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World Mahjong Championship
Also Known As WMC Common abbreviation.
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The World Mahjong Championship is the leading international event played under the Mahjong Official Rules standard, first held in Chengdu, China in 2007 with 144 participants, organized by the newly founded World Mahjong Organization.
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Founding Year Founding Date Host History2007 Chengdu, China; 2010 Utrecht, Netherlands; 2012 Chongqing, China; 2015 Jeju, South Korea; 2017 Xi'an, China; 2019 Villefranche-sur-Saone, France; 2024 Mississauga, Canada. 2 Cross-Tradition Connections
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1. Encyclopaedia Britannica
2. Wikipedia, World Mahjong Championship
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World Mahjong Championship (WMC)
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After the establishment of World Mahjong Organization (WMO) in 2006, the official first world championship was held in Chengdu, Sichuan, China on November 1, 2007.
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