A Riichi Mahjong tournament at the heart of the university campus
The Louvain-la-Neuve Mahjong Club is proud to present its very first Riichi Mahjong tournament: Riichi Supernova 2024!
This tournament is made possible thanks to the support of the UCLouvain and was held in the university’s Sciences Auditorium (A.04 SCES) and hall.
The tournament was held on 6th and 7th of July 2024 and consisted of 8 hanchans over the two days (4 each), with 52 players. The games were played according to the EMA Riichi Competition Rules from April 2016. The tournament is MERS approved.
Avec le soutien de l’UCLouvain
Pictures
See the photos from the tournament here!
Players and rankings
| Rank | Name | EMA ID | Country | Total | H 01 | H 02 | H 03 | H 04 | H 05 | H 06 | H 07 | H 08 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valentin Courtois | 04310012 | France | 178,9 | 39,6 | 6,6 | 44,0 | 4,0 | 50,1 | 17,4 | 27,4 | -10,2 |
| 2 | Steven Hue | 04310086 | France | 130,7 | -32,5 | 29,1 | 6,6 | 38,4 | 9,3 | 15,3 | -5,7 | 70,2 |
| 3 | Jérémie Pierard de Maujouy | 04160071 | France | 111,7 | -32,1 | 17,8 | 33,8 | 9,2 | 33,2 | 33,8 | -7,7 | 23,7 |
| 4 | Aymeric Masson | 02010086 | Belgium | 95,8 | 42,7 | -31,1 | 5,6 | 23,2 | 27,3 | 27,0 | 27,5 | -26,4 |
| 5 | Mateusz Woźniak | 19000003 | Poland | 89,3 | 15,2 | 17,2 | -19,3 | 3,5 | 25,0 | 25,3 | 13,8 | 8,6 |
| 6 | Lies Naert | 02010052 | Belgium | 77,1 | -12,1 | 1,3 | 37,5 | 20,1 | 38,3 | -42,3 | 20,9 | 13,4 |
| 7 | Victor Savard-Arseneault | Canada | 75,7 | 27,0 | 15,1 | -47,3 | 3,1 | 56,1 | 8,0 | -10,4 | 24,1 | |
| 8 | Pierre Chabert | 02010080 | Belgium | 70,2 | 7,6 | 19,2 | 37,7 | -0,8 | -15,9 | 30,2 | -21,7 | 13,9 |
| 9 | Thibault Vroonhove | 02010073 | Belgium | 67,2 | 36,9 | -12,4 | 22,7 | -26,9 | 29,2 | 48,9 | -22,7 | -8,5 |
| 10 | Henri Devillez | 02010074 | Belgium | 66,3 | 49,6 | -13,6 | 23,9 | -38,6 | -25,4 | 14,2 | 6,1 | 50,1 |
| 11 | Stéphane Commans | 04990103 | France | 65,7 | 2,6 | 7,8 | 41,4 | 25,0 | -26,4 | 45,9 | -27,7 | -2,9 |
| 12 | Haddou Keil | 02010089 | Belgium | 63,9 | 24,3 | -24,9 | 59,9 | -16,9 | 30,8 | -5,5 | 26,4 | -30,2 |
| 13 | Benjamin Kam | 02010036 | Belgium | 62,0 | -7,8 | 36,2 | 22,5 | 62,6 | -0,3 | -25,0 | 10,6 | -36,8 |
| 14 | Tamas Erdos | 06990035 | Hungary | 59,2 | 3,1 | -6,8 | -23,8 | 37,8 | 34,4 | -19,7 | 29,7 | 4,5 |
| 15 | Laurent Vamecq | 02010062 | Belgium | 33,7 | 8,7 | 5,8 | -9,2 | 10,0 | 24,0 | -44,2 | 46,4 | -7,8 |
| 16 | Nathan Ledoux | 02000013 | Belgium | 29,8 | 6,7 | -7,9 | -24,3 | -6,5 | -13,2 | 11,7 | 25,7 | 37,6 |
| 17 | Hui Xiang | 02010088 | Belgium | 26,4 | 4,6 | 6,6 | -15,5 | 32,5 | -36,4 | 30,7 | -26,0 | 29,9 |
| 17 | Nicolas Platiau | 02010078 | Belgium | 26,4 | -6,2 | -12,2 | 23,9 | -12,7 | -5,4 | 51,6 | -29,8 | 17,2 |
| 19 | Ivar Bouwman | 08010737 | Netherlands | 24,5 | 37,3 | -5,5 | 0,3 | -4,0 | -17,9 | 2,7 | 4,0 | 7,6 |
| 20 | Louis Holsbrink | 08010762 | Netherlands | 21,0 | -19,8 | 30,6 | 42,6 | -9,9 | -36,9 | -27,4 | 4,3 | 37,5 |
| 21 | Jos Dermout | 02010039 | Belgium | 7,7 | -4,8 | 46,7 | -26,7 | 50,3 | -38,3 | 21,3 | -30,8 | -10,0 |
| 22 | Benoit Dessort | 04160103 | France | 1,9 | -22,3 | 24,5 | 6,8 | -31,9 | 5,7 | -6,8 | 24,1 | 1,8 |
| 23 | Chris Offermans | 08010712 | Netherlands | 0 | -14,1 | 27,7 | 31,3 | 9,0 | 3,0 | -15,2 | -5,4 | -36,3 |
| 24 | Marjoleine Lips | 08010613 | Netherlands | -3,0 | -22,2 | 12,4 | 21,2 | 4,4 | -9,5 | 33,9 | -23,7 | -19,5 |
| 25 | Martyna Jędryczka | 19000102 | Poland | -4,5 | -3,5 | -34 | -27,2 | 6,4 | 21,8 | -32,9 | 24,3 | 40,6 |
| 26 | Nathan Germeau | 02010057 | Belgium | -5,0 | 30,3 | 33,8 | -12,2 | -58,3 | 13,8 | 5,0 | -26,8 | 9,4 |
| 27 | Luc René de Cotret | 02010082 | Belgium | -7,6 | -6,3 | -31 | 18,7 | 21,5 | -23,2 | 40,2 | -2,4 | -25,1 |
| 28 | Vincent Bormans | 02000016 | Belgium | -7,8 | 18,9 | -24,4 | 12,6 | -7,7 | -15,3 | 10,9 | -25,7 | 22,9 |
| 29 | Gabriel Mesaus | 02000023 | Belgium | -8,5 | -29,8 | 5,9 | 10,7 | -7,1 | -32,3 | -8,7 | 25,5 | 27,3 |
| 30 | Marco D’Agostino | 02000001 | Belgium | -8,7 | 39,9 | 31,3 | -31,5 | 9,0 | 4,4 | -31,1 | 2,2 | -32,9 |
| 31 | Isabelle Bats | 02010069 | Belgium | -9,1 | -31,1 | 10,2 | -19,0 | 6,1 | -12,1 | 13,4 | -3,5 | 26,9 |
| 32 | Sandra Van Wijngaarden | 08010731 | Netherlands | -11,0 | 10,6 | -22,4 | 15,2 | -8,5 | -25,6 | -1,9 | 29,3 | -7,7 |
| 33 | Marieke Verheyden | 02010033 | Belgium | -13,2 | 31,2 | 7,7 | 7,4 | 28,3 | -0,3 | -27,0 | -9,8 | -50,7 |
| 34 | Thomas Gonstas | 02010061 | Belgium | -23,7 | 34,2 | -18,4 | 10,3 | -39,1 | -40,7 | 9,4 | -8,0 | 28,6 |
| 35 | Raphaël Pelgrims | 02010085 | Belgium | -26,4 | 9,3 | -27,2 | 4,8 | -20,2 | 18,8 | 7,5 | -6,5 | -12,9 |
| 36 | Arnaud Renard | 02010058 | Belgium | -30,8 | 9,7 | -4,8 | -21,0 | -18,8 | 35,5 | -28,0 | 6,7 | -10,1 |
| 37 | Nathan Vico | 02000022 | Belgium | -36,5 | -46,2 | -6,0 | 21,9 | -8,6 | -12,4 | -4,6 | 12,2 | 7,2 |
| 38 | Rudi Kopmanis | 02010025 | Belgium | -40,3 | -11,6 | -30,7 | 11,4 | 5,2 | -11,6 | 23,5 | -25,4 | -1,1 |
| 39 | Jan Moses | Germany | -47,3 | -10,0 | 34,1 | -7,7 | -30,1 | -23,0 | -9,3 | 32,5 | -33,8 | |
| 40 | Ben Thomas | 05000008 | Germany | -49,8 | -33,7 | 28,9 | -40,3 | 31,8 | -15,1 | -38,4 | 6,8 | 10,2 |
| 41 | Johan Gjingjic | 02000025 | Belgium | -50,8 | -15,7 | -22,5 | -11,4 | -36,8 | 22,9 | 30,0 | -23,8 | 6,5 |
| 42 | Tiziano Van der Waals | 02000007 | Belgium | -68,6 | 23,3 | -27,2 | -7,1 | 37,1 | -52,2 | -11,3 | -6,3 | -24,9 |
| 43 | Hanneke Morel | 08010162 | Netherlands | -75,0 | -13,5 | -10,7 | -9,6 | -28,0 | 11,1 | -13,8 | 24,7 | -35,2 |
| 44 | Sacha Firouzfar | 02000024 | Belgium | -81,8 | -28,2 | -17,6 | -12,6 | 45,4 | 11,9 | -27,4 | -11 | -42,3 |
| 45 | Piti Phanpanich | 02010056 | Belgium | -85,2 | 12,2 | -16,7 | -58,4 | -12,9 | 13,8 | -37,6 | 5,6 | 8,8 |
| 46 | Raph Eijkenboom | 08010768 | Netherlands | -91,2 | -45,4 | 24,2 | -32,8 | -25,3 | 14,5 | 5,7 | -4,2 | -27,9 |
| 47 | Gauthier Baes | 02000026 | Belgium | -92,8 | 28,0 | -12,3 | -33,7 | -27,6 | -13,5 | 23,3 | -31,6 | -25,4 |
| 48 | Sophie Delauche | 02010084 | Belgium | -105,6 | 6,8 | 14,0 | -9,8 | -41,4 | 48,3 | -47,2 | -10,3 | -66,0 |
| 49 | Christiaan Gobel | 08010766 | Netherlands | -110,6 | -31,8 | -36,3 | -6,7 | 9,9 | -31,9 | -4,8 | 8,5 | -17,5 |
| 50 | Constance Braas | 02000010 | Belgium | -117,2 | -58,7 | -23,1 | -17,7 | 22,7 | -7,9 | -38,6 | -27,3 | 33,4 |
| 51 | Noah Thoi | 02000012 | Belgium | -135,9 | -28,5 | -9,5 | -38,0 | -13,3 | -40,6 | -5,2 | 5,1 | -5,9 |
| 52 | Chris De Roock | 02010038 | Belgium | -145,2 | -12,4 | -45,5 | -31,9 | -24,6 | -7,9 | -32,9 | -16,1 | 26,1 |
Venue
The tournament was held in the UCLouvain’s Science Faculty Auditorium 04.
Auditoire SCES A.04
Faculté des Sciences
Place des Sciences 2
1348 Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
Belgium
Access by public transport
Louvain-la-Neuve is highly accessible by bus or by train. Both the bus and train terminals are only a short walk away from the tournament venue.
By Train
The train station is located 500m from the venue, only 7-8 minutes by foot. Louvain-la-Neuve is a direct connection from Ottignies station, one of the most important railway hubs in the region.
- SNCB website – Site is available in English, French, Dutch and German. Train tickets can be purchased online.
By Bus
The main bus station is 800m away from the venue, around 12 minutes by foot. There are around 20 different buses connecting Louvain-la-Neuve to surrounding cities. Please refer to the TEC website for schedules, routes and pricing:
- TEC website – Site is available in English, French, Dutch and German.
Access by car
Please note that the majority of Louvain-la-Neuve’s center, including the Place des Sciences, is pedestrian only with no access to unauthorized vehicles. Free parking is available along the streets in the neighborhood, and there are several free parking options with no time limits during the weekend at a short walking distance, the closest being:
- Parking du Pont-Neuf – 5min (350m) – Only the first two rows, the next are for UCLouvain card holders.
- Parking Malin Rédimé – 6min (450m)
- Parking Place Polyvalente (Ferme du Biérau) – 7min (500m)
- Parking Malin Baudouin – 10min (750m)
- Parking Malin Bois de Lauzelle – 24min (1.4km)
The Tourism Office of Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve also provides a list of taxi services available. Click here to download the PDF.
Timetable
Each hanchan was played over 90 minutes, with a warning at the 75 minute mark to finish the current hand and play one more, then stop. Each hanchan was separated by a 15 minute break, with an hour lunch break after the second hanchan each day.
Saturday 6th of July 2024
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 9:00 – 9:30 | Registration |
| 9:30 – 9:45 | Opening Ceremony |
| 9:45 – 11:15 | 1st Hanchan |
| 11:15 – 11:30 | Break |
| 11:30 – 13:00 | 2nd Hanchan |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | 3rd Hanchan |
| 15:30 – 15:45 | Break |
| 15:45 – 17:15 | 4th Hanchan |
Sunday 7th of July 2024
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 9:00 – 10:30 | 5th Hanchan |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Break |
| 10:45 – 12:15 | 6th Hanchan |
| 12:15 – 13:15 | Lunch |
| 13:15 – 14:45 | 7th Hanchan |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | Break |
| 15:00 – 16:30 | 8th Hanchan |
| 16:30 – 17:30 | Closing Ceremony |