Posts Tagged ‘EMA’
Cherry Blossom 2010
Mar 4th, 2010
by Gemma
The Netherlands were not only the first country to hold a riichi tournament in 2010, they were the first to hold an MERS riichi tournament. The annual Cherry Blossom tournament attracted 60 players not only from the Netherlands but also Denmark, Belgium, France, Germany, Finland and the UK.
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Tags: EMA, Gemma Collinge, reach mahjong, Riichi
Posted in News, Regional News, Results |
Red 5s Tournament Report
Jan 31st, 2010
by Gemma
The Netherlands kicked off the riichi mahjong year with a bang! The Red 5s tournament did not contribute to the EMA ranking. However, this doesn’t mean that it wasn’t noteworthy. Apart from the flawless organization by Cor and Ans Hoogland, the tournament also used a new time procedure for games plus a new player organization system, which is why you need to read on…
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Tags: EMA, Gemma Collinge, mahjong, Mahjong Tournaments, reach mahjong, Riichi
Posted in News, Regional News, Results |
Riichi Reaches Guildford UK
Dec 9th, 2009
by Gemma
Earlier this week I asked Ian Fraser of the Guildford riichi club to write a short article introducing their club to the world and summing up their mahjong year. Ian kindly obliged so read on… According to the proverb – “Great oaks from tiny acorns grow.” A small Riichi ‘acorn’ was planted in Guildford in January 2009, in the form of around a dozen local players coming together for a club night. (more…)
Tags: EMA, Gemma Collinge, reach mahjong, Riichi, UK Mahjong
Posted in News, Regional News, Tournaments |
Jaap Croeze Wins the Kinryu Mahjong Taikai
Sep 26th, 2009
by jenn
The results are in and Jaap Croeze is the champion!
We don’t have the final scores yet. Those will come with Gemma Collinge’s recap next week. Pictures will come then too, but we do know who the winners are!
Jaap Croeze won the tournament. Gerda van Oorschot came in second place and ReachMahjong.com’s own Gemma Collinge took 3rd place.
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Tags: EMA, reach mahjong, Riichi
Posted in Results |
Kinryu Majan Taikai
Sep 20th, 2009
by Gemma
September 26th the Netherlands is hosting the Kinryu Majan Taikai in Almere. Contrary to the tournament’s original intent, they will no longer be playing the yakitori rule.
Participants received an email earlier this week stating:
“The KMT used the yakitori as (optional) bonus element, but EMA requested all tournaments use the same additional elements, so at the KMT we will also play with red fives.”
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Tags: EMA, Gemma Collinge, mahjong, reach mahjong, Riichi
Posted in Reach Mahjong |
Austrian Riichi Championship Report
Jul 30th, 2009
by Gemma
So you’ve all seen the results… What happened to my game?! I’d like to blame the fact that I’d left my lucky bracelet at home. But read on if you want a more detailed insight! The venue was the same as last year, at the GO7 in Vienna. For those of you who haven’t been there, it’s an absolutely fantastic location and in a beautiful city.
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Tags: EMA, Gemma Collinge, mahjong, Mahjong Tournaments, reach mahjong, Riichi
Posted in Results |
RM.com Interview: Raphael Hobbinger
Jul 2nd, 2009
by jenn
ReachMahjong.com caught up with one of the founding members of Kasu, the popular Japanese game club in Austria, Raphael Hobbinger. Raphael is currently studying in Niigata, a prefecture just North of Tokyo, and will be there until September learning Japanese and honing his Mahjong skills. He took the time to answer a few questions for us about his accomplishments and goals in Mahjong and his studies.
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Tags: EMA, Kasu, mahjong, Raphael Hobbinger, reach mahjong, Riichi
Posted in Columns, Interviews |
Mahjong in Europe
Jun 24th, 2009
by Gemma
It’s come a long way. Although I’m a relative newcomer to the European Mahjong scene, I’ve seen a lot of changes. I guess the most important for ReachMahjong.com is the rapid expansion of Reach Mahjong in Europe. When Jenn first started introducing me to Mahjong in Europe and the world, the predominant rule set was Chinese Official. Chinese Official is still the most widely played but Reach is getting there and there are increasingly more tournaments held in an increasing number of countries.
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Tags: EMA, Gemma Collinge, mahjong, reach mahjong, Riichi
Posted in Columns, Gemma's Journal, News, Regional News |
Cherry Blossom 2009 Report – Part 2
Mar 15th, 2009
by Gemma
The second part of my report from the Netherlands!
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Tags: EMA, Gemma Collinge, mahjong, reach mahjong, Riichi
Posted in Columns, Gemma's Journal |
Cherry Blossom 2009 Report – Part 1
Mar 11th, 2009
by Gemma
The first part of my report from the Cherry Blossom Tournament!I’m pretty sure everyone knows by now that I attended the Cherry Blossom Riichi tournament in Nijmegen last weekend. For those of you who don’t know the details yet, it was a one day event attended by over 50 riichi players from all over Europe.
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Tags: EMA, Gemma Collinge, mahjong, reach mahjong, Riichi
Posted in Columns, Gemma's Journal |
