WRC Application form is now live!

As of a few moments ago, the WRC has launched the application page. You may find it by following the below link:

2020 WRC Player Interest Registration Form

Good luck to all!

2020 WRC Application Process - USA

Hello! As the curtain falls on 2019, the stage is set for 2020 and the 3rd World Riichi Championship.

With the date starting to appear on the horizon, we wanted to make sure that everyone is aware of the process for getting a seat this year, as it differs to some extent from what happened when the WRC was on home turf as it were.

As Riichi Reporter has, well… reported, the USA will have just 5 seats available for this iteration. This meant that we were unable to offer seats to regional tournament winners like in 2017. Instead, interested players who wish to participate this time around will need to fill out a form provided by the WRC (link TBD), and they will evaluate your resume as well as your results in ARA sanctioned tournaments to select the 5 participants to represent the US.

If you’re trying to hash out what your expenses will be like, it was also revealed through Riichi Reporter that the entry fee would be around 400 euros (~450 USD).

When we find out the link to state your interest, we will immediately pass it on to all of you!

Best of luck in the new year!

Request for Proposal for 2021 North American Open

NARMA is looking for a host for the 2021 North American Open.

If you are a club, and you think you can host the 2nd iteration of the tournament, please send a Request for Proposal (RFP) to tournaments at nariichi dot org. Any questions can also be sent to the same e-mail.

Your RFP should include at least the following:

• Dates, including alternate dates

• Location

• Max field size (if any)

• Tournament Format (including schedule)

• Staffing Levels

• Contingency Plans (i.e. substitutes/fill-ins/etc)

• Tournament Budget (Profit/Loss Statement)

• Food/Lodging Arrangements (if any)

Tournament Sanctioning Guidelines/Call For Tournament Results

NARMA, in an ongoing process to provide standards that will allow tournaments to be recognized internationally, have revised our sanctioning guidelines to be more in line with established standards. Please refer to the link on our homepage for the new policies. A PDF version is also available for download.

To that extent, we are also putting out a call for tournament results. If your tournament can meet the sanctioning guidelines, and was held in the last year, please register as if you were going to hold a tournament, and one of our members will reach out to begin the process of reviewing your tournament retroactively approved.

2018 IORMC Canada Qualification underway!

Qualification for the Canadian team for IORMC is about to get underway! For those interested in viewing games and the standings, links are below!

• Viewing Lobby

• Standings

2018 IORMC USA Qualification Session #1

Standings and Session Results

The first of five qualification sessions happened today and we have some early front-runners to head up the USA squad.

Panhandle Mahjong's Ryan Adams (Panda84), who has put up very good results in tournament play, did so again here with three 1st place finishes with his only blemish being a 3rd in the third round. Even still he posted an average of 33.45, a full 8 points clear of 2nd place Tina Koshimoto (破顔の楽士), who put up 2 first and 2 second place finishes to bank an average of 25.45.

Right on her heels is one of USA's representatives from last year, Kinyan Lui (Yukitora), who also put up 2 first and second place finishes, and sits just a little over 2 point adrift with an average of 23.20.

Holding onto the 4th spot for now is Nathaniel Kozinski (tateniu). A last place finish at Tina's table in the final round dampened a good effort, but he still sits with an average of 16.15.

The next 4 players also finished in the positive, and are one good session away from contending for a spot. Even for those who struggled in the first session, they still have the ability to drop a session later on if they play at least 4 of the 5 scheduled dates. So there's still time to put in some good scores and contend for a spot on the USA roster.

2018 Dallas Fort Worth Riichi Open Results

The results of the 2018 Dallas Fort Worth Riichi Open. Report coming later...

CONGRATULATIONS to Masahiro of LA Pride of Mahjong!

FINAL TABLE

Rank	Player	Total
1	Masahiro Yaehata	123.85
2	Tina Koshimoto	57.75
3	Hirotaka Takeuchi	51.25
4	David Bresnick	43.95

SEMI-FINAL TABLE

Rank	Player	Semi-Total
1	Masahiro Yaehata	100.55
2	Tina Koshimoto	78.65
3	David Bresnick	53.75
4	Hirotaka Takeuchi	43.85
5	Jarid Earnest	25.35
6	Ryan Lunt	23.7
7	Lich Pham	3.25
8	Gregory Chin	0.2

QUALIFIERS

Name	Hanchan 1	Hanchan 2	Hanchan 3	Hanchan 4	Hanchan 5	Hanchan 6	Sub-Total
Masahiro Yaehata	37.6	-30.3	-5	8.4	28.7	94.3	133.7
Tina Koshimoto	29	56.3	24.2	19.6	3.8	-30.2	102.7
Jarid Earnest	48.6	13.6	33.1	-13.3	-8.5	12.2	85.7
David Bresnick	4.3	11.2	9.6	33.8	-15.8	38	81.1
Hirotaka Takeuchi	34.1	-19	8.4	-2.3	11.2	41.1	73.5
Ryan Lunt	7.5	35.8	-26.6	10.7	27.2	9.8	64.4
Gregory Chin	38.9	26.5	17.2	-13.3	4	-14.1	59.2
Lich Pham	-10	34.3	39.6	-43	-6.3	43.7	58.3
Thomas Graham	9	-31.2	25.8	59.9	9.8	-15.3	58
James Bragg	24.7	-32.3	16.7	32.6	33.1	-28.3	46.5
Daniel Moreno	-23.8	-13.5	-11.8	-5	51.8	31.4	29.1
Eric Nguyen	-6	-8	8.8	-8.4	18.4	-2.5	2.3
Mark Kubota	29.5	3.2	10.5	-8.3	-48.9	13.3	-0.7
Joseph Reidy	-31.6	45.6	-27.3	23.3	-13.3	-0.9	-4.2
Jaben McCormack	-15.1	25.7	-8.2	-30.1	-19.2	31.7	-15.2
Edwin Dizon	-15.2	-36.4	25.9	20.8	-1.5	-13.6	-20
Daniel Johns	4.8	-36	-22.3	3.3	17.3	9.2	-23.7
Garrett Sandifer	11.6	2.8	-4.6	27	-22.9	-53.4	-39.5
Jason McGuire	-4.9	-21.7	-4.6	-12.4	24.2	-25.8	-45.2
Ryan Jacobs	14.2	8.3	-30	-30.8	-12.5	-1.7	-52.5
Grant Mahoney	-34	-7	8.5	-24.6	28.5	-27.1	-55.7
Shayne Fell	-43.6	16.6	21.1	-25.2	30.7	-56.9	-57.3
Ryan Adams	14.5	-26.3	-13	-12.5	-31.1	10.6	-57.8
Michael McLeod	-38	24.2	-10.4	1.9	-27.2	-13.5	-63
Peter Burgos	-23.3	6.4	-29.7	-23.3	-26.4	7.7	-88.6
Mason Fraser	-11.4	-16.3	-5.9	11.4	-43.1	-31.2	-96.5
Zachary Leak	-32.9	-15.8	-18.3	9.4	7.2	-52.5	-102.9
Cameron Waggoner	-19.1	-13.5	-53.7	-19.6	-19.2	-16	-141.1

2018 Rochester Riichi Open - Day 2 and Results

With the scores still within a narrow range, there was still all to play for in the final 2 rounds before the playoff cutoff. The top 8 for the most part played nice and maintained their leads through the final 2 rounds to get to the playoffs.

There would be one party-crasher though. Sitting just over 44 points adrift of 8th place, Club Riichi de Montreal's Loic Roberge stormed his way up into the Top 8, at the expense of Mike Lee.  He would make it all the way to the finals, joining fellow clubmate Shan Kuang, Andrew McAnally from Baltimore, and local RIT member Bruce Bland at the final table.

As the scores stood going into the final table, Shan and Loic would need a complete victory as both sat over 30 points away from Arthur and Bruce. Bruce just needed to finish ahead of Arthur and the title would be his.

However Arthur, as first dealer, won two mangan hands right off the bat, making the task even more difficult for all those at the table. It would wind up being too much in the end as Arthur claims the 2018 Rochester Riichi Open title. Congratulations!

Rochester's post on the tournament can be found here.

• Rochester Riichi Open 2018
  March 3-4, 2018 // Rochester, NY

• Final Table

• 1.	Arthur McAnally	+96.0
  2.	Bruce Bland	+73.45
  3.	Loic Roberge	+20.2
  4.	Shan Kuang	-0.2

• Top 8

• 5.	George Liu-Krason	+55.2
  6.	Chris Letourneau	+48.55
  7.	Alex Ng	+8.6
  8.	Michael McLeod	-15.4

• Rest of Standings

• 9.	Daniel Moreno	+113.0
  10.	Steve Smith	+54.0
  11.	William Lou	+46.15
  12.	Aaron Ebejer	+12.65
  13.	Gabriel Ocasio	+11.8
  14.	Henry Chen	+11.2
  15.	Patrick Garrity	+10.2
  16.	Ty Kennedy	+5.35
  17.	Mike Lee	-0.4
  18.	Cassandra McClure	-2.15

• 19.	Stanley Louie	-10.0
  20.	Derek Purpura	-30.7
  21.	Gaetano Loweecy	-34.7
  22.	Christopher Omahen	-35.4
  23.	Noah Bock	-38.5
  24.	Valliappa Chockalingam	-57.5
  25.	Jaben McCormack	-64.25
  26.	Alexandre Boily	-79.85
  27.	Justin Dilgard	-93.8
  28.	Forrest Shooster	-118.0

2018 Rochester Riichi Open - Day 1 Results

Day 1 results of the Rochester Reach Open, currently under way in Rochester, NY, shows a close lead by George Liu-Krason.

Late winter snowstorms striking the northeast have not stopped the 28 U.S. and Canadian players from assembling at the Rochester Institute of Technology for this two day, 8-hanchan event. The closing of the first day found the top ranks dominated by east coast players - George Liu-Krason (MA) - 1st, Bruce Bland (NY) - 2nd, Arthur McAnally (MD) - 3rd, and Michael McLeod (NY). 

Saturday's competition was punctuated by a sainbaiman as well as two lucky rinshan wins in the same hanchan. We will be posting full results later today following the conclusion of the event!

• Rochester Riichi Open 2018
  March 3-4, 2018 // Rochester, NY

• Final Table

• 1.	Arthur McAnally	+96.0
  2.	Bruce Bland	+73.45
  3.	Loic Roberge	+20.2
  4.	Shan Kuang	-0.2

• Top 8

• 5.	George Liu-Krason	+55.2
  6.	Chris Letourneau	+48.55
  7.	Alex Ng	+8.6
  8.	Michael McLeod	-15.4

• Rest of Standings

• 9.	Daniel Moreno	+113.0
  10.	Steve Smith	+54.0
  11.	William Lou	+46.15
  12.	Aaron Ebejer	+12.65
  13.	Gabriel Ocasio	+11.8
  14.	Henry Chen	+11.2
  15.	Patrick Garrity	+10.2
  16.	Ty Kennedy	+5.35
  17.	Mike Lee	-0.4
  18.	Cassandra McClure	-2.15

• 19.	Stanley Louie	-10.0
  20.	Derek Purpura	-30.7
  21.	Gaetano Loweecy	-34.7
  22.	Christopher Omahen	-35.4
  23.	Noah Bock	-38.5
  24.	Valliappa Chockalingam	-57.5
  25.	Jaben McCormack	-64.25
  26.	Alexandre Boily	-79.85
  27.	Justin Dilgard	-93.8
  28.	Forrest Shooster	-118.0