Champion Masaharu Tomotake

The second World Riichi Championship took us to the USA in 2017 and we sized up ‘American-style’! David Bresnick of the United States Professional Mahjong League generously hosted the follow-up event that saw the player pool almost double with 224 players travelling to meet in Las Vegas.

WRC Las Vegas gave the opportunity to build on the foundations of the Paris 2014 event to really solidify our position in the riichi mahjong community as the premier aspirational event. We were very fortunate to invite more members of the media to cover the event.

Masaharu Tomotake was completely unphased by the size of the event and handily yet modestly took the #2 World Riichi Champion title.

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PositionLast NameFirst NameCountry
1TOMOTAKEMASAHARUJapan
2MASUDARYUICHIJapan
3YAMADAHIROYUKIJapan
4NAKAMURAYUTAKAJapan
5TAKEDAKATSUOUnited States
6YOSHIDAYUKIOJapan
7WEINGUNYLENAAustria
8UOTANIYUUMIJapan
9NAKAMURASHINGOJapan
10TOMOZOETOSHIYUKIJapan
11KONNOSHINTAROJapan
12MORIYAMASHIGEKAZUJapan
13YAMAWAKICHIFUMIJapan
14YAMADAMANABUJapan
15HIRVOLAOSSIFinland
16AKASHIMINAKOJapan
17KUROKIMASAOJapan
18KUSABATOMOKOJapan
19NISHIJIMAKAZUHIKOJapan
20AOIYURIKAJapan
21KIKUHARAMASATOJapan
22FRANCKSZACHUnited States
23UCHIKAWAKOTAROJapan
24KONDOKAZUOJapan
25KUROSAWAKOICHIROJapan
26TAKEDAYUKIJapan
27SAKAIHIDETAKAJapan
28GULMANSMARTIJNNetherlands
29LESTERMARTINGreat Britain
30SUGIURAKANSUKEJapan
31NIKAIDOAKIJapan
32MITORYOSUKEJapan
33HAYAMAMAKOTOJapan
34SAITOMAIKOJapan
35TOKUDAKENNETHJapan
36ASAPINJapan
37SHIRATORISHOJapan
38UCHIDAMINORIJapan
39KAKIGIKENTAROJapan
40SAKURAITAKAHIROUnited States
41SHIBATAYOSHIKAZUJapan
42SHANYUANQIFinland
43RATSIMANDRESYJOELFrance
44FENGTHAMSingapore
45MORISHITAMASATOJapan
46LABAŠMATEJSlovakia
47EBEJERAARONUnited States
48NARAKEIJUNJapan
49POHWOLFRAMSingapore
50LIU-KRASONGEORGEUnited States
51TEZUKASAKIKUJapan
52KIMMIOJapan
53KENNEDYTYUnited States
54LEMOINEMARKSweden
55ITOYUKOJapan
56SANCHESAMAURIBrazil
57AOYAMASHUSUKEJapan
58MATUDAMAYAJapan
59MONAKOVILYARussia
60ZUBENKOANNAUkraine
61KYAKUNONAOKIJapan
62NØHRJESPERDenmark
63ADAMSRYANUnited States
64KOZUMIYUJapan
65IGARASHITAKESHIJapan
66CHRISTIANSENFREDDYDenmark
67TANIGUCHIKOUHEIJapan
68HYUGAKYOSUKEJapan
69BORYSIAKJACEKPoland
70RESERVERESERVERESERVE
71YAMAIHIROSHIJapan
72JIANGZIXUANUnited States
73LENSUKONSTAFinland
74LEEBING HOUnited States
75NELSONEVANUnited States
76TOANTHONYAustralia
77ROJASFELIPEChile
78DRURYSHAUNUnited States
79HAHNTIMURGermany
80ROSTVED-ANBERGFRANKDenmark
81DINYESIZOLTANHungary
82SETOKUMANAOKIJapan
83ABEKENICHIJapan
84NAKAMURATSUYOSHIJapan
85JERGUŠJURAJSlovakia
86ŻUKBARTOSZPoland
87SAKAMOTOGEMMAGreat Britain
88SONGPANJINGPeople's Republic of China
89SUGAWARAHIROEJapan
90CLARKEDAVIDGreat Britain
91ISHIHARAMAKOTOJapan
92KIRIYAMANORIYUKIJapan
93FUJISAKISATOSHIJapan
94OSIPOVKIRILLFinland
95YOSHIDATADASHIJapan
96BRAGGJAMESUnited States
97KAWATANIEIGODenmark
98IDEKOHEIJapan
99TAKAMIYAMARIJapan
100FUKUMITSUMASAOJapan
101WOŹNIAKMATEUSZPoland
102YOSHINOATSUSHIJapan
103MENEGAZZOGIANBrazil
104LIWENLONGPeople's Republic of China
105GERMEYSJASPERSweden
106CHENCHAOLEIFrance
107IGANORIOJapan
108AOKISAYAJapan
109NISHIKAWATOSHIKOUnited States
110HIRANORYOEIJapan
111YARCHUKANTONUkraine
112CHOTOSHIMASAJapan
113PERSSONSTEFANSweden
114KLAARMARTIJNNetherlands
115IVANOVMAKSYMUkraine
116MAIERROLANDAustria
117TOMISSERMANUELAustria
118SAITOSHUNJapan
119MAEHARAYUDAIJapan
120ALLOATTIMATIASArgentina
121MCDONELLCHARLIEUnited States
122ZAMORASHANEUnited States
123NAKAMURAJUNKOUnited States
124PALMEROLUCASArgentina
125SCHEYERALLONUnited States
126KIYOHARATSUGUMITSUJapan
127DI DOMENICOANNABELFrance
128LIJIANPeople's Republic of China
129SHIBATAHIROJapan
130MIYAUCHIKOZUEJapan
131LIHONGGreat Britain
132BAHIANO STEENHOLMISABELDenmark
133CHEOKAEJERSingapore
134KOSHIMOTOTINAUnited States
135LIUYIXUANUnited States
136PENGWANGSingapore
137IWAITOMOAKIUnited States
138MCLEODMICHAELUnited States
139HAASBROEKNICOLENetherlands
140NELSONGARTHEUnited States
141CAOOLIVIERFrance
142LETHHENRIKDenmark
143NEBILAKKIRAUnited States
144NISHIKAWAJUNJapan
145TSUCHIYAYUKIHIROJapan
146ROWECHRISTOPHERGreat Britain
147SHIKEVINUnited States
148MORENODANIELUnited States
149FURUHASHITAKASHIJapan
150HORWATVADIMFrance
151WHITCOMBANDREW JAMES United States
152BARRJENNUnited States
153ESCHENBURGAXELGermany
154TOJYORIOJapan
155HANNIKAINENJANNEFinland
156LUGOVKINMIKHAILRussia
157MYERSMATTIndependent
158WAKULUKMAREKPoland
159MCCORMACKJABENUnited States
160TONGTONGJapan
161ROYERSYLVAINUnited States
162DIZONEDWINUnited States
163OLSSENFRITIOFFSweden
164WANKMÜLLERALEXANDERAustria
165DONAGHYMICHAELGreat Britain
166LUIKINYANUnited States
167ANDERSENMORTENDenmark
168WANGBICHENUnited States
169HAAPSAMOANNE-MARIFinland
170BOGDANOVVLADIMIRRussia
171KUROSAKIARUTOUnited States
172LAISI LUnited States
173HSIEHANTHONYUnited States
174LIDAVIDUnited States
175GAUVINCENTUnited States
176DUCKWORTHJOHNGreat Britain
177LINKEVINAustralia
178VYSHIVANNAYAOXANARussia
179BELLAYONDREJSlovakia
180PUSCHMANNLUKASPoland
181AIDAHIYORIJapan
182SHIFRINANDREYRussia
183ROOSFRAUKEGermany
184SASAKIHISATOJapan
185BABAKENJIUnited States
186OGASAHARANAOJapan
187KIRJOKANGASMIKKOFinland
188WOLSKAOLIWIAPoland
189IVARGLENNNorway
190GANRYANUnited States
191KOLENDADOMINIKPoland
192CHINGREGORYUnited States
193HALPERINRACHELUnited States
194HAINESMARKGreat Britain
195HUYNHJOE-CALBERSONFrance
196HAYASHIKENYUUnited States
197MAHONEYGRANTCanada
198GORDULAALDWINUnited States
199BURNHAMDANIELUnited States
200NISHIKAWAMAIJapan
201BOASBENJAMINUnited States
202MASUITAKASHIUnited States
203RIEDELTHOMASUnited States
204ZAHRADNIKMICHAELGermany
205ROBISONAIDANGreat Britain
206MARTINPHILIPPGermany
207SUGIMOTOYUJIUnited States
208MILLERSCOTTUnited States
209MARKOMICHALSlovakia
210HANSENSHEILADenmark
211RINFRETANNECanada
212HOOGLANDANSNetherlands
213PICARDSIMONFrance
214DOPPELHOFERALEXANDERAustria
215ABDOLLAHIPHILIPIran
216FIGONIPABLOArgentina
217MATOS LIMASERGIOPortugal
218GAHLERDANIELGermany
219CHRISTENSENTINADenmark
220RIDEOUTSHANEUnited States
221STUMMEYERILKAGermany
222HOOGLANDCORNetherlands
223FELTTUVYAUnited States
224MELGOZAARTHURMexico

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