Mahjong NewsThe latest news from all over the world about mahjong - free and independent.Sjef Strik wins Dutch riichi tournament- September 30, 2007 For the second time, Mr. Sjef Strik has won the Dutch 'Kinryu Majan Taikai' (riichi mahjong). (Dutch text)http://www.mahjongnews.com/nl/kmt07.htm Dutch player Dsire Heemskerk wins German Open- September 27, 2007 Ms. Dsire Heemskerk from the Netherlands has won the Second Open German Championship in Hanover last weekend. It was the first international success for Ms. Heemskerk who, in her own country, has won almost every mahjong tournament.http://www.mahjongnews.com/hanover07rep.htm Ms. Van Oorschot European online champion- September 20, 2007 SAN DIEGO, September 20, 2007 - The final of the first open European online mahjong championship, hosted by the mahjong server MahjongTime, was won by the American player Leo Juliani. Gerda van Oorschot, a Dutch player, was the best European.http://www.mahjongnews.com/oemcfinal2007.htm Backgrounds of the cheating during the OEMC Online 2007- September 17, 2007 After the tournament, MahjongTime discovered that there had been a change in the IP-number of the winner's computer. That was the reason why additional investigations took place to confirm what happened.http://www.mahjongnews.com/oemc_online2.htm Winner of European Online Championship 2007 disqualified- September 17, 2007 After the cheating-accident during the European mahjong championship in Copenhagen last summer, another major mahjong event has been disturbed by a fraudulent action of a player. The winner of the European on line championship was disqualified because, in the final round of the competition, she had someone else played for her.http://www.mahjongnews.com/oemc_online2007.htm Three Austrian Martins rave about OEMC 2009- September 3, 2007 The Open European Mahjong Championship 2009 will be a greater sportive challenge than the OEMC '07 in Copenhagen and it will take place in an even more beautiful location than the OEMC '05 (Nijmegen). Say the three Austrian Martins, in charge of the OEMC 2009.http://www.mahjongnews.com/oemc2009.htm |