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7th European World Riichi League Event:

Let’s keep up this new WRL season going, with Romania’s first World Riichi event!

Event details
  • Date: 1st/2nd November, 2025
  • Hosted by: Michael van der Sluijs
  • Location: Arc Food Lounge
    Strada Alexandru Constantinescu 75, București, 011472 Romania
  • Access: 3 minute walk from Arcul de Triumf bus station.
  • Tournament format: 8 Hanchan (4 & 4)
    Players: up to 32
    Ruleset: Current WRC-Rules (2025)
    Refereeing: Michael van der Sluijs (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: 60€ to be paid to the following account:
  • Account Holder: Rene Khezam
    IBAN: RO66 BTRL EURC RT00 F197 6401
    BIC: BTRLRO22XXX
    SWIFT: BTRLRO22
    Purpose: WRL Bucharest Nov 25
  • Two lunches and unlimited soft drinks at the bar are included in the fee.
    –> If you have specific dietary options, please choose from the drop-down menu
    Various soft drinks also provided.

Saturday, November 1st
Time
09:30 – 10:00Registration, opening ceremony
10:00 – 11:30Hanchan #1
11:30 – 11:45Break
11:45 – 13:15Hanchan #2
13:15 – 14:15Lunch break
14:15 – 15:45Hanchan #3
15:45 – 16:00Break
16:00 – 17:30Hanchan #4
17:30~20:00Social play
Sunday, November 2nd
10:00 – 11:30Hanchan #5
11:30 – 11:45Break
11:45 – 13:15Hanchan #6
13:15 – 14:15Lunchbreak
14:15 – 15:45Hanchan #7
15:45 – 16:00Break
16:00 – 17:30Hanchan #8
17:30 -17:45Break
From 17:45Award ceremony

Last updated: 2025-10-23/20:02 CEST

No.PlayerNationalityIP = in Progress, awaiting payment
DEF = Definitive, paid
1Manuel Kameda-SchlichGermanyDEF
2Valentin CourtoisFranceDEF
3Mihnea PetraruRomaniaDEF
4Ivar BouwmanNetherlandsDEF
5Grant MahoneyCanadaDEF
6Cécile BlancFranceDEF
7Aleksander OrlikowskiPolandDEF
8Michał WaliszewskiPolandDEF
9Christiaan GöbelNetherlandsDEF
10David GădăleanRomaniaDEF
11Rene KhezamRomaniaDEF
12Mirela Lucia KhezamRomaniaDEF
13Michał TkaczykPolandDEF
14Alexandre DauriacFranceDEF
15Jasper GermeysSwedenDEF
16Anna ZubenkoUkraineDEF
17Vitalii BalaniukUkraineDEF
18Arnaud RenardBelgiumDEF
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Privacy agreement*

Tryouts against pros!

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.