The first China Mahjong Open: The multi-round point system reduces the element of luck.

The news of the First  CMO (China Mahjong Open) being held in Hangzhou from March 24 to March 26 this month.

It is reported that the event has two official competition events, "Sichuan Mahjong" and "National Standard Mahjong", and one promotion event, "Hangzhou Mahjong 2V2". The total bonus of the event is up to 1 million yuan, and the champion bonus of Sichuan Mahjong is as high as 200,000 yuan. As long as the players participate in the competition, the minimum bonus is 2,000 yuan.

Competition Rules

A multi-round point system is adopted.

The reporter of Beijing Youth Daily contacted Lu Xing, the director of the Mahjong Sports Competition and Training Center of Hangzhou Branch of the China Chess Academy. He introduced that both Sichuan Mahjong and National Standard Mahjong are officially recognized by the International Mahjong Alliance. Mahjong competition events have very mature competition rules and a large number of penalty cases to support them, which are the best choices for holding competitions at this stage. National Standard Mahjong has many types and changes, and it is difficult, while Sichuan Mahjong has a good mass base and is the most popular Mahjong project in the world.

Lu Xing said that the first China Mahjong Open will be conducted through a multi-round point system. In this way, the element of luck can be reduced as much as possible.

According to the competition regulations, if players want to participate in this competition, they must first register as a mahjong player in the relevant WeChat mini-program and obtain an amateur 6th dan online according to the guidance to be eligible to register for the "Professional Dan Ranking Tournament" held in Beijing, Chengdu, and Hangzhou in March. After advancing, they can obtain the qualification to participate in the "China Mahjong Open". Lu Xing said that the dan system of mahjong basically refers to the dan system of Go. Players can achieve promotion by competing with other players of the same dan through matches.

Lu Xing said that after the opening of the open tournament, the game situation will be broadcast to the public through live streaming. The public can learn more about the situation by following the relevant WeChat official account of Hangzhou Branch of the China Chess Academy.

A netizen who participated in the online dan test mentioned by Hangzhou Branch of the China Chess Academy told the Beijing Youth Daily reporter that the difficulty of becoming an amateur first dan at the beginning is relatively low, "At the first dan, you just need to answer some questions online, and you can pass and become an amateur first dan if the accuracy rate meets the standard. From the second dan, it will be done through the mahjong competition. Generally, you have to play more than a dozen rounds first, and then the points will be calculated to determine whether to promote the dan. It is not easy to promote the dan."

Champion's Insights

The most important thing is mental quality.

Xie Jin from Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, has participated in National Standard Mahjong competitions many times before. He said that he is planning to participate in this China Mahjong Open to be held in Hangzhou. Xie Jin introduced that, compared with other types of mahjong playing methods, National Standard Mahjong pays great attention to the pattern of the cards, "For example, there is a fixed score for a pure suit, and there is another score for a quiet door. In the end, it will calculate how many points your card pattern is worth, similar to a scoring competition."

Wang Xiangnong, who won the National Standard Mahjong championship at the World Mahjong Games, also told the Beijing Youth Daily reporter that he would still be a little nervous when he first participated in the mahjong competition, "Sometimes you have to play on the spot, but I've been playing competitions since 2005 and I'm used to it. I think the most important thing in the competition is mental quality, which is the same for both mahjong players and athletes of other sports."

"China is the origin of mahjong, but in contrast, Chinese mahjong sports are somewhat in a state of succession." Wang Xiangnong said that the participants of some mahjong sports associations are basically people in their sixties and seventies, and the relatively young ones are limited. Xie Jin also admitted that although China has been promoting mahjong sports for a long time, many young people are not used to it due to the scoring rules of National Standard Mahjong, "This time, by promoting the mahjong competition through the network, more young people may be attracted."