{"id":642,"date":"2017-03-31T09:54:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-31T09:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukmahjong.co.uk\/neve\/index.php\/2017\/03\/31\/great-scholars-riichi-mahjong-tournament-march-2017\/"},"modified":"2022-09-02T21:13:01","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T21:13:01","slug":"great-scholars-riichi-mahjong-tournament-march-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukmahjong.co.uk\/index.php\/2017\/03\/31\/great-scholars-riichi-mahjong-tournament-march-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Scholars Riichi Mahjong Tournament &#8211; March 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>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 taking second place ahead of Daniele Cesarini.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tournament Results<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Rank<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Player<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Country<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Final Score<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1<\/td><td>Chris Endicott<\/td><td><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GB\" src=\"https:\/\/ukmahjong.co.uk\/neve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/gb.gif\"><\/td><td>141,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>Russell Chan<\/td><td><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GB\" src=\"https:\/\/ukmahjong.co.uk\/neve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/gb.gif\"><\/td><td>136,200<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>Daniele Cesarini<\/td><td><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ITA\" src=\"https:\/\/ukmahjong.co.uk\/neve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ita.gif\"><\/td><td>89,400<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>Andrew Smith<\/td><td><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GB\" src=\"https:\/\/ukmahjong.co.uk\/neve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/gb.gif\"><\/td><td>79,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>Elmira Mustakimova<\/td><td><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"RUS\" src=\"https:\/\/ukmahjong.co.uk\/neve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/rus.gif\"><\/td><td>77,200<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>Jay Li<\/td><td><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GB\" src=\"https:\/\/ukmahjong.co.uk\/neve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/gb.gif\"><\/td><td>66,200<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td>Max Bowsher<\/td><td><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GB\" src=\"https:\/\/ukmahjong.co.uk\/neve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/gb.gif\"><\/td><td>64,900<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td>Michael Donaghy<\/td><td><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GB\" src=\"https:\/\/ukmahjong.co.uk\/neve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/gb.gif\"><\/td><td>57,800<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td>Sonia Yagi<\/td><td><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GB\" src=\"https:\/\/ukmahjong.co.uk\/neve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/gb.gif\"><\/td><td>49,700<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td>Shaun Drury<\/td><td><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GB\" src=\"https:\/\/ukmahjong.co.uk\/neve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/gb.gif\"><\/td><td>36,300<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11<\/td><td>Piotr Baranowski<\/td><td><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GB\" src=\"https:\/\/ukmahjong.co.uk\/neve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/gb.gif\"><\/td><td>16,900<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12<\/td><td>David Clarke<\/td><td><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GB\" src=\"https:\/\/ukmahjong.co.uk\/neve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/gb.gif\"><\/td><td>1,600<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13<\/td><td>Philip Bielby<\/td><td><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GB\" src=\"https:\/\/ukmahjong.co.uk\/neve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/gb.gif\"><\/td><td>-1,100<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14<\/td><td>James Green<\/td><td><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GB\" src=\"https:\/\/ukmahjong.co.uk\/neve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/gb.gif\"><\/td><td>-7,900<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15<\/td><td>Iurii Ufimtsev<\/td><td><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"RUS\" src=\"https:\/\/ukmahjong.co.uk\/neve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/rus.gif\"><\/td><td>-11,600<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16<\/td><td>Ian Fraser<\/td><td><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GB\" src=\"https:\/\/ukmahjong.co.uk\/neve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/gb.gif\"><\/td><td>-17,100<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>17<\/td><td>Christopher Rowe<\/td><td><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GB\" src=\"https:\/\/ukmahjong.co.uk\/neve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/gb.gif\"><\/td><td>-17,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>18<\/td><td>Robin Neatherway<\/td><td><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GB\" src=\"https:\/\/ukmahjong.co.uk\/neve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/gb.gif\"><\/td><td>-24,600<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>19<\/td><td>Hong Li<\/td><td><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GB\" src=\"https:\/\/ukmahjong.co.uk\/neve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/gb.gif\"><\/td><td>-26,700<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>20<\/td><td>Aidan Robison<\/td><td><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GB\" src=\"https:\/\/ukmahjong.co.uk\/neve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/gb.gif\"><\/td><td>-27,100<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>20<\/td><td>Gemma Sakamoto<\/td><td><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GB\" src=\"https:\/\/ukmahjong.co.uk\/neve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/gb.gif\"><\/td><td>-27,100<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>22<\/td><td>Kyung Chan Lee<\/td><td><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"KOR\" src=\"https:\/\/ukmahjong.co.uk\/neve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/kor.gif\"><\/td><td>-34,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>23<\/td><td>Jem Short<\/td><td><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GB\" src=\"https:\/\/ukmahjong.co.uk\/neve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/gb.gif\"><\/td><td>-38,300<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>24<\/td><td>Thom Diment<\/td><td><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GB\" src=\"https:\/\/ukmahjong.co.uk\/neve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/gb.gif\"><\/td><td>-39,400<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>25<\/td><td>Devina Steck<\/td><td><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"SUI\" src=\"https:\/\/ukmahjong.co.uk\/neve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/sui.gif\"><\/td><td>-44,300<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>26<\/td><td>Tony Haley<\/td><td><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GB\" src=\"https:\/\/ukmahjong.co.uk\/neve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/gb.gif\"><\/td><td>-51,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>27<\/td><td>Eric Haney<\/td><td><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GB\" src=\"https:\/\/ukmahjong.co.uk\/neve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/gb.gif\"><\/td><td>-54,700<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>28<\/td><td>Angus Fisk<\/td><td><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GB\" src=\"https:\/\/ukmahjong.co.uk\/neve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/gb.gif\"><\/td><td>-57,800<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>29<\/td><td>Alexey Belovs<\/td><td><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GB\" src=\"https:\/\/ukmahjong.co.uk\/neve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/gb.gif\"><\/td><td>-59,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>30<\/td><td>Leonard Hardiman<\/td><td><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GB\" src=\"https:\/\/ukmahjong.co.uk\/neve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/gb.gif\"><\/td><td>-95,900<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>31<\/td><td>John Duckworth<\/td><td><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GB\" src=\"https:\/\/ukmahjong.co.uk\/neve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/gb.gif\"><\/td><td>-96,200<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>32<\/td><td>Dan Green<\/td><td><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GB\" src=\"https:\/\/ukmahjong.co.uk\/neve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/gb.gif\"><\/td><td>-164,900<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Represented Countries<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GB\" src=\"https:\/\/ukmahjong.co.uk\/neve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/gb.gif\"><\/td><td><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"NED\" src=\"https:\/\/ukmahjong.co.uk\/neve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/rus.gif\"><\/td><td><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"SWI\" src=\"https:\/\/ukmahjong.co.uk\/neve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ita.gif\"><\/td><td><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"CHI\" src=\"https:\/\/ukmahjong.co.uk\/neve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/kor.gif\"><\/td><td><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"DEU\" src=\"https:\/\/ukmahjong.co.uk\/neve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/sui.gif\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>27<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ukmahjong.co.uk\/index.php\/2017\/03\/31\/great-scholars-riichi-mahjong-tournament-march-2017\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Great Scholars Riichi Mahjong Tournament &#8211; March 2017<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_ti_tpc_template_sync":false,"_ti_tpc_template_id":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[22,17,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-riichi","category-tournament-results","category-uk"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukmahjong.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/642","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukmahjong.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukmahjong.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukmahjong.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukmahjong.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=642"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ukmahjong.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/642\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":709,"href":"https:\/\/ukmahjong.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/642\/revisions\/709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukmahjong.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukmahjong.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=642"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukmahjong.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}