Tournament Etiquette

Before the tournament

Make all necessary payments as early as possible.
Plan your trip. Check for potential road closures and alternative routes to the venue.
Practice personal hygiene (shower, brush teeth, deodorant, etc.).
Arrive on time or slightly earlier.

Listen to and follow all directions given out by the staff.
Put your phones to silent and remove any smartwatches.
Arrive at your assigned table on time.
Be respectful to everything: staff, players, equipment, venue, etc.
After your game is done, move to the assigned waiting location, being aware of other tables that may still be playing.
Go to the washroom between hanchan.

Splitting the dead wall is allowed, but discouraged. If it is split, wait until the third row of discards.
During the opening draw, flip the dora and lower the rinshan tile at the start of the draw to prevent the rinshan tile from being knocked over.
All players should ensure that everyone has drawn all their tiles. The dealer should wait until everyone has had a chance to look at their hand before discarding the first tile to allow everyone an equal chance to call.

Play at a reasonable speed.
Keep discards orderly in rows of six.
Keep talking to a minimum. Only calls, scoring and clarifications should be said at the table.
When making calls, try not to be disruptive.
Draw and discard with only one hand. Do not switch hands during gameplay.
Keep your drawn tile separate from the rest of the hand. Do not incorporate it into your hand until you have discarded.
Clearly enunciate calls.
Place calls to the right of the hand.
When making a concealed kan, make sure the tiles are revealed long enough to verify that it is valid.
When discarding, ensure that all opponents can see the tile at the same time.
Don’t touch other people’s walls, points or tiles, unless you are drawing a tile or checking uradora.
If a question or conflict, raise your hand, call for a referee and wait for a referee to arrive.

If won by tsumo, show the winning tile first and keep it separate from the rest of your hand.
If won by ron, do not take the winning tile. Leave it in your opponent’s discard area.
Don’t toss or throw the point sticks.
Place your sticks on the table and not by hand so the amount can be verified by all players.
Scores are public.