Representatives from seven countries, including the UK, foregathered to celebrate one of the first ranked tournaments in Europe since the onset of the Covid19 pandemic, in this eleventh iteration of the UK Riichi Open series. Many old acquaintanceships were renewed, whilst a handful of players were making their baptism in face-to-face tournament play. One such… Read More »UK Open Riichi Tournament 2022
Three years after the previous MCR tournament, the 3rd UK Open MCR Tournament was held on 22nd July 2022 at the Masonic Hall in Godalming, Surrey. 16 players from 5 countries competed feverishly for the honour of being the 3rd champion, with some being far luckier than others. Andy Mathew being one of the former… Read More »3rd UK Open MCR Tournament
After a 2 year break we are pleased to announce that registration for the 11th UK Open Riichi Mahjong Championship, and the 3rd UK Open MCR Tournament is now open. Both tournaments will take place at a new venue in Godalming, Surrey. The MCR Tournament is on Friday 22nd July; the Riichi Championship on Saturday 23rd – Sunday 24th July 2022. Full… Read More »11th UK Open Riichi Mahjong Championship & the 3rd UK Open MCR Tournament 2022
The 2020 tournament season gets underway with the Cambridge Open Riichi Tournament on 25/26th April which will be held at the Trumpington Village Hall (just outside Cambridge). For full details please visit the tournament website here. Looking further ahead, the UK Riichi Open will take place on 11/12th July at the Guildford RFC. Following the success of previous years we will also be holding an… Read More »2020 Tournament News
The MCR rule set, although the most widely supported rule set throughout Europe, is still in its infancy in the UK. This curtain raiser to the UK’s weekend ‘mahjongfest’ attracted a strong field of European entrants with many of the players highly ranked in the EMA ranking system. It is therefore pleasing to report not… Read More »2nd UK Open MCR Tournament – 2019
The 2019 tournament season gets underway with an inaugural event – Riichi Twickenham on 13/14 April to be held at the excellent facilities of the Richmond Bridge Club. Entry via the tournament website will shortly be available. Looking further ahead, the UK Riichi Open will take place on 27/28 July. We have once again secured the Guildford RFC premises in Godalming for… Read More »2019 Tournament News
As a curtain raiser to this year’s UK Open Riichi tournament, the first ever MCR rules tournament in the United Kingdom was held on 3rd August, attracting not only the small number of local enthusiasts, but also a significant group of overseas visitors from six different countries. MCR is typically played with a more stringent… Read More »Inaugural UK Open MCR Championship – 2018
It is pleasing to note that the UK playing community and tournament programme is growing year by year, and that many more of our number have been participating with some considerable success in the European tournament programme. We have also seen the first evidence of participation by our members in MCR events, and we are… Read More »2018 Tournament News
Although relatively little competitive Mahjong Competition Rules style mahjong (MCR) is played in UK, a small group led by John Duckworth has been playing for the past 12 months or so, and he has blazed a trail in a number of events on the European mainland. Two representatives from UK attended the 6th European MCR… Read More »6th Open European Championship OEMC (MCR) – Povoa de Varzim. Portugal
Although the MCR mahjong code is still not as widely supported in the UK as Riichi, two places are available for this major championship which is to be held in Povoa do Varzim, Portugal from May 26nd – 28th. http://www.portugaloemc2017.pt/ Applications are invited from players seeking to represent the United Kingdom in this major event,… Read More »6th European MCR Championship 2017