Contest
The 2nd edition of SBR Moscow Open Junior took place on December 2, 2023 in Moscow at the Meridian Cultural Center.
The event was attended by 7 juniors (players 8-15 y. o.) from Moscow and the region.
The Secretary General of Mahjong International League (MIL) Mr. Li Wenlong sent greetings to the participants of the event.
The winner of SBR Moscow Open Juniors 2023 and the new champion of Moscow among juniors is Makar Skripachov. He got acquainted with mahjong one year ago. In the classes at the Meridian Cultural Center Makar studies MCR and SBR mahjong, The current championship is the 10th tournament, which Makar participated in!
Makar Skripachov and Alexander Tishchenko, who took 1st and 2nd places, played their 10th Sichuan Mahjong tournament and received a commemorative token.
"Junior+" SBR Mahjong Tournament 2023-12 took place on December 2, 2023 in Moscow at the Meridian Cultural Center.
16 players took part in the tournament: 7 juniors (children 8-15 years old) and 9 adults.
Winners and runners-up:
Makar Skripachov and Alexander Tishchenko, who took 1st and 2nd places, played their 10th Sichuan Mahjong tournament and received a commemorative token.
More photos are available at link.
11.11.2023"Junior+" SBR Mahjong Tournament 2023-11 took place on November 11, 2023 in Moscow at the Meridian Cultural Center.
This was the third "Junior+" format tournament, i.e. tournament according to the full rules of Sichuan mahjong with the participation of juniors (children 8-14 years old), in the season 2023-2024. 2 players aged "65+ y.o." took part in the tournament.
Winners and runners-up:
More photos are available at link.
21.10.2023"Junior+" SBR Mahjong Tournament 2023-10 took place on October 21, 2023 in Moscow at the Meridian Cultural Center.
This was the second "Junior+" format tournament, i.e. tournament according to the full rules of Sichuan mahjong with the participation of juniors (children 8-14 years old), in the season 2023-2024. A player from China took part in the tournament.
The format of the tournament, in which adults take part together with juniors, has proven itself well.
Winners and runners-up:
More photos are available at link.
23.09.2023"Junior+" SBR Mahjong Tournament 2023-09 took place on September 23, 2023 in Moscow at the Meridian Cultural Center.
This was the first "Junior+" format tournament, i.e. tournament according to the full rules of Sichuan mahjong with the participation of juniors (children 8-14 years old), in the season 2023-2024. A player from China took part in the tournament.
The format of the tournament, in which adults take part together with juniors, has proven itself well.
Winners and runners-up:
More photos are available at link.
20.05.2023SBR Moscow Open 2023 took place on May 20, 2023 in Moscow at the Meridian Cultural Center.
28 players from Moscow and the region took part in the championship. SBR Moscow Open was held for the 6th time, but for the first time it gathered such a large and diverse participation.
Five "segments" could be counted: players with international experience, regular tournament players, juniors (children 8-14 years old), parents of juniors, as well as "debutants" — players, participating in tournaments for the first time. For the first time in the history of tournaments, "anti-clan" seating scheme was used, in which players from the same family ("clan") did not play together at the same table.
In the course of an uncompromising struggle, a new champion of Moscow was determined — it was the debutant of the championship, Evgeniya Savelyeva. The trophies were awarded to the top three prize winners, as well as to the best junior player — the reigning champion of Moscow among juniors Alexander Tishchenko.
Winners and runners-up:
More photos are available at link.
18.03.2023"Junior+" SBR Mahjong Tournament 2023-03 took place on March 18, 2023 in Moscow at the Meridian Cultural Center.
This was the last "Junior+" format tournament, i.e. tournament according to the full rules of Sichuan mahjong with the participation of juniors (children 8-14 years old), in the season 2022-2023.
The format of the tournament, in which adults take part together with juniors, has proven itself well. Look at the photo of the participants, half of the tournament are relatives (parents and children).
Prize-winners of the individual tournament:
More photos are available at link.
04.02.2023"Junior+" SBR Mahjong Tournament 2023-02 took place on February 4, 2023 in Moscow at the Meridian Cultural Center. On the same day, after the lunch break, SBR pairs tournament took place.
This is already the third tournament of the "Junior+" format, i.e. tournament according to the full rules of Sichuan mahjong with the participation of juniors (children 8-14 years old).
The format of the tournament, in which adult players participate together with juniors (as a rule, these were the parents of juniors), has proven itself well. Subsequent tournaments in 2023, with the exception of the SBR Moscow Open 2023, are expected to be held in the same format.
Prize-winners of the individual tournament:
After the lunch break, pairs tournament took place. In this type of competition, not four independent players play at each table, but a pair competes against another pair; a pair of players, as a rule, is either siblings, or parent + child, or spouses, etc.
4 pairs participated, the first place was taken by a pair of Margarita + Andrey.
More photos are available at link.
Updated: 23.03.2025