2021 M.League season
The 2021 M League season is the fourth season to M.League.
M League logo | |
Host | M League |
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Type | Professional league |
Team count | 8 teams |
Finalists | |
Champion | KADOKAWA Sakura Knights |
Runner up | Sega Sammy Phoenix |
Third | Shibuya Abemas |
Fourth | Konami Mahjong Fight Club |
Rosters
Furinkazan tryout
As the 2020 M League season nears conclusion, EX Furinkazan opens up a position on the team. A four phase system is used to filter applicants to select one player to fill the roster spot.[1] A total of 169 applicants from five professional associations signed up. Selection will be based on a competition system mixed with notoriety via Twitter followings and other factors.
Released members
Konami Fight Club does not renew the contracts for Yudai Maehara and Satoshi Fujisaki. The team will be looking to bring in new players from the upcoming draft.[2] SegaSammy Phoenix does not renew the contract for Akira Wakutsu.[3] Despite winning the previous season's title, EX Furinkazan has a roster change, as Kazunori Takizawa opts out of renewing his contract.[4]
Draft
The draft occurred on August 2, 2021. Four teams were open to make draft choices in the following order:
- SegaSammy Phoenix (Rio Toujo)
- TEAM RAIDEN (Tomohiro Honda)
- Konami Mahjong Fight Club (Arisa Date)
- EX Furinkazan (Takaya Matsugase)
- Konami Mahjong Fight Club (Kazunori Takizawa)
- EX Furinkazan (Rumi Nikaido)
All teams opted for their draft picks, and thus all teams filled their four player rosters.[5] Kazunori Takizawa was released from EX Furinkazan during the off season and was not eligible to rejoin his former team.
Standings
Regular season
# | Team | Points | Difference from next |
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1 | U-NEXT Pirates | 377.1 | - |
2 | Shibuya Abemas | 328.2 | 48.9 |
3 | Konami Mahjong Fight Club | 249.0 | 79.2 |
4 | EX Furinkazan | 184.4 | 64.6 |
5 | Sega Sammy Phoenix | 184.2 | 0.2 |
6 | KADOKAWA Sakura Knights | 177.0 | 7.2 |
7 | Akasaka Drivens | -263.8 | 440.8 |
8 | TEAM RAIDEN | -1256.1 | 992.3 |
Semifinal
# | Team | Start Points | End Points | Difference from next |
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1 | KADOKAWA Sakura Knights | 88.5 | 248.5 | - |
2 | Konami Mahjong Fight Club | 124.5 | 184.9 | 63.6 |
3 | Shibuya Abemas | 164.1 | 123.9 | 61.0 |
4 | Sega Sammy Phoenix | 92.1 | 120.2 | 3.7 |
5 | EX Furinkazan | 92.2 | 68.1 | 52.1 |
6 | U-NEXT Pirates | 188.6 | 4.4 | 63.7 |
Final
# | Team | Start Points | Final Points | Difference from next | Prize |
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1 | KADOKAWA Sakura Knights | 124.3 | 202.0 | - | ¥50 million |
2 | Sega Sammy Phoenix | 60.1 | 141.6 | 60.4 | ¥20 million |
3 | Konami Mahjong Fight Club | 92.5 | 54.2 | 87.4 | ¥10 million |
4 | Shibuya Abemas | 62.0 | -58.9 | 113.1 |
Individual awards
Top score
- Akina Mizuhara
- Makoto Sawazaki
- Kazunori Takizawa
Top hanchan
- Arisa Date
- Koushin Asakura
- Yoshihiro Matsumoto
Fourth place avoidance
- Takaharu Ooi
- Sho Shiratori
- Akina Mizuhara
Yakuman
References
- ↑ https://mleaguewatch.wordpress.com/2021/05/19/ex-furinkazan-member-audition/
- ↑ https://kinmaweb.jp/archives/140110
- ↑ https://twitter.com/SEGASAMMY_PNX/status/1408741836202688519
- ↑ https://mleaguewatch.wordpress.com/2021/07/02/takizawa-kazunori-leaves-ex-furinkazan/
- ↑ https://kinmaweb.jp/archives/142068
External links
- 2021 M.League season in Japanese Wikipedia