Unofficial LIVE WRC NA Qualifier Rankings
Just posting this to beat USPML/whoever at the rankings Stream link: http://www.twitch.tv/uspml Player 1st game Tenhou Score Qualifier Score 2nd game Tenhou Score Qualifier Score 3rd game Tenhou Score...
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Upcoming World Riichi Championship Tournament
First off, a little introduction since not everyone is aware of what’s currently the hot topic in the western Mahjong hemisphere: The French Riichi Mahjong club TNT is organizing the first ever “World...
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Mahjong Census 2014
Hello and happy 2014 to you all. It’s Valentine’s Day, so I thought it would be a good idea to show our appreciation to the ones we care most about… YOU! …except, we are not entirely sure who is who...
View ArticleSuper-Late WRC Editorial
When I was asked to write about the WRC 2014 rules, I knew someone would be in for it. I don’t envy the people in charge of setting largely arbitrary rules. A lot of the time it’s a choice between A...
View ArticleEnglish Mahjong Stream
I’m streaming some of my games in Tenhou’s tokujou tables regularly. I won’t really speak much unless people ask specific questions or I’m singing. This is the link so you can follow my twitch channel:...
View Articlearcturus.su downtime
This is a service announcement for those of you who use the Japanese mahjong wiki, ranking.pl, and other Arcturus services: The domain ARCTURUS.SU will be unavailable until around the end of March. In...
View ArticleHot off the presses: Swedish Riichi Open 2014 results
The Swedish Open Riichi Mahjong Championship 2014 has concluded, with 36 participants from at least 4 countries. We have the results, and we also have some information regarding the two seats that...
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Yazphiers view on Swedish Open 2014
Unsure if I should write anything or not, but as nothing seemed to be under discussion, I decided to write my view on this tournament in similar fashion as my previous posts. This was the second...
View ArticleWRC2014 Registration Progress.
So, many of us were wondering what’s the beef regarding the current pace of player registration for the World Riichi Championship 2014, in Puteaux, France. The event was slated for mid-July, and the...
View ArticleWhich pros are going to the WRC?
People who have been waiting anxiously for the list of professionals who will be attending the World Riichi Championship need wait no longer! List can be seen at http://www.wrc2014.com/inscription.php...
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BugMoney Mahjong Tournament Signups
Here is a link to an online tournament missing their last few signups. All the pertinent information can be found on the nicely-designed page, and any questions can be directed to Fuyutsukikaru on...
View ArticleCompletely unofficial WRC manner guidelines
It’s less than a week until the World Riichi Championship in Paris will begin, marking an unprecedented clash between some of the best professional players from Japan and others from all over the...
View Article【速報】 パリのリーチ麻雀世界選手権大会の情報入ってきました
いよいよ来週はパリに初めてのリーチ麻雀世界選手権大会が開催します。 今までの情報は薄かったけど、今日の中日スポーツ新聞にこちらの特集がありました。 ちょっと遅いですけど遂に日本にも話題になるかな。 その上にニコニコ動画でイベントの生放送があります。 osamuko.comに所属する５6人の選手、アメリカ・カナダ・イギリス・ スウェーデン・フランスから出身が参戦します。 お楽しみに！ 更新...
View ArticleWRC Prep Post
It’s almost here, the first World Riichi Championship. This is a short bloggy post as a prelude to the WRC, maybe there will actually be a report, unlike some other big european championship that took...
View ArticleWRC seeding for the preliminary round… (tables and stuff)
For those interested in who will be paying who, the staff at osamuko.com would like to both explain how and who will play who, given the drawing mechanism and who got what number. Essentially, players...
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WRC current ranking after the prelims / リーチ麻雀世界選手権予選結果のランキング
３２位以上の選手が進みます。 残念ながらosamuko.comのチームは全滅だ・・・
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WRC results excluding finals
Edit: As far as the finals go, Hiroshi Yamai from Renmei won it in the end. Noriyuki Kiriyama from Kyoukai got 4th at the final table, behind Nishijima and Nishikawa from Renmei.
View ArticleOsamuko.com Observer Report (WRC2014)
There has been a bit of a tradition in Europe to have someone write a report on what they observed in Mahjong tournaments in order to give an indication of what worked, what didn’t, and what needs to...
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