They were introduced in 2001 and are held at the same time as the main Spingold knockout team championship.
The Mini-Spingold comprises two simultaneous knockout team events.
List of previous winners, Page 7 Daily Bulletin (PDF), vol.
80–9, July 26, 2008[permanent dead link] 2008 Mini-Spingold I winners, Page 1 Daily Bulletin (PDF), vol.
81, August 1, 2009[permanent dead link] 2009 Mini-Spingold I results, Page 10 Daily Bulletin (PDF), vol.