Europe may host 1st WC Riichi. MaybeAMSTERDAM, 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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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. The Italians have the largest but one mahjong organisation of all EMA member countries, with over 250 members. (The Dutch mahjong association is the largest, with about 350 members.) Mestre is the location of the mahjong club Tre Palle (Dots Three).
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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
