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2019 M League season
	; M League logo
Host	M League
Type	Professional league
Team count	8 teams
Finalists
Champion	U-NEXT Pirates
Runner up	Sega Sammy Phoenix
Third	Shibuya Abemas
Fourth	KADOKAWA Sakura Knights

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The 2019-2020 M League Season is the second season to M League. All teams were required to have at least one male and one female team member. All rosters are the same, with the addition of added team members. In addition, a new team was added, the KADOKAWA Sakura Knights, who drafted a complete roster of three team members. The season opened on September 30, 2019. The regular season consists of 90 days with two hanchan each, followed by a 12-day semifinal and a 6-day final.

Rosters

Team name	Previous roster	Drafted player(s )
Akasaka Drivens	Ken Sonoda (Saikouisen) Jun Murakami (Saikouisen) Taro Suzuki (Nihon Pro Mahjong Kyokai)	Kanako Maruyama (Saikouisen)
EX Furinkazan	Aki Nikaido (JPML) Kazunori Takizawa (JPML) Kenji Katsumata (JPML)	None
KADOKAWA Sakura Knights	None	Kotaro Uchikawa (JPML) Sayaka Okada (JPML) Makoto Sawazaki (JPML)
Konami Mahjong Fight Club	Hisato Sasaki (JPML) Mari Takamiya (JPML) Yudai Maehara (JPML)	Satoshi Fujisaki (JPML)
Shibuya Abemas	Takaharu Ooi (RMU) Sho Shiratori (JPML) Yoshihiro Matsumoto (Nihon Pro Mahjong Kyokai)	Aiko Hinata (Saikouisen)
SegaSammy Phoenix	Yuumi Uotani (JPML) Seiichi Kondo (Saikouisen) Sayaka Kayamori (Saikouisen)	Akira Wakutsu (JPML)
TEAM RAIDEN	Masato Hagiwara (JPML) Naoki Setokuma (JPML) Saki Kurosawa (JPML)	None
U-NEXT Pirates	Go Kobayashi (Mahjong Union) Koushin Asakura (Saikouisen) Nobuhiro Ishibashi (Saikouisen)	Akina Mizuhara (Saikouisen)

Roster changes

Teams were expanded to four players each, and each team is mandated to have at least one male and one female member. A draft was held on July 9, 2019. Of the eight teams, three opted to remain as three member teams.

Format

The regular season ran from September 30, 2019 to March 9, 2020. Each team played out 90 hanchan. In the regular season standings, the top six teams move on to a semifinal series to determine the top four teams into the final series.

Standings

Regular season

Graphical representation of regular season standings.

#	Team	Points	Difference from next
1	Sega Sammy Phoenix	495.5	-
2	Shibuya Abemas	273.9	221.6
3	Konami Mahjong Fight Club	195.0	78.9
4	KADOKAWA Sakura Knights	48.4	146.6
5	TEAM RAIDEN	-80.1	128.5
6	U-NEXT Pirates	-202.3	122.2
7	Akasaka Drivens	-276.3	74.0
8	EX Furinkazan	-474.1	197.8

Semifinal

#	Team	Start Points	End Points	Difference from next
1	KADOKAWA Sakura Knights	24.2	284.7	-
2	Sega Sammy Phoenix	247.8	172.0	112.7
3	Shibuya Abemas	137.0	64.0	108.0
4	U-NEXT Pirates	-101.1	-3.5	67.5
5	Konami Mahjong Fight Club	97.5	-65.0	61.5
6	TEAM RAIDEN	-40.0	-86.8	21.8

Final

#	Team	Start Points	Final Points	Difference from next	Prize
1	U-NEXT Pirates	-1.7	244.7	-	¥50 million
2	Sega Sammy Phoenix	86.0	185.1	59.6	¥20 million
3	Shibuya Abemas	32.0	78.0	107.1	¥10 million
4	KADOKAWA Sakura Knights	142.4	-249.1	327.1

Individual awards

Top score

Yuumi Uotani
Jun Murakami
Seiichi Kondo

Top hanchan

Yuumi Uotani
Makoto Sawazaki
Naoki Setokuma

Fourth place avoidance

Seiichi Kondo
Go Kobayashi
Jun Murakami

Yakuman

Seiichi Kondo - Daisangen (10/11) [1]
Naoki Setokuma - Suuankou (10/26) [2]
Makoto Sawazaki - Suuankou (11/14) [3]
Sho Shiratori - Suuankou tanki (12/12) [4]
Saki Kurosawa - Suuankou tanki (2/25) [5]
Yuumi Uotani - Kokushi musou (2/27) [6]
Yuumi Uotani - Suuankou (3/3) [7]
Koushin Asakura - Daisangen (6/18) [8]

External links

Mリーグ2019

2019 M League season in Japanese Wikipedia

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 |Fourth  = KADOKAWA Sakura Knights
 }}
-The '''2018-2019 M League Season''' is the second season to [[M League]].  All teams were required to have at least one female team member.  All rosters are the same, with the addition of added team members.  Plus a new team was added, the KADOKAWA Sakura Knights, who drafted a complete roster of three team members.  The season opened on September 30, 2019.  The regular season consists of 90 days with two [[hanchan]] each, followed by six day semifinal and six day final.
+The '''2019-2020 M League Season''' is the second season to [[M League]]. All teams were required to have at least one male and one female team member. All rosters are the same, with the addition of added team members. In addition, a new team was added, the KADOKAWA Sakura Knights, who drafted a complete roster of three team members. The season opened on September 30, 2019. The regular season consists of 90 days with two [[hanchan]] each, followed by a 12-day semifinal and a 6-day final.
 ==Rosters==
@@ Line 39: / Line 39: @@
 ===Roster changes===
-Teams were expanded to four players each, and each team is mandated to have at least one female member.  A draft was held on July 9, 2019.  Of the eight teams, three opted to remain as three member teams.
+Teams were expanded to four players each, and each team is mandated to have at least one male and one female member. A draft was held on July 9, 2019. Of the eight teams, three opted to remain as three member teams.
 ==Format==
-The regular season ran from September 30, 2019 to March 9, 2020.  Each team played out 90 hanchan.  In the regular season standings, the top six teams move on to a semifinal series to determine the top four teams into the final series.
+The regular season ran from September 30, 2019 to March 9, 2020. Each team played out 90 hanchan. In the regular season standings, the top six teams move on to a semifinal series to determine the top four teams into the final series.
 ==Standings==
@@ Line 63: / Line 63: @@
 | 6 || U-NEXT Pirates || -202.3 || 122.2
 |-  style="background: #FFCCCC"
-| 7 || Akasaka Drivens || -276.3 || 74
+| 7 || Akasaka Drivens || -276.3 || 74.0
 |-  style="background: #FFCCCC"
 | 8 || EX Furinkazan || -474.1 || 197.8
@@ Line 75: / Line 75: @@
 | 1 || KADOKAWA Sakura Knights  || 24.2 || 284.7 || -
 |- style="background: #BBF3BB"
-| 2 || Sega Sammy Phoenix || 247.8 ||  172 || 112.7
+| 2 || Sega Sammy Phoenix || 247.8 || 172.0 || 112.7
 |- style="background: #BBF3BB"
-| 3 || Shibuya Abemas || 137.0 || 64 || 108.0
+| 3 || Shibuya Abemas || 137.0 || 64.0 || 108.0
 |- style="background: #BBF3BB"
 | 4 || U-NEXT Pirates || -101.1 || -3.5 || 67.5
 |- style="background: #FFCCCC"
-| 5 || Konami Mahjong Fight Club || 97.5 ||  -65 || 61.5
+| 5 || Konami Mahjong Fight Club || 97.5 || -65.0 || 61.5
 |- style="background: #FFCCCC"
-| 6 || TEAM RAIDEN || -40.0 ||  -86.8 || 21.8
+| 6 || TEAM RAIDEN || -40.0 || -86.8 || 21.8
 |}
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 ! # !! Team !! Start Points !! Final Points !! Difference from next || Prize
 |- style="background:gold"
-| 1 || U-NEXT Pirates || -1.7 || 224.7 || - || ¥50 million
+| 1 || U-NEXT Pirates || -1.7 || 244.7 || - || ¥50 million
 |- style="background:silver"
 | 2 || Sega Sammy Phoenix || 86.0 || 185.1 || 59.6 || ¥20 million
 |- style="background:#cc9966"
-| 3 || Shibuya Abemas || 32.0 || 78 || 107.1 || ¥10 million
+| 3 || Shibuya Abemas || 32.0 || 78.0 || 107.1 || ¥10 million
 |-
-| 4 || KADOKAWA Sakura Knights  || 142.4 || -249.1 || 327.1 ||
+| 4 || KADOKAWA Sakura Knights || 142.4 || -249.1 || 327.1 ||
 |}
-==Individual awards==
+== Individual awards==
-* Yuumi Uotani (Regular Season Top Score)
+===Top score===
-* Yuumi Uotani (Single Hanchan Top Score)
+# Yuumi Uotani
-* Seiichi Kondo (Fourth Place Avoidance)
+# Jun Murakami
+# Seiichi Kondo
+===Top hanchan===
+# Yuumi Uotani
+# Makoto Sawazaki
+# Naoki Setokuma
+===Fourth place avoidance===
+# Seiichi Kondo
+# Go Kobayashi
+# Jun Murakami
 ==Yakuman==

Finalists
M League logo
Host	M League
Type	Professional league
Team count	8 teams
Champion	U-NEXT Pirates
Runner up	Sega Sammy Phoenix
Third	Shibuya Abemas
Fourth	KADOKAWA Sakura Knights