Sign ups to qualify for the International Online Riichi Mahjong Competition (IORMC) are now live!
The International Online Riichi Mahjong Competition (IORMC) is an annual online competition between countries which has both team and individual elements. The IORMC was originally an informal annual match between Japan and South Korea in 2011. Over time however, more countries have joined and it has become the competition it is now which includes around 20 countries from all over the world. The IORMC event in 2024 will be November 2nd for Qualifying and November 9th for team finals and individual top bracket.
The United States joined the IORMC competition in 2015, and has had steady improvements in showings each year. The goal is to continue fielding strong enough teams to perennially finish in the top 4 each year.
ARA will be hosting the qualifiers to determine who will be on the USA Team for this event. Qualifying dates and times will be Sundays August 11th and 18th and September 15th and 29th at 12pm Eastern / 9am Pacific. The format for qualification will be:
To be eligible for selection, participants must meet IOC standards to represent a country (citizenship)
4 sessions of 4 games each, played on Tenhou
Participants must play 3 sessions to be eligible
Only the first 3 sessions count
IORMC Ruleset is used
4 available qualifying spots for the best scores will be awarded with 2 reserve players but there will be a simple majority rules vote on whether the 4th spot will go to the 4th best total score or the best individual session if that player does not finish top 4.
The next 4 players after the main team has been selected who accept will be alternates.
Games will be organized and run in the American Riichi Mahjong League discord.
Sign up for the qualifying sessions here!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd1vVPFWEBq_amLatQfJA3fHecTGPq_E0d8VS6mJqZm-f8giQ/viewform