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The '''World Riichi Championship''' is an invitational tournament with competitors from around the world, including Japan. It is administered by the World Riichi Championship Committee, and organized by national associations. The [[2014_World_Riichi_Mahjong_Competition|first Championship]] was held in Paris during July 2014 | The '''World Riichi Championship''' is an invitational tournament with competitors from around the world, including Japan. It is administered by the World Riichi Championship Committee, and organized by national associations. The [[2014_World_Riichi_Mahjong_Competition|first Championship]] was held in Paris during July 2014,<ref>http://www.mahjongnews.com/en/wmc/wc-riichi-2014</ref> and the second one was set to be held in USA 2017,<ref name=wrc2016>http://www.mahjongnews.com/en/wmc/wc-riichi-2014/3268-wrc2017</ref> and the third and latest one was set in Vienna in 2022 after a two-year delay due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The next one will be held in Tokyo, Japan in 2025. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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==Ruleset== | ==Ruleset== | ||
{{main|World Riichi | {{main|World Riichi Championship rules}} | ||
The specific ruleset was created for the first World Championship. It combines contemporary Japanese and European rule variants. Future, modifications to the rulebook are handled by the Committee. | The specific ruleset was created for the first World Championship. It combines contemporary Japanese and European rule variants. Future, modifications to the rulebook are handled by the Committee. | ||
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| 2 || [[2017 World Riichi Championship|2017]]||Las Vegas, United States||[[USPML]]||26||240||[[Masaharu Tomotake]] (Japan) | | 2 || [[2017 World Riichi Championship|2017]]||Las Vegas, United States||[[USPML]]||26||240||[[Masaharu Tomotake]] (Japan) | ||
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| 3 || [[ | | 3 || [[2022 World Riichi Championship|2022]]||Vienna, Austria|| [[Kasu]] ||34||152||Keijun Nara (Japan) | ||
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| 4 || [[2025 World Riichi Championship|2025]]||Tokyo, Japan||JPML|| || || | |||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [https://worldriichi.org/ Official site] | * [https://worldriichi.org/ Official site] | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Riichi_Championship Wikipedia article] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Riichi_Championship Wikipedia article] | ||
[[Category:WRC]] | [[Category:WRC]] | ||
[[Category:Tournaments]] | |||