Mahjong NewsThe latest news from all over the world about mahjong - free and independent.'Mahjong helps against work stress'- August 27, 2008 HONG KONG, August 27th, 2008 - Mahjong helps to diminish work pressure. This is one of the outcomes of a WSoM-conducted survey amongst inhabitants of Hong Kong.http://www.mahjongnews.com/survey.htm Sweden did great on first own tournament- August 27, 2008 UPPSALA, August 25 - Sweden now definitely belongs to the international mahjong society. For the first time in history, an official international tournament was held on Swedish soil. The first two places were for Swedish playershttp://www.mahjongnews.com/sweden08.htm 'Mahjong does not stand a chance'- August 25, 2008 NIJMEGEN, August 25 - IOC member Mrs. Erica Terpstra has a disappointing message: mahjong will not be on the Olympic calendar.http://www.mahjongnews.com/ericano.htm Mah-jongg madness- August 25, 2008 Dot, bam, crak! For the devotees at this Brookline salon, it's all about the tiles. A reportage in the Boston Globe about 'mah', the American way of playing mahjong.http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/08/24/mah_jongg_madness/ Myslevic wins Austria and Sisi Cup- August 23, 2008 FELDKIRCHEN, August 17 - Austrian player Otto Myslivec has booked the best results in the combined Hungarian and Austrian championships. As a result of this, he is entitled to participate in the WSoM, the World Series of Mahjong, in Macau, later this year in Macau, China.http://www.mahjongnews.com/austrianopen2008rep.htm Dutch victory in first Austrian riichi competition- August 22, 2008 Marianne Croeze from Holland is the first winner of a riichi mahjong tournament being organized in Austria. She was the best player on the Austrian Open Riichi Tournament in Feldkirchen.http://www.mahjongnews.com/riichiaustria2008.htm 'I hope to make mahjong an Olympic sports'- August 13, 2008 MACAU, August 13th - Taiwanese 'mahjong diva' Yu Xiao-Ping, is currently the sole spokesperson for the Taiwan satellite of the second annual World Series of Mahjong, She wants to turn mahjong in an Olympic sport one day.http://www.mahjongnews.com/wsom-olymp.htm Hungarians rule on Third Hungarian Open- August 12, 2008 DUNAJVROS, August 10th - The Third Open Hungarian Championship has become a real Hungarian party. Winner was Eszter Vrnal, whilst also the runner up and the number 3 player were Hungarians.http://www.mahjongnews.com/hu-open-2008res.htm EMA cooperates with million dollar mahjong event- August 10, 2008 MACAU, August 10th, 2008 (update) The European Mahjong Association, an avowed opponent of playing mahjong for money, works together with a million dollar mahjong event in Macau, China's Las Vegas.http://www.mahjongnews.com/emaworldseries2008.htm 'Fleurtje' still leads European on line ranking- August 7, 2008 SAN DIEGO - After the Dutch Online Open, MahjongTime player 'Fleurtje' (a.k.a. Gerda van Oorschot) is still in the lead of the European Online ranking.http://www.mahjongnews.com/morse.htm |