2017 World Riichi Championship

2017 World Riichi Championship

WRC logo
Location	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Host	USPML
Date	October 4-8, 2017
Type	World championship
Player count	240 (est.) players
Finalists
Champion	{{{First}}}
Runner up	{{{Second}}}
Third	{{{Third}}}
Fourth	{{{Fourth}}}

The 2017 World Riichi Championship is a Japanese mahjong tournament scheduled for October 4-8, 2017. The tournament will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Palms Casino Resort. This is the second edition of the World Riichi Championship series, hosted by the United States Professional Mahjong League (USPML).

Rules in effect

The rules in effect will be the World Riichi Rules, nearly identical to the 2014 WRC, with a minor revision in 2015.

• Kuitan ari
• Akadora nashi
• Atamahane ari
• 30000 point start, tobi nashi
• Oka nashi ("30000 point return")
• Negative score does not end the game
• 15/5 Uma
• Kuikae nashi
• None of the following (all nashi): Abortive draws of any kind, Agari yame, Nagashi mangan, Kazoe yakuman, Multiple yakuman
• False pon/kan/chii call results in dead hand
• Chombo is 20 points deducted from the overall score of the player. It does not effect the current game, other than forcing a reshuffle and redealing of the tiles.
• 90-minute time limit (75 + 15 for current and last hand) applied

Quota distribution

As of February 12, 2017, the distribution of the 240 available seats has been made as follows.

The rough split is currently fairly evenly distributed between four groups: Europe, Japan, North America, WRC (invites and players who got to top 32 in WRC 2014) + RoW.

—World Riichi Championship, on Facebook

Current projection

These projections are not official in any way and cannot substitute for WRC or supranational decision-making.

Supranational projections

Quota	NA	Europe	Japan†	Top 32, RoW, Invites
Basic	40 (+7)	70	80	50 (-7 -14)
Confirmed (August 18)	47	63	80	15
Invites and Top 32 (August 18)	1	13	0	0
Net (219)	48	76	80	15

Country projections

Quota	Top 32	Dedicated	Total	Current
USA	0	43	43	43 (+1 inv.)
CAN	0	3	3	3
MEX	0	1	1	1
North America	0	47	47	47 (+1 inv.)
RUS	0	12	12	7
DEN	3	6	9	9
GER	2	5	7	7
GBR	2	6	8	8 (+1 inv.)
NED	0	5	5	5
POL	1	5	6	6
AUT	0	5	5	5 (+1 inv.)
FIN	1	5	6	6
FRA	0	5	5	5 (+2 inv.)
SVK	0	4	4	4
SWE	0	3	3	3
UKR	0	5	5	5
HUN	0	1	1	1
SUI	0	1	1	1
Europe	9	70	79	72 (+4 inv.)
JPN (Japan)†	0	80	80	80
ARG	0	1	1	3
BRA	0	1	1	2
CHN	0	4	4	4
CHL	0	1	1	1
IRN	0	1	1	1
KOR	0	1	1	1
NOR (non-EMA)	0	1	1	1
SGP	0	4	4	4
Rest of World	0	28	15	17
Total			240	216

Notes:
† Japan's share of the quota distribution from the Top 32 shuffle is likely to shuffle back to the Rest of World first. Quotas can then shift from one region to another based on responses received by the WRC staff from various organizations and individuals. As of July 10, 2017, Japan has filled 80 seats with 16 of their 20 berths awarded from WRC2014. Asterisks indicate unused berths.

Tournament format

Players will play out 9 hanchan. They will be subdivided into Groups A and Group B. Out of the total participant count, the top 32 will proceed into an elimination tournament. At each stage, they will play 2 hanchan. Tournament days 1 and 2 will have 4 hanchan each, while day 3 will have the 9th hanchan immediately followed by the first two stages of the elimination tournament. Day 4 will include the semifinal and the final.

Participant list and preliminary results

Player List				Preliminary Results
#	Last Name	First Name	Country	H1	H2	H3	H4	H5	H6	H7	H8	H9	Pen	Total	Rank
0	TestF	TestL	Testcountry	{{{hanchan1}}}	{{{hanchan2}}}	{{{hanchan3}}}	{{{hanchan4}}}	{{{hanchan5}}}	{{{hanchan6}}}	{{{hanchan7}}}	{{{hanchan8}}}	{{{hanchan9}}}		{{{prelimscore}}}	1000

External links

• Official site
• Event information