Riichi Nomi NYC is delighted to invite players from around the world to our 4th annual open riichi mahjong tournament!
WAITLIST LINK
https://forms.gle/XARjLCejXnysdt4x7
DATES
June 22–23, 2024
LOCATION
110 East 55th Street, New York, NY
The venue is within a 5-minute walk of the E and F trains at the 5th Ave/53rd station, and within a 10-minute walk of the 4, 5, 6, N, R, and W trains at the 59th St. station.
ENTRY FEE
$80
REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS
We have hit the 208 person cap! The sign up link is now closed, and the waitlist is open: https://forms.gle/XARjLCejXnysdt4x7.
If a seat opens up we will contact you in order of time of wait list submission, and you will have 3 days to purchase the seat before we offer it to the next person on the wait list.
DISCORD SERVER
PRIZES
$1500 GUARANTEED PRIZE POOL
In addition, 1st–4th place will receive trophies, and 5th–8th place will receive medals. Next-to-last place will receive a printed and bound copy of Riichi Book 1 for their study and enjoyment.
This tournament has been approved as a NARMA Regional WRC Qualifier, and based on the number of participants, eligible players attempting to qualify for WRC through the USA will be awarded the corresponding points for their placement as listed on the NARMA webpage.
RULES
We will use the WRC ruleset with optional modifications 2.1 - Red Fives, 3.2 - Nagashi Mangan, 4.1 Uma (30/10), and 4.4 Kazoe Yakuman.
Read the full tournament ruleset and etiquette expectations here.
We expect good will and fair sportsmanship from all attendees.
STRUCTURE
The tournament will be 10 hanchan of a pure cumulative format, with no top cut. Prizes and rankings will be determined by your total score at the end of all 10 games.
FOOD
Lunch, snacks, water, coffee and tea on both days of the tournament are offered complimentary with your admission!
If you are not interested in the venue’s lunch offerings, there are countless eating establishments of various cuisines within a 2 block radius of the venue.
HOUSING
There is no hotel specifically associated with the venue, but there are many options in Manhattan and Queens on direct train lines to the venue.
SCHEDULE
Day 1 - Saturday, June 22nd
Registration: 9:00 am – 9:45 am
Opening Ceremony: 9:45 am – 10:00 am
Hanchan 1: 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Break: 11:30 am – 11:40 am
Hanchan 2: 11:40 am – 1:10 pm
Lunch Break: 1:10 pm – 2:10 pm
Hanchan 3: 2:10 pm – 3:40 pm
Break: 3:40 pm – 3:50 pm
Hanchan 4: 3:50 pm – 5:20 pm
Break: 5:20 pm – 5:30 pm
Hanchan 5: 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Free Play: 7:00 pm Onward
Group Dinner Outing Optional
Day 2 - Sunday, June 23rd
Check in: 9:15 am – 9:45 am
Hanchan 6: 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Break: 11:30 am – 11:40 am
Hanchan 7: 11:40 am – 1:10 pm
Lunch Break: 1:10 pm – 2:10 pm
Hanchan 8: 1: 2:10 pm – 3:40 pm
Break: 3:40 pm – 3:50 pm
Hanchan 9: 2: 3:50 pm – 5:20 pm
Break: 5:20 pm – 5:40 pm
Hanchan 10: 5:40 pm – 7:20 pm
Closing Ceremony and Awards: 7:20 pm – 7:45 pm
Free Play: 7:45 pm Onward
REFUND POLICY
By submitting payment we assume you will participate in the tournament. Refunds for withdrawals will only be honored in the case of emergencies (e.g. serious illness, flight delays/cancellations). If you are unclear as to what constitutes a valid emergency, please reach out to us.
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
Please contact us at nycriichinomi@gmail.com.
PAST YEARS
Current registrations:
209 / 208
Sign-up List
Name | Club |
---|---|
Patrick Harry | Ann Arbor |
Miguel Chevez | TORI |
Alexis Horizon | N/A |
Steven Hernandez | NYC |
Tim L Louie | DC Riichi Mahjong |
Choco Alano | Jersey Mike's |
Noelle Hui | Seattle riichi |
Jake Brennan | Unaffiliated |
Ryan Chou | New York |
Aiden Bak | SRMC |
Collin Wang | Club Richii de Montréal |
Jay Wong | None/Boston |
Hiroshi Yoshida | Riichi Nomi NYC |
Ren N | DC Riichi Mahjong |
Donald Kai | Seattle Riichi Mahjong Club |
Corak Mcanally | Baltimore Mahjong |
Leandro Savillo | Jersey Mike's |
ZZZZZF Liu | Atlanta Riichi Club |
Haru Song | none |
Dennis Sharkey | DC Riichi Mahjong |
Ken Zheng | Boston |
Tatsuya Asano | Chicago |
Tony Lin | Boston |
Estey Gerstner | Rochester |
Peter Gao | Longhorn Riichi |
Suyang Bao | Riichi Nomi NYC |
Yuta Nishimura | NY |
Felippe Andrade | Riichi Nomi NYC |
Tao Peng | China |
Xinyi Yang | Philly |
Erik Dotseth | Chicago Area Mahjong |
Lynette Dang | TORI (Toronto) |
Paul Connor | Toronto Riichi |
Sky Jacobs | Southeast Michigan Mahjong |
Edward Koshimoto | LAPOM |
Allon Scheyer | USPML |
Mirzo Abdujabborov | Charleston Riichi Mahjong |
James Morrone | Philly mah-Jawn |
Jake Gluck | Philly Riichi Mahjawn |
Tingkai Zhang | Seattle |
Natalie Quintero | NYC |
Jonathan Chi | Riichi Nomi |
Thomas Wong | DC |
Harsha Kolla | Philly Mahjong Club |
Ming Qiu | N/A |
Buddy Fox Fox | Michigan |
Skadi Qian | New York |
Muxi Wang | Boston |
Xinyi Yang | Philadelphia |
Richard Yokoyama | Riichi nomi |
Jay Retelle | Boston Meowjong |
Tim Retelle | Boston |
Jake Grimes | Riichi Nomi NYC |
Eric Nguyen | Lone Star Riichi DFW |
Gregory Chin | USPML |
Eric Chen | DFW |
Eric Hong | C-ORPS |
Stef Lopez | DC Riichi |
Max Inman | DC Riichi Mahjong |
Brett J Jervey | NYC |
Kelly Qi | Seattle Riichi Mahjong Club |
Sebastien Bouchard | Club Richii de Montréal |
Alec Zhu | MIT |
Henry Mancini | Brandeis Riichi Mahjong Club |
Takahiro Sato | Riichi mahjong columbus |
Nikita Kotlov | MIT Mahjong club |
Daniel Ridulfo | Richie Nomi NYC |
Jason Yu | Atlanta Riichi Club |
Samer Hamdan | Franklin WI |
Andrew Sasinowski | Southeast Michigan |
Lionel Liu | Riichi Nomi NYC |
紫 Li | Riichinomi NYC |
Jameson Orvis | NYC Riichi Nomi |
Yishen Wu | Philly |
Kathy Horton | Riichi Mahjong Columbus |
Lucas Lapointe | Snake Shack |
Koichi Nakashima | Chicago Mahjong |
wesley Yu | riichi nomi |
Kate Drutskoy | Boston MA |
Airi Shumate | DC Riichi Mahjong |
Justin Cheng | Riichi Nomi NYC |
Takahiro Sakurai | Chicago Area Mahjong |
Ricky Tan | Philly Riichi Mah Jawn |
Kevin Ng | Riichi Nomi NYC |
Jamin Liu | Riichi Nomi |
Erik Karhan | Riichi Nomi NYC |
Cristian Abarza | MahjongChile |
Tamas Erdos | DC Riichi Mahjong |
Brian Wen | Indiana |
Katherine Salvador | RIICHI NOMI NYC |
Chuan Lin | RN NYC |
Kevin Shi | OC mahjong |
Ren Tang | New York |
Rob Cayea | TORONTO |
Michael Lenard | Southeast Michigan Riichi |
Anja Meade | Southeast Michigan Riichi |
moku oconnell | Nine gates |
Alex Wang | Pacific Mahjong League |
Kyle Pittleman | DC Riichi Mahjong |
Brian / Spud Canales | New Jersey |
Jim Yang | Toronto Riichi Club |
William Huie | I Believe Mahjong |
Kevin Qi | DC Riichi Mahjong |
Ben Thompson | Riichi Nomi NYC |
Quinn Matheis | Riichi Nomi |
Matthew Mckinney | NH |
Kevin Z. Zhang | Baltimore Mahjong |
Skye Chen | PML |
Jonathan Fang | Brandeis Riichi Mahjong Club |
Garrick Liou | Seattle Riichi Mahjong Club |
Lesley Lai | N/A |
Grace Anderson | Central Florida |
Mischelle Beerbaum | CT |
Khang Huynh | I Believe Mahjong |
Merle Ferrante | Chicago Area Mahjong |
Steven Liu | Seattle |
Sylvie Brunelle | Snake Shack |
Austin Booth | New Jersey |
Sarah Allen | Philadelphia Riichi Mah-Jawn |
Alyssa Tian | TORI |
Hawnlay Swen | Pacific Mahjong League |
Cheng Yu Lai | Riichi Nomi NYC |
Sophie Yee | Riichi Nomi |
Dustin Fries | DC Riichi Mahjong |
Stanley Deng | PML |
Marc-Laurent Frenette | Montreal club |
Luis Vargas | Philly Mah-jawn |
noona Caudill | Atlanta Riichi Club |
Cory Dissinger | Philadelphia |
James Miller | n/a |
Zach Salo | Riichi Nomi |
Michael Horton | RNNYC |
Ryan Zhu | Riichi nomi NYC |
Rae Caldwell | Riichi Nomi Nyc |
Andre Carneiro | Riichi Nomi NYC |
Jason Qin | Riichi Nomi NYC |
Adriel O | PML |
Ben Zayac | Riichi Nomi |
Will Song | Riichi Nomi/NYC |
Elin Anwar | Boston |
Rose Kasim | Philadelphia Mah-Jawn |
Alex Mijalis | Boston |
Mirby Lee | Philly Riichi Mah-Jawn |
Julian Amano | Riichi Nomi |
Isabella Yung | Pacific Mahjong League |
Kinyan Lui | Seattle Riichi Mahjong Club |
Edwin Dizon | Seattle Riichi Mahjong Club |
Rachel Halperin | Pacific mahjong league |
Jamie Brown | MA, no club |
Dakota Watterson | Riichi nomi |
ryan Larsen | riichi nomi NYC |
Corgi yee | Riichi Nomi NYC |
Honver Lam | Riichi Nomi |
Justin Fontano | CT |
Gavin Hiroe | Boston |
Edward Zeng | UBC MJC |
Gaohan Miao | Philadelphia Riichi Mah-Jawn |
Kristy Chang | Philly |
Michael T. Thayres | Philadelphia Riichi Mah-jawng |
Jeroen Chen | Dutch Mahjong Association |
Mark Tam | Toronto Riichi Club |
Alex Obye | PDX Mahjong |
Daniel Xia | NJ |
Ellie Fiera | Philadelphia |
Charles G Gubac | Jersey Mike's |
Christopher Endicott | Cambridge, UK |
Abbey Winter | Boston |
Ron Falkowski | Philly Mah-jawng |
Rowen Darrell | Riichi Nomi NYC/NYC |
Josh Havens | Virginia |
Harrison Corp | DC Riichi Mahjong |
Dave Cabrera | Riichi Nomi |
Andres Hernandez | Riichi Nomi NYC |
Ross Campo | Richi Nomi NYC |
Maya Way | Riichinomi NYC |
Steve Augustin | Southeast Michigan Riichi |
MS Lai | Pacific Mahjong League |
Yun Ze Zhou | Riichi Nomi NYC |
Omar Hamdan | Milwaukee |
Rizeng Zheng | Seattle Riichi Mahjong Club |
Max Suddendorf | Greater Cincinnati Riichi Mahjong |
Mia Hotsuki | Riichi Nomi NYC |
Kyle Lee | Phialdelphia |
Cristi Magracia | Riichi Nomi NYC |
Grant Mahoney | Club Riichi de Montréal |
Melvin Pastrana | Riichi Nomi NYC |
Bichen Wang | Pacific Mahjong League |
William Slusarz | Columbus |
Jordan Green | Riichi Nomi |
Michael H Hernandez | Toronto Riichi Club |
Primrose Yooprasert | Boston |
Nicholas Naimo | USPML |
Chris Lowell | Riichi Nomi NYC |
James Eveland | Philly Riichi Mah-Jawn |
Kaden Chou | Pacific Mahjong League |
Melissa feng | Riichi Nomi NYC |
Amy Gu | Riichi Nomi NYC |
Jeff Tran | PML |
Arthur Hu | Riichi Nomi NYC |
Ty Kennedy | RIT Nine Gates |