Cork Open 2023

All-Ireland Mahjong’s first riichi tournament!

26-27 August 2023

This was a seven-hanchan tournament over two days, playing to standard EMA riichi rules. As this was the first Irish tournament, it was not EMA-rated. This was to help provide a welcoming & enjoyable first tournament for our many new Irish players. Nevertheless, all players brought their best mahjong skills.

Here are the results: congratulations to Kathy Horton on a splendid win, which included six 1^st places and one 2^nd place in the seven hanchan.

Position	Player	Total	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	Penalties
1	Kathy Horton, USA	174.1	23.1	22.2	29.2	25.2	40.8	6.2	27.4
2	Bryan Manchez, France	94.3	-9.5	26.5	26.6	-25.2	27.3	34	14.6
3	Jeremy Yucheng Gao, Dublin	91.6	-4.4	6.6	6.9	0.4	40.2	23.2	18.7
4	Steve Augustin, USA	56	28.6	-15	11.7	30.6	7	0.9	-7.8
5	Martin Schleimer, Cork	48	-26	21.7	-6.8	-5.2	-4	42.9	25.4
6	Alex Wilde, Belfast	-2.8	5.6	-13.8	-5.5	55.6	-26.7	11.3	10.7	-40
7	Joey Zheng, Dublin	-19.9	26.2	5.9	-18	5.6	-13.6	-31.8	5.8
8	Conor Mullin, Belfast	-37.2	-24.7	-8.1	-30.6	15.2	15	-1.1	-2.9
9	Jennifer Shih, Cork	-48.2	25.5	3.5	-7.6	-40.3	0.1	-12	-17.4
10	Loïc Roberge, Canada	-106	7.3	-15	-18.9	-5.6	-5.2	-33.4	-35.2
11	Livey Irwin, Belfast	-112	-10.4	-20.2	3.8	18.8	-43.8	-8	-32.2	-20
12	Jonnie Matchett, Belfast	-170.9	-21.1	-20.2	-34.3	-18.9	-37.1	-32.2	-7.1
+	Andrew Smith, Cork	69.3	6	33.7	-4	33.6	N/A	N/A	N/A
+	Simon Picard, Cork	2.3	-7.1	18.2	22.7	-31.5	N/A	N/A	N/A
+	Seiko Hayase, Cork	-57.9	-27	-38.1	19.3	-12.1	N/A	N/A	N/A
*	Naoki Lin, Dublin	-60.7	7.9	-7.9	5.5	-46.2	N/A	N/A	N/A	-20

* player withdrew due to illness after day 1
+ players withdrew after day 1 to balance the field to a multiple of 4 players

Thanks to the Cork blog Tripe & Drisheen for this write-up of the Cork Open 2023