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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 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. Players play 2 hanchan on their tables and the top 2 from each table 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.   
 
== Players ==
 
=== M.League members ===
{| class="wikitable"
!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 Toujou]] (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 ===
{| 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]]
 
=== 1st round ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!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 Tojyo
|Yoshiki Ishii
Yu Suzuki
|-
|K
|Genta Takeuchi
Kenjiro Fujishima
|Arisa Date
Go Kobayashi
|-
|L
|Takehiro Ishidate
Rumi Nikaido
|Jun Murakami
Kei Nakabayashi
|}
 
=== 2nd round ===
{| class="wikitable"
!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 Tojyo
|-
|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 ===
{| class="wikitable"
!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 ===
{| class="wikitable"
!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[[Image:MTournament 2023 bracket.png|thumb|right|250px|2023 M.Tournament bracket]]


== External links ==
== External links ==

Revision as of 10:34, 18 May 2024

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. Players play 2 hanchan on their tables and the top 2 from each table proceed into the next stage. In addition, the team members of the 2022-23 season champions, Shibuya Abemas, await in the quarterfinal brackets.

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 Toujou (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

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 Tojyo

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 Tojyo

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

2023 M.Tournament bracket

External links