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The '''2023 M.Tournament''' is an individual bracket style tournament.  This is the first edition of the off-season tournament hosted by [[M.League]]. In the initial brackets, a mixture of M.League team members and other professional participants compete in an elimination bracket. In all, the stages of the brackets have 48 participants. The top 2 from each hanchan proceed into the next stage. In addition, the team members of the [[2022 M League season|2022-23 season]] champions, [[Shibuya Abemas]], await in the quarterfinal brackets. 
The '''2023 M.Tournament''' is the first edition of the [[M.Tournament]]. It features 32 [[M.League]] players and 20 other mahjong professionals, for a total of 52 players.
 
== Format ==
 
In the initial brackets, a mixture of M.League players and other professional participants compete in an elimination bracket. The 4 players in the champion team, Shibuya Abemas, are automatically seeded in the quarterfinals and other players start in the 1st stage. Before the finals, players play 2 hanchan on their tables and the top 2 from each table proceed into the next stage. In the finals, the four finalists play another 2 hanchan to determine the winner.
 
== Players ==
 
=== M.League members ===
{| class="wikitable"
! M.League Team !! Members
|-
|[[Akasaka Drivens]] || [[Ken Sonoda]] (Saikouisen) <br>[[Jun Murakami]] (Saikouisen) <br>[[Taro Suzuki]] (Saikouisen) <br>[[Kanako Maruyama]] (Saikouisen)
|-
|[[EX Furinkazan]] || [[Aki Nikaido]] (JPML) <br>[[Kenji Katsumata]] (JPML) <br>[[Takaya Matsugase]] (RMU) <br>[[Rumi Nikaido]] (JPML)
|-
|[[KADOKAWA Sakura Knights]] || [[Kotaro Uchikawa]] (JPML) <br>[[Sayaka Okada]] (JPML) <br>[[Shingo Hori]] (NPM) <br>[[Nanba Shibukawa]] (NPM)
|-
|[[Konami Mahjong Fight Club]] || [[Hisato Sasaki]] (JPML) <br>[[Mari Takamiya]] (JPML) <br>[[Arisa Date]] (JPML) <br>[[Kazunori Takizawa]] (JPML)
|-
|[[SegaSammy Phoenix]] || [[Yuumi Uotani]] (JPML) <br>[[Seiichi Kondo]] (Saikouisen) <br>[[Sayaka Kayamori]] (Saikouisen) <br>[[Rio Toujou|Rio Tojo]] (JPML)
|-
|[[Shibuya Abemas]] || [[Takaharu Ooi]] (RMU) <br>[[Sho Shiratori]] (JPML) <br>[[Yoshihiro Matsumoto]] (NPM) <br>[[Aiko Hinata]] (Saikouisen)
|-
|[[TEAM RAIDEN]] || [[Masato Hagiwara]] (JPML) <br>[[Naoki Setokuma]] (JPML) <br>Saki Kurosawa (JPML) <br>[[Tomohiro Honda]] (JPML)
|-
|[[U-NEXT Pirates]] || [[Go Kobayashi]] (MU) <br>[[Akina Mizuhara]] (Saikouisen) <br>[[Yu Suzuki]] (Saikouisen) <br>[[Kei Nakabayashi]] (NPM)
|}
 
=== Other professionals ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Player
!Organization
!Titles
|-
|Akira Wakutsu
|JPML
|Former SegaSammy Phoenix
|-
|Genta Takeuchi
|Saikouisen
|47th Saikoui
|-
|Takaki Asai
|NPM
|21st Mahjong King
|-
|Shibata Hiro
|JPML
|39th Hououi
|-
|Takashi Kouno
|RMU
|5th, 12th, 13th Reishoui
|-
|Saki Shirogane
|JPML
|17th Cherry Blossom Cup Title Holder
|-
|Hiroshi Daigo
|Saikouisen
|45th Saikoui
|-
|Tooru Yajima
|NPM
|19th Mahjong King
|-
|Kenjiro Fujishima
|JPML
|2018 First Half WRC League Champion
|-
|Yoshiki Ishii
|JPML
|King's Cup Title Holder
|-
|Masashi Sakamoto
|Saikouisen
|Advent of the Four Gods Title Holder
|-
|Keijun Nara
|JPML
|3rd WRC Champion
|-
|Hisaharu Kondo
|JPML
|
|-
|Shotaro Seki
|Saikouisen
|
|-
|Takehiro Ishidate
|JPML
|12th WRC League Champion
|-
|Tomomi Mizusaki
|NPM
|21st Mahjong Queen
|-
|Yusuke Asai
|Saikouisen
|
|-
|Takanori Abe
|RMU
|19th, 20th, 21st Hououi
|-
|Chifumi Yamawaki
|JPML
|
|-
|Yukio Oshida
|MU
|10th, 11th, 13th, 14th, 20th MU Title Holder
|}


== Brackets ==
== Brackets ==
[[Image:MTournament 2023 bracket.png|thumb|right|250px|2023 M.Tournament bracket]]
[[Image:MTournament 2023 bracket.png|thumb|right|400px|2023 M.Tournament bracket]]
=== 1st round ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! Table !! Advanced players !! Eliminated players
|-
|A || Shibata Hiro <br>Ken Sonoda || Kotaro Uchikawa <br>Tomomi Mizusaki
|-
|B || Yukio Oshida <br>Takaya Matsugase || Akira Wakutsu <br>Mari Takamiya
|-
|C || Kazunori Takizawa <br>Kanako Maruyama || Tooru Yajima <br>Yuumi Uotani
|-
|D || Tomohiro Honda <br>Sayaka Okada || Takanori Abe <br>Shotaro Seki
|-
|E || Chifumi Yamawaki <br>Seiichi Kondo || Shingo Hori <br>Naoki Setokuma
|-
|F || Akina Mizuhara <br>Hiroshi Daigo || Keijun Nara <br>Kenji Katsumata
|-
|G || Takashi Kouno <br>Nanba Shibukawa || Saki Kurosawa <br>Sayaka Kayamori
|-
|H || Masato Hagiwara <br>Masashi Sakamoto || Hisato Sasaki <br>Hisaharu Kondo
|-
|I || Yusuke Asai <br>Saki Shirogane || Taro Suzuki <br>Aki Nikaido
|-
|J || Takaki Asai <br>Rio Tojo || Yoshiki Ishii <br>Yu Suzuki
|-
|K || Genta Takeuchi <br>Kenjiro Fujishima || Arisa Date <br>Go Kobayashi
|-
|L || Takehiro Ishidate <br>Rumi Nikaido || Jun Murakami <br>Kei Nakabayashi
|}
 
=== 2nd round ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Table !! Advanced players !! Eliminated players
|-
|A || Masashi Sakamoto <br>Chifumi Yamawaki || Takashi Kouno <br>Hiroshi Daigo
|-
|B || Nanba Shibukawa <br>Masato Hagiwara || Akina Mizuhara <br>Seiichi Kondo
|-
|C || Rumi Nikaido <br>Yusuke Asai || Genta Takeuchi <br>Rio Tojo
|-
|D || Takehiro Ishidate <br>Takaki Asai || Saki Shirogane <br>Kenjiro Fujishima
|-
|E || Takaya Matsugase <br>Kazunori Takizawa || Shibata Hiro <br>Sayaka Okada
|-
|F || Tomohiro Honda <br>Ken Sonoda || Yukio Oshida <br>Kanako Maruyama
|}
 
=== Quarterfinals ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Table !! Advanced players !! Eliminated players
|-
|A || Yusuke Asai <br>Takehiro Ishidate || Aiko Hinata <br>Takaya Matsugase
|-
|B || Takaharu Ooi <br>Rumi Nikaido || Takaki Asai <br>Masato Hagiwara
|-
|C || Kazunori Takizawa <br>Yoshihiro Matsumoto || Chifumi Yamawaki <br>Ken Sonoda
|-
|D || Masashi Sakamoto <br>Nanba Shibukawa || Sho Shiratori <br>Tomohiro Honda
|}
 
=== Semifinals ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Table !! Advanced players !! Eliminated players
|-
|A || Rumi Nikaido <br>Nanba Shibukawa || Yusuke Asai <br>Kazunori Takizawa
|-
|B || Takehiro Ishidate <br>Masashi Sakamoto || Takaharu Ooi <br>Yoshihiro Matsumoto
|}
 
=== Finals ===
Winner: Nanba Shibukawa
 
2nd place: Rumi Nikaido
 
3rd place: Takehiro Ishidate
 
4th place: Masashi Sakamoto


== External links ==
== External links ==
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* [https://m-tournament.m-league.jp/ Official site]
* [https://m-tournament.m-league.jp/ Official site]
* [https://m-tournament.m-league.jp/m-tournament2023/ 2023 Tournament]
* [https://abema.tv/now-on-air/mahjong Official channel]
* [https://abema.tv/now-on-air/mahjong Official channel]
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Latest revision as of 08:05, 22 July 2024

The 2023 M.Tournament is the first edition of the M.Tournament. It features 32 M.League players and 20 other mahjong professionals, for a total of 52 players.

Format

In the initial brackets, a mixture of M.League players and other professional participants compete in an elimination bracket. The 4 players in the champion team, Shibuya Abemas, are automatically seeded in the quarterfinals and other players start in the 1st stage. Before the finals, players play 2 hanchan on their tables and the top 2 from each table proceed into the next stage. In the finals, the four finalists play another 2 hanchan to determine the winner.

Players

M.League members

M.League Team Members
Akasaka Drivens Ken Sonoda (Saikouisen)
Jun Murakami (Saikouisen)
Taro Suzuki (Saikouisen)
Kanako Maruyama (Saikouisen)
EX Furinkazan Aki Nikaido (JPML)
Kenji Katsumata (JPML)
Takaya Matsugase (RMU)
Rumi Nikaido (JPML)
KADOKAWA Sakura Knights Kotaro Uchikawa (JPML)
Sayaka Okada (JPML)
Shingo Hori (NPM)
Nanba Shibukawa (NPM)
Konami Mahjong Fight Club Hisato Sasaki (JPML)
Mari Takamiya (JPML)
Arisa Date (JPML)
Kazunori Takizawa (JPML)
SegaSammy Phoenix Yuumi Uotani (JPML)
Seiichi Kondo (Saikouisen)
Sayaka Kayamori (Saikouisen)
Rio Tojo (JPML)
Shibuya Abemas Takaharu Ooi (RMU)
Sho Shiratori (JPML)
Yoshihiro Matsumoto (NPM)
Aiko Hinata (Saikouisen)
TEAM RAIDEN Masato Hagiwara (JPML)
Naoki Setokuma (JPML)
Saki Kurosawa (JPML)
Tomohiro Honda (JPML)
U-NEXT Pirates Go Kobayashi (MU)
Akina Mizuhara (Saikouisen)
Yu Suzuki (Saikouisen)
Kei Nakabayashi (NPM)

Other professionals

Player Organization Titles
Akira Wakutsu JPML Former SegaSammy Phoenix
Genta Takeuchi Saikouisen 47th Saikoui
Takaki Asai NPM 21st Mahjong King
Shibata Hiro JPML 39th Hououi
Takashi Kouno RMU 5th, 12th, 13th Reishoui
Saki Shirogane JPML 17th Cherry Blossom Cup Title Holder
Hiroshi Daigo Saikouisen 45th Saikoui
Tooru Yajima NPM 19th Mahjong King
Kenjiro Fujishima JPML 2018 First Half WRC League Champion
Yoshiki Ishii JPML King's Cup Title Holder
Masashi Sakamoto Saikouisen Advent of the Four Gods Title Holder
Keijun Nara JPML 3rd WRC Champion
Hisaharu Kondo JPML
Shotaro Seki Saikouisen
Takehiro Ishidate JPML 12th WRC League Champion
Tomomi Mizusaki NPM 21st Mahjong Queen
Yusuke Asai Saikouisen
Takanori Abe RMU 19th, 20th, 21st Hououi
Chifumi Yamawaki JPML
Yukio Oshida MU 10th, 11th, 13th, 14th, 20th MU Title Holder

Brackets

2023 M.Tournament bracket

1st round

Table Advanced players Eliminated players
A Shibata Hiro
Ken Sonoda		 Kotaro Uchikawa
Tomomi Mizusaki
B Yukio Oshida
Takaya Matsugase		 Akira Wakutsu
Mari Takamiya
C Kazunori Takizawa
Kanako Maruyama		 Tooru Yajima
Yuumi Uotani
D Tomohiro Honda
Sayaka Okada		 Takanori Abe
Shotaro Seki
E Chifumi Yamawaki
Seiichi Kondo		 Shingo Hori
Naoki Setokuma
F Akina Mizuhara
Hiroshi Daigo		 Keijun Nara
Kenji Katsumata
G Takashi Kouno
Nanba Shibukawa		 Saki Kurosawa
Sayaka Kayamori
H Masato Hagiwara
Masashi Sakamoto		 Hisato Sasaki
Hisaharu Kondo
I Yusuke Asai
Saki Shirogane		 Taro Suzuki
Aki Nikaido
J Takaki Asai
Rio Tojo		 Yoshiki Ishii
Yu Suzuki
K Genta Takeuchi
Kenjiro Fujishima		 Arisa Date
Go Kobayashi
L Takehiro Ishidate
Rumi Nikaido		 Jun Murakami
Kei Nakabayashi

2nd round

Table Advanced players Eliminated players
A Masashi Sakamoto
Chifumi Yamawaki		 Takashi Kouno
Hiroshi Daigo
B Nanba Shibukawa
Masato Hagiwara		 Akina Mizuhara
Seiichi Kondo
C Rumi Nikaido
Yusuke Asai		 Genta Takeuchi
Rio Tojo
D Takehiro Ishidate
Takaki Asai		 Saki Shirogane
Kenjiro Fujishima
E Takaya Matsugase
Kazunori Takizawa		 Shibata Hiro
Sayaka Okada
F Tomohiro Honda
Ken Sonoda		 Yukio Oshida
Kanako Maruyama

Quarterfinals

Table Advanced players Eliminated players
A Yusuke Asai
Takehiro Ishidate		 Aiko Hinata
Takaya Matsugase
B Takaharu Ooi
Rumi Nikaido		 Takaki Asai
Masato Hagiwara
C Kazunori Takizawa
Yoshihiro Matsumoto		 Chifumi Yamawaki
Ken Sonoda
D Masashi Sakamoto
Nanba Shibukawa		 Sho Shiratori
Tomohiro Honda

Semifinals

Table Advanced players Eliminated players
A Rumi Nikaido
Nanba Shibukawa		 Yusuke Asai
Kazunori Takizawa
B Takehiro Ishidate
Masashi Sakamoto		 Takaharu Ooi
Yoshihiro Matsumoto

Finals

Winner: Nanba Shibukawa

2nd place: Rumi Nikaido

3rd place: Takehiro Ishidate

4th place: Masashi Sakamoto

External links

2023 M Tournament in Japanese Wikipedia


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