National Team Champions (four Players Each)
The English and Belgian teams have contested in most finals, England has won the most titles, five. The foursome of Kevin Ashman, Mark Bytheway, Pat Gibson and Olav Bjortomt failed to retain the title in 2008 in Oslo, the winning Belgian team composed of Ronny Swiggers, Nico Pattyn, Erik Derycke, and Tom Trogh, but rebounded in 2009. In 2011 Finland became the third team to win the title, beating Norway in the final. Ironically the deciding question after the long and even match with tough questions was about a very common Nordic plant Hepatica. Both teams failed to answer correctly and Finland won.
| Year | Venue | Winner | Runner Up | Third Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Ghent, Belgium | England (Kevin Ashman, Ian Bayley, Pat Gibson, David Stainer) | Belgium (Erik Derycke, Nico Pattyn, Leo De Haes, Jean Marivoet) | |
| 2005 | Tallinn, Estonia | Belgium (Patrick Andries, Erik Derycke, Nico Pattyn, Jo Vandenbroucke) | England (Kevin Ashman, Pat Gibson, Barry Simmons, David Stainer) | |
| 2006 | Paris, France | Belgium (Erik Derycke, Nico Pattyn, Tom Trogh, Marc van Springel) | England (Kevin Ashman, Ian Bayley, Olav Bjortomt, Pat Gibson) | Norway (Trine Aalborg, Harald Aastorp, Dag Fjeldstad, Marie Haavik) |
| 2007 | Blackpool, England | England (Kevin Ashman, Mark Bytheway, Pat Gibson, David Stainer) | Belgium (Erik Derycke, Nico Pattyn, Ronny Swiggers, Tom Trogh) | Norway and Finland |
| 2008 | Oslo, Norway | Belgium (Erik Derycke, Nico Pattyn, Ronny Swiggers, Tom Trogh) | England (Kevin Ashman, Olav Bjortomt, Mark Bytheway, Pat Gibson) | |
| 2009 | Dordrecht, Netherlands | England (Kevin Ashman, Olav Bjortomt, Mark Bytheway, Pat Gibson) | Belgium (Erik Derycke, Nico Pattyn, Ronny Swiggers, Tom Trogh) | Norway (Harald Aastorp, Ole Martin Halck, Lars Heggland, Thomas Kolåsæter) |
| 2010 | Derby, England | England (Kevin Ashman, Olav Bjortomt, Pat Gibson, Jesse Honey) | Belgium (Erik Derycke, Nico Pattyn, Ronny Swiggers, Tom Trogh) | Finland |
| 2011 | Bruges, Belgium | Finland (Tero Kalliolevo, Jussi Suvanto, Timo Toivonen, Tuomas Tumi) | Norway (Tore Dahl, Ole Martin Halck, Lars Heggland, Thomas Kolåsæter) | Belgium (Erik Derycke, Nico Pattyn, Ronny Swiggers, Tom Trogh) |
| 2012 | Tartu, Estonia | England (Kevin Ashman, Olav Bjortomt, Pat Gibson, Jesse Honey) | Finland (Tero Kalliolevo, Jussi Suvanto, Ilkka Tiensuu, Timo Toivonen) | Belgium (Bernard Kreps, Nico Pattyn, Ronny Swiggers, Tom Trogh) |
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