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The '''2014 World Riichi Mahjong Competition''' | The '''2014 World Riichi Mahjong Competition''' was a [[Japanese mahjong]] tournament, held during July 16-20 2014 Puteaux, France, featuring invites from various nations across the globe. It is the first [[World Riichi Championship]] held. The winner of the event and the first World Champion is [[Hiroshi Yamai]]. | ||
The vast majority of the competition consisted of players from the [[European Mahjong Association]] and those from Japan. Invites were sent to other countries, namely the United States, Canada, China, and Korea. Spots were reserved for "rest of the world" as well; Singapore and Australia took the oppoturnity. In total, the tournament featured a field of 120 players. | |||
The concept of a world championship was presented by [[Martin Rep]]. The French riichi club TNT (Tri Nitro Tiles) offered to hold the tournament in Puteaux, near Paris, France. This proposal was accepted by the [[European Mahjong Association]], [[JPML]], [[USPML]] and [[FFMJ]]. | |||
== Rule modifications == | == Rule modifications == | ||
A special [[World Riichi Rule]] rulebook was created for the championship. It attempts to strike a balance between the [[EMA rules]] and contemporary Japanese rules. Rules different to at least one of those include | |||
*[[Tanyao#Kuitan|Kuitan]] ari | |||
*[[Dora#Akadora|Akadora]] nashi | |||
*30000 point start, [[Scoring_variations#Negative_score|tobi]] nashi | |||
*[[Scoring_variations#Oka|Oka]] nashi (= "30000 point return") | |||
*15/5 [[Scoring_variations#Negative_score|Uma]] | |||
*[[Kuikae]] nashi | |||
*[[Tochuu ryuukoku]] nashi | |||
*[[Rule_variations#Agari_yame|Agari yame]] nashi | |||
*[[Nagashi mangan]] nashi | |||
*[[Kazoe yakuman]] nashi | |||
*False win declaration is a [[Chombo]]. | |||
*False pon/kan/chi call is a [[Dead hand]]. | |||
*Chombo is 20 points deducted from the overall score of the player. It does not effect the game it is gotten in, except for the redeal. | |||
*1000 point penalties for use of alternative (ex. Chinese mahjong) terminology | |||
===Tournament format=== | ===Tournament format=== | ||
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