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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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  • EC Riichi 2010 follows the 2008 success formula

    HANOVER - The same number of players as in 2008 (eighty). About the same economical entry fee (some 50 or 60 euros). The same residence: Hanover, Germany. The organizers of the European Riichi Mahjong Championship 2010 are embroidering on the 2008 success...
  • Subscription opened for two riichi tournaments

    AARHUS/ALMERE - Subscription is opened for two international riichi mahjong tournaments. Both events are certificied for the Riichi Ranking List of the European Mahjong Association....
  • Govt to crack down on organized crime

    BEIJING - The country's top police officer is calling for a crackdown on mafia and organized crime ahead of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Meng Jianzhu, state councilor and public security minister, is urging poli...
  • Old poll, and now a new one

    AMSTERDAM - Most visitors of the website MahjongNews.Com think the reward for self-draw in Mahjong Competition rules is too high. On the other hand, there were less voters than during the previous poll, so the figures are hardly representative....
  • EC Riichi 2010 in Hanover again

    BADEN (Austria) - Just like in 2008, the European Riichi Mahjong Championship will take place in Hanover, Germany. The General Assemblee today approved with the proposal of the German Mahjong League and the Hanover mahjong group.The first European riichiÂ...
  • OEMC 2011 in Italy

    BADEN (Vienna), Austria - The General Assemblee of the European Mahjong Association has granted the organization of the next OEMC to the Italian Mahjong Federation (FIMJ). The competition will take place in Mestre, Veneto (near Venice), on July 6~10, 2011...
  • OEMC Ranking after Day 2

    BADEN - After the second day of the Open European Mahjong Championship, Bo Lang from Switzerland leads the general ranking. It was a very heavy day at the Hotel Schloß Weikersdorf at Baden, with four sessions to be played in a steaming hot hall.  Not on...
  • OEMC Ranking after Day 1

    BADEN - Alexander Doppelhofer from host country Austria is in the lead after the first competition day (two rounds) of the European mahjong championship. But there are nine more players who have a 100 percent score. Otto Myslivec of the Organizing Committ...
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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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