Tournament

Structure

  1. Rulings for the Riichi Montréal Open 2024 will be aligned with the WRC. Please consult this link for the WRC rules.
  2. There will be five (5) games held on Saturday June 1, two (2) in the morning and three (3) in the afternoon. Exact schedule during the day is still subject to further change by the Club.
  3. There will be three (3) games held on Sunday June 2, one (1) in the morning and two (2) in the afternoon. Exact schedule during the day is still subject to further change by the Club.
  4. The last two (2) games on Sunday June 2 are final games. Trophies or medals will be given to the eight (8) finalists. Please note that there is no semi-final, the final will be played over two hanchans.
  5. We expect good will and fair sportsmanship from all attendees, be they players or staff. Once a game is finished, we ask players to give their final scores in a timely fashion, and respect those that are still playing by leaving the room quietly.
  6. Note that we will use the “optional lower” penalty rulings whenever possible as prescribed by the optional rules (see https://www.worldriichi.org/s/WRC-Optional-Rules-2022.pdf).

Schedule

Here is the current tentative schedule.
Saturday
8:00am Start of day 1 / Check-in
8:45am Announcements / Opening words
9:00am 1st hanchan
10:45am 2nd hanchan
12:30pm Lunch
2:00pm 3rd hanchan
3:45pm 4th hanchan
5:30pm 5th hanchan
7:00pm End of day 1

Sunday
8:30am Start of day 2 / Check-in
9:30am 6th hanchan
11:30am Lunch
1:00pm 7th hanchan (finals 1)
2:45pm 8th hanchan (finals 2)
4:15pm Closing ceremony
We should have finished by 4:45pm.

Amenities

Lunch, snacks, coffee and tea on both days of the tournament are offered free of charge by the Club! All players are invited to participate and engage with other attendees during lunchtime.

Prizes

Trophies and medals will be awarded to the top performers.

These prizes will not exceed a total value of CAD 100, as per laws set by the Government of Quebec and the Régie des alcools, des courses, et des jeux du Québec.

Rankings

The rankings will be posted online to the riichiout tournament page when they will be available. We will also try to provide updates to the page after each hanchan.