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…
BADEN - The Italian player who was suspended during the OEMC 2009 at Baden, will get no punishment. Benedetta Tesi was put on the last position in the tournament, which means she will get no points for the EMA MCR ranking.
BADEN (Austria) - Just like in 2005 in the Netherlands, a Japanese player has won the Open European Mahjong Championship. Koji Idota was the best player at Baden. Three players had the same number of table points as the new champion: Bo Lang from Switzerland, who was the runner-up, Luca Gavelli from Italy, who won the third prize, and Sune Gjeding Thomson from Denmark.
BADEN - They did not suffer a financial loss; yet, they could not find a head-sponsor and only half of the Chinese players showed up. They are very satisfied with the organization of the European mahjong championship 2009, yet they never want to do this a second time. They did not instruct anybody to play more friendly, yet the way of playing at the tables was very kind and relaxed. It has been a wonderful OEMC at Baden, near Vienna. Say Otto Myslivec and Norbert Tschinkel of the OEMC 2009 Organizing Committee.
The third Open European Mahjong Championship is over. For the 152 contestants, and for Sjef Strik, correspondent of Mahjong News. Today the seventh, and last episode of his Baden diary. Including a ‘bizar incident’.
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
Europe may host 1st WC Riichi. Maybe
BADEN (Austria) - Just like in 2005 in the Netherlands, a Japanese player has won the Open European Mahjong Championship. Koji Idota was the best player at Baden. Three players had the same number of table points as the new champion: Bo Lang from Switzerland, who was the runner-up, Luca Gavelli from Italy, who won the third prize, and Sune Gjeding Thomson from Denmark. 
BADEN - They did not suffer a financial loss; yet, they could not find a head-sponsor and only half of the Chinese players showed up. They are very satisfied with the organization of the European mahjong championship 2009, yet they never want to do this a second time. They did not instruct anybody to play more friendly, yet the way of playing at the tables was very kind and relaxed. It has been a wonderful OEMC at Baden, near Vienna. Say Otto Myslivec and Norbert Tschinkel of the OEMC 2009 Organizing Committee.
