European Riichi Championship
The European Riichi Championship (ERC) is the European competition of Mahjong certified by European Mahjong Association(EMA) under Japanese rule.[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.
History
On June 21, 2008, the first European riichi mahjong championship was held in Hannover, Germany for 2 days. Thomas Kragh from Denmark won the championship. Benjamin Boas reached the 2nd place.[2]
On July 10, 2010, the second riichi championship was held in Hannover, Germany again[3][4]
Champions
Individual
| No. | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Kragh ( Denmark) |
Benjamin Boas ( USA) |
Song Ping ( China) |
| 2 | Maurice Demmer ( Netherlands) |
Joël Ratsimandresy ( France) |
David Bresnick ( USA) |
| 3 | Martin Diviš ( Czech) |
Michael Zahradnik ( Germany) |
Maude Grimberg ( France) |
Team
| No. | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3[5] | Red Dragons | Tina Christensen ( Denmark) | Ryan Pin | Alexander Wankmüller ( Austria) | Ukelele | Gemma Collinge ( United Kingdom) |
| Kim Iversen ( Denmark) | Tanja Wankmüller ( Austria) | John Duckworth ( United Kingdom) | ||||
| Henrik Leth ( Denmark) | Manuel Reisinger ( Austria) | Ian Fraser ( United Kingdom) | ||||
| Frank Rostved ( Denmark) | Manuel Tomisser ( Austria) | Martin Lester ( United Kingdom) | ||||
Venues
| Date | Edition | Place | 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 |
See also
- European Mahjong Association (EMA)
- Open European Mahjong Championship (Another European Championship held by EMA)
References
External links
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