The European Riichi Mahjong Championship (ERMC) is the European competition of mahjong certified by European Mahjong Association (EMA) under slightly modified Japanese rules.[1] Both men and women are eligible to contest this title. It was established in 2008. The rules were updated in 2025.
The name was "European Riichi Championship" (ERC) until 2013.
Champions
Individual
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Third place |
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| 2008 |
 Thomas Kragh (DEN) |
 Benjamin Boas (USA) |
 Song Ping (CHN) |
| 2010 |
 Maurice Demmer (NED) |
 Joël Ratsimandresy (FRA) |
David Bresnick (USA) |
| 2013 |
 Martin Diviš (CZE) |
 Michael Zahradnik (GER) |
Maude Grimberg (FRA) |
| 2016 |
 Mikhail Lugovkin (RUS) |
Désirée Heemskerk (NED) |
 Mateusz Woźniak (POL) |
| 2019 |
Vladimir Nadanyan (RUS) |
Vladimir Zayakin (RUS) |
 Hiroshi Yamai (JAP) |
| 2024 |
Claude Sessin (FRA) |
 Anastasiia Veremenko (UKR) |
Junjie Sun (CHN) |
Team
| No. | Winners | Runner-ups | Third place |
| 3[2] | Red Dragons | Tina Christensen (DEN) | Ryan Pin |  Alexander Wankmüller (AUT) | Ukelele |  Gemma Collinge (GBR) |
| Kim Iversen (DEN) | Tanja Wankmüller (AUT) | John Duckworth (GBR) |
| Henrik Leth (DEN) | Manuel Reisinger (AUT) | Ian Fraser (GBR) |
| Frank Rostved (DEN) | Manuel Tomisser (AUT) | Martin Lester (GBR) |
Venues
| Date | Edition | Location | Venue |
| June 21–22, 2008 |
1st European Riichi Championship 2008 |
Hanover, Germany |
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| July 10–11, 2010 |
2nd European Riichi Championship 2010 |
Hanover, Germany |
Jazzclub Hannover |
| September 18–22, 2013 |
3rd European Riichi Championship 2013 |
Bad Vöslau, Austria |
Weingut Schlossberg |
| October 7–9, 2016 |
4th European Riichi Mahjong Championship 2016 |
Farnham, United Kingdom |
The Great Hall, The Farnham Maltings |
| June 21–23, 2019 |
5th European Riichi Mahjong Championship 2019 |
Rosmalen, Netherlands |
De Kentering Party-Events-Food |
| December 5–8, 2024 |
6th European Riichi Mahjong Championship 2024 |
Valencia, Spain |
Hotel Port Azafata |