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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Much excitement in mahjong playing Europe when China announced its fifth ‘majiang’ championship. The Chinese had given no feedback to the invitation for the European Championship in Venice, and now they organised a tournament on board a luxurious cruise ship which sailed the Yangtze river. Three European players subscribed to the competition, all from Denmark: EMA president Tina Christensen, Maarten Faartoft and Henrik Leth. Tina reports for Mahjong News. ‘To our surprise, we missed the skillful young Beijing players.’
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Europe may host 1st WC Riichi. Maybe
AMSTERDAM - Halfway the year 2011 the Mahjong News editors had the impression that the numbers of participants of tournaments were decreasing. Now that the last MCR tournament of 2011 with a MERS rating has been played (the White Dragon Tournament at Dunáujváros, Hungary), Mahjong News thought it was time to dig into the data.
Much excitement in mahjong playing Europe when China announced its fifth ‘majiang’ championship. The Chinese had given no feedback to the invitation for the European Championship in Venice, and now they organised a tournament on board a luxurious cruise ship which sailed the Yangtze river. Three European players subscribed to the competition, all from Denmark: EMA president Tina Christensen, Maarten Faartoft and Henrik Leth. Tina reports for Mahjong News. ‘To our surprise, we missed the skillful young Beijing players.’
