Also Austria interested in next EC Riichi
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- Created on Saturday, 31 December 2011 16:33
- Last Updated on Wednesday, 28 November 2012 18:00
- Written by Martin Rep
COPENHAGEN - Three EMA member countries have shown interest to organize the next European riichi mahjong championship: Austra, France and the Netherlands. On the last day of 2011, the deadline was passed for countries to candidate themselves for the ECR2013. EMA will come to a decision after April 1st.
Interest
According to Tina Christensen, president of the European Mahjong Association, the French have sent EMA ‘an expression of interest’ to organize the competition. “But”, says Mrs. Christensen, “they are not ready to submit a proposal before April or May, because they want to see how it goes with their riichi tournament in March.”
In that month, the TNT Riichi Tournament will take place at Puteaux near Paris in France. This will be the first riichi tournament in France, organized by a genuine riichi club, i.e. TNT: Tri Nitro Tiles. (The first riichi tournament in France, the French Riichi Open in March last year, was an initiative by the French mahjong federation, and mainly organized by MCR-players.)
Until now, there are no further details available yet about the Austrian proposal.
Antwerp
The Dutch have submitted a more complete proposal, although they are of the opinion that it is not yet their turn. It was the Dutch who, together with the Hanover mahjong club, organized the first EC Riichi in Hanover, 2008; besides, the Dutch Mahjong Association just recently organized the world (MCR) championship mahjong at Utrecht (2010).
Remarkably enough, the proposal mentions the Belgian city of Antwerp as the likely venue for the championship. The Dutch have chosen for this venue since Dutch accommodations are much more expensive than in Belgium, although still options within the Dutch borders will be examined. Antwerp is situated just 50 kilometers from the Dutch border; moreover, the Dutch and the Flemish speak the same language.
In their proposal, a maximum subscription fee for the players of €99 is mentioned. Just as was the case during the two previous ECR’s, the Antwerp tournament will be completed in two days (nine hanchan, or sessions).
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.