Varberg MCR Open 2025

Information

Date: 23-24 August 2025
Venue: Folkets hus, Magasinsgatan 17, 432 45 Varberg.

Registration: using the online form.

Include: name and country, EMA ID if you have one. Find your ID on the European rankings lists. If you don’t have one yet you will get one after the tournament.
Registration Fee: 350 SEK, including coffee/tea and snacks.
If you have Swish (Swedish electronic payment service) you can pay to 0737657506 (Martin Erlandsson), otherwise via bank transfer:
Name : Martin Erlandsson
Iban : SE0450000000050130036404
Bic : ESSESESSXXX
Address: SEB, 106 40 Stockholm

Cash payment on site will also be possible. Players who have not paid a few weeks before the tournament will be asked to confirm their participation in advance.

Lunches are not included. But we have made reservation at two different local Asian style all-you-can-eat that will be ready for us (price 100 SEK per person and day).

Saturday afternoon there will be a guided party train that will run through the town and along the coast. There will be a 2-hour stop for a two-course meal and dessert before returning by train back to the city (price train ride, food, beverage, coffee 600 SEK). For those who want to join please contact Ingrid-Maria 0046 721864396 or mail ingridmariaerlandsson@gmail.com

There are several restaurants and stores within walking distance of the venue.

The marvellous hotel and spa Gästis will give you 33% discount on room and breakfast when booking at least 2 consecutive nights during the period 21-25/8 2025.
Online booking only via www.hotellgastis.se with discount code: MAHJONG.

Some of the people of Varbergs mahjongsällskap are also opening their homes for sleepover guests, limited places.

Please contact Ingrid-Maria 0046 721864396 or mail ingridmariaerlandsson@gmail.com for more info.

Number of participants: max 80 players. (80 registered players from 11 countries). In case the maximum number of registrations is reached we will keep a waiting list.
Deadline: August the 1st, after which we only accept registration in groups of four.
Contact: varbergsmahjongsallskap@gmail.com, 0046 737657506.

Rules: International Mahjong Competition Rules, MCR.
Prizes: Top 3 and best Swede.
Referee: Alma Klasson, Johan Eklund
EMA Observer: Jesper Nøhr

Schedule

Seven sessions (four on Saturday and three on Sunday) of ~120 minutes are played. After 115 minutes a gong will sound, and the current hand is finished. A hand has begun if the walls are built, and the dice have been thrown at least once.

* For those arriving Friday, there will be Swedish Fika and social mahjong available. And a dinner for those who want to meet up Friday night. Please contact Ingrid-Maria 0046 721864396 or mail ingridmariaerlandsson@gmail.com for more info.

Saturday

Sunday