Górnośląski Związek Madżonga
Górnośląski Związek Madżonga (Upper Silesian Mahjong Association, USMA) is an common association functioning on the territories of Poland and Czech Republic within regions of Upper Silesia, Teschen Silesia and Dąbrowa Basin recently extending to Lesser Poland region. The organisation owns local ranking which includes all ranked games played within the USMA area as well as the tournaments in the regions. The Association is notable for significant number of members participating in tournaments in Central Europe.
Country | Poland, Czech Republic |
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Location | Mainly Upper Silesia |
Inception | 2016 |
Leader | Grzybowski Łukasz |
Members | Around 40-50 players |
Clubs
- Katowice (PL)
- Ostrava (CZ)
- Bielsko-Biała (PL)
- Cieszyn (PL/CZ)
Associated Clubs
- Kraków Chombo Club (PL) - Games from there counts into USMA ranking
Tournaments
2023
- Cieszyn Riichi Open 2023 (Cieszyn, 12 players, USMA Cup)
- 2nd USMA Beginners and Intermediate Online Riichi Tournament (Online, 23 players, Beginners)
- Katowice Riichi Open 2023 (Katowice, 32 players, USMA Cup)
- Silesian Riichi Open 2023 (Mysłowice, 68 players, MERS, USMA Cup)
- 1st USMA Beginners and Intermediate Online Riichi Tournament (Online, 20 players, Beginners)
2022
- Katowice Riichi Open 2022 (Katowice, 28 players, USMA Cup)
- Mysłowice Riichi Open 2022 (Mysłowice, 20 players)
- Instant Ramen Taikai 2022 (Kraków, 24 players (Organized by Kraków Chombo Club, but counting towards USMA ranking))
2021
- Kraków Riichi Open 2021 (Kraków, 28 players (Organized by Kraków Chombo Club, but counting towards USMA ranking))
- ROCL 1st League (Online, 43 players, 9 meeting)
- ROCL 2nd League (Online, 30 players, 9 meeting)
2020
- USMA CV Online Riichi Tournament 2020 (Online, 116 players)
- USMA Cup: Mysłowice Riichi Open 2020 (Mysłowice, 32 players)
- 3rd Katowice Beginners' Riichi Tournament (Katowice, 14 players, Beginners)
2019
- Ostrava Riichi Open 2019 (Ostrava, 44 players ,MERS)
- Dąbrowa Riichi Open 2019 (Dąbrowa Górnicza, 20 players)
- 2nd Katowice Beginners' Riichi Tournament 2019 (Katowice, 15 players, Beginners)
- Katowice Beginners' Riichi Tournament 2019 (Katowice, 15 players, Beginners)
- Upper Silesian Riichi Championships 2019 (Katowice, 52 players ,MERS)
- Pisarzowice Ocha Riichi Taikai 2019 (Pisarzowice, 16 players)
2018
- Ostrava Riichi Open 2018 (Ostrava, 40 players ,MERS)
- Bielsko Riichi Open 2018 (Bielsko-Biała, 24 players)
- Upper Silesian Riichi Championships 2018 (Katowice, 16 players)
- Dąbrowa Riichi Open 2018 (Dąbrowa Górnicza, 16 players)
2017
- Ostrava Riichi Open 2017 (Ostrava, 27 players ,MERS)
- Upper Silesian Riichi Championships 2017 (Katowice, 20 players)
- Katowice Riichi Open 2017 (Katowice, 12 players)
Rankings
Clubs and circles of Upper Silesian Mahjong Association can host ranking meetings, where games count towards USMA Ranking. Each year the ranking resets, and top 3 players receive a trophy.
USMA Cup Ranking is a ranking for chosen USMA tournaments, excluding ranking meetings.
Ongoing rankings:
- USMA Ranking 2024
Ranking | Number of
Players |
1st place | 2nd place | 3rd place |
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USMA Ranking 2023 | 68 | Szymon Nowicz | Łukasz Grzybowski | Michał Waliszewski |
USMA Cup 22/23 | 94 | Artur Libich | Dominik Wilkus | Jakub Cieślik |
USMA Ranking 2022 | 65 | Łukasz Grzybowski | Dominik Wilkus | Roman Powęzka |
USMA Ranking 2021 | 50 | Urszula Szudlich | Linxuan He | Dawid Bronowicki |
CV USMA Online
Ranking 2020-2021 |
168 | Daiki Alen | Roman Powęzka | Tri Adef |
USMA Ranking 2020 | 49 | Shinichi Kikuchi | Dominik Wilkus | Olga Igarashi |
USMA Ranking 2019 | 129 | Olga Igarashi | Shinichi Kikuchi | Łukasz Grzybowski |
USMA Ranking 2018 | 93 | Olga Igarashi | Łukasz Grzybowski | Tatsuya Igarashi |
USMA Ranking 2017 | 79 | Olga Igarashi | Łukasz Grzybowski | Dan Sekigawa |