QCR Local Tournament 2025

Queen City Riichi is hosting a local Riichi Mahjong tournament in a relaxed environment! While this isn’t a tournament for beginners, it’s very welcoming to newer players who understand the basics — such as yaku and furiten — even if you haven’t learned how to score hands yet. Judges will take a light-touch approach to keep the atmosphere friendly and low-pressure.

Format:
- 3-hanchan qualifier, hand-shuffled.
- 1 final hanchan for the top 4 players (by cumulative score from the qualifier), on an automatic table.
- Final placements for the top 4 players are determined solely by the outcome of the final hanchan.
Time: 12-6 PM for the qualifier (“75 min + 0” per hanchan). The final hanchan starts at 7:30 PM and is untimed.
Date: Saturday, September 6th, 2025
Location:
- Qualifier: Downtown Main Library (800 Vine St)
  - Location in the library: tables near the Adult Fiction area.
  - For parking, we recommend the Garfield Garage at 13 W 9th St.
- Final: The Grandstone (6022 Deerfield Blvd). Parking is free.
Capacity: 16 players max
Entry fee: free for paid QCR members. Otherwise, $10.
Registration: please sign up here.

Tournament Organizers

Tournament Host: Peter G. (will play/judge depending on registration count)

Head Judge: Brian B.

Reserve Judges: Oliver K., Zach S., Colton K.

Rules

Riichi Ruleset

We use the WRC 2025 Ruleset with the following 3 modifications:

Double and Triple Ron are allowed (this is not an official WRC Modification)
Nagashi Mangan is enabled (Mod.3.2)
Lower penalties (Mod.6.3)

For a comparison between the WRC 2025 Ruleset with the QCR leaderboard ruleset, please see here.

Permitted References

You may use the yaku sheets and scoring guides we provide. You must not reference other materials (phones, Riichi Book 1, etc.) unless explicitly approved by the tournament organizers.

Prize Structure

Top 4 players will each choose 1 prize from the prize pool, in the order of final placements.

The prize pool includes a QCR Nike Backpack, a free membership voucher, and various mahjong accessories.

Miscellaneous Info

Refunds for withdrawals, for the $10 entry fee, are only honored for emergencies. We do not refund membership fees. Please reach out for questions.
Table and seat assignments will be finalized and shared before the tournament start.

Real-time results

We will share the real-time tournament results here as they become available.

Previous Tournaments

We have hosted 3 open riichi tournaments before we rebranded to Queen City Riichi. The results of those tournaments are compiled in this spreadsheet.