Mahjong Europe Ranking System

1.

BASIC ISSUES

1.1.

The European Mahjong Association (EMA) has established a ranking system for European Mahjong players – the Mahjong Europe Ranking System (MERS). It is based on the results of Mahjong tournaments that are certified by the EMA.

1.2.

The EMA can acknowledge local and national European tournaments and international championships to be rated as MERS competitions. Further important tournaments can also be certified. All certifications are decided by the board of the EMA.

1.3.

Local and national MERS competitions in Europe must be organized or promoted by a member organization of the EMA. A maximum of 2 competitions per country and year can be certified.

1.4.

The Mahong Europe Ranking System (MERS) comes into effect with the first Open European Mahjong Championship (OEMC) 2005 in Nijmegen/The Netherlands. The OEMC 2005 is the first MERS Competition.

2.

REQUIREMENTS FOR TOURNAMENTS

2.1.

A MERS competition must apply the Chinese Official Mahjong Rules.

2.2.

It must be open for participation for all players from European countries.

2.3.

It must be announced at least 2 month ahead on an EMA acknowledged Mahjong calendar (e.g. mahjongnews.com).

2.4.

At least 4 sessions of 90 minutes must be played.

2.5.

The tournament must have at least 12 participants from EMA member countries.

3.

REQUIREMENTS FOR PLAYERS

3.1.

Players who are residents of an EMA member country are listed in the MERS.

3.2.

A player with less than 5 tournaments is given a result of 0 (weight 1) for each missing tournament. Participation as non-playing official or referee is not rated.

4.

PROCEDURE OF CERTIFICATION

4.1.

An EMA member organization or a member of the General Asembly of the EMA can apply for a certification of a tournament. The well-founded application must be sent to the president of the EMA at least 6 weeks ahead of the tournament.

4.2.

The certification ‘MERS Competition – certified by the European Mahjong Association (EMA)’ is granted to the tournament after the decision of the board. The certificate can be used for promotion by the organizers of the tournament.

4.3.

The president will appoint an observer for the tournament. The observer should check the requirements for the tournament and report the results to the EMA. The observer can participate in the tournament.