The competition was first held in 1997 under the name European Gymnastics Masters in Paris, France. A second edition of the tournament, still as European Gymnastics Masters, was held in 1999 in Patras, Greece.[1][2] In 2001 the competition was renamed to European Team Gymnastics Championships. It was last held in 2003.[3][4] All four editions of the tournament were organized by the European Union of Gymnastics.