The European Riichi Mahjong Championship (ERMC) is the European competition of Mahjong certified by European Mahjong Association(EMA) under Japanese rules. Both men and women are eligible to contest this title. It was established in 2008 and has since then taken place on two yearly basis.
The name was "European Riichi Championship" (ERC) until 2013.
History
On June 21, 2008, the first European riichi mahjong championship was held in Hannover, Germany for 2 days. Thomas Kragh from Denmark won the championship. Benjamin Boas reached the 2nd place.
On July 10, 2010, the second riichi championship was held in Hannover, Germany again
References
European Riichi Championship Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA