All-Ireland Mahjong’s first EMA-rated riichi tournament!
10-11 August 2024
Venue: The Crow’s Nest, Cork, Ireland
This will be a seven-hanchan open tournament over two days, playing to standard EMA riichi rules. This will be the first EMA-rated tournament (MERS) to be held in Ireland.
In addition, the four Irish players (living on the island of Ireland or holding an Irish citizenship) who rank highest in this tournament, will qualify for the subsequent All-Ireland Riichi Mahjong Championship (date to be announced later).
Being an EMA ranked tournament, players will need to be able to play without any external assistance. Guide sheets will be provided for scoring, which is the responsibility of all four players.
Getting to Cork
Cork Airport has flights from several British airports, as well as major hubs such as Amsterdam Schiphol and Paris CDG. It’s a short bus ride (~€3, you can buy a ticket from the bus driver with cash) or taxi ride (~€20) from the airport into the city. Otherwise, Dublin Airport is 3 hours away from Cork City centre using Aircoach or GoBus services (~€21).
Where to stay:
We are offering to rent student accommodations that are empty for the summer as a group, in the same building as the tournament’s venue (“Crow’s Nest”) or in a building less than a 5 minutes walk away (“Victoria Lodge”). The price will be €45 per person per night, for a single bed in an individual bedroom in a unit with a shared kitchen and living space (Victoria Lodge), or €80 for a double room (Crow’s Nest). This is easily the cheapest for an individual room in Cork. If you are interested in this, instructions to book will be included in the registration confirmation email.
Beyond that, Hotel accommodation in Cork is challenging. The two most affordable options are Rezz for individual rooms and Sheilas Hostel for a place in a dorm. There are also several AirBNB hosts available. We strongly recommend booking as early as possible, as your options will shrink quickly. We are looking into alternative options that we might be able to provide, feel free to reach out to discuss this.
Tournament details
Entry fee: €70 (access to the tournament, catering and snacks on both days, to be paid by bank transfer/revolut). Some entry places for low-income players are available at €40 – please contact us to discuss.
Registration:
Rules: EMA RCR (pdf, standard European riichi tournament rules)
Format: round robin, 7 rounds
Location: Transportation in Cork is heavily based on car, so we suggest looking for accommodation in walking distance (we do provide an affordable option in the same building, see “Where to stay”). We will also try to accommodate needs for lifts if possible.
Schedule:
Saturday:
- 9:00-9:30 registration
- 9:30-11:00 first round
- 11:00-11:30 break
- 11:30-13:00 second round
- 13:00-14:00 lunch
- 14:00-15:30 third round
- 15:30-16:00 break
- 16:00-17:30 fourth round
Sunday:
- 8:30-9:00 registration
- 9:00-10:30 fifth round
- 10:30-11:00 break
- 11:00-12:30 sixth round
- 12:30-13:30 lunch
- 13:30-15:00 seventh round
- 15:00-15:30 closing ceremony
Registered players:
- Szymon Nowicz, Poland
- Krzysztof Dąbrowski, Poland
- Ben Thomas, Germany
- Shaun Drury, UK
- Conor Mullin, Ireland
- Sandra van Wijngaarden, Netherlands
- Ivar Bouwman, Netherlands
- Jacqueline Oudshoorn, Netherlands
- Olav Sommers, Netherlands
- Marjoleine Lips, Netherlands
- Timur Hahn, Germany
- Martin Schleimer, Ireland
- Jesper Nøhr, Denmark
- Andrew Smith, Ireland
- Simon Picard, Ireland
- Eigo Kawatani, Denmark
- Jonathan Matchett, UK
- Christopher Endicott, UK
- Benoit Dessort, France
- Alexander Stradnic, Ireland
- Yucheng Gao, Ireland
- Tom Pearson, UK
- Danny Chan, UK
- Jerry Weng, Ireland
- Dean McCaffrey, UK
- Erchao Weng, Ireland
- John Duckworth, UK
- Eliot Hollier, UK
- Miłosz Meller, Poland
- Kenneth Chan, Germany
- Martin Lester, UK
- Mark Wu, UK
- Livey Irwin, Ireland
- Ronan White, UK
- Alex Wilde, Ireland
- Anthony Suong, France
- Alexander Doppelhofer, Austria