2014 World Riichi Championship

The 2014 World Riichi Mahjong Competition is a Japanese mahjong tournament, featuring invites from various nations across the globe. The vast majority of the competition will field players from the European Mahjong Association and those from Japan. Then invites are extended to other regions, namely the United States, Canada, China, and Korea. In total, the tournament features a field of 120.

Rule modifications

Tournament format

Preliminaries	Round of 32	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
Prelim	Round of 32	1-16	1-8	1-4
			1-8	5-8
			9-15
		16-32
	Round robin

Preliminaries and round robin

AUS	AUT	CAN	CHN	CZE	DEN	FIN	FRA	GER	ITA	JPN	NED	POL	RUS	SIN	SVK	KOR	ESP	SWE	SUI	UK	UKR	USA
2	4	1	5	2	6	2	7	5	1	45	6	3	4	2	3	1	1	2	1	7	1	9

Player list					Preliminary results									Round robin results
#	Last name	First name	Club	Country	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Rank	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	End Rank
107	Adams	Ryan	Panhandle Mahjong	USA		-14.0		-36.8				-31.8	73
67	Andersen	Morten		DEN		42.5		99.6				55.7	30		To QF
12	Aoi	Yurika	JPML	JPN		-4.2		3.4				-18.4	66
2	Ara	Masayoshi	JPML	JPN		57.7		112.3				77.3	19		To QF
110	Ayllon	Antonio		ESP		-34.1		-28.1				5.1	53
103	Barr	Jenn	JPML	USA		-66.3		-78.8				-124.0	112
96	Bielby	Philip		UK		-77.7		-72.6				-130.0	113
59	Bogdanov	Vladimir		RUS		-22.5		-100.0				-38.7	77
105	Bresnick	David	USPML	USA		18.6		-22.5				-35.9	76
89	Broers	Eveline		NED		38.1		61.7				-14.0	62
111	Campina	Nicolas		FRA		36.5		44.7				15.6	50
48	Cesarini	Daniele		ITA		-9.8		30.3				-58.9	89
43	Cheo	Kae jer		SIN		-26		-97.6				-85.5	99
38	Cho	Toshimasa	Saikouisen Nihon Pro Mahjong	JPN		49.9		38.0				191.9	3		To QF
39	Cho	Yoon-jeong		KOR		28.9		17.8				-30.6	72
82	Christensen	Tina		DEN		-32.7		-42.9				-67.0	94
113	Collinge	Gemma		UK		-84.3		-78.1				-93.3	103
119	Clarke	David		UK		-41.4		-115.0				-112.0	110
108	Dedieu	Jean-marc		FRA		-6.5		-4.7				-79.0	96
58	Dedikov	Sergey		RUS		35.4		37.1				29.5	41
116	Divis	Martin		CZE		-5.5		-11.3				-61.3	91
118	Duckworth	John		UK		18.7		21.4				54.4	32		To QF
54	Duhaut	Senechal	Club Riichi de Montréal	CAN		-46.0		-41.3				-133.0	114
73	Ea	Anthony		FRA		27.5		20.7				48.3	35
36	Erentsov	Oleg		RUS		-13.2		-13.8				-40.7	79
78	Eschenburg	Axel		GER		-22.2		26.5				58.4	28		To QF
93	Francks	Zachary	Seattle Mahjong	USA		-7.1		29.6				87.6	18		To QF
15	Fujisaki	Satoshi	JPML	JPN		-4.8		2.3				42.2	37
18	Fujiwara	Takahiro		JPN		-35.6		11.4				66.3	25		To QF
25	Furuhashi	Takashi		JPN		-25.0		-12.9				-34.1	75
94	Germeys	Jasper		SWE		-27.7		-92.7				-89.7	101
32	Grishin	Victor		RUS		-22.6		-6.2				38.4	38
95	Haley	Tony		UK		2.6		-41.9				-138.0	115
74	Hanssen	Henrik		GER		20.3		5.2				-66.8	93
81	Heemskerk	Désirée		NED		-50.2		-89.5				-81.4	98
68	Humbert	Luc		SUI		-39.7		-113.0				-173.0	118
55	Ide	Kohei		JPN		-26.3		-63.7				-54.1	88
28	Iga	Norio		JPN		-7.1		-19.7				55.4	31		To QF
6	Ito	Yuko	JPML	JPN		46.3		45.2				12.7	52
86	Ivanov	Maksym		UKR		-25.0		-19.9				-47.3	84
69	Iversen	Kim		DEN		-49.9		-27.6				-6.8	59
16	Izumi	Yukiko	JPML	JPN		-29.7		-5.0				45.7	36
79	Jergus	Juraj		SVK		-25.6		-96.3				-78.7	95
35	Kajita	Ryoichi		JPN		-54.0		-114.0				-102.0	107
46	Kakigi	Kentaro		JPN		-31.1		8.0				-11.0	60
85	Kal	Harry		NED		-15.3		-55.6				-202.0	119
50	Kihara	Koichi		JPN		29.7		21.6				-24.9	69
57	Kiriyama	Noriyuki		JPN		23.3		53.9				103.5	15		To QF
61	Koenig	Nadine		GER		-12.4		28.5				24.9	44
7	Kojima	Takeo	JPML	JPN		12.3		-46.3				-38.8	78
87	Kolenda	Dominik		POL		18.7		29.1				22.3	47
23	Kuroki	Masao	JPML	JPN		72.1		24.7				109.9	11		To QF
100	Lensu	Konsta		FIN		-8.8		-8.0				25.1	43
120	Lester	Martin		UK		12.1		10.3				-29.4	71
70	Leth	Henrik		DEN		-7.8		35.4				61.0	27		To QF
33	Li	Wenlong		CHN		-10.2		43.2				71.5	23		To QF
75	Meischel	Martin		AUT		-47.7		-81.9				-104.0	109
102	Moreno	Daniel	Texas Mahjong	USA		-50.2		-86.6				-47.8	85
8	Maehara	Yudai	JPML	JPN		-36.9		102.0				221.0	2		To QF
63	Marko	Michal		SVK		-35.0		-30.0				-50.2	86
13	Mito	Ryosuke	JPML	JPN		51.8		67.0				22.9	46
11	Miyauchi	Kozue		JPN		70.1		35.3				136.9	5		To QF
1	Moriyama	Shigekazu	JPML	JPN		-42.3		-47.3				-13.9	61
56	Nah	Joseph		SIN		-16.6		-28.5				30.2	40
4	Nakamura	Tsuyoshi	JPML	JPN		-25.7		35.7				-15.6	64
106	Nelson	Garthe	JPML	USA		111.6		88.5				50.7	33
34	Nikaido	Aki	JPML	JPN		7.9		53.3		30.1		68.4	24		To QF
47	Nikaido	Rumi	JPML	JPN		25.4		53.3				102.2	16		To QF
14	Nishijima	Kazuhiko	JPML	JPN		63.7		77.9				128.8	6		To QF
31	Nishikawa	Jun	JPML	JPN		43.4		97.0				123.8	9		To QF
84	Nøhr	Jesper		DEN		64.9		119.0				119.6	10		To QF
9	Ogasahara	Nao	JPML	JPN		7.0		-5.5				-15.3	63
77	Oorschot van	Gerda		NED		-48.6		-98.9				-60.7	90
49	Osaki	Hatsune		JPN		-19.3		36.4				57.1	29		To QF
92	Osipov	Kirill		FIN		-55.5		-20.0				-100.0	105
109	Pernicova	Radka		CZE		-9.0		18.7				-63.4	92
117	Poilleux	Nicolas		FRA		53.3		-13.4				24.5	45
91	Porcherot	Quentin		FRA		37.7		20.2				4.4	54
45	Qiu	Charles	The ChomBro's	AUS		-14.5		-46.2				-21.3	68
99	Raittila	Anne-mari		FIN		35.6		51.1				62.3	26		To QF
65	Reisinger	Manuel		AUT		-21.8		-22.2				-93.0	102
90	Rep	Martin		NED		0.1		-63.9				-148.0	116
115	Robison	Aidan		UK		21.3		65.3				124.6	8		To QF
88	Rostved	Frank		DEN		-59.7		-111.0				-41.6	80
98	Rossard	Antoine		FRA		-11.9		-8.7				37.1	39
30	Sarukawa	Masatoshi		JPN		-36.4		-16.7				-20.2	67
22	Sasaki	Hisato		JPN		13.3		34.6				128.0	7		To QF
20	Sawazaki	Makoto		JPN		12.3		10.3				18.1	48
112	Scheyer	Allon	USPML	USA		70.9		58.1				105.6	13		To QF
51	Setokuma	Naoki		JPN		-33.4		-3.8				-42.5	82
52	Sherry	Darryn	The ChomBro's	AUS		-36.4		-29.1				-79.5	97
60	Song	Panjing		CHN		59.2		28.5				-42.2	81
72	Stummeyer	Ilka		GER		-20.3		-67.0				-104.0	108
26	Sugiura	Kansuke		JPN		32.9		74.2				26.0	42
5	Takamiya	Mari	JPML	JPN		45.3		26.3				74.1	22		To QF
27	Takizawa	Kazunori		JPN		-0.6		-25.0				15.9	49
3	Tezuka	Sakiku	JPML	JPN		-4.1		-51.8				2.8	55
29	Tokuda	Kenneth		JPN		-31.2		-39.0				-50.3	87
41	Tomotake	Masaharu		JPN		26.9		54.1				76.8	20		To QF
42	Tomozoe	Toshiyuki		JPN		-16.9		-9.5				-4.6	58
104	Tranvouez	Gwenael		FRA		-16.1		34.4				-32.9	74
10	Tsukie	Ikuko	JPML	JPN		-52.1		-55.2				-166.0	117
17	Uotani	Yumi	JPML	JPN		87.0		98.3				104.7	14		To QF
62	Van der Linden	Pauline		NED		22.8		-22.9				-16.9	65
114	Vuyou	Joe	USPML	USA		-60.0		-120.0	DQ	DQ	DQ	DQ	120
19	Wang	Zhengfang		JPN		12.5		-30.4				-95.0	104
76	Wankmuller	Alexander		AUT		-25.8		-56.3				-101.0	106
53	Wei	Wei		CHN		-16.4		-2.0				-1.2	56
64	Weinguny	Lena		AUT		-15.0		-34.9				-117.0	111
80	Woźniak	Mateusz		POL		-4.1		1.5				48.8	34
37	Wu	Huan		CHN		-12.2		25.5				15.0	51
21	Yamada	Hiroyuki		JPN		85.8		107.8				106.6	12		To QF
44	Yamai	Hiroshi		JPN		44.9		69.7				179.9	4		To QF
97	Ye	Anders		SWE		27.5		-16.4				-86.8	100
40	Yonesaki	Nagi		JPN		21.9		40.5				-1.9	57
24	Yoshida	Yukio	JPML	JPN		7.9		53.3				96.7	17		To QF
83	Zahradnik	Michael		GER		24.6		20.7				75.2	21		To QF
101	Zamora	Shane	Seattle Mahjong	USA		-43.4		-77.2				-46.3	83
71	Široň	Tomáš		SVK		-0.1		7.4				-28.6	70
66	Żuk	Bartosz		POL		67.6		124.7				252.9	1		To QF

Knockout rounds

Player list					Knockout rounds
#	Last name	First name	Club	Country	Ro32-1	Ro32-2	QF1	QF2	SF1	SF2	Final1	Final2	Rank
67	Andersen	Morten		DEN
2	Ara	Masayoshi	JPML	JPN
38	Cho	Toshimasa	Saikouisen Nihon Pro Mahjong	JPN
78	Eschenburg	Axel		GER
93	Francks	Zachary	Seattle Mahjong	USA
18	Fujiwara	Takahiro		JPN
28	Iga	Norio		JPN
57	Kiriyama	Noriyuki		JPN
23	Kuroki	Masao	JPML	JPN
70	Leth	Henrik		DEN
33	Li	Wenlong		CHN
8	Maehara	Yudai	JPML	JPN
11	Miyauchi	Kozue		JPN
34	Nikaido	Aki	JPML	JPN
47	Nikaido	Rumi	JPML	JPN
14	Nishijima	Kazuhiko	JPML	JPN
31	Nishikawa	Jun	JPML	JPN
84	Nøhr	Jesper		DEN
49	Osaki	Hatsune		JPN
99	Raittila	Anne-mari		FIN
115	Robison	Aidan		UK
22	Sasaki	Hisato		JPN
112	Scheyer	Allon	USPML	USA
5	Takamiya	Mari	JPML	JPN
41	Tomotake	Masaharu		JPN
17	Uotani	Yumi	JPML	JPN
21	Yamada	Hiroyuki		JPN
44	Yamai	Hiroshi		JPN
24	Yoshida	Yukio	JPML	JPN
83	Zahradnik	Michael		GER
66	Żuk	Bartosz		POL

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