31.03.08

Golden Dragon 2008 will be the last.

NIJMEGEN, March 31st, 2008 - Organizers Martin Rep (left in the picture) and Sjef Strik have announced the last Golden Dragon Tournament. The Jubilee Tournament, to be held coming November, will be a spectacular goodbye party. The Dutch Golden Dragon Tournament is the largest official yearly mahjong tournament in Europe.

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29.02'08

New World Series announced for this year. MACAU, February 29th, 2008 - Just like last year, a World Series of Mahjong will be held in Macau, China. And just like last year, one million US dollars are to be won in the event, where the World Series rules will be applied (formarly: Zung Jung rules).

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25.04.08

Marianne Croeze: second victory in Paris.

PARIS, April 26th - Incroyable! Dutch player Marianne Croeze today won the French Open Championship for the second time in a row.

Mrs. Croeze (she is on a modest 28th position on the European ranking list) ended just before Mrs. Sandra Bondoin from France, who became champion of France. Third prize was for Mrs. Yukari Kugimiya from Japan.

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new EMA ranking

05.11.08

Austria invites new world champion. CHENGDU, November 5th - Chinese player LiLi today was celebrated as the new world champion in mahjong. He accepted the invitation of the organizing committee of the European championship 2009 to come and play in the EC in Austria.

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03.05.08

‘Mahjong has a great potential in Europe’

HANOVER, May 3rd - On the eve of the European Riichi Mahjong Championship, Mahjong News talks with Benjamin Boas, mahjong researcher in Japan. ‘The potential of mahjong for joining people together is unparalleled with any other game.”

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01.04.08

Subscription closed for EC Riichi.

HANOVER, April 1st -Today, subscription has closed for he European Championship Riichi Mahjong.

There are 80 contestants from twelve countries. The first Riichi Championship takes place in the German town of Hanover, June 21~22.

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