Does anyone know if there is going to be a tournament in 2010? If so, does anyone have a contact for the organisers from last year, Peter Langford or Ian Fraser, as I am keen to take part.
Many thanks,
Richard
Peter Langford winner of first British International Tournament
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- Created on Saturday, 22 August 2009 23:00
- Last Updated on Wednesday, 28 November 2012 18:00
- Written by Martin Rep
GUILDFORD - Peter Langford has won the UK Invitational at Guildford (Riichi rules). It was the first mahjong tournament on British soil which was organized with representatives from the European Mahjong Association.
Co-organiser Peter Langford stormed through in the last round as Nick Dyer, a relative newcomer to the game, bested the two nearest contenders for the top prize including the front runner throughout the day Ilka Stummeyer and local player of 30 years standing, John Wood who finished in 4th and 2nd places respectively.
Gemma Collinge followed up her recent success in in the Phenix event in Hanover, Germay, with 3rd place in Guildford. ReachMahjong.com had generously donated a tile set which raised £180 for a local children's charity.
The UK Invitational had no formal EMA status, but it can be considered a first contact between the UK and the international mahjong organisations. Setting up the event was much stimulated by MahjongNews.Com.
The final results:
| Rank | Name | Nat. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Langford | GB | 87600 |
| 2 | John Wood | GB | 69500 |
| 3 | Gemma Collinge | GB | 65600 |
| 4 | Ilka Stummeyer | GER | 51900 |
| 5 | Tony Haley | GB | 51100 |
| 6 | Ans Hoogland | NL | 46400 |
| 7 | Colin Wood | GB | 30700 |
| 8 | John Duckworth | GB | 26300 |
| 9 | Ian Fraser | GB | 20700 |
| 10 | Andrew Smith | GB | 16900 |
| 11 | Nick Dyer | GB | 15300 |
| 12 | David Stallan | GB | 4200 |
| 13 | Morten Andersen | DK | -5400 |
| 14 | Richard Langtry | GB | -7200 |
| 15 | Geoff Isenman | GB | -8500 |
| 16 | Gerda Lubkemann | NL | -9400 |
| 17 | Cor Hoogland | NL | -9900 |
| 18 | Andy Mathew | GB | -11000 |
| 19 | Toni Wensley | GB | -14300 |
| 20 | Janco Onnink | NL | -19900 |
| 21 | Jonathan Coke Smith | GB | -21100 |
| 22 | Tina Christensen | DK | -38000 |
| 23 | Iain Ramsey | GB | -44500 |
| 24 | Mark Turner | GB | -47600 |
| 25 | Lizzie Haliburton | GB | -53300 |
| 26 | Paola Bungaro | GB | -55300 |
| 27 | Wendy Coyne | GB | -66800 |
| 28 | Naomi Fraser | GB | -74000 |
This event is sponsored by
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Comments (1)
1Tuesday, 09 February 2010 09:12
Richard Hesketh
And the new faces were from Muenster and from Munster. That's all mistakes ;)
The tournament was great in my opinion, there should be some more like it^^
Congratulation Kirill !
Well done mate
Regards
Nicolas
I have corrected it now.
Martin Rep
Fly
Well, you are quoting from reliable sources (~_^), so I suppose you must be right… I should read my own newspaper better.
Anyway - it’s the first MERS tournament with three Slovakians on the honorary stand, right?
Congratulations! Hope to meet you all during the European Riichi Championship at Bad Vöslau, later this year.
Martin Rep