The First Open Europan Mahjong Championship 2005 in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, was the first European tournament with a MERS-ranking (Mahjong European Ranking System).
A survey of all the tournaments that were held ever since, including the official Riichi Tournaments (starting with the European Riichi Mahjong Championship 2008)
| Tournament |
Location |
Weight |
Remarks |
| Open European Mahjong Championship 2005 |
Nijmegen, the Netherlands |
5 |
1.Masato Chiba (JP)
2. Mai Hatsune (JP)
3. Yoshinori Kato (JP) |
| Open French Mahjong Championship |
Reunion Island |
2 |
1. Emmanuel Tai Leung (F)
2. Frédéric Robert (F)
3. Eric Chan Law (F) |
| Open Dutch Championship Int'l Rules 2005 (a.k.a. the Golden Dragon Tournament) |
Nijmegen, the Netherlands |
2 |
1. Eveline Broers (NL)
2. Ida van der Bij (NL)
3. Gerda van Oorschot (NL) |
| 1e Tournoi de Parijs, 2005 |
Paris, France |
1 |
1. Jean Marc Cazarre (F)
2. Benoît Messi Fouda (F)
3. Ton Rijnders (NL) |
| Open Austrian Tournament |
Feldkirchen, Austria |
2 |
1. Gerard Strik, Sr. (NL)
2. Norbert Tschinkel (AU)
3. Anton Kösters (NL) |
| Open Danish Championship |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
2 |
1. Freddy Christiansen (DK)
2. Brian Krog (DK)
3. Morten Andersen (DK) |
| Open Belgian Championship 2006 (a.k.a. Freen Dragon of Flanders) |
Mechelen, Belgium |
2 |
1. Boda András (Hu)
2. Hans van der Poel (NL)
3. Laurent Mahé (F) |
| Open French Championship |
Isle de la Réunion |
2 |
1. Pascal Auberval
2. Mathieu Ugo
3. Kimoto Kugimiya (JP) |
| First Hungarian Open Mahjong Championship |
Dunaújváros, Hungary |
2 |
1. Martin Mauthner (A)
2. Jean-Marc Cazarre (F)
3. Anton Kösters (NL) |
| Secondo Campionato Italiano 2006 |
Florence, Italy |
2 |
1. Benedetta Tesi (I)
2. Luca Gavelli (I)
3. Norbert Tschinkel (A) |
| Aarhus Open OIR 2006 |
Aarhus, Denmark |
1 |
1. Jeppe Stig Nielsen (DK)
2. Anton Kösters (NL)
3. Brian Krog (DK) |
| Open Championship Upper Austria |
Haid (Upper Austria, near Linz) |
1 |
1. Gabi Sallmutter (A)
2. Otto Myslivec (A)
3. Franz Kraushofer (A) |
| Second Open Dutch Mahjong Championship (Nine Gates Tournament) |
IJsselstein, the Netherlands |
2 |
1. Laurent Mahé (F)
2. Gerda v Oorschot (NL)
3. Gertjan Davies (NL) |
| First German Mahjong Open |
Hamburg, Germany |
2 |
1. Brian Krog (DK)
2. Henrik Leth (DK)
3. Martin Hoffmann (A) |
| Golden Dragon Tournament |
Nijmegen, the Netherlands |
1 |
1. Désirée Heemskerk (NL)
2. Norbert Zsámboki (H)
3. Chris Redmond (UK) |
| Baden Tournament |
Baden, Austria |
1 |
1. Benoit Messi-Fouda (Fr)
2. Norbert Tschinkel (A)
3. Gabriele Sallmutter (A) |
| Open Danish Championship |
Aarhus, Denmark |
2 |
1. Henrik Leth
2. Jeppe Stig Nielsen
3. Martin Wedel Jacobsen |
| Tournoi International de Mah-jong de Paris 2007 |
Paris, France |
2 |
1. Marianne Croeze (NL)
2. Maertin Mauthner (A)
3. Mathieu Ugo (F) |
| MCR Copenhagen Open |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
1 |
1. Martin Wedel Jacobsen
2. Anders Labich
3. Camilla Dalsgaard |
| Green Dragon Tournament |
Budapest, Hungary |
1 |
1. Magdolna B. Nagy
2. Robert Rijnders (NL)
3. Eti Aschenbrenner |
| Tilehog Tournament |
Almere, the Netherlands |
1 |
1. Adrie van Geffen
2. Désirée Heemskerk
3. Gerda van Oorschot |
| Second Open European Mahjong Championship |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
5 |
1. Martin Wedel Jacobson, DK
2. Kohichi Oda, Jpn
3. Benjamin Boas, USA |
| Second Open Austrian Championship |
Feldkirchen, Austria |
2 |
1. Bo Lang, CH
2. Martin Mauthner, A
3. Martin Hoffmann, A |
| Second Hungarian Open Championship |
Dunaùjváros, Hungary |
2 |
1. Martin Hoffmann (A)
2. Laurent Mahé (F)
3. Otto Myslivec (A) |
| Second German Mahjong Open |
Hannover, Germany |
2 |
1. Désirée Heemskerk (NL)
2. Brian Krog (DK)
3. Hans Wikström (S) |
| Second Italian Open |
Milan, Italy |
2 |
1. Martin Scheichenbauer (A)
2. Laurent Mahé (F)
3. Vito Montanari (I) |
| Third Dutch Open Championship / Golden Dragon Tournament |
Nijmegen, the Netherlands |
2 |
1. Bo Lang (Sui)
2. Silke Bansemer (D)
3. Peter van Damme (B) |
| Open Danish Championship 2008 |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
2 |
1. Anders Labich (DK)
2. Jonas Hagerlid (S)
3. Topi Musto (Fin) |
| Third Open French |
Paris, France |
2 |
1. Marianne Croeze (BL)
2. Sandra Bondon (F)
3. Yukari Kugimiya (Japan) |
| Fourth Open Dutch Championship |
Almere, the Netherlands |
2 |
1. Olivier Boivin (F)
2. Chris Redmond (UK)
3. Marianne Croeze (NL) |
| First European Riichi Mahjong Championship |
Hanover, Germany |
RR 5 |
1. Thomas Kragh (DK)
2. Benjamin Boas (USA)
3. Song Ping (China) |
| Second International Green Dragon Tournament |
Lajosmizse, Hungary |
1 |
1. Eti Aschenbrenner (Hu)
2. Martin Mauthner (A)
3. Martin Hoffmann (A) |
| Third Open Hungarian Championship |
Dunaújváros, Hungary |
2 |
1. Eszter Várnai
2. Ferenc Frühvald
3. Zsolt Nyulasi |
| First Open Austrian Riichi Championship |
Feldkirchen, Austria |
RR 2 |
1. Marianne Croeze (NL)
2. Paul Beneder
3. Richard Stöckemann (D)
|
| Third Open Austrian Championship |
Feldkirchen, Austria |
2 |
1. Otte Myslivec
2. Jérôme Bonifas (F)
3. Marco Montebelli (I) |
| Open Danish Riichi Championship |
Aarhus, Denmark |
RR 2 |
1. Kim Iversen
2. Anders Labich
3. Lars Therkelsen |
| Third German Open Championship |
Hamburg, Germany |
2 |
1. Dagmar Fischer
2. Stephanie Duhme
3. Joe-Calberson Huynh (F)
|
| Kinryu Majan Taikai (riichi mahjong) |
Almere, the Netherlands |
RR 2 |
1. Sjef Strik
2. Philipp Scharpf (D)
3. Martin Rep |