In 2010 the Mahjong Movement in Crimea started to gain momentum.
From 2010 to 2012 the number of its participants increased rapidly, which eventually led to the organization of the first Crimean Mahjong Tournament in 2012.
After successfully running the tournament, it was decided to establish the Ukrainian Mahjong Association (UMA) with the center in Simferopol.
Thus, in 2012 the UMA was founded and the movement became formalized.
Certified tournaments on the Crimean Peninsula:
In 2015, UMA moved its headquarters to Kyiv.
Simferopol mahjong community was never fully integrated into the
Russian Mahjong Federation (RMF) after the UMA handover. However, the active local movement has not disappeared. Therefore, it was decided to create the Crimean Mahjong Association (CMA).
The CMA's activities were very localized and several local tournaments were organized over the next few years without publicity.
Despite the fact that Crimea has not been officially integrated into the EMA, since 2015 all the games on the Peninsula have been held using the latest edition of the
EMA Riichi Competition Rules.
The CMA included players from both Ukraine and Russia, and they actively participated in official EMA tournaments.
On March 31, 2022, the EMA Board
decided
not to allow EMA certified tournaments in Russia and Belarus for the time being.
Although the CMA was extremely disappointed by this decision, it was also prompted to officially announce its activities in 2023.
In 2010 the Mahjong Movement in Crimea started to gain momentum.
From 2010 to 2012 the number of its participants increased rapidly, which eventually led to the organization of the first Crimean Mahjong Tournament in 2012.
After successfully running the tournament, it was decided to establish the Ukrainian Mahjong Association (UMA) with the center in Simferopol.
Thus, in 2012 the UMA was founded and the movement became formalized.
Certified tournaments on the Crimean Peninsula:
In 2015, UMA moved its headquarters to Kyiv.
Simferopol mahjong community was never fully integrated into the
Russian Mahjong Federation (RMF) after the UMA handover. However, the active local movement has not disappeared. Therefore, it was decided to create the Crimean Mahjong Association (CMA).
The CMA's activities were very localized and several local tournaments were organized over the next few years without publicity.
Despite the fact that Crimea has not been officially integrated into the EMA, since 2015 all the games on the Peninsula have been held using the latest edition of the
EMA Riichi Competition Rules.
The CMA included players from both Ukraine and Russia, and they actively participated in official EMA tournaments.
On March 31, 2022, the EMA Board
decided
not to allow EMA certified tournaments in Russia and Belarus for the time being.
Although the CMA was extremely disappointed by this decision, it was also prompted to officially announce its activities in 2023.