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World Riichi League: USA Series

The road to 2028 begins in the USA as well, with our WRL June Major series, this time in NYC, Oklahoma, and Las Vegas. Take advantage of this opportunity to start banking points for your future World Riichi Professional Mahjong record – we can’t wait for you to join us!

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Event details
  • Dates
    June 28-29, 2025
  • Hosts
    NYC – United States Professional Mahjong League
    Vegas- Vegas Dragons Mahjong Club
    OK – Oklahoma Mahjong
  • NYC Location
    Sparrow’s Nest Studio
    36 W. 36th Street, 5th Floor
    New York, NY 10018
    Maps Link
  • Vegas Location
    Cosmic Fluff
    4525 Spring Mountain Rd #109
    Las Vegas, NV 89102
    Maps Link
  • OK Location
    Embassy Suites
    3332 S 79th E Ave
    Tulsa, OK 74145
    Maps Link
  • Event Format
    8 Hanchan (4 hanchan per day)
    Scramble-style pairings
    Player cap per location: 40
    Ruleset: Current WRC-Rules (2022)
  • 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, June 28
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 June 29
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

Will be announced by 5/15

Will be announced by 5/15

#Player NamePlayer Status
1Erik KarhanConfirmed
2Allon ScheyerConfirmed
3Albert ZhangConfirmed
4Christopher LowellConfirmed
5Sheng hao DongConfirmed
6Ricky TanConfirmed
7Kate LiConfirmed
8Claire PozniakConfirmed
9Will SongConfirmed
10Steven AugustinConfirmed
11Arthur McAnallyConfirmed
12Nicholas NaimoConfirmed
13Jason QinConfirmed
14Andre CarneiroConfirmed
15Melissa FengConfirmed
16Max SuddendorfConfirmed
17Luis Miguel VargasConfirmed
18Boyuan NiuConfirmed
19HarliyConfirmed
#Player NamePlayer Status
1Rachel HalperinConfirmed
2Art HiranoConfirmed
#Player NamePlayer Status
1James BraggConfirmed
2Eric NguyenConfirmed
3Ty BrounConfirmed
4Riley BickConfirmed
5Max XieConfirmed

Last Updated: 6/6/2025 – 2:30AM EST

Last Updated: 3/7/2025 – 2:02AM EST

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FAQ

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

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.