The World Series Of Mahjong () 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 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.2007 WSOM Following tournaments were held in 2008, 2010, and 2015.Macau 2016 tournament overview at World Series of Mahjong. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
Rule set The rules for the tournament were developed by Alan Kwan as a slight modification of his Zung Jung (中庸) pattern-based scoring system.Kwan, Alan. Zung Jung. Retrieved 3 September 2016. The tournament used sets of 136 tiles, excluding the bonus flower tiles, and pairs of dice. Prevailing wind was not recognized.
Champions The names are ordered as Given name and Surname. TournamentWinner2nd place3rd place4th place1Chunglai HuiLaifun LauChiehling YuChichung Tse2Kwokhung Ho(Alex Ho)Kamwing TongHonam LamShigeru Aono3Takkwan ChanJinlong PaoXunzhi YangJindai Li4Jian ZhaoTaro SuzukiSiukui LaiChenglung Peng
Venues 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
See also Mahjong World Mahjong Organization World Mahjong Championship
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