We invite you to the fourth MERS tournament in Kraków!
About the tournament
- Date: 20th-21st February 2027 (Sat-Sun)
- Place: Klaster Innowacji Społeczno-Gospodarczych Zabłocie 20.22, Zabłocie 20, 30-701 Kraków
- Ruleset: EMA Riichi 2025
- Hanchans: 8
- Format: full round robin
- Entry fee: 200 PLN (EUR amount: TBA), paid by bank transfer. You can send either EUR or PLN.
- It is possible to use the Polish Mahjong League membership discount – if you wish to take advantage of it, please indicate this in the registration form and simply send us a transfer reduced by 50 PLN. Please remember that you must be an active PLM member with your membership fee paid.
- Payment deadline: 31 January 2027
- IBAN:
PL71 1870 1045 2078 1088 3294 0001 - SWIFT/BIC:
NESBPLPW - Account owner:
Stowarzyszenie Krakowski Klub Chombo ul. Grota-Roweckiego 31/13 30-348 Kraków Poland - Reference:
<name and surname> - Hatsumi Taikai 2027 registration fee
- Participant limit: 84
- EMA Observer: TBA
- Referees: TBA
- Substitute players: TBA
- Lunch: included in the entry fee
- Prizes: trophies for the first three places.
ERMC wild card: the highest-placed PLM member with membership fees paid for 2026 and 2027 who has not yet qualified at the time of the tournament will receive a wild card for ERMC.
Scores will be tracked using the mobile application Mahjong Tracker – players are advised to familiarize themselves with the app before the tournament.
Agenda
Provisional schedule — times may still change slightly.
| Saturday, 20 February | |
|---|---|
| 09:00-09:45 | Registration |
| 09:45-10:00 | Opening Ceremony |
| 10:00-11:30 | Hanchan I |
| 11:50-13:20 | Hanchan II |
| 13:20-14:20 | Lunch Break |
| 14:20-15:50 | Hanchan III |
| 16:10-17:40 | Hanchan IV |
| Sunday, 21 February | |
| 09:00-10:30 | Hanchan V |
| 10:50-12:20 | Hanchan VI |
| 12:20-13:10 | Lunch Break |
| 13:10-14:40 | Hanchan VII |
| 15:00-16:30 | Hanchan VIII |
| 16:40-17:10 | Announcement of results, closing ceremony |
Registration
- Registration opens: 14 November 2026, 17:00 CET
- Registration closes: 31 January 2027
The registration form will be published on this page as soon as registration opens.
ATTENTION: Registration will be closed on January 31st — this is the last day to submit a valid application.
Waiting list
Once the limit of 84 players is reached, further applications go to the waiting list. If a registered player withdraws, the place will be offered to the first person on the waiting list (in order of application) — we will contact them directly.
Withdrawal and cancellation
- If you withdraw by 31 January 2027, your entry fee will be refunded.
- If the tournament is cancelled by the organisers, all entry fees will be refunded in full.