Events

Upcoming

World Riichi Championship 2028

2028
New York, NY

USPML will host the World Riichi Championship in New York City. USPML previously organised the second WRC, held in Las Vegas in 2017. Dates and venue to be announced.

Tickets for USPML events are sold through tickets.uspml.com. Our regular meetups and classes are run from Sparrow's Nest Studio.

Past events

Tournaments and events we have hosted and sponsored.

Mahjong Tile Painting Workshop

August 15, 2026
Sparrow's Nest Studio, New York, NY

A hands-on afternoon workshop at Sparrow's Nest Studio, 1:00-3:00 PM.

M.League x World Riichi U.S. Tour

M.League x World Riichi U.S. Tour - New York

June 29–30, 2026
Sparrow's Nest Studio, New York, NY

The tour's New York stop, hosted at our own Sparrow's Nest Studio. Two nights with the visiting M.League professionals and World Riichi pros, both of which sold out.

Sold out

M.League x World Riichi U.S. Tour

M.League x World Riichi U.S. Tour - Las Vegas

June 27–28, 2026
HyperX Arena, Las Vegas, NV

The largest professional mahjong event ever held in the United States. Ten guests from Japan, including six M.Leaguers and two world champions, faced 180 players across ten hanchan over a single weekend. The HyperX Arena was outfitted with Alban autotables and the entire event was streamed with live English commentary.

Sold out

Sparrow's Nest Open

USPML Sparrow's Nest Open

October 26–27, 2024
Sparrow's Nest Studio, New York, NY

A 64-entrant, all-autotable tournament and ARA Regional Qualifier held over two days at Sparrow's Nest Studio. Ten-hanchan round robin with no cuts, played under the 2022 World Riichi Championship rules with the lower-penalties modification.

Results

World Riichi League results

USPML administers the World Riichi League in the United States. All 34 U.S. events to date, with full standings and every game on the World Riichi League app.

2026 SeasonSeason standings →

DateEventHostPlayers
Sep 19–20, 2026World Riichi League NYC September 2026Sparrow’s Nest Studio, New York, NY24 playersResults
Sep 12, 2026September Vegas MinorVegas Dragons · Bluebird Mahjong Studio, Las Vegas, NV13 playersResults
Aug 29–30, 2026World Riichi League NYC August 2026Sparrow’s Nest Studio, New York, NY33 playersResults
Aug 22–23, 2026OFFICIAL NTRO 2026North Texas Mahjong League, McKinney, TX68 playersResults
Jul 26, 2026WRL PML Minor JulyPacific Mahjong League, Fremont, CA16 playersResults
Jul 25, 2026Seattle WRL MinorPonten Mahjong, Bellevue, WA20 playersResults
Jul 18, 2026Las Vegas July WRL MinorVegas Dragons · Bluebird Mahjong Studio, Las Vegas, NV20 playersResults
Jul 18, 2026World Riichi League NYC July 2026Sparrow’s Nest Studio, New York, NY30 playersResults
Jul 11–12, 2026WRL - Philadelphia July MajorPhilly Mah-Jawn Mahjong Club, Philadelphia, PA36 playersResults
Jun 14, 2026Queen City June US WRL MinorQueen City Riichi, Mason, OH28 playersResults
Jun 14, 2026World Riichi League NYC June 2026Sparrow’s Nest Studio, New York, NY20 playersResults
Jun 13, 2026NTML June WRL MinorNorth Texas Mahjong League, McKinney, TX16 playersResults
May 30–31, 2026Bluebird Grand Open MajorVegas Dragons · Bluebird Mahjong Studio, Las Vegas, NV36 playersResults
May 30–31, 2026World Riichi League NYC May 2026Sparrow’s Nest Studio, New York, NY28 playersResults
May 23–24, 2026US WRL Online MajorOnline20 playersResults
Apr 25, 2026NTML WRL Minor April 2026North Texas Mahjong League, McKinney, TX20 playersResults
Apr 12–13, 2026April 2026 PML WRL MinorPacific Mahjong League, Fremont, CA12 playersResults
Apr 11, 2026World Riichi League 2026 - April NYC MinorSparrow’s Nest Studio, New York, NY40 playersResults

2025 SeasonSeason standings →

DateEventHostPlayers
Dec 6–7, 2025Sparrow's Nest Open / World Riichi League NYC December 2025Sparrow’s Nest Studio, New York, NY64 playersResults
Nov 1, 2025World Riichi League NYC November 2025Sparrow’s Nest Studio, New York, NY12 playersResults
Oct 19, 2025World Riichi League NYC October 2025Sparrow’s Nest Studio, New York, NY13 playersResults
Oct 4, 2025Atlanta Mahjong Studio WRL Minor October 2025Atlanta Mahjong Studio, Atlanta, GA12 playersResults
Sep 27–28, 20252025 World Riichi League Fall Online MajorOnline20 playersResults
Sep 27–28, 2025World Riichi League NYC September 2025Sparrow’s Nest Studio, New York, NY25 playersResults
Sep 27–28, 2025World Riichi League San Francisco September 2025Pacific Mahjong League, Fremont, CA16 playersResults
Sep 13, 2025World Riichi League Minor DC 2025Esio, Springfield, VA28 playersResults
Aug 16, 2025World Riichi League NYC August 2025Sparrow’s Nest Studio, New York, NY16 playersResults
Jun 28–29, 2025World Riichi League June NYCSparrow’s Nest Studio, New York, NY28 playersResults
Jun 28–29, 2025World Riichi League Las VegasVegas Dragons · Bluebird Mahjong Studio, Las Vegas, NV12 playersResults
Jun 28–29, 2025WRL Oklahoma 2025-06Oklahoma Mahjong, Tulsa, OK12 playersResults
May 17, 2025WRC NYC 2025-05Sparrow’s Nest Studio, New York, NY32 playersResults
Mar 1–2, 2025World Riichi League Chicago March 2025Chicago Area Mahjong, Schaumburg, IL36 playersResults
Mar 1–2, 2025World Riichi League NYC March 2025Sparrow’s Nest Studio, New York, NY41 playersResults
Mar 1–2, 2025World Riichi League San Francisco March 2025Pacific Mahjong League, Fremont, CA30 playersResults

League archive

Final standings from our 2024 Alpha Season leagues. These seasons have concluded and the standings are no longer being updated.

Pro League 2024Initiate League 2024Hong Kong League 2024