KIZUNA Cup Announcement and Details
KIZUNA CUP 2020
~Connecting the World with Riichi Mahjong ~
This online Mahjong tournament's concept is to connect players worldwide while staying home and help support towards a safe resolution of COVID-19 together as a community.
Our daily activities has been changed drastically due to COVID-19. We are currently unable to gather with friends and family members to play Mahjong.
Because we are in a time like this, let's connect the KIZUNA (bond) among Mahjong players worldwide and fight against COVID-19.
Various Mahjong related parties in Japan are also wishing for a global resolution of COVID-19, and are supporting this event.
Schedule
Preliminary Matches
2020/5/8 (Friday) Starting Time 7:00 AM Japan Standard Time
2020/5/9 (Saturday) Ending Time 4:00 AM Japan Standard Time
Click HERE for Time Converter
*Opponents will be decided at random.*
There will be no limitations on total matches played.
Players are allowed to play as many times within the time given, and will use the best points for 5 consecutive matches.
Main Matches
2020/5/9 (Saturday) Staring Time 18:00/6:00 PM Start Japan Standard Time
The top 28 players from the Preliminary Matches, and 4 guest professional players will be competing in these rounds.
Top 2 players from each table will advance to the next round.
Points from each match will not carry over to the next round.
Players who are unable to reach confirmation and communication will be removed, and the next player in placement will advance to the next round.
For players who will play outside of Japan, Please fill this google form to help us communicate when you move on to the final round.
Guest Players List
Guest Players Participating from the Main Matches
朝倉康心 Koshin Asakura (A.K.A. Asapin) Twitter
醍醐大 Hiroshi Daigo Twitter
瑞原明奈 Akina Mizuhara Twitter
山田独歩 Doppo Yamada (A.K.A. Doppo) Twitter
Prize
1st Place
If the participants are 1000 or more AMOS JP2 Automatic Mahjong table - Prize sponsored by AMOS JAPAN
(Note: If your country can not receive the Automatic table due to custom restrictions, an AMOS Janway, Junk Mat set, and Compass will be sent instead)
If the participants are less than 1000 Junk Mat Set - Prize sponsored by AMOS JAPAN
Tenhou paid Access Ticket (90 Day Expiration) - Prize sponsored by Tenhou
2nd and 3rd Place
Junk Mat Set - Prize sponsored by AMOS JAPAN
Tenhou paid Access Ticket (90 Day Expiration) - Prize sponsored by Tenhou
4th Place
Junk Mat Set - Prize sponsored by AMOS JAPAN
Tenhou paid Access Ticket (30 Day Expiration) - Prize sponsored by Tenhou
5th to 10th Place
Tenhou paid Access Ticket (30 Day Expiration) - Prize sponsored by Tenhou
Rules
4 Player East/South Hanchan.
Kui-Tan allowed and no Red 5.
5 consecutive games and total accumulated points. (Unlimited matches can be played during the preliminary matches.)
30,000 Start and 30,000 return.
Placement Uma: 1st Place +30 2nd Place +10 3rd Place -10 4th Place -30
There is Tobi/Bust. No Tie Breakers such as going into Sha/West rounds for the Preliminary Matches. For the Main Matches, there will be NO Tobi/Bust and NO Tie Breakers.
(This was changed to prevent any cheating. There was a case in a Tenhou tournament where suspected cheating behavior was brought up by players. Since there are prizes for this tournament, we want to make sure we do our best to prevent such issues. Please remember the concept of the event. It is to connect the world with Riichi Mahjong during this difficult time. )
No Extra rounds at the end of a match (Includes matches where players are not above 30,000 points at the end.)
Kiriage Mangan - 30Fu 4 Han and 60Fu 3 Han will round up and count as Mangan.
Matches will continue even if a player gets disconnected during a match.
No rounding up when the points are below 1000.
No Agari-Yame at Orasu/All Last. Dealer must continue to play if winning a hand.
A no-call no-show will result in a forfeit and disqualification of all matches.
*Matches will be available for public viewing with a 5 minute delay.
To prevent any suspicious issues, the following rules have been implemented. This will be the final ruleset. We apologize for the last minute announcements, but we are doing our best to make this a successful and fun event for everyone.
SPM Detailed Rules in English
https://www.mjstars.net/saikouisen
【参加費】有料会員/無料会員 Super Donator/Regular Player Fees
Tournament Lobby URL
https://tenhou.net/0/?00112233
Live Stream URL
Preliminary Matches
英語/English らぽんYouTubue Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfnleKYpLF-ByGMFE9_H9eA
Main Matches
日本語 麻雀WATCHチャンネル
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQDA1x6VCsJHlrDEPKE0RPQ
Main Commentary: Misa Kobayashi Twitter
Technical Commentary: Ken Sonoda Twitter
Main Host
MAHJONG STARS (LAPOM/らぽん) Twitter @LAPOM2
Cosponsors
最高位戦日本プロ麻雀協会 / SAIKOUISEN NIHON PRO MAHJONG ASSOCIATION (SPM) WEBSITE
大洋化学株式会社 / TAIYO CHEMICALS CO., LTD. (AMOS) WEBSITE
天鳳 / TENHOU WEBSITE
麻雀ウォッチ / MAHJONG WATCH WEBSITE
麻雀王国株式会社 / MAHJONG OKOKU WEBSITE
RIICHI MAHJONG CENTRAL（RMC）WEBSITE
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As you can see, this will be a big event! Please join us in this event and spread the word!
If the total participants will exceed 1000, AMOS will be providing an Automatic Mahjong table to the winner, so let’s make this happen!
We are also looking for Mahjong clubs and individuals who would like to be part of the livestream as well. This can be through live-video participation using Zoom, or you can also send us a pre-recorded video that we can use during the live stream.
You can promote your club, have shout outs, share your thoughts through your Mahjong journey or display your game play! The sky is the limit! Be creative! We are open to any ideas, and would love to have as many people as possible on the live stream.
Riichi Mahjong Central will be hosting the live stream on LAPOM’s YouTube channel, as well hosting 2 extra giveaways!
1) If you win a Yakuman during the event, tag us on any of our social media channels and also use hashtag #kizuna to help spread the word!
2) For registration, we will also be holding a contest to see who was able to bring in the most players to the event! Create a Group Code to your preference, and make sure everybody joining from your spread of word to use it in the “Group Code” field. You can can create any code you want, but make sure that everyone who uses your code uses it with the EXACT same spelling!
If you are a club organizer, it would be a great chance to gain more votes ;) At the end of the event, whoever has the most Group Code used will receive a special customized sticker sent to everyone who used your code. The design will be made specifically for the winners of this contest, and will not be made again. Good luck and spread the word!
*If you don’t have a Tenhou account, CLICK HERE for step-by-step instructions on how to create one. Use Google Chrome or Firefox and you should be fine!