Mahjong News poll about ‘open’ or ‘closed’ championships
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- Created on Monday, 13 September 2010 14:07
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VIENNA - Is it discrimination? Is it allowed? Is it better for mahjong in Europe to make the next European Riichi Championship ‘for Europeans only’? Is it okay to make an exception then to the rule and admit Japanese players, since they developed riichi mahjong and we can learn a lot from them?
Kasu, the Vienna riichi mahjong club, wants to organize the European Riichi Mahjong Championship 2012. In the letter which they have sent to EMA, the Kasu players have suggested some modifications to the regulation, in order ‘to improve the game experience’. (Read all about the proposal here.)
Mahjong News wonders how you, the reader of our Independent Internet Mahjong Newspaper, thinks about it. Also EMA does, given the suggestion of its president, Robert Rijnders, to discuss the topic.
So, here is your chance. Please give your opinion in the new Mahjong News poll: should the next EC Riichi be open or not? We love to hear from you…
My main issue is with the arbitrary exception to allow Japanese entrants. It's fairly commonplace in many sports, from Football to Athletics, to hold European Championships where the incentive is to allow European players to compete against European players, and to perhaps allow some Europeans to shine in a major competition, when they are perhaps not good enough to do it on the world stage. However, none of these events would undermine that sort of thinking by then allowing select countries to compete as well. The principle is to restrict it to European players, and it seems daft to both restrict and unrestrict at the same time.
If it was for European players only, and was an addition to the calendar (rather than replacing an existing Open event) then personally I'd be in favour of it, especially in the future when (hopefully) mahjong develops more popularity and major tournaments become oversubscribed.
Thank you.
50 Euro, has been answered. You can play the same rounds as everybody else except the final
one. Also it is not the same to ask a question and to make a negative comment that includes
a question behind negative criticism. And this criticism was, as it seems, based on a
misunderstanding. So normally you ask a question first instead of answering in such a way.
Nevertheless the expressed concern has been addressed. So there is nothing in the line of
STFU.
Also you can't just quote a sentence out of context. In your comment it seems to say that
nothing should be said beforehand, whereas in the statement the whatever it is, is clearly
referring to the "don't like" or "like" alternatives in response especially to skipper. That's a big difference. As such it's a quite valid response to a poorly asked question in my opinion.
There's a bit of incredulity to suggest that criticism is only allowed after a) the tournament and b) 50 euros. It would be irresponsible *not* to say anything for a year and a half.
Even if the organization of the event is top-notch, if the communication is poor, some people are bound to be driven away. Not enough to jeopardize the event of course, but if a valid question is asked, the answer can't be "STFU, but plezse write about it": that's condescending.
If you don't like it you can come to me and complain about it. If you like it it would be nice to not only tell me but also write here about it. Whatever it is please judge after you have experienced it instead of beforehand.
So look forward to it, let yourselves be surprised and judge after 1 year and 5 months, when the event has taken place.