World Series Of Mahjong
The World Series Of Mahjong (Chinese: 世界麻将大赛) was a privately sponsored Mahjong tournament. Both men and women were eligible to contest this title, and the top finishers received prize money with the champion also receiving a necklace. The tournament system competition took place over a few days. Contestants had to pay an entry fee and provide proof that they were at least the age of 21.
History
[edit]The World Series Of Mahjong (WSOM) was established by World Mahjong Ltd.(WML) in 2007. Chunglai Hui, a designer from Hong Kong, won the first tournament.[1] Following tournaments were held in 2008, 2010, and 2015.[2]
Rule set
[edit]The rules for the tournament were developed by Alan Kwan as a slight modification of his Zung Jung (中庸) pattern-based scoring system.[3] The tournament used sets of 136 tiles, excluding the bonus flower tiles, and pairs of dice. Prevailing wind was not recognized.
Champions
[edit]The names are ordered as Given name and Surname.
| Tournament | Winner | 2nd place | 3rd place | 4th place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chunglai Hui
|
Laifun Lau
|
Chiehling Yu
|
Chichung Tse
|
| 2 | Kwokhung Ho(Alex Ho)
|
Kamwing Tong
|
Honam Lam
|
Shigeru Aono
|
| 3 | Takkwan Chan
|
Jinlong Pao
|
Xunzhi Yang
|
Jindai Li
|
| 4 | Jian Zhao
|
Taro Suzuki
|
Siukui Lai
|
Chenglung Peng
|
Venues
[edit]| Date | Competition | Place | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 15–18, 2007 | 2007 World Series Of Mahjong | Rua Cidade de Sintra, Nape, Macau | Wynn Macau |
| September 18–21, 2008 | 2008 World Series Of Mahjong | Rua Cidade de Sintra, Nape, Macau | Wynn Macau |
| August 19–22, 2010 | 2010 World Series Of Mahjong | Cotai Strip, Cotai, Macau | Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel |
| December 5-6, 2015 | 2015 World Series of Mahjong | Cotai Strip, Cotai, Macau | Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel |