans - 1 Jul 2025 13:55
Thank you for all your hard work that brought together the Go community around European Go events! I hope you will retrieve the photos, as a testimony of this years of dedication to Go, crossing fingers ~wish you health and happiness, and hope to meet you someday somewhere again ~
Jun Tarumi - 1 Jul 2025 08:02
Dear Harry, I remember very well the beginning of Eurogotv with you walking around with the small camera :) Thank you so much for your effort throughout the years. I wish you all the best!
Jonas W - 1 Jul 2025 02:46
I loved loved loved looking up tournaments on eurogotv from time to time. The pictures were always so beautiful. And seeing the games from afar felt like magic haha Such a great way to keep great memories ❤️🙏 it`s really sad that it ended but I`m very grateful to both of you !
Inseong Hwang - 30 Jun 2025 23:16
I was happy to be part of EuroGoTV back then! Thanks for sharing and recording our memories!
Hopefully, it comes back one day, just like the old days! :D

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