Gå til indhold

OEMC 2026 in Uppsala, Sweden

Picture of Sheila Hansen

The 8th Open European Mahjong Championship in MCR was held in Uppsala, Sweden over three days between 3-5 July 2026. Denmark was represented by eight members from Mahjong Danmark: Sheila Hansen, Jesper Nøhr, Freddy Christiansen, Henrik Leth, Isabel Bahiano Steenholm, Ting Fang Olsen, and Sebastian Lavallée (as referee). There was a team competition as well, and Denmark was represented by two teams, Danish Red Dragons, with team members, Sheila, Jesper, Freddy, and Henrik, and Baltic White Dragons, with team members, Isabel, Tina, Ting, and a French player, Faustin Voisin

The tournament consisted of eleven rounds. There were 168 participants from all over the world and 42 teams. The tiles we played with were customised, whereby the very well-designed 8 flower tiles depicted the rich cultural heritage of Uppsala and the origins of the game.

Results of the tournament

It seems to be a tradition to have at least one Dane amongst the top 3 EMA players at OEMC since it was first held in 2005 (with the exception of 2014 and 2017), so 2026 was no different! At OEMC 2023, we had Freddy Christiansen at #3. This year, we did one better with Tina Christensen at #2! Not only that, we also have the Baltic White Dragons at #3 on the team podium. The Danish Red Dragons managed to get a very good result at the end too at #5, despite the rough start in the first two days.

Table of the best 3 EMA players in OEMC's history

The European Champion of 2026 is Joel Ratsimandresy from France with 31 TP and 1028 MP! For once in the history of the OEMC, we have a tied third place with Marcel Tjon-A-Sam from Netherlands and Marco Montebelli from Italy having 30 TP each and exactly 717 MP.

Big congratulations to the winners!

Individual results of the Danish players (out of 168 players)
#02 - Tina Christensen with 30 TP / 918 MP
#12 - Freddy Christiansen with 28 TP / 538 MP
#26 - Isabel Bahiano Steenholm with 25 TP / 674 MP
#37 - Sheila Hansen with 24 TP / 490 MP
#47 - Ting Fang Olsen with 23 TP / 383 MP
#62 - Jesper Nøhr with 22 TP / -31 MP
#88 - Henrik Leth with 19 TP / -474 MP

Team results (42 teams)
#1 - ULN with 108.5 TP / 2355 MP
#2 - Coccolino with 95 TP / 2152 MP
#3 - Baltic White Dragons with 95 TP / 1789 MP
#4 - China A with 95 TP / 1330 MP
#5 - Danish Red Dragons with 93 TP / 523 MP
 
The best round for all the Danes was in Round 9, where 6 out of 7 Danes won their table when the 7th Dane managing a decent second place. A big achievement for a small delegation.
 
 
We would also like to congratulate Sebastian for passing his referee exam and being a certified EMA referee as well as Tina for being elected EMA's President for the next two years (a position she has held before).