June 2011 was clearly a month for ‘new kids on the block’. Rory McIlroy won his first golf ‘major’ – the US Open – and Steven Chowning from the Leeds University mahjong group saw off some strong competition to win his first major – the UK Riichi Open. With one round to go, Steven was… Read More »2nd UK Open Riichi Tournament – 2011
After the success of the pilot event, the inaugural UK Open was held on June 26th 2010. Supported by official recognition from the EMA, with MERS ranking points at stake, and with the assistance of publicity via Mahjong News a significantly wider participation was achieved. It was particularly pleasing that Martin Rep, editor of Mahjong News, was… Read More »1st UK Open Riichi Tournament – 2010
The first known Riichi tournament held in the UK took place in September 2009, involving members of the local groups around Guildford and a handful of specially invited guests from mainland Europe, including Tina Christiansen, Vice President of the European Association. The result was a minor embarrassment for co-organiser Peter Langford, who hadn’t even necessarily… Read More »Pilot Tournament in UK