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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| Li Li World Champion Mahjong 2007 |
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| Written by Martin Rep |
| Monday, 05 November 2007 15:15 |
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The best team was China Shanxi Jiexiu (94 table points), followed by China Shanghai Zhangjiang (83 points) and Japan Mahjong Sport Association Osaka (80). Best non-Asian team was Désirée's Rotterdam team, on position number 11 (63 points). During the Award Ceremony, which took place some hours after the WMC, the new world champion received an invitation to come and play in the Open European Mahjong Championship 2009, which will be held in Baden (Austria), near Vienna. His airline ticket, hotel cost and subscription fee will be paid by the organizing committee of OEMC 2009. Final results WMC 2007 individual Final results WMC 2007 teams Pictures
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CHENGU - Li Li, a Chinese student of Tsinghua University, is the new world champion in mahjong. During the World Mahjong Championship (WMC), concluded today in Chengdu, he scored the best results after seven 'ju' (sessions) and the eighth, final ju. He is the successor of Mai Hatsune from Japan, the winner (in 2002) of the Add your comment
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