An almost exclusively home based, yet most pleasing 32 competitors participated in the first UK tournament of the year in Oxford, a one day, five round competition organised by Martin and Cressida Lester, setting the scene for a successful year of tournament activity. The event was won by Chris Endicott, with tournament debutant Russel Chan… Read More »Great Scholars Riichi Mahjong Tournament – March 2017
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
The 2nd World Riichi Championship 2017 takes place in Las Vegas, Nevada October 4th to 8th. The UK has been allocated 5 seats. Here again, applications are invited from UK players wishing to be considered for these places by contacting UKMA.
The UKMA hosted the 4th running of this event at The Maltings in Farnham, Surrey over the 3 days of 7th – 9th October 2016. Farnham proved to be a very hospital and popular location with the visitors, and The Maltings proved itself to be an excellent venue for this major event. The UKMA benefitted from the… Read More »The Mahjong News European Riichi Mahjong Championship 2016
We are proud to have organised the biggest Riichi tournament staged in Europe to date, with no less than 21 countries providing 128 entrants. The Mayor of Farnham provided a welcoming reception for distinguished visitors from overseas, and kindly agreed to open the tournament officially. The leading places were taken by players from Russia, Netherlands,… Read More »European Riichi Championship 2016
Cambridge in July proved to be an excellent venue for the 7th UK Open tournament which was organised by Phillip Bielby of the Cambridge Riichi Mahjong Club, one of the UK’s most successful players and Cambridge graduate. St. Andrews Hall Chesterton was a fine location for the two day tournament, Cambridge itself provided many good… Read More »7th UK Open Riichi Tournament – 2016
Plans are moving ahead for the staging of this prestigious tournament. There has been heavy demand both from home and abroad for the limited number of places available. The following have been selected as UK representatives: Philip Bielby, Paola Bungaro, Daina Chiba, Michael Donaghy, Shaun Drury, Ian Fraser, Peter Langford, Martin Lester and Gemma Sakamoto.… Read More »European Riichi Championship 2016
This year’s UK Open Riichi Tournament (it is the seventh one) will be held in Cambridge on 30/31st July. As usual it will be a MERS2 rated event, recognised by the European Mahjong Association as part of its programme of events. Registration is now open here
We are delighted to announce that the UK has been awarded the right to stage the 2016 European Riichi Mahjong Championship. It will be held from 7-9 October, 2016, in Farnham at the Farnham Maltings Arts Centre and feature top players from all over Europe. Visit the championship website for full details.
The 8th certified Polish Riichi tournament held in Warsaw, 21-22 November 2015 produced a British winner. From 2nd place with one hanchan to play Michael Donaghy racked up 103,000 points in the final round to win by a staggering 109,400 points. The second British entrant John Duckworth finished 6th after an indifferent 2nd day to… Read More »UK success in Warsaw