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Shanpon
Kanji	双ポン
English	Dual paired
Fu	Depends on the tiles
Tile types waiting	2 sided wait
Tiles available	4 tiles
Pattern example
Tenhou.net example	Shanpon with mentsumo; Honor based;

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Shanpon 「双ポン」 is a wait pattern involving two groups of paired tiles, where either is looking to complete a triplet.

Pattern

Waiting for: or

Fu

Main article: Fu

A shanpon wait does not generate fu by itself. However, the triplet formed by a shanpon wait is worth fu.

A triplet is worth 4 base fu.
Fu is doubled if the completed honor tiles or terminals.
Fu is halved if the triplet is open (if the triplet is completed by ron, it is considered open.)

Usage

At most, a shanpon wait looks for 4 tiles of 2 tile types (2 tiles each). The pattern has one main advantage: it is immune to suji. It can also incorporate honor tiles, which may be perceived as safer. Players looking to defend may fall to a shanpon wait fairly easily.

Unlike the other basic "bad waits" (tanki, penchan, kanchan), shanpon waits look for 2 types of tiles. Waiting for 4 tiles of 2 tile types is usually better than 4 tiles of 1 tile type, in case one tile type is eliminated completely. The downside is that a type of tile may be incorporated into other players' hands (as either a pair or part of a sequence).

Combinations

Shanpon may combine with other tile waits. Shanpon with ryanmen produces entotsu. This combination may be increased with ryanmenten. Shanpon has the ability to mix with itself. This is only possible with a built-in pattern of iipeikou, plus a fourth numbered pair in the sequence.

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 == Fu ==
 {{main|Fu}}
-The fu generated from a shanpon depends on the tiles themselves.  Triplets using [[Jihai|honor tiles]] or [[Routouhai|terminals]] are worth more than [[tanyao|simples]].  When claimed for a win, the newly completed triplet is considered to be open.
+A shanpon wait does not generate fu by itself. However, the triplet formed by a shanpon wait is worth fu.
+*A triplet is worth 4 base fu.
+*Fu is doubled if the completed [[Jihai|honor tiles]] or [[Routouhai|terminals]].
+*Fu is halved if the triplet is open (if the triplet is completed by [[ron]], it is considered open.)
 == Usage ==
-At most, a shanpon wait looks for 4 tiles of 2 tile types (2 tiles each).  The pattern has one main advantage, by which it is immune to [[suji]].  Plus, it can easily incorporate honor tiles.  Players looking to [[defense|defend]] may fall to these traps fairly easily.
+At most, a shanpon wait looks for 4 tiles of 2 tile types (2 tiles each). The pattern has one main advantage: it is immune to [[suji]]. It can also incorporate honor tiles, which may be perceived as safer. Players looking to [[defense|defend]] may fall to a shanpon wait fairly easily.
-The major disadvantage to shanpon involves locked tiles.  In this case, pairs of waiting tiles may be incorporated into other player(s) waiting hands, which may or may not be dropped.  If this happens, then one or both tile types decrease in likelihood for a win.  Of course, the win may be assured, if such a player decided to split a pair and discard the needed tile.
+Unlike the other basic "bad waits" ([[tanki]], [[penchan]], [[kanchan]]), shanpon waits look for 2 types of tiles. Waiting for 4 tiles of 2 tile types is usually better than 4 tiles of 1 tile type, in case one tile type is eliminated completely. The downside is that a type of tile may be incorporated into other players' hands (as either a pair or part of a sequence).
 === Combinations ===
-Shanpon may combine with other tile waits.  Shanpon with [[ryanmen]] produces [[entotsu]].  This combination may be increased with [[ryanmenten]].  Shanpon has the ability to mix with itself.  This is only possible with a built-in pattern of [[iipeikou]], plus a fourth numbered pair in the sequence.
+Shanpon may combine with other tile waits. Shanpon with [[ryanmen]] produces [[entotsu]]. This combination may be increased with [[ryanmenten]]. Shanpon has the ability to mix with itself. This is only possible with a built-in pattern of [[iipeikou]], plus a fourth numbered pair in the sequence.
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