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European Mahjong Association

Referee seminar 18 September 2013

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Synopsis
EMA Riichi Referee Seminar
Bad Vöslau, Austria, 18 September 2013


Purpose
There are two main purposes:
To certify EMA referees
In the longer term to create a common European standard for refereeing at official EMA certified competitions

Content
The content is split into 3 major parts:

  • Rules and regulations, clarification and motivation of the rules and regulations used by EMA
  • Behaviour, how to act as referee in a different situations, and how to interact with the players
  • Certification, an individual written test to examine if the participant has grasped the key points, a certain score is needed for the certification to be granted


The content is focused on RCR, but some is also relevant for MCR.

Expectations
The participants are expected to show interest for:

  • Understanding and exercising the rules and fair play
  • Being a referee and help players with clarifications and guidance
  • Making sure EMA certified tournaments are refereed in a proper and orderly manner


Preparation
The participants are expected to read the rules carefully within the last couple of weeks before the seminar:
Riichi – Rules for Japanese Mahjong, from 8 January 2012

The rules exist in several languages and can be found the EMA homepage

Practical info
The seminar will be held 10-17 o’clock 18 September 2013 at Weingut Schloßberg, Bad Vöslau.

The seminar and test will be in English.

The registration is € 40 and lunch, coffee and cake are included.

Presenters
The material for the referee seminar has been produced and will be presented by:

  • Tina Christensen, author of the official (English) EMA Riichi Rules
  • Morten Andersen, head referee European Riichi Championship 2008
  • Henrik Leth, referee at several Copenhagen riichi tournaments


The material will be distributed latest at the seminar. For questions about the purpose and content of the seminar, please contact Henrik Leth ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).

Sign up through the registration for the Riichi European Championship local organiser's web site

 

Last Updated on Wednesday, 08 May 2013 08:21

EMA welcomes 17th member: Ukraine

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EMA is delighted to welcome our 17th member: the Ukrainian Mahjong League!

President is Konstantin Mjasnikov who will also be the Ukranian member of the board of EMA.

The Ukrainian Mahjong League plays riichi mahjong and has about 50 players. The formal admission of the Ukranian Mahjong League will happen at the 2013 EMA General Assembly in September; in the meantime they are still treated as all other affiliated members, i.e. players are included in the ranking and the League can ask for MERS certification of tournaments.

Merry Christmas to all mahjong players from the board of EMA!

Last Updated on Tuesday, 11 December 2012 11:48

Riichi European Championship 2013 in Austria

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ermcThe Riichi European Championship 2013 will take place in Austria, organized by Alexander Doppelhofer and the Great Dragons Riichi Club Baden.

Time: 18-22 September 2013

Place: Weingut Schlossberg, Bad Vöslau, Austria.

The event is twofold: 20-22 September is the individual riichi European Championship played over 10 sessions of 90 minutes. 18-20 September the optional Team championship takes place as a separate event.

 

Last Updated on Thursday, 26 April 2012 10:29

Revised Riichi Rules

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The EMA Riichi Rules have been slightly revised. The revised version is effective as of March 1, 2012.

Some cases of ambiguity have been clarified, scoring examples have been added and rules on etiquette and tournament play introduced. The uma (winner bonus) have been increased to 30,000/10,000/-10,000/-30,000. Double yakuman have been removed, except for Big Four Winds.

Translation of the rules are underway in several countries.

Riichi – Rules for Japanese Mahjong

Last Updated on Saturday, 04 February 2012 10:05

MCR European Championship 2014 in France

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The next MCR Open European Mahjong Championship will take place in Strasbourg, France, in 2014.

The event will be organized by the French Organization.

Date = 4-6 July 2014.

Program, registration fee and number of participants are not settled yet.

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 20 November 2012 19:45

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