25.08.08

'Mahjong does not stand a chance.'

NIJMEGEN, August 25 - IOC member Mrs. Erica Terpstra has a disappointing message: mahjong will not be on the Olympic calendar.

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13.08.08

'Mahjong an Olympic sport'.

MACAU, August 13th - Taiwanese 'mahjong diva' Yu Xiao-Ping, is currently the sole spokesperson for the Taiwan satellite of the second annual World Series of Mahjong, She wants to turn mahjong in an Olympc sport one day.

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03.05.08

‘Mahjong has a great potential in Europe’

HANOVER, May 3rd - On the eve of the European Riichi Mahjong Championship, Mahjong News talks with Benjamin Boas, mahjong researcher in Japan. ‘The potential of mahjong for joining people together is unparalleled with any other game.”

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17.08.08

Otto Myslivec wins Sisi Cup and goes to Macau. FELDKIRCHEN, August 17 - Austrian player Otto Myslivec has booked the best results in the combined Hungarian and Austrian championships. As a result of this, he is entitled to participate in the WSoM, the World Series of Mahjong, in Macau, later this year in Macau, China..

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27.08.08

'Mahjong helps against work stress'.

HONG KONG, August 27th, 2008 - Mahjong helps to diminish work pressure.

This is one of the outcomes of a WSoM-conducted survey amongst inhabitants of Hong Kong.

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01.06.08

Marianne Croeze: after Paris, it's Almere

ALMERE, the Netherlands, June 1st - A new success for Dutch player Marianne Croeze.
On the Fourth Dutch Open, she became Dutch champion; just six weeks after winning the French Open in Paris.

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22.06.08

Thomas Kragh (DK) wins European Riichi championship.

HANOVER, Germany, June 22nd - Danish mahjong player Thomas Kragh is the first European Riichi Mahjong Champion. Benjamin Boas (USA) ended on second place, Mrs. Song Ping from China became third.

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