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.

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The name was "European Riichi Championship" (ERC) until 2013.

Champions

Individual

YearWinnerRunner-upThird place
2008Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Kragh (DEN)Flag of the United States.svg  Benjamin Boas  (USA)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Song Ping (CHN)
2010Flag of the Netherlands.svg Maurice Demmer (NED)Flag of France.svg Joël Ratsimandresy (FRA)Flag of the United States.svg David Bresnick (USA)
2013Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Diviš (CZE)Flag of Germany.svg Michael Zahradnik (GER)Flag of France.svg Maude Grimberg (FRA)
2016Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Lugovkin (RUS)Flag of the Netherlands.svg Désirée Heemskerk (NED)Flag of Poland.svg Mateusz Woźniak (POL)
2019Flag of Russia.svg Vladimir Nadanyan (RUS)Flag of Russia.svg Vladimir Zayakin (RUS)Flag of Japan.svg Hiroshi Yamai (JAP)

Team

No.WinnersRunner-upsThird place
3 [2] Red DragonsFlag of Denmark.svg Tina Christensen (DEN)Ryan PinFlag of Austria.svg Alexander Wankmüller (AUT)UkeleleFlag of the United Kingdom.svg Gemma Collinge (GBR)
Flag of Denmark.svg Kim Iversen (DEN)Flag of Austria.svg Tanja Wankmüller (AUT)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Duckworth (GBR)
Flag of Denmark.svg Henrik Leth (DEN)Flag of Austria.svg Manuel Reisinger (AUT)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian Fraser (GBR)
Flag of Denmark.svg Frank Rostved (DEN)Flag of Austria.svg Manuel Tomisser (AUT)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Lester (GBR)

Venues

DateEditionLocationVenue
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

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References

  1. EMA Official Riichi Rule Archived 2012-04-17 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Danes Start Successfully in EC Riichi and win Team Contest". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-01-19.