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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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  • 'Mahjong Super July' not so super

    BADEN (Vienna) - Until now, the ‘Mahjong Super July’ is not becoming exactly the success the European Mahjong Association had hoped for. Only the European championship, the OEMC 2009, will see many (160) participants. It looks as though the other thre...
  • Participants to the Austrian Open 2009

    The next players have subscribed to the Austrian Open 2009....
  • It is solid bronze

    SCHOONHOVEN, the Netherlands - "I hereby send you a picture of a Red Dragon in… gold!" Janny Adelaar, silversmith in the  Dutch 'silver capital' of Schoonhoven is just making fun. "No, it is not gold, but it is high-gloss polished bronze. Bu...
  • MCR and Riichi Rankings Updated

    COPENHAGEN - The official EMA rankings have been updated. Sébastien Berret, who is responable for the EMA ranking lists: "Some tournaments are now two years old, so the ranking is changing. Not a lot, of course."Most remarkable chance is that Italian Ang...
  • British 'Mahjong On Line Club' starting soon

    LONDON - It looks as though Tony Gray's attempts to revive mahjong activities in Great-Britain, are being successful. His Mahjong On Line Club already has over twenty members. The club,” UK Online Mah Jong Circle”, will start its meetings soon. ...
  • No Smoking in Hong Kong Mahjong Houses

    HONG KONG (China) - The smoking ban ordinance will be fully implemented on July 1. Bars, night clubs, saunas and massage parlours and mahjong houses will be no smoking areas. ...
  • The Program of OEMC 2009

    BADEN (Vienna, Austria) - The Third Open European Mahjong Championship 2009, which will take place at Baden near Vienna in Austria, July 1~5, will consist of nine rounds. ...
  • Survey of all MERS Tournaments

    (Update: This article is discontinued) The results of all official MERS-rated tournaments, since the first Open European Mahjong Championship 2005 (Nijmegen, the Netherlands). The players on the positions 1~3 are displayed. ...
  • And the winner will be…

    BADEN - According to the visitors of this website, the winner of the OEMC 2009 will come either from Denmark, or from the Netherlands of from Italy.This a the result of a non-representative poll, which run on the front page of The Independent Internet Mah...
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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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