Mahjong International League

The Mahjong International League (Chinese: 国际麻将联盟) is an international governing body for mahjong, recognized by the International Mind Sports Association (IMSA). Its registered office is located in Lausanne, Switzerland. As of 2016, its president is Frank Ng from Hong Kong.

Mahjong International League
AbbreviationMIL
FormationJuly 3, 2015[1]
Typenon-profit organization
Legal statusAssociation
Purposeformulating the competition systems and rules suitable for the whole world in an effort to promote mahjong into a standard, professional and sportified global mind sport.[2]
HeadquartersLausanne, SwitzerlandSwitzerland
Membership
20 countries and regions
Official language
English
President
Hong KongFrank Ng
WebsiteMahjong International League

History

Establishment

The Mahjong International League (MIL) was founded in 2015, and it was registered in Lausanne, Switzerland. "Mahjong International League Establishment Ceremony" was held on May 11, 2015 in Diaoyutai State Guest Hotel in Beijing, China.

World Mahjong Sports Games

The 1st World Mahjong Sports Games (WMSG) was held from 24 to 28 October 2015, in the city of Sanya, Hainan Province, China.[3]

Bo Tang from China won the individual competition, and Team Chinese B won the team competition.[4]

Recognition of IMSA

On February 26, 2016, MIL was recognized as an observer by International Mind Sport Association (IMSA) after a presentation by Frank Ng, the president of MIL.[5] As of 5 April 2017 Mahjong is the sixth official game to be played at IMSA Elite Games.[6]

Members (36)

In June 2021:[7]

Asia (10)
  1.  China
  2.  Japan
  3.  South Korea
  4.  Hong Kong
  5.  Macau
  6.  Chinese Taipei
  7.  Singapore
  8.  Indonesia
  9.  Thailand
  10.  Vietnam

Europe (14)
  1.  Denmark
  2.  Italy
  3.  Russia
  4.  Germany
  5.   Switzerland
  6.  Spain
  7.  Belgium
  8.  Austria
  9.  Czech Republic
  10.  Hungary
  11.  Portugal
  12.  Slovakia
  13.  Sweden
  14.  Ukraine

Americas (7)
  1.  Canada
  2.  United States
  3.  Brazil
  4.  Argentina
  5.  Chile
  6.  Colombia
  7.  Mexico

Africa (3)
  1.  Réunion
  2.  Mauritius
  3.  South Africa

Oceania (2)
  1.  Australia
  2.  New Zealand

See also

References
  1. "Mahjong International League: Profile". mahjong-mil.org. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  2. "Mahjong International League: Mission of the Organization". mahjong-mil.org. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  3. "The first world Mahjong Sports Games opened in Sanya". mahjong-mil.org. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  4. "The first World Mahjong Sports Games ended Chinese team won the individual competition and team championship". mahjong-mil.org. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  5. Rep, Martin. "Mahjong Officially Recognized by IMSA". mahjongnews.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  6. "Mahjong News - Mahjong Becomes 6th International Mind Sport". Archived from the original on 2017-04-10. Retrieved 2017-04-09.
  7. http://mahjong-mil.org/
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