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Peter Langford winner of first British International Tournament Print E-mail
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Written by Martin Rep   
Saturday, 22 August 2009 22:00

Peter LangfordGUILDFORD - 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


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Last Updated on Saturday, 05 September 2009 05:10
 
Comments (1)
1 Tuesday, 09 February 2010 09:12
Richard Hesketh
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

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