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The World Mahjong Championship is played to determine the World Champion in the table game Mahjong held by World Mahjong Organization (WMO). Both men and women are eligible to contest this title, and the championship holds both of Individual event and Team event.

History

Since the propagation of Mahjong at the beginning of the 20th century, the rules of Mahjong have been inconsistent all around the world. In January 1998, Mahjong was certified as the 255th sport by General Administration of Sport of China at the urging of Japan. In September, unified Chinese rules were codified for international competitions. On October 23, 2002, the first world championship was held in Iidabashi, Tokyo, Japan over three days, but this event was not counted as the first world championship.

After the establishment of World Mahjong Organization(WMO) in 2006, the official first world championship was held in Chengdu, Sichuan, China on November 1, 2007 and lasted for five days. Li Li, a Chinese student of Tsinghua University, won the championship. In team event, China Shanxi Jiexiu won the championship with 94 table points.

On June 15, 2007, World Mahjong ltd.(WML), the company based on Hong Kong, promoted the World Series Of Mahjong (WSOM) in Macau. This event took the prize system of US$1,000,000 and the winner was given US$500,000. This event was a competition held by a private company and it was not certified by WMO.

The second official World Mahjong Championship (WMC) took place in Utrecht from August 27 to August 29, 2010. The new World Champion again comes from China: Ms. Linghua Jiao won the competition with 32 table points (acquired in 9 sessions). The follow-ups were both Europeans – the same held true for the country ranking, which was calculated as a team score of the best three national players from each country: China ranked first with 85 table points, followed by France (78 TP) and Denmark (77 TP).

Champions

Individual

No.DatesVenue1234567
October 23, 2002JPN Hotel Grand Palace, Iidabashi, TokyoJapan Mai HatsuneUSA John J. O'ConnorJapan Yūichi Ikeya
November 1–5, 2007China Hong Zhu Shan Hotel, Chengdu, SichuanChina Li LiChina Zhangfei ZhangJapan Minoru Imaeda
August 27–29, 2010NED Nationaal Denksport Centrum 'Den Hommel', UtrechtChina Linghua JiaoFrance Olivier BoivinAustria Elisabeth Frischenschlager
October 25, 2012China ChongqingChina Yanbin DuanChina Zhangfei ZhangChina Changjian Li
November 11–15, 2015KOR Haevichi Hotel & Resort, JejuChina Zhou YongChina Linghua JiaoFrance Joël Ratsimandresy
October 26–28, 2017China Xi'anChina Baohua SunFrance Joël RatsimandresyCanada Jianzhong Jiang
November 1–3, 2019France Salle de l'Atelier, Villefranche-sur-SaôneChina Zhou YongFrance Sandra BerthommierFrance Frédéric Petit
October 11–14, 2024Canada Mississauga Convention Center, MississaugaCanada Gao ErfeiGermany Dagmar FischerCanada Lin Hai

Team

No.Year1267
2002Japan Young Pros Team BChina GuangzhouJapan Japan Health Mahjong Association Selected Team
2007China China Shanxi JiexiuChina China Shanghai ZhangjiangJapan Japan Mahjong Sport Association Osaka
2010China China (Top-3 players)France France (Top-3 players)Denmark Denmark (Top-3 players)
2019France France (Top-3 players)Russia Russia (Top-3 players)China China (Top-3 players)
2024Canada CanadaGermany GermanyFrance France

Venues

DateEditionLocationVenue
October 23, 20022002 World Championship in MahjongIidabashi, Tokyo, JapanHotel Grand Palace
November 1, 20071st World Mahjong Championship 2007Chengdu, Sichuan, ChinaHong Zhu Shan Hotel
August 27, 20102nd World Mahjong Championship 2010Utrecht, NetherlandsNationaal Denksport Centrum 'Den Hommel'
October 25, 20123rd World Mahjong Championship 2012Chongqing, China
November 11, 20154th World Mahjong Championship 2015Jeju, Korea
November 25, 20175th World Mahjong Championship 2016Xi'an, China
November 1, 20196th World Mahjong Championship 2019Villefranche-sur-Saône, France
October 11, 20247th World Mahjong Championship 2024Mississauga, Canada

References

References

  1. [http://www.mahjongnews.com/en/index.php/wmc/wmc2007/49-tokyo2002.html The First World Championship in Mahjong]
  2. [http://www.kenko-mahjong.com/topics/sekaikojin.htm 2002年世界麻雀選手権大会個人部門成績 2002 World Mahjong Championship Individual Result]
  3. [http://www.kenko-mahjong.com/topics/sekaidantai.htm 2002年世界麻雀選手権大会団体部門成績 2002 World Mahjong Championship Team Result]
  4. http://www.mahjongnews.com/en/index.php/wmc/wmc2007/69-wmc2007-ind.html World Championship Mahjong 2007 Results
  5. [http://www.mahjongnews.com/en/index.php/wmc/wmc2007/181-wmc2007.html Li Li World Champion Mahjong 2007]
  6. http://www.mahjongnews.com/en/index.php/wmc/wmc2007/62-wmc2007-team.html World Championship Mahjong 2007 Results
  7. [http://wmc-holland.com/documents/results.html World Championship Mahjong 2010 Results]
  8. "International News - The 4th World Mahjong Championship".
  9. "Mahjong News - WMC 2017".
  10. Staff. "Upcoming WMC 2019".
  11. (2024-05-28). "The 7th World Mahjong Championship in Mississauga".
  12. seagod. (2024-10-15). "7th World Mahjong Championship Awards Ceremony Ends in Success: World's Top Players Gather to Share Moments of Glory".
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