Offline event

World Riichi League: Sparrow’s Nest Open

Join us in December for a combination WRL and ARA event, the Sparrow’s Nest Open! At our new location in the heart of Manhattan, 64 players will face off to see who will be the winner of the last Majors of the 2025 WRL season

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Event details
  • Dates
    December 6-7, 2025
  • Hosts
    United States Professional Mahjong League
  • Location
    Sparrow’s Nest Studio
    35 W. 35th Street, 12th Floor
    New York, NY 10018
    Maps Link
  • Event Format
    8 Hanchan (4 hanchan per day)
    Scramble-style pairings
    Player cap per location: 64
    Ruleset: Current WRC-Rules (2025)
  • 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. Players should be comfortable playing to their win conditions and building hands to hit specific point targets.
  • Participation fee: $50
  • Meals are not included at this event
Saturday, December 6
09:30 – 10:00Registration/Announcements
10:00 – 11:30Hanchan 1
11:30 – 13:00Hanchan 2
13:00 – 14:30Lunch
14:30 – 16:00Hanchan 3
16:00 – 17:30Hanchan 4
17:30 – 22:00FreePlay
Sunday December 7
09:30 – 10:00Registration/Announcements
10:00 – 11:30Hanchan 5
11:30 – 13:00Hanchan 6
13:00 – 14:30Lunch Break
14:30 – 16:00Hanchan 7
16:00 – 17:30Hanchan 8
17:30 – 18:00Awards and closing ceremony
#Player NamePlayer Status
1Nolan ZhangConfirmed
2Calvin ChuConfirmed
3Christine RConfirmed
4Quincy HuangConfirmed
5MelissaConfirmed
6AllenConfirmed
7Vinny TranConfirmed
8Kevin NgConfirmed
PioWithdrawn
Michael HWithdrawn
9Yicheng ZhangConfirmed
10Ricky TanConfirmed
11Christopher LowellConfirmed
Michael DingWithdrawn
12Luis VargasConfirmed
13Will SongConfirmed
14Allon ScheyerConfirmed
15Dylan ZhangConfirmed
16Yishen WuConfirmed
17Mia HotsukiConfirmed
18David IuConfirmed
19Cheng Yu LaiConfirmed
20Ryan ZhuConfirmed
21Diego PenaConfirmed
22Xiao ZhangConfirmed
23Minghui ChenConfirmed
Edward ZengWithdrawn
24Gregory ChinConfirmed
25Amy JiaoConfirmed
26MilesConfirmed
27Mocha DongConfirmed
28Jenny WangConfirmed
29Kevin XiaConfirmed
30Galahad ZhangConfirmed
31Max SuddendorfConfirmed
Arthur HuWithdrawn
32Mirby LeeConfirmed
33Erik KarhanConfirmed
34Jason QinConfirmed
35Andre CarneiroConfirmed
Kristy ChangWithdrawn
Lionel LiuWithdrawn
36Austin BoothConfirmed
Daniel ChenWithdrawn
37Xiaoxiao WuConfirmed
38Richard ShuConfirmed
39Katherine MonteroConfirmed
40Edwin DizonConfirmed
41Anna ChenConfirmed
42Eric HongConfirmed
43Nobuki TomitaConfirmed
44Kate LiConfirmed
Peter deBorjaWithdrawn
45Adrian AlfonsoConfirmed
46Chris DiazConfirmed
47Arturo Asmal AlavaConfirmed
48Jonathan FangConfirmed
49Justin FontanoConfirmed
50Lenny BobinskiConfirmed
51Hong LinConfirmed
52Shoto SasakiConfirmed
53Nik TwyfordConfirmed
54Kyle SchaefferConfirmed
55Grant MahoneyConfirmed
56David CabreraConfirmed
KriziaWithdrawn
57Rossi YoshidaConfirmed
58Frederic FaulknerConfirmed
Mercury LiuWithdrawn
59Edward XuConfirmed
60YueConfirmed
Peter GaoWithdrawn
61Masa ItamiConfirmed
62Collin WangConfirmed
63Toshiharu HamanaConfirmed
64Calvin C.Confirmed

Last Updated: 12/5/2025 – 5:00AM EST

Last Updated: 3/7/2025 – 2:02AM EST

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FAQ

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There are no explicit requirements for players who would like to participate in this event. However, we do expect participants to have a full understanding of the WRC ruleset and a solid amount of in-person play experience. This event is meant to cultivate a serious competitive environment and to that end we would ask players to participate with that in mind. We are particularly interested in players who would like to participate in the WRC Pro program and have their results from this event carry over to future participation in that program.

While in the future there may be events that are exclusive to the WRC Pro organization, this event is open to any player who wishes to participate in a competitive environment. We definitely hope that participants join the WRC Pro family, attending this event does not obligate players to join the organization and the WRC seat award will be available to any participant that successfully wins the event.

All participants will have their results stored for optional future use. If a player does choose to join the WRC Pro program in the future, these “banked” results can be immediately used for progress!

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.