Josh Havens

Region: Virginia, United States
Joined: 2025
Achievements: Riichi Nomi Open 2025 winner, player for WRC 2025 representing America, 7th place in the WRC qualifier, 4th place at DC Open 2024, 8th place at Philly Open 2024
Background: I first learned about mahjong from a vtuber friend who was obsessed with the game at the time. I started playing Mahjong Soul during the first Saki collab, so shortly after learning mahjong I watched Saki and joined the Saki Fan Community discord where I met some of my closest friends. I played solely online for about 2 years since I didn't know anyone near me who played. I also didn't know anything about the tournament scene. When visiting family in New York in 2022, I went to one of the Riichi Nomi meetups and finally got to play in person. I played my first tournament at the Rochester Riichi Open in 2023. I learned about WRC taking place in Tokyo and decided I wanted to do my best to attend that event. I spent 2024 playing in several tournaments to qualify for the Invitationals held in NYC in January 2025. I achieved my goal by placing 7th in the Invitationals. Traveling to Tokyo and playing mahjong with so many amazing players was a dream come true. Being in tenpai for suuankou while on stream was a big highlight. About a month later I attended the Riichi Nomi Open in NYC. I had an incredible streak, getting five 1st places the first day, with a total of eight 1st places out of ten hanchans. I won the tournament with a total of 366.9 points.

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