WSOM Final Round - Mahjong Time Players

The 2008 WSOM is now over! Congratulations again to the winner, Kwok Hung Ho (Alex)who won the $500,000 top prize!

Further congratulations to Garthe Nelson from Reach Mahjong who finished in 15th place and received $10,000. A great tournament for Garthe.

Here are the top five Mahjong Time qualifier finishers:

Player "mefb" - 24th place and $5,000 in prize money!

Player "once" - 45th place

Player "xinsheng88 " -98th place

Player "jayjayyau" - 123rd place

Player "jinlong" - 125th place

The 2008 WSOM was a great success! Keep visiting Mahjong Time for updates on next year's event. It's never too early to start planning your trip to the WSOM in 2009!

The Best Games of Week 09.15.08 - 09.21.08

Type: HK
Game ID: 920470
Player: CafeSua
Points: 384
Hand: d234 d66 d345 d789 d678
Combination: One Suit Only - 6
Chow Hand - 1
Self-drawn last tile - 1
Flower of Own Wind - 1
Flower of Own Wind - 1
After FaanLaak Table - 64

Comments: Our congratulations to player CafeSua ! It is the first time when they made the best hand of the week, and it was self drawn! It is very important to know the scoring and rules, with such knowledge anyone can become an experienced player! We wish you good luck in the future!

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Type: CO
Game ID: 917834
Player: orchidh
Points: 52
Hand: d345 d77 d234 d888 d567
Combination: Full Flush - 24
All Simples - 2
Short Straight - 1
Flower Tiles - 1

Comments: A good hand that was completed in a short amount of time. In this week we had some similar hands like this one, but Player orchidh made it faster than normal!

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Type: RCR
Game ID: 917957
Player: itok
Points: 42000
Hand: b33 DWDWDW WEWEWE DRDRDRDR DGDGDG
Combination: 13 yaku big Three Dragons

Comments: Wow! Very impressive! Player itok again showed us her skills in mahjong. This is not for the first time she demonstrates a beautiful hand. We already had a similar hand on the last week made by cobberliu, however is not so easy to do without knowing the rules and scoring of Big Three Dragon . Our cogratulations to player itok , you made the best hand of the week!!

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Type: WSoM
Game ID: 919790
Player: jayjayyau
Points: 255
Hand: b11 b123 b456 b789 WSWSWSWS
Combination:Nine-Tile Straight - 40
One Kong - 5
Mixed One-Suit - 40

Comments: Very nice hand, completed in a good amount of time! The player shows good knowledge in mahjong. One suit from 1 to 9 bamboo and one kong from winds is very nice.
Congratulations to player jayjayyau, who was one of our players at the World Series of Mahjong!

Final Round of WSOM

Congratulations to player Kwok Hung Alex Ho who won the $500,000 top prize!

We will have complete results of the WSOM including final placement of our Mahjong Time qualifiers soon. And it's never too early to start thinking about next year's event. As always, keep checking our blog and www.mahjongtime.com for the latest updates.

Here are some more photos of the final day of the WSOM:

WSoM Day 2

Day 2 of the 2008 World Series of Mahjong featured some fierce competition. Three Mahjong Time players are in top the 32!. All of these players are guaranteed to win cash!

alala - 7th place with a 296.71 total score and 74.17 carry over points
mefb - 21st place with a 105.95 total score and 26.48 carry over points
Garthe Nelson from Reach Mahjong is also representing Mahjong Time and is in 32nd place with a 62.96 total score and 15.74 carry over points.

Keep checking our blog for more updates. It's getting close to the end of the 2008 WSOM, let's cheer on our Mahjong Time players!

WSOM Day One Pics

Here are some pictures of the action from Day One of the WSOM! We have photos of several Mahjong Time players who are helping promote Mahjong Time by wearing our shirts! They look great. Special congratulations again to player "alala" who is in 4th place after Day One!

Stay tuned for updates on Day Two!

Day One of the World Series of Mahjong!

Day One of the WSOM has been completed!

Mahjong Time players are in position to have a great WSOM!

We have a Mahjong Time qualifier in the TOP 4!! "alala" is currently in fourth place and is doing great! strong player is "once" who is currently tied for 24th place! Another player doing well is "jayjayyau" who is in 91st place.

Two players poised to make a move are "mefb" who is in the middle of the pack tied for 142nd place as well as player "xiexienoon" who is now tied for 167th place.

Download the file below to view the complete results!

Best of luck to all of our participants!

Stay tuned for more updates and pictures!

WSOM UPDATE!

This is the first of several updates of our WSOM players! Mahjong Time is very excited about all of its qualifiers and hopes the whole Mahjong Time community can cheer them on to great success.

The day before the WSOM, Mahjong Time hosted a great lunch for our qualifiers! This was the first in-person meeting for several players who have known each other online for years! It was a lot of fun to have all of these players together in one place! They also got to know Mahjong Time senior executives who hosted the lunch. Our management team loves to interact personally with its players so it

Check out these pictures of some of our qualifiers - they are some of the most well known Mahjong Time members:






Keep checking the blog for more updates on how Mahjong Time players are doing at the 2008 WSOM!

The Best Games of the week 09.08.08 - 09.14.08

Type: HK
Game ID: 913536
Player: rbq
Points: 256
Hand : d11 d222 d555 d888 DWDWDW
Combination : Pearl Dragon - 64
After FaanLaak Table - 64

Comments : Very nice hand, made at a great time! This is the first "hand of the week" for player rbq, which is always a success for a Mahjong Time player!

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Type: CO
Game ID: 909859
Player : mefb
Points: 153
Hand: d99 d678 d456 d111 d234
Combination : Full Flush - 24
Pure Shifted Chows - 16
Pung of Terminals or Honor - 1
Self drawn - 1
Flower Tiles - 1

Comments : In this week it was very difficult to choose who had the best hand, on the first place were five players and all of them has approximately the same combination. However, we believe that player mefb made the best hand mahjong self made in a timely manner!

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Type: RCR
Game ID: 915604
Player: cobberliu
Points: 57000
Hand: DWDWDW DGDGDG DRDRDR b77 b234
Commbination: Big Three Dragons - 13 (yaku)
Dora - 3 (han)

Comments: Now this is a very impressive hand, It isn't very often that somebody makes aBig Three Dragons and more all in a very short time. Player Cobberliu again demonstrates their capabilities in RCR. A second week that he has made the best hand. Our congratulations and success in the future.

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Type: WSoM
Game ID: 910204
Player: ubivis
Points: 315
Hand: c789 c999 c456 c333 c55
Commbination: Pure One-Suit - 100
Two Concealed Triples - 5

Comments: Very nice hand , made all in one suit and quickly too! . Ubivis has a second the best hand of week award! A good player with the good skills in mahjong. Congratulations again to Ubivis!

The best games of the week 09.01.08 - 09.07.08

After further review we found that 906423 game was actually the best game, sorry for any confusion and congratulation to the orchidh that has the best hand 2 weeks in a row


Type: HK
Game ID: 906863
Player: monkey415
Points: 256
Hand: b11 b666 b777 b888 DGDGDG
Combinations: Jade Dragon - 64

Comments: Good hand that was completed with very good knowledge of the rules and scoring. This would be a great example for beginners who want to learn how to play expert-level mahjong!

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Type: CO
Game ID: 906423
Player: orchidh
Points: 132
Hand: b3b3 b5b5 c6c6 d3d3 d6d6 drdr wewe
Combinations: Seven Pairs - 24
All Types - 6
Fully Concealed Hand - 4
Flower Tile - 1
Flower Tile - 1

Comments: Very good game in a short time. That is proof that orchidh is a skilled player. Much more, orchidh is a twice winner in CO. Bravo orchidh!!

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Type: RCR
Game ID: 908799
Player: cobberliu
Points: 21000
Hand: b234 b777 c88 d456 d678
Combinations:
Nagashi Mangan - 5(yaku)
Dabura Riichi - 2(yaku)

Comments: A great concealed hand. It's not every day that you see "Nagashi Mangan" completed so quickly . It is great to have players who really know how to made quality mahjong hands.

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Type: WSOM
Game ID: 904505
Player: ubivis
Points: 600
Hand: c222 c33 WNWNWN WWWWWW WSWSWS
Combinations:
All Triples - 30
Big Three Winds - 120
Value Honor - 10
Mixed One-Suit - 40

Comments: Very nice hand consisting of three winds including the wind of seat. Player ubivis shows us again that they really know how to make combinations in mahjong. This is a very capable player who has a history of impressive success at the mahjong table.

The Best Games of August

Mahjong Time is pleased to announce the winners in our Best Games of the Month competition! August had many great Mahjongs! Each winner of the Games of the Month wins a prize of $150. The winners of August 2008 are:

Type : HK
Game ID : 901969
Player : belldmt
Points : 256
Combinations:
Pearl Dragon - 64
After FaanLaak Table - 64
Comment: Very good hand and made in a very intricate way, only pungs from dot, in addition to an all complete with a pung of white dragons.

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Type: CO
Game ID: 882867
Player: 0livCash
Points: 117
Combinations:
Thirteen Orphans-81
Last tile -27
Flower Tiles-13
Comment: Luck comes out when you do not expect it. Thirteen Orpahans a rare combination but 0livCash managed to create it. Well done!!!!

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Type: RCR
Game ID: 878987
Player: at88888
Points: 21000
Combinations:
5 (yaku) Full Flush-27
1 (han) Red Fives - 64
1 (han) Dora -59
3000 After Mangan Table
3000 Riichi Bets
Comment: A complicated situation and a big risk, however the final was excellent.

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Type : WSOM
Game ID : 902916
Player : mefb
Points: 390
Combinations:
Big Three Winds - 120
Value Honor - 10
Comment: This was a very interesting game. All the players had good hands and all were waiting for player minstate70 who got West Wind from the wall, but since he didn't need it , instead player mefb made mahjong from it. Good work mefb!

The best games of the week 08.25.08 - 08.31.08

Type : HK
Game ID : 901969
Player : belldmt
Points : 256
Hand : d444 d666 d777 d99 WDWDWD
Combinations:
Pearl Dragon - 64
After FaanLaak Table - 64
Comment: Very good hand and made in a very intricate way, only pungs from dot, in addition to an all complete with a pung of white dragons.

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Type : CO
Game ID : 899694
Player : orchidh
Points : 52
Hand : b55 b66 b88 c55 c66 c88 d77
Combinations:
Seven Pairs - 24
All Simples - 2
Flower Tiles - 1
Flower Tiles - 1
Comment: The player must be very sure in their mahjong expertise to do a "seven pairs" in a cash game. It's a risky hand that gives quite a lot of points. Very nicely done!

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Type : WSOM
Game ID : 902916
Player : mefb
Points: 390
Hand : c456 d55 WWWWWW NWNWNW WSWSWS
Combinations:
Big Three Winds - 120
Value Honor - 10
Comment: This was a very interesting game. All the players had good hands and all were waiting for player minstate70 who got West Wind from the wall, but since he didn't need it , instead player mefb made mahjong from it. Good work mefb!

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Type : RCR
Game ID : 899898
Player : mika192847
Points : 27000
Hand : b33 b567 WEWEWE WSWSWS WWWWWW
Combinations:
Half Flush - 2(yaku)
Seat Wind - 1(yaku)
Prevalent Wind - 1(yaku)
Red Fives - 1(han)
Dora - 2(han)
Comment: Approximately the same situation as in the WSoM game, but mika192847 played it more quickly and more beautifully, using the 66 tile left in the wall. This player has a strong knowledge of mahjong rules and scoring!