World Series Of Mahjong


The World Series Of Mahjong is a privately sponsored Mahjong tournament. Both men and women are eligible to contest this title, and the top finishers receive prize money with the champion also receiving a necklace. The tournament system competition takes place over a few days. Contestants must pay an entry fee and must provide proof that they are at least the age of 21.

History

The World Series Of Mahjong was established by World Mahjong Ltd. in 2007. Chunglai Hui, a designer from Hong Kong, won the first tournament. Following tournaments were held in 2008, 2010, and 2015.

Rule set

The rules for the tournament were developed by Alan Kwan as a slight modification of his Zung Jung pattern-based scoring system. The tournament uses sets of 136 tiles, excluding the bonus flower tiles, and pairs of dice. Prevailing wind is not recognized.

Champions

The names are ordered as Given name and Surname.
TournamentWinner2nd place3rd place4th place
1Chunglai HuiLaifun LauChiehling YuChichung Tse
2Kwokhung HoKamwing TongHonam LamShigeru Aono
3Takkwan ChanJinlong PaoXunzhi YangJindai Li
4Jian ZhaoTaro SuzukiSiukui LaiChenglung Peng

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