World Riichi Championship

The World Riichi Championship (WRC) is a worldwide competition of Japanese Mahjong (also known as riichi) held every 3 years since 2014. The competition is nominally open to people of all ages, men and women alike. Participants generally consist of Japanese professional Mahjong players and foreign amateur players selected by national organizations from Europe, North America, and elsewhere around the world.

History

The first edition of WRC was organized two brothers, Quentin and Valérian THOMAS, founders of Tri Nitro Tiles (TNT), a French Riichi Mahjong Club in 2014. On July 16-20, 2014, the 1st Championship was held in the Mairie de Puteaux (city hall), in the Paris, France region. The second edition was organized by the United States Professional Mahjong League (USPML) in 2017. On October 4-8, 2017, the WRC was held at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The third edition will be hosted in Vienna, Austria.[1] The original date was in August, but concerns over the coronavirus pandemic prompted planners with a postponement. A date will be announced in the future.

Qualification

General qualification varies by country and association. Players from various nations refer to their national organization for qualification.

Champions
No. Winner 2nd 3rd
1 Hiroshi Yamai Kazuhiko Nishijima Jun Nishikawa
2 Masaharu Tomotake Ryūichi Masuda Hiroyuki Yamada

Venues
Date Edition Organizer Place Venue Countries present Participants Ref
July 16–20, 2014 1st Tri Nitro Tiles (TNT) Puteaux, Paris, France Mairie de Puteaux 23 120
October 5-8, 2017 2nd United States Professional Mahjong League (USPML) Las Vegas, Nevada, USA The Palms Casino Resort 25 224
2021 3rd Kasu Vienna, Austria Intercontinental Hotel
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See also

References
  1. "World Riichi Championship Committee Favors Austria: Vienna Host WRC2020". MahjongNews. MahjongNews. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
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