LINZ - For 1526 days (starting August 18th, 2007, at Dunaújváros) , the president of the Baden mahjong club, Martin 'Lupo' Hoffmann, had not won one single tournament. Today, at Baden/Vienna, this unfortunate series came to an end. Thanks to the misfortune of his major opponents in the final session, Martin Mauthner ('I cannot play mahjong against three women') and Otto Myslivec (who scored just 1 point), 'Lupo' finally could strike again. The tournament was not MERS rated by the European Mahjong Association (EMA).

Results of the Linz Open Mahjong 2011

Championship

Ever since 2006, in Austria a national championship has been organized. Until now, never a lady could win, after Otto Myslivec (2006, 2008,  2010), Norbert Tschinkel (2007) and Martin Scheichenbauer (2009). For the current year, this would be different. Doris Sallmutter was number 1 in the ranking, followed by Alexander Doppelhofer and Elisabeth Frischenschlager. The Linz tournament would be decisive. But, to Doris's disappointment, it was not she but the number three of the World Mahjong Championship 2010 who grabbed the title. Doris ended in third position, after runner-up  Alexander Doppelhofer.

Final classification Austrian championship 2011