he sixth European Riichi Championship was held in Valencia from December 6 to 8, 2024. European Mahjong Association standings list 172 players from 28 countries and place Claude Sessin ahead of Anastasiia Veremenko and Junjie Sun.
The official Valencia podium
Claude Sessin finished on 201,300 points. Anastasiia Veremenko took second on 191,400, 9,900 points behind him. Junjie Sun completed the podium on 178,600 points.
Places 4 to 10
Rodrigo Lopes placed fourth on 164,000 points, ahead of Michał Waliszewski on 159,800 and Chean Shih on 156,800. Mateusz Woźniak was seventh on 151,700, followed by Tom Pearson on 141,800, Stéphane Commans on 138,700, and Yeyin Lu on 136,500.
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A field of 172 players
The EMA listing publishes all 172 places, registered countries, and final scores. It also assigns the event a MERS 6 rating.
The seventh edition is listed on the EMA calendar for August 5 to 8, 2027, in Katowice, Poland. Claude Sessin will arrive as defending champion.