Registration Kicks Off For The Second World Series of Mahjong
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| (April 17, 2008 – Hong
Kong)World Mahjong Limited (“WML”) announced today that registration
for the 2008
“World Series of Mahjong” tournament will commence tomorrow on April
18th, 2008. The intense three-day
world-championship mahjong tournament will return to Wynn Macau
this year from September 19th to 21st, and
feature the same minimum total prize pool of US$1.0 million, the
highest prize money in the history of tournament
mahjong. The cost to enter the tournament is again US$5,000 per
player.
Interested participants should register as early as possible, as
the first 100 players to register will receive a complimentary
HK$5,000 room voucher for stay at the Wynn Macau resort. Players
can register over the phone or online at Cityline, 24-hours
a day, seven days a week.
Participation in this year's event is expected to
be much higher than last year following the remarkable success of
the first-
annual World Series held in June, 2007. “Mahjong players around
the world have witnessed the beginning of world
championship mahjong, and the considerable prize money available
to top players. The news of the four finalists from last
year’s event has motivated lots of mahjong players around the world,”
said Mr. John Hardyment, CEO of WML.
Participation in the tournament is open to any mahjong
player of adult age. During the first day of the first-annual World
Series,
the champion, Mr. Hui Chung-Lai of Hong Kong, was not even among
the top scorers, but, over the three-day tournament he
turned out to be the first World Champion. Taiwanese celebrity Ms.
Yu Xiao-Ping, the second-runner up, had never played
13-tile mahjong before entering the World Series, but earned a cash
prize of US$80,000 for her third-place finish.
In addition to the returning finalists from 2007,
this year'’s World Series will welcome four personalities from Hong
Kong,
including international model Ms. Vanessa Yeung, a keen player of
the game. Ms. Yeung will be joined by Mr. Ross Lai,
Chairman of the Public Relations Association of Hong Kong, together
with Ms. Angelina Chan, founder of the Hong Kong
jewellery brand Steela + Steelo and Mr. Anthony Chum, winner of
the 2007 International Adventure Race. All four are avid
mahjong players who are excited to enter the 2008 competition.
At today's press conference, WML welcomed the addition of two new
sponsors to this year's tournament - Mahjong Time and
Remy Martin. Mahjong Time is the global premium online mahjong platform
whose licensees will offer mahjong players the
World Series of Mahjong Rules R exclusively online, and run qualifying
tournaments with guaranteed seats at the
championship event in September. Remy Martin, the premium brand
of Cognac Brandy, will be hosting the “Remy Taiwan
Mahjong Tour” to the mahjong playing community in Taiwan. It consists
of a series of 3 qualifying tournaments, each to be
held in Southern, Central, and Northern Taiwan respectively during
the month of June. These two sponsors will team up with
previous event sponsors Wynn Macau, Blue Girl Beer, and Cityline
to deliver the thrill of playing to the global mahjong
community..
In addition to the Remy Taiwan Tour, WML has also
announced official satellite tournaments for Australia, Canada,
China
and Japan. Mahjong players in Australia should watch out for the
series of tournaments in and around Sydney in over 20 of
the city’s premier betting and social clubs, over a period of 13
weeks. They will be organized by Mahjong Australia, WML’s
official licensee. The Australian finals will be held in a major
casino to be announced shortly. Details of the Canadian
qualifying tournament and other official qualifiers for China and
Japan will be announced in the coming weeks.
The World Series of Mahjong was launched in
2006 by WML, a group of international media veterans and entertainment
industry professionals. The World Series of Mahjong gathers top
mahjong players from all over the world to vie for the
enviable title of “World Mahjong Champion” and the biggest prize
money in the history of mahjong. Details about the
event – registration, rules and regulations, etc – are available
on the official website www.world-series-mahjong.com
The 2008 World Series of Mahjong is proudly sponsored by:
*This press release was issued by Starbiz Communications Limited on
behalf of World Mahjong Limited. For enquiries,
please contact:
Ms. Anna Leung, office (852) 2521-0860 or anna@starbiz.com.hk
or
Ms. Grace Chan, office (852) 2512-2966 or grace@starbiz.com.hk.
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Mahjong Veterans Join Hands To Give New Horizons To Gaming World
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| (February 27, 2008 –
Macau)World Mahjong Limited, founder of the prevailing World Series
of Mahjong tournament, will
partner with the global premium online mahjong platform, Mahjong
Time, to bring a new era of mahjong tournament to the
gaming world.
At its sponsored luncheon during the Asian i-Gaming
Congress today, Mr. John Hardyment, CEO of World Mahjong Limited
(“WML”), announced its new exciting collaboration with Mahjong Time
as the official online mahjong software and platform
provider for the second-annual World Series of Mahjong. Licensees
of Mahjong Time will offer players the World Series rule
set exclusively online, and run qualifying tournaments with guaranteed
seats at the championship finals and many other
exclusive benefits. “We are excited to partner with the leading
provider of live, professional mahjong tournament featuring
the highest prize money in the history of mahjong”, said Mr. William
Sutjiadi, CEO of Mahjong Time. “We are the only solution
for ambitious gaming operators who aim to explore the enormous potential
of mahjong and promote their products globally.
” The said partnership is intended to build a stronger and more
dynamic annual global mahjong event in the years to come.
Following the remarkable success of the first World
Series event with nearly 300 mahjong players from around the world,
the
intense three-day tournament will return this year at the Wynn Macau
from September 19th to 21st, featuring the same
minimum total prize pool of US$1.0 million. Previous event sponsors
Wynn Macau, Blue Girl Beer, Air Macau, PacificNet and
Cityline, with the addition of Mahjong Time and the leading Cognac
Brandy Remy Martin, will team up again to deliver the
thrill of playing to the mahjong crowd.
While the mentioned championship tournament will
be held in September this year, there are several official satellite
tournaments scheduled to take place in Taiwan, Australia, Canada
and the United States:
1. Taiwan - WML will be working hand-in-hand with
the ruling brand of Cognac Brandy, Remy Martin, to bring the “Remy
Taiwan Mahjong Tour” to the local mahjong playing community. It
consists of a series of 3 qualifying tournaments, each to be
held in Southern, Central, and Northern Taiwan respectively during
the month of June;
2. Australia - WML’s official licensee, Mahjong Australia, will
stage a series of tournaments in and around Sydney over a
period of 13 weeks in over 20 of the city’s premier betting and
social clubs. The Australian finals will be held in a major
casino to be announced in the near future;
3. U.S. - WML's official U.S. qualifying tournament will be held
in August of this year in Las Vegas at the JW Marriott Hotel,
being sponsored by Mahjong Time;
4. Canada - the Canadian qualifying tournament will be announced
in the coming weeks.
More official, national satellite tournaments will
be announced soon for China, Japan, Europe and other countries and
territories.
For those who wish to experience the excitement
of last year's tournament, WML has produced 13 one-hour episodes
of the
event using 14 cameras in the production, the latest editing technology,
an experienced team of sports producers and dynamic
3-D graphics. Audience could now enjoy the very best modern television
production in Cantonese, English and Mandarin with
complex and simplified Chinese subtitles. “The World Series of Mahjong
has already been aired on Pay per View in Canada
over the Chinese New Year holidays. We are presently determining
our broadcasters in the United States, Asia and Europe
and will announce the global distribution of the episodes very soon”,
expressed by Mr. Richard Young, Executive TV Producer
of the World Series event. In the 13 episodes, global audience has
the unique opportunity to experience real mahjong, a
healthy sport which demands good memory, accurate calculation, psychological
maneuvering and strategic thinking.
The World Series of Mahjong was launched in 2006 by WML, a group
of international media veterans and entertainment
industry practitioners. Headquartered in the Greater China Region,
WML aims to organize major and high quality international
sports and entertainment games. The World Series of Mahjong gathers
top mahjong players from all over the world to vie for
the enviable title of “World Mahjong Champion” and the biggest prize
money in the history of mahjong. Details about the event
– enrolment, rules and regulations and grading scheme etc – are
available on its official website
www.world-series-mahjong.com
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Following In Her Father’s Footsteps, Yu Makes Full Commitment to Mahjong
and Acting
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| (30
January 2008, Taipei)Taiwanese “Mahjong Diva” Yu Xiao-Ping, daughter
of Yu Tian, the newly-elected legislator
and veteran of Taiwan’s entertainment industry, will remain a formidable
presence in the mahjong field this year. She is
currently the sole spokesperson for the Taiwan satellite of the
second annual World Series of Mahjong, and scheduled to
attend the “Remy Taiwan Mahjong Tour”, sponsored by the world renowned
Cognac Remy Martin. Yu Xiao-Ping, who has all
along hailed her father as her idol and role model, has learnt from
her father how to make a determined and sustained effort
to achieve her goal in the entertainment field.
“Father has, over the years, made great contributions
to the entertainment industry here. He has helped artistes to fight
for
their rights, without considering any personal reward for himself.
During his election campaign, he and my mother went
everywhere to solicit votes, on top of his work as a performing
artiste. Indeed it seems that he has superhuman strength and
endurance!”
Yu hoped that she could display the same measure
of determination as his father, “Through endorsing the ‘Remy Taiwan
Mahjong Tour’, I hope to promote the game of mahjong to all of Taiwan
and even the world. In fact, mahjong will no longer
be just a leisure pastime among the Chinese. In fact, I hope to
make it an Olympic sport some day!”
Yu also wished to find her true love at the mahjong
table while promoting the “Remy Taiwan Mahjong Tour”. “Mahjong is
a
game that requires intelligence and the harmony of body, mind and
soul. It requires total concentration and logical deduction.
A true winner at the mahjong table will naturally display his charm.
I do hope to be able to find my true love in the world of
Mahjong! However, he can’t win over me.” All potential Prince Charmings
for the Mahjong Diva could get a chance to meet
her in person by purchasing Remy Martin products in Taiwan.
As Chinese New Year is fast approaching, the Yu family
is going to enjoy mahjong together at home, “Every time, my brother
will do the set-up for the game, while my sister will always be
the one to lose! My grandma will be the one to wait anxiously
for the game to start.” She also has five interesting tips for mahjong
players:
1. Prevent any one from reading books behind your
back!
2. Don’t let others pat your back!
3. Do wear red underwear;
4. Bring your lucky accessories with you;
5. Your favourite snacks will boost your energy!
The World Series of Mahjong was launched in
2007 by World Mahjong Limited, a group of international media veterans
and
entertainment industry practitioners. Headquartered in the Greater
China Region, the company aims to organize major and
high quality international sports and entertainment games. The World
Series of Mahjong invites top mahjong players from all
over the world to vie for the enviable title of “World Mahjong Champion”
and the biggest prize money in the history of mahjong,
a minimum of US$1.0 million! Details about this year’s event at
Wynn Macau – like registration, rules and regulations – are
available on their official website at www.world-series-mahjong.com
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World Series of Mahjong to be Held Again in Macau in September 2008
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(December 5, 2007 - Macau)World Mahjong Limited
(“WML”) today announced that the second annual World Series
of Mahjong will be held again at the prestigious Wynn Macau from September
19 to 21, 2008, following the huge success
of the first tournament held in June of this year. The minimum total
prize money for next year’s tournament will again be
US$1 million and continue to be the highest prize money in the history
of mahjong tournaments. WML is optimistic that
participants in next year’s tournament will far outnumber those of
this year, as mahjong lovers around the world will be
watching this “battle of the year” with great interest and anticipation.
While the main event of the second World
Series of Mahjong will be held in September 2008, several official
qualifying
rounds will be held in Canada, Europe, Australia, Taiwan and Hong
Kong starting in early 2008. The winners in these
rounds will be eligible for the 3-day main event where they will
compete with players from other parts of the world.
Through organizing these qualifying rounds in different parts of
the world, WML aims to promote to the world this healthy
sport that demands good memory, accurate calculation, psychological
maneuvering and strategic thinking. Details about
the qualifying rounds will be announced in due course.
Miss Yu Xiao Ping, second runner-up in the 2007 World
Series of Mahjong, is the daughter to the Taiwanese artiste
nicknamed “Big Brother of Taiwan”. Since her victory in the Series,
her reputation and level of exposure continued to rise,
as news stories about her success continued to be run in Taiwan
for a full month following the June tournament in Macau.
She noted happily that she has accepted WML’s invitation to be the
spokesperson for the Taiwan qualifying tour in the
second Series, which will be proudly sponsored by Remy Martin. Miss
Yu will join hands with Remy Martin to promote the
“Remy Taiwan Mahjong Tour” with an aim to promoting the game of
mahjong all over Taiwan.
Indeed, there is much in common between Remy Martin
and the World Series of Mahjong. Remy Martin, with its history
spanning three centuries, is a top brand of Cognac Brandy. This
supremacy well complements the unrivalled status of
the World Series of Mahjong in the mahjong world. The “Remy Taiwan
Mahjong Tour” is set to bring to mahjong experts
in Taiwan a great opportunity to play this enjoyable game to their
heart’s content.
The World Series of Mahjong was launched by WML in 2006 by a group
of international media veterans and entertainment
industry practitioners. Headquartered in the Greater China Region,
the company aims to organize major and high quality
international sports and entertainment games. The World Series of
Mahjong invites top mahjong players from all over the
world to vie for the enviable title of “World Mahjong Champion”
and the biggest prize money in the history of mahjong.
Details about the event – enrolment, rules and regulations – are
available on their official website http://www.mahjongtw.com
in Chinese, or for English, at www.world-series-mahjong.com
This press release was issued by Starbiz Communications
Limited on behalf of World Mahjong Limited. For enquiries,
please contact Mr. Marius Chow (Tel: 852-9236-6010) or Ms. Anna
Leung (Tel:852- 9667-2487). Thank you.
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