European Riichi Championship
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The European Riichi Mahjong Championship (ERMC) is the European competition of Mahjong certified by European Mahjong Association (EMA) under Japanese rules.[1] Both men and women are eligible to contest this title. It was established in 2008.
The name was "European Riichi Championship" (ERC) until 2013.
Champions[edit]
Individual[edit]
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 |  Thomas Kragh (DEN) |  Benjamin Boas (USA) |  Song Ping (CHN) |
| 2010 |  Maurice Demmer (NED) |  Joël Ratsimandresy (FRA) | David Bresnick (USA) |
| 2013 |  Martin Diviš (CZE) |  Michael Zahradnik (GER) | Maude Grimberg (FRA) |
| 2016 |  Mikhail Lugovkin (RUS) | Désirée Heemskerk (NED) |  Mateusz Woźniak (POL) |
| 2019 | Vladimir Nadanyan (RUS) | Vladimir Zayakin (RUS) |  Hiroshi Yamai (JAP) |
Team[edit]
| No. | Winners | Runner-ups | Third place | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3[2] | Red Dragons | Tina Christensen (DEN) | Ryan Pin |  Alexander Wankmüller (AUT) | Ukelele |  Gemma Collinge (GBR) |
| Kim Iversen (DEN) | Tanja Wankmüller (AUT) | John Duckworth (GBR) | ||||
| Henrik Leth (DEN) | Manuel Reisinger (AUT) | Ian Fraser (GBR) | ||||
| Frank Rostved (DEN) | Manuel Tomisser (AUT) | Martin Lester (GBR) | ||||
Venues[edit]
| Date | Edition | Location | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 21–22, 2008 | 1st European Riichi Championship 2008 | Hanover, Germany | |
| July 10–11, 2010 | 2nd European Riichi Championship 2010 | Hanover, Germany | Jazzclub Hannover |
| September 18–22, 2013 | 3rd European Riichi Championship 2013 | Bad Vöslau, Austria | Weingut Schlossberg |
| October 7–9, 2016 | 4th European Riichi Mahjong Championship 2016 | Farnham, United Kingdom | The Great Hall, The Farnham Maltings |
| June 21–23, 2019 | 5th European Riichi Mahjong Championship 2019 | Rosmalen, Netherlands | De Kentering Party-Events-Food |
| December 5–8, 2024 | 6th European Riichi Mahjong Championship 2024 | Valencia, Spain |
See also[edit]
- European Mahjong Association (EMA)
- Open European Mahjong Championship (Another European Championship held by EMA)
References[edit]
- ^ EMA Official Riichi Rule Archived 2012-04-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Danes Start Successfully in EC Riichi and win Team Contest". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-01-19.