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The Good News Loïc Roberge and Grant Mahoney have been named by the Canadian Council as Canada’s representatives to the WRC this summer. The Bad News The JPML Mahjong Masters Tournament that we reported...
Update: 4PM CST Following the statement released on Friday regarding criteria used to select US applicants for the five seats in the American quota, the World Riichi Championship has received confirmation from all players....
This year the JPML is qualifying two seats for the 2020 World Riichi Championship in addition to the usual delegation of professional players. For previous WRC tournaments, Japan’s closed selection process has only allowed...
Philadelphia’s PRMC hosted their first open tournament on February 15 & 16. After coordinating their first major event, drawing players from across the country, PRMC shares what they learned and offers some advice. The...
Today’s post will be quick and dirty. Gemma was in Vienna a couple of weeks ago and shared a few photos of the planned WRC 2020 venue, the InterContinental, so here’s a peek to...
It’s starting to feel a bit like an exodus of Westerners heading out to Japan to seek mahjong stardom. Just recently Kuroki-pro of JPML commented that there was always a Westerner or two playing...
Some long-awaited news is finally here! World Riichi Championship (WRC) has announced the European Mahjong Association (EMA) quota for WRC 2020: Vienna will be 70 seats. The number is sure to put a smile...
The 2019 International Online Riichi Mahjong Championship (IORMC) has played through the team tournament portion this last weekend. Team Australia has made a strong presence this year, placing a solid first through (mostly) consistent...
Five years ago, Club TNT made history by holding the first World Riichi Championship. It seemed only fitting that the first “wildcard” WRC qualifier for Europe would also be hosted by the same brave...
The clock to WRC 2020 continues to tick toward August. So far we have seen announcements regarding the city, dates, and venue. But for anyone hoping to attend next summer’s premier international riichi tournament,...