European Riichi Championship
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 and has since then taken place on two yearly basis.
The name was "European Riichi Championship" (ERC) until 2013.
Champions[]
Individual[]
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Thomas Kragh ( Denmark)
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Benjamin Boas ( USA)
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Song Ping ( China)
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| 2010 | Maurice Demmer ( Netherlands)
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Joël Ratsimandresy ( France)
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David Bresnick ( USA)
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| 2013 | Martin Diviš ( Czech)
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Michael Zahradnik ( Germany)
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Maude Grimberg ( France)
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| 2016 | Mikhail Lugovkin ( Russia)
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Désirée Heemskerk ( Netherlands)
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Mateusz Woźniak ( Poland)
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| 2019 | Vladimir Nadanyan ( Russia)
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Vladimir Zayakin ( Russia)
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Hiroshi Yamai ( Japan)
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Team[]
| No. | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3[2] | Red Dragons | Tina Christensen ( Denmark) |
Ryan Pin | Alexander Wankmüller ( Austria) |
Ukelele | Gemma Collinge ( United Kingdom)
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| Kim Iversen ( Denmark) |
Tanja Wankmüller ( Austria) |
John Duckworth ( United Kingdom)
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| Henrik Leth ( Denmark) |
Manuel Reisinger ( Austria) |
Ian Fraser ( United Kingdom)
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| Frank Rostved ( Denmark) |
Manuel Tomisser ( Austria) |
Martin Lester ( United Kingdom)
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Venues[]
| Date | Edition | Place | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 21–22, 2008 | Hanover, Germany | ||
| July 10–11, 2010 | Hanover, Germany | Jazzclub Hannover | |
| September 18–22, 2013 | Bad Vöslau, Austria | Weingut Schlossberg | |
| October 7-9, 2016 | Farnham, Surrey, England, UK | The Great Hall, The Farnham Maltings | |
| June 21-23, 2019 | Rosmalen, 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Netherlands | De Kentering Party-Events-Food |
See also[]
- European Mahjong Association (EMA)
- Open European Mahjong Championship (Another European Championship held by EMA)
References[]
- ^ 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.
External links[]
Categories:
- European mahjong championships