UK Riichi Spring Open Tournament 2024

Schedule

The tournament will take place on the weekend of 18th-19th May 2024 at Chesterton Indoor Bowls Club, Cambridge. It will consist of eight hanchan. The below is a preliminary schedule, but it is unlikely to change significantly.

Friday 17th May 2024

If there is sufficient interest, we will hold a welcome dinner in a historic University of Cambridge college in central Cambridge. This would be a three-course meal accompanied with wine and would cost approximately £70-75 per person, and would be a fairly formal affair (black tie preferred, but if you don't want to go that far more casual would be fine). You are welcome to be accompanied at the dinner by people not playing in the tournament. If you are interested, please let us know on your registration form and we will review how many people would like to attend as sign-ups come in and make a booking if appropriate.

The below is a possible schedule if this went ahead:

19:15-19:45 Drinks Reception
19:45-22:45 Dinner

Saturday 18th May 2024

At Chesterton Indoor Bowls Club:

08:30-09:00 Registration
09:00-09:15 Tournament Briefing
09:15-10:45 Hanchan 1
10:45-11:00 Break
11:00-12:30 Hanchan 2
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-15:00 Hanchan 3
15:00-15:15 Break
15:15-16:45 Hanchan 4
16:45-17:00 Break
17:00-18:30 Hanchan 5

After the first day of the tournament is complete, those who are interested can head into town and we will go punting along "The Backs", where we can take in some amazing views of the historic University of Cambridge colleges on the banks of the River Cam (and have some fun). We'll do our own punting - hopefully we'll have enough volunteers to do the hard work! This will probably be starting from about 20:00, returning by 21:00 and will cost around £5-10 per person.

Following this, we'll reserve some space at a restaurant or pub in town for those who went punting to have some (late) dinner (not included in the tournament price). Further details will be forthcoming.

20:00-21:00 Punting
21:00- Dinner in Cambridge

Sunday 19th May 2024

At Chesterton Indoor Bowls Club:
09:00-09:15 Registration
09:15-10:45 Hanchan 6
10:45-11:00 Break
11:00-12:30 Hanchan 7
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-15:00 Hanchan 8
15:00-15:15 Break
15:15-15:45 Awards