International Team
Schedule
Paris 2014
山井弘
Hiroshi Yamai
The inaugural event of the WRC Project was held in 2014. 120 players from around the world traveled to Paris, unsure of what they would find.
Thanks to the hard work of the TNT Club, the first event was a great success with players competing for the first title and also making lifelong friendships.
Hiroshi Yamai of Japan was the first player crowned World Riichi Champion.
Thanks to the hard work of the TNT Club, the first event was a great success with players competing for the first title and also making lifelong friendships.
Hiroshi Yamai of Japan was the first player crowned World Riichi Champion.
Las Vegas 2017
ともたけ雅晴
Masaharu Tomotake
Following the success of the first WRC, the United States Professional Mahjong league took on the challenge of hosting the second WRC in the glitzy lights of Las Vegas.
224 players joined an exciting event that saw non-Japanese players have a shot at the top trophy.
However, after a long four days of mahjong, Masaharu Tomotake of Japan claimed victory and the title of 2nd World Riichi Champion.
224 players joined an exciting event that saw non-Japanese players have a shot at the top trophy.
However, after a long four days of mahjong, Masaharu Tomotake of Japan claimed victory and the title of 2nd World Riichi Champion.
Vienna 2022
奈良圭純
Keijun Nara
Originally scheduled for 2020, the third WRC had to be postponed twice before Kasu club were able to hold the long-planned event.
Japan continued to lose its dominance on the top brackets with two non-Japanese players making the final table.
However, Keijun Nara of Japan was not going to loosen his country’s grip on the trophy. In a nail-biting final for all watching, he claimed the title of 3rd World Riichi Champion.
Japan continued to lose its dominance on the top brackets with two non-Japanese players making the final table.
However, Keijun Nara of Japan was not going to loosen his country’s grip on the trophy. In a nail-biting final for all watching, he claimed the title of 3rd World Riichi Champion.
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