13^th European World Riichi League Event:

Q: Will there be a selection process for the players who want to register?

No, there will be no selection process. However, we expect people to fully understand the WRC ruleset and have a fair amount of " hands-on " play expertise. We also expect people to follow good mahjong etiquette . Our goal is to create a competitive environment where serious players and upcoming pros can thrive and hone their mahjong skills.

Q: Until when should I transfer the participation fee?

The sooner, the better! No, seriously... We want to plan and organise our tournaments carefully and tailor them to our guests. For this, we kindly ask you to transfer the fee three weeks prior to the tournament . Otherwise we might need to void your participation and give the seat to the next person on the waiting list .

Q: Do I get EMA points?

You will not earn EMA ranking points as this is not a MERS ranked event. This series of events is to complement the well-established and respected European MERS system.

Q: Do I score ranking points when participating at a World Riichi League tournament?

Generally, the points are used for calculating ranks for pro players . Not everybody wants to become a certified pro or can't/want to do so immediately. For this, we can optionally stash your points in a " wallet ". The moment you become a pro, you can harness those and start climbing up those ranks!

Q: Is the use of electronical devices allowed during games?

By default, the use of mobile phones, smart watches etc. is not allowed during games . This has several reasons: insurance problems, time loss, noise and most important: we want our players to not lose touch with manual counting and handling point sticks. While apps provide a great possibility to keep track of points at any given moment, we are convinced that good players are able to count and keep track of points by themselves.

Q: Are you recommending non-playing referees?

Referees are a valuable part for all our tournaments and function as guardians of rules and fairness but also as a support for players and organisers. To ensure a high quality of the games, even when things sometimes doesn't go as we want them, we are leaning towards non-playing referees who can provide professional and swift arbitration with the least amount of infringement. We know everyone is eager to play and we want to acknowledge and reward people willing to make that sacrifice by participating as a referee.

Toulouse

Come back to France for the last step of the 2026 European League cycle! Check your standings and qualify for the online finals on January 24th!

Event details

Tournament information
Schedule
Euro League 2026 cycle standings
Registered players

Date: October 17-18, 2026
Hosted by: Sou Long Mahjong
Location: 82 bis Avenue Albert Bedouce
31400 Toulouse, France
Access to the venue:
By public transports: 2 minutes walk from Saouzelong subway station (B line)
By car: limited street parking available nearby.
Tournament format: 8 Hanchan (4 & 4)
Players: Up to 40
Ruleset: Current WRC-Rules (2025)
Referee: Dario Moed (non-playing)
Ranking: Via World Riichi Mahjong app (freeware on Apple and Google stores, no registration necessary)
What we expect from our players: Well versed, competitive players with solid hands-on experience in real-life play, good knowledge of etiquette, point calculation and mahjong strategy.
Participation fee: 50€ to be paid to the following account:
Holder: SOU-LONG MAHJONG
IBAN: FR76 1027 8022 0000 0223 5020 113
BIC: CMCIFR2A
Purpose: WRL Toulouse October 26
Two lunches with desserts are included in the fee. Snacks, pastries, cold and hot beverages also provided.

*Saturday, October 17th*
Time
8:15	Registration
8:45	Briefing
9:00 – 10:30	Hanchan #1
10:30 – 10:45	Break
10:45 – 12:15	Hanchan #2
12:15 – 13:15	Lunch break
13:15 – 14:45	Hanchan #3
14:45 – 15:00	Break
15:00 – 16:30	Hanchan #4
16:30 onwards	Social play available <?>

*Sunday, October 18th*
8:30	Opening
9:00 – 10:30	Hanchan #5
10:30 – 10:45	Break
10:45 – 12:15	Hanchan #6
12:15 – 13:15	Lunchbreak
13:15 – 14:45	Hanchan #7
14:45 – 15:00	Break
15:00 – 16:30	Hanchan #8
16:30 – 16:45	Compiling results…
16:45	Award ceremony

The six winners of this cycle’s tournaments will be directly qualified, as shown in the following table for our four first winners. We will have total 8 contenders in our online finals on January 24th. The remaining slots (at least two slots, and more if a winner wins more than one tournament) will be filled with players achieving best score sum along all WRL events from this cycle.
Here are the current standings. Come to improve your score and try to qualify!

Rank	Name	Score sum
1	Feiyang Qiu	Cologne winner – qualified
1	Valentin Courtois	Bucharest winner – qualified
1	Matthieu Fontaine	Toulouse winner – qualified
1	Michael van der Sluijs	Louvain-la-Neuve winner – qualified
1	Victor Tiberg	Bristol winner – qualified
6	Kan Chen	276,1
7	Jessica Lang	213,9
8	Henri Mäkelä	183,5
9	Christiaan Göbel	149,9
10	To Hei Wan	129,7
11	Hanqing Zhao	125,8
12	Ka Chun Ho	105,4
13	Vincent Bormans	104,4
14	Tom Pearson	102,3
15	Sio I Liang	99,1
16	Aleksi Fagerroth	85,1
17	Derek Choi	80,4
18	Nathan Germeau	76,3
19	Dean Wang	75,4
20	Duy Manh Le	71,5
21	Anna Zubenko	58,7
22	Lena Weinguny	48,4
23	Vlad-Daniel Stanciu	46
24	Jouni Lehtinen	43,9
25	Arnaud Renard	41,5
26	Kohei Miyake	40,6
27	Louis Holsbrink	37,9
28	Maxime Rouvreau	35,6
29	Jérémie Pierard de Maujouy	34
30	Edwin Dizon	31,5
31	Michael Fujiwara	30,6
32	Myrtille Mathias	29,3
33	Sam Bentham	28,5
34	Sacha Dunan	12,9
35	Noah Schaar	10,8
36	Anthony Barbier	9,6
37	Charles Wong	8,2
38	Jasper Germeys	4,2
39	Xander Clinton	2,4
40	Alexandre Dauriac	2,1
41	Gregory Tkindt	-2,3
42	Jason He	-5,2
43	Michał Waliszewski	-11
44	George Twigg	-17,2
45	Linh van Leuven	-18,4
46	Przemysław Picheta	-20,6
47	Eliot Hollier	-22,5
48	Dennis Chau	-23,1
49	Steven Hue	-23,5
50	Qinxiang Hou	-24,5
51	Michał Tkaczyk	-27,5
52	Vitalii Balaniuk	-28,2
53	Benoît Dessort	-32,1
54	Ming Ying	-36,2
55	Julien Delamarche	-37,8
56	Pei Tang	-39,3
57	Henri Devillez	-40,8
58	Bryan Manchez	-42,7
59	David Kaczér	-43,2
60	Joseph James	-45
61	Cécile Blanc	-46
62	Aleksanteri Kupi	-52,9
63	Haddou Keil	-58,9
64	Constance Braas	-65,5
65	Jonas Frings	-68,5
66	Junjie Sun	-74,4
67	Paul-Arthur Valet	-78
68	Aleksander Orlikowski	-79,9
69	Manuel Kameda-Schlich	-81
70	Akio Fujimura	-81,5
71	Vadim Horwat	-84,6
72	Lassi Lähteenmäki	-86,1
73	White Li	-90,1
74	Kevin Chau	-93,9
75	Natsuko Fujiwara	-98,9
76	Rene Khezam	-110,3
77	Martin Lester	-114,8
78	Maciej Derwich	-118,6
79	Guillaume Chambas	-124
80	Danny Chan	-128,2
81	Taiki Ando	-136,5
82	Silène Yu	-152,7
83	Devi Steck	-155,1
84	Tiziano van der Waals	-158,3
85	Ivar Bouwman	-249,1
86	Hiroshi Kameda	-308

Last updated: 2026.09.12 09:50 CEST

No.	Player	Professional	Nationality	IP = in Progress, awaiting payment DEF = Definitive, paid
1	Valentin Courtois	Yes	France	IP
2	Julien Delamarche	Yes	France	IP
3	Sacha Dunan	No	France	IP
4	Anthony Barbier	No	France	IP
5	Jérémie Pierard de Maujouy	Yes	France	IP
6	Selim Tlatli	No	France	IP
7	Paul-Arthur Valet	No	France	IP
8	Alexandre Dauriac	No	France	IP
9	Nikolas Zajac	No	France	IP
10	Karten Zajac	No	France	IP
11	Matthias Moyon	No	France	IP
12	Kevin Chau	No	France	DEF
13	Caitlin Seltrecht	No	France	IP
14	François Zhao	No	France	IP
15	Benoît Dessort	Yes	France	IP
16	Cécile Blanc	Yes	France	IP
17	Ivar Bouwman	Yes	Netherlands	IP
18	Constance Braas	No	Belgium	IP
19	Naomi Havard	No	United Kingdom	IP
20	Boren Guan	No	China	IP
21	Jasper Germeys	No	Sweden	IP
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Come play with the spearhead pros from the World Riichi Professional Mahjong program!

Meet excellent players

World Riichi League’s objective is to gather the best players and create a forum for players to test and develop their mahjong skills!

Become a pro!

World Riichi League will offer a chance to collect ranking points for those who want to claim the first pro certification outside of Japan!

Be part of a community

We all know mahjong is a life long journey of learning – why not do it together with people who share your passion?

FAQ

Please read the following points carefully

If there are any further questions, please do not hesitate and send us a mail

No, there will be no selection process. However, we expect people to fully understand the WRC ruleset and have a fair amount of “hands-on” play expertise. We also expect people to follow good mahjong etiquette. Our goal is to create a competitive environment where serious players and upcoming pros can thrive and hone their mahjong skills.

The sooner, the better! No, seriously… We want to plan and organise our tournaments carefully and tailor them to our guests. For this, we kindly ask you to transfer the fee three weeks prior to the tournament. Otherwise we might need to void your participation and give the seat to the next person on the waiting list.

You will not earn EMA ranking points as this is not a MERS ranked event. This series of events is to complement the well-established and respected European MERS system.

Generally, the points are used for calculating ranks for pro players. Not everybody wants to become a certified pro or can’t/want to do so immediately. For this, we can optionally stash your points in a “wallet“. The moment you become a pro, you can harness those and start climbing up those ranks!

By default, the use of mobile phones, smart watches etc. is not allowed during games. This has several reasons: insurance problems, time loss, noise and most important: we want our players to not lose touch with manual counting and handling point sticks. While apps provide a great possibility to keep track of points at any given moment, we are convinced that good players are able to count and keep track of points by themselves.

Referees are a valuable part for all our tournaments and function as guardians of rules and fairness but also as a support for players and organisers.

To ensure a high quality of the games, even when things sometimes doesn’t go as we want them, we are leaning towards non-playing referees who can provide professional and swift arbitration with the least amount of infringement. We know everyone is eager to play and we want to acknowledge and reward people willing to make that sacrifice by participating as a referee.

13th European World Riichi League Event: