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 The '''2022 World Riichi Championship''' is the third edition of the [[World Riichi Championship]] series.  Originally branded as the '''2020 World Riichi Championship''', COVID-19 pandemic pressed organizers to delay the event twice.  The mahjong group, [[Kasu]], will be hosting the event in Vienna, Austria at the Intercontinental Hotel.  The expected participant count will be 200 with regional quotas in discussion.
-The original dates of August 26-30, 2020 was postponed to a later date due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  The first postponement date was August 26-29, 2021.  The pandemic continued throughout 2021 and into 2022.  So the event is further postponed to a August 25-28, 2022.
+The original date of August 26-30, 2020 was postponed to a later date due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  The first postponement date was August 26-29, 2021 however the pandemic continued throughout 2021 and into 2022; therefore the event was postponed to August 25-28, 2022.
 == Participant count by country ==