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{{Infobox tournament
{{Infobox tournament
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|caption = M League logo
|caption = M.League logo
|Location    =
|Location    =
|Host        = [[M League]]
|Host        = [[M.League]]
|Date        =
|Date        =
|Type        = [[Professional league]]
|Type        = Professional league
|Playercount =
|Playercount =
|Teamcount = : will only be checked if playercount is not defined
|Teamcount = 7
<!--Top 4-->
<!--Top 4-->
|First  = Akasaka Drivens
|First  = Akasaka Drivens
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|Fourth  = Konami Mahjong Fight Club
|Fourth  = Konami Mahjong Fight Club
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This is the inaugural season to the [[M League]].
'''2018 M.League season''' is the inaugural season to the [[M.League]].  The season began on October 1, 2018, and the last regular season session was on February 12, 2019.  The final series began on March 2, 2019 and the championship was decided on March 31, 2019.  [[Akasaka Drivens]] became the first champion.


==Teams==
__TOC__
{{clear}}
 
== Teams ==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Team name !! Company sponsor !! Players
!rowspan=2| Team name !!rowspan=2| Company sponsor !!colspan=3| Draft results
|-
|-
| Akasaka Drivens || Hakuhodo DY media partners || [[Ken Sonoda]] (Saikouisen)<br> [[Jun Murakami]] (Saikouisen)<br> [[Taro Suzuki]] (Nihon Pro Mahjong Kyokai)
! Round 1 !! Round 2 !! Round 3
|-
|-
| EX Furinkazan || TV Asahi || [[Aki Nikaido]] (JPML)<br> [[Kazunori Takizawa]] (JPML)<br> [[Kenji Katsumata]] (JPML)  
| [[Akasaka Drivens]] || Hakuhodo DY media partners || [[Ken Sonoda]] (Saikouisen) || [[Jun Murakami]] (Saikouisen) || [[Taro Suzuki]] (Nihon Pro Mahjong Kyokai)  
|-
|-
| Konami Mahjong Fight Club || KONAMI || [[Hisato Sasaki]] (JPML)<br>[[Mari Takamiya]] (JPML)<br> [[Yudai Maehara]] (JPML)  
| [[EX Furinkazan]] || TV Asahi || [[Aki Nikaido]] (JPML) || [[Kazunori Takizawa]] (JPML) || [[Kenji Katsumata]] (JPML)  
|-
|-
| Shibuya Abemas || CyberAgent || [[Takaharu Ooi]] (RMU)<br> [[Sho Shiratori]] (JPML)<br> [[Yoshihiro Matsumoto]] (Nihon Pro Mahjong Kyokai)  
| [[Konami Mahjong Fight Club]] || KONAMI || [[Hisato Sasaki]] (JPML) ||[[Mari Takamiya]] (JPML) || [[Yudai Maehara]] (JPML)  
|-
|-
| SegaSammy Phoenix || SegaSammy || [[Yuumi Uotani]] (JPML)<br> [[Seiichi Kondo]] (Saikouisen)<br> [[Sayaka Kayamori]] (Saikouisen)  
| [[Shibuya Abemas]] || CyberAgent || [[Takaharu Ooi]] (RMU) || [[Sho Shiratori]] (JPML) || [[Yoshihiro Matsumoto]] (Nihon Pro Mahjong Kyokai)  
|-
|-
| TEAM RAIDEN || Dentsu || [[Masato Hagiwara]] (JPML)<br>  [[Naoki Setokuma]] (JPML)<br> Saki Kurosawa (JPML)  
| [[SegaSammy Phoenix]] || SegaSammy || [[Yuumi Uotani]] (JPML) || [[Seiichi Kondo]] (Saikouisen) || [[Sayaka Kayamori]] (Saikouisen)  
|-
|-
| U-NEXT Pirates || U-Next || [[Go Kobayashi]] (Maujong Union)<br> [[ASAPIN|Koushin Asakura]] (Saikouisen)<br> [[Nobuhiro Ishibashi]] (Saikouisen)
| [[TEAM RAIDEN]] || Dentsu || [[Masato Hagiwara]] (JPML) ||  [[Naoki Setokuma]] (JPML) || [[Saki Kurosawa]] (JPML)
|-
| [[U-NEXT Pirates]] || U-Next || [[Go Kobayashi]] (Mahjong Union) || [[Koushin Asakura]] (Saikouisen) || [[Nobuhiro Ishibashi]] (Saikouisen)
|}
|}


==Results==
=== Draft ===
The inaugural draft was held on August 7 at the Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa in Tokyo.  All players were drafted as normal in round order.  Taro Suzuki was drafted by three teams: Akasaka Drivens, Shibuya ABEMAS, and U-NEXT Pirates.  By lottery, Akasaka Drivens gained the right to draft Taro Suzuki.  Shibuya ABEMAS and U-NEXT Pirates then drafted Yoshihiro Matsumoto and Nobuhiro Ishibashi respectively.


===Regular season===
== Format ==
The regular season consists of 140 hanchan, with 80 hanchan played for each team.  With seven teams, the top 4 of the regular season continue into a 24 hanchan final.
 
== Results ==
=== Regular season ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! # !! Team !! Points !! Difference from next
! # !! Team !! Points !! Difference
|-
|-style="background: #BBF3BB"
| 1 || EX Furinkazan || 281.7 || -
| 1 || EX Furinkazan || 281.7 || -
|-
|-style="background: #BBF3BB"
| 2 || Shibuya Abemas || 184.6 || 97.1
| 2 || Shibuya Abemas || 184.6 || 97.1
|-
|-style="background: #BBF3BB"
| 3 || Konami Mahjong Fight Club || 39.2 || 145.4
| 3 || Konami Mahjong Fight Club || 39.2 || 145.4
|-
|-style="background: #BBF3BB"
| 4 || Akasaka Drivens || -8.7 || 47.9
| 4 || Akasaka Drivens || -8.7 || 47.9
|-
|-style="background: #FFCCCC"
| 5 || U-NEXT Pirates || -99.2 || 90.5
| 5 || U-NEXT Pirates || -99.2 || 90.5
|-
|-style="background: #FFCCCC"
| 6 || SegaSammy Phoenix || -170.1 || 70.9
| 6 || SegaSammy Phoenix || -170.1 || 70.9
|-
|-style="background: #FFCCCC"
| 7 || TEAM RAIDEN || -227.5 || 57.4
| 7 || TEAM RAIDEN || -227.5 || 57.4
|}
|}


===Final four===
=== Final ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Team !! Points !! Difference from next
! # !! Team !! Start !! Net !! Final !! Difference !! Prize
|-style="background:gold"
| 1 || Akasaka Drivens || -4.3 || 598.8 || 594.5 || - || ¥50 million
|-style="background:silver"
| 2 || EX Furinkazan || 140.9 || -57.9 || 83.0 || 511.5 || ¥20 million
|-style="background:#cc9966"
| 3 || Shibuya Abemas || 92.3 || -239.3 || -147.0 || 230.0 || ¥10 million
|-
|-
| 1 || Akasaka Drivens || 594.5 || -
| 4 || Konami Mahjong Fight Club || 19.6 || -301.6 || -282.0 || 135.0 ||
|-
| 2 || EX Furinkazan || 83 || 511.5
|-
| 3 || Shibuya Abemas || -147 || 230.0
|-
| 4 || Konami Mahjong Fight Club || -282 || 135.0
|}
|}


==External links==
== Individual awards ==
=== Individual score ===
# Takaharu Ooi
# Kazunori Takizawa
# Hisato Sasaki
 
=== Average winning score ===
# Sayaka Kayamori
# Taro Suzuki
# Kazunori Takizawa
 
=== Fourth place avoidance ===
# Kazunori Takizawa
# Aki Nikaido
# Takaharu Ooi
 
== Yakuman ==
* Hisato Sasaki - [[Kokushi Musou]] (2018/10/26) [http://mahjong.abematimes.com/posts/5084324/]
* Kazunori Takizawa - [[Daisangen]] (2019/2/7) [http://mahjong.abematimes.com/posts/5688098/]
* Yudai Maehara - [[Daisangen]] (2019/3/10) [http://mahjong.abematimes.com/posts/5867710]
 
== External links ==
{{jpwiki|Mリーグ2018}}
 
[[Category:MLeague seasons]]
{{Navbox MLeague}}

Latest revision as of 05:03, 11 October 2024

2018 M.League season

M.League logo
Host M.League
Type Professional league
Team count 7 teams
Finalists
Champion Akasaka Drivens
Runner up EX Furinkazan
Third Shibuya Abemas
Fourth Konami Mahjong Fight Club

2018 M.League season is the inaugural season to the M.League. The season began on October 1, 2018, and the last regular season session was on February 12, 2019. The final series began on March 2, 2019 and the championship was decided on March 31, 2019. Akasaka Drivens became the first champion.

Teams

Team name Company sponsor Draft results
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Akasaka Drivens Hakuhodo DY media partners Ken Sonoda (Saikouisen) Jun Murakami (Saikouisen) Taro Suzuki (Nihon Pro Mahjong Kyokai)
EX Furinkazan TV Asahi Aki Nikaido (JPML) Kazunori Takizawa (JPML) Kenji Katsumata (JPML)
Konami Mahjong Fight Club KONAMI Hisato Sasaki (JPML) Mari Takamiya (JPML) Yudai Maehara (JPML)
Shibuya Abemas CyberAgent Takaharu Ooi (RMU) Sho Shiratori (JPML) Yoshihiro Matsumoto (Nihon Pro Mahjong Kyokai)
SegaSammy Phoenix SegaSammy Yuumi Uotani (JPML) Seiichi Kondo (Saikouisen) Sayaka Kayamori (Saikouisen)
TEAM RAIDEN Dentsu Masato Hagiwara (JPML) Naoki Setokuma (JPML) Saki Kurosawa (JPML)
U-NEXT Pirates U-Next Go Kobayashi (Mahjong Union) Koushin Asakura (Saikouisen) Nobuhiro Ishibashi (Saikouisen)

Draft

The inaugural draft was held on August 7 at the Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa in Tokyo. All players were drafted as normal in round order. Taro Suzuki was drafted by three teams: Akasaka Drivens, Shibuya ABEMAS, and U-NEXT Pirates. By lottery, Akasaka Drivens gained the right to draft Taro Suzuki. Shibuya ABEMAS and U-NEXT Pirates then drafted Yoshihiro Matsumoto and Nobuhiro Ishibashi respectively.

Format

The regular season consists of 140 hanchan, with 80 hanchan played for each team. With seven teams, the top 4 of the regular season continue into a 24 hanchan final.

Results

Regular season

# Team Points Difference
1 EX Furinkazan 281.7 -
2 Shibuya Abemas 184.6 97.1
3 Konami Mahjong Fight Club 39.2 145.4
4 Akasaka Drivens -8.7 47.9
5 U-NEXT Pirates -99.2 90.5
6 SegaSammy Phoenix -170.1 70.9
7 TEAM RAIDEN -227.5 57.4

Final

# Team Start Net Final Difference Prize
1 Akasaka Drivens -4.3 598.8 594.5 - ¥50 million
2 EX Furinkazan 140.9 -57.9 83.0 511.5 ¥20 million
3 Shibuya Abemas 92.3 -239.3 -147.0 230.0 ¥10 million
4 Konami Mahjong Fight Club 19.6 -301.6 -282.0 135.0

Individual awards

Individual score

  1. Takaharu Ooi
  2. Kazunori Takizawa
  3. Hisato Sasaki

Average winning score

  1. Sayaka Kayamori
  2. Taro Suzuki
  3. Kazunori Takizawa

Fourth place avoidance

  1. Kazunori Takizawa
  2. Aki Nikaido
  3. Takaharu Ooi

Yakuman

External links

2018 M.League season in Japanese Wikipedia