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top news photography Europe may host 1st WC Riichi. Maybe

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands, January, 27th - There is a chance that a first world championship riichi mahjong will be held the years to come. And this might very well take place somewhere in Europe. This is stated in a report, written for the Dutch mahjong association. Picture: The Second European Mahjong Championship, Hanover, Germany, 2010. Read more…
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  • WMO adopts standard height for mahjong tiles

    (Update: information partially corrected by EMA-president Tina Christensen) CHONGQING - The World Mahjong Organization on Wednesday standardized the height of the mahjong tiles that can be used in official competitions in an attempt to ensure the game ...
  • Germans lead in Phoenix riichi tournament

    (Update: Phoenix Tournament is not the German riichi championship) HANOVER - Three German players are in the lead of the Phoenix Tournament, the German open riichi championship. After the first day, Richard Stöckemann has the best score, with 95,600 p...
  • Third edition of ‘Warsaw Mahjong Taikai’

    WARSHAW - The Polish Mahjong League is organizing the third edition of its tournament, ‘Warsaw Mahjong Taikai 2011’, which will take place in Warsaw, Poland, on Saturday, November 19th. After the success of the previous competitions, this year the P...
  • ‘Red Eyes Tournament’ in Paris

    PARIS - The new Parisian riichi mahjong club TNT (Tri-Nitro Tiles) is organizing its first tournament. The Red Eyes Tournament is going to take place on Saturday, December 17th and has an official certification (MERS 1) of the European Mahjong Association...
  • Dutch Riichi Championship: French on top

    UTRECHT - French player Jean-Marc Dedie is the current leader in the Dutch Riichi Mahjong Championship 2011. Runner-up is his fellow-countryman Quentin Porcherot; first Dutch player is Ingrid Broeder in third position. The tournament will be concluded t...
  • Mahjong championship in China

    FUZHOU - Sixty-four contestants play mahjong during the final competition of the first Mahjong Championships in Fuzhou, capital city of East China's Fujian province on Sept 4, 2011. Mahjong is one of the local residents' favorite pastimes....
  • ‘Mahjong in Holland’ 2005 online

    NIJMEGEN, the Netherlands - Finally! More than six years after the first Open European Mahjong Championship, the movie ‘Mahjong in Holland’ has been made available online. At the time, this comic feature was made to introduce the hosting country to t...
  • Subscription opened for Phoenix Riichi Tournament

    HANOVER - Subscription has opened for the Phoenix Tournament in Germany. This tournament is the unoffial German riichi championship. ...
  • Team Ranking after Round Eight

    MESTRE - The team classification of the OEMC2011 after Round 8.  French Team No 1 leads the ranking. ...
  • General classification after Round Eight

    MESTRE - The general classification of the 4th Open European Mahjong Championship 2011 after eight rounds. Ildikó Hargitai from Hungary is in the lead. ...
  • Team Ranking after Round Seven

    MESTRE - The team classification of the OEMC2011 after Round 7.  The French Team No1 has taken over the lead from JMSA Tokyo. ...
  • General classification after Round Seven

    MESTRE - The general classification of the 4th Open European Mahjong Championship 2011 after the second day of the tournament. Ildikó Hargitai from Hungary leads the classification. ...
  • Team Ranking after Round Six

    MESTRE - The team classification of the OEMC2011 after Round 6.  JMSA Tokyo is still in the lead, with the French Team No1 as the runner-up. ...
  • General classification after Round Six

    (Update: Minor correction in some minipoints) MESTRE - The general classification of the 4th Open European Mahjong Championship 2011 after Round 6. Ildikó Hargitai from Hungary now is the number 1 player. ...
  • Team Ranking after Round Five

    MESTRE - The team classification of the OEMC2011 after Round 5. The JMSA Tokyo team has pushed aside the Dutch/Italian Nine Gates team. ...
  • General Classification after Round Five

    MESTRE - The general classification of the 4th Open European Mahjong Championship 2011 after Round 5. Leni Janssen from the Netherlands succeeded in maintaining her 100 percent score. ...
  • Team Ranking after Round Four

    MESTRE - The team classification of the OEMC2011. The Dutch Nine Gates Team leads the team ranking. ...
  • General Classification after Round Four

    (Update: minor correction in some of the table points) MESTRE - The general classification of the 4th Open European Mahjong Championship 2011 after Round 4. Leni Janssen from the Netherlands is the only player with a 100 percent score. ...
  • Team Ranking after Round 3

    MESTRE - The team classification of the OEMC2011. The Dutch Nine Gates Team leads the team ranking. ...
  • General Classification after Round Three

    MESTRE - The general classification of the 4th Open European Mahjong Championship 2011 after Round 3. Leni Janssen from the Netherlands has succeeded in holding her number 1 position. She is the only player with a 100 percent score. ...
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OEMC Movies Online

On the occasion of the 100th MERS tournament, directors Bram van Erkel and Jelte Rep have granted permission to publish online the movies they made on the occasion of the first MERS tournament, the OEMC2005 in Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
Mr. Van Erkel and Mr. Rep made a documentary about the competition, which now can be watched on YouTube.
Part 1
Part 2.
Finally, the comic feature 'Mahjong in Holland' can also be watched on YouTube. In this movie, 'proof' is produced that mahjong actually was invented in Holland.
Mahjong in Holland



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