M.League
 M League logo | |
| Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Inception | 2018 |
| Leader |
Mr. Susumu Fujita, Chairman (Founder/President of CyberAgent) |
| Members | 8 teams |
The M.League is a professional mahjong team league. This is the first league, where mahjong players receive a salary for playing games. Players are fielded from the various mahjong professional leagues. An M.League season consists of a number of regular season games followed by a playoff final. Each team is corporate sponsored, and thus they represent their respective companies. All league activity is hosted at the M.League Stadium.
Format
The main format of the competition features a regular season and an post season. The basic format of the season varies in the number of hanchan played.
Rule
Draft
The inaugural draft was held on August 7, 2018.
M.League Stadium
The M.League Stadium is a facility located in Takadanobaba within Shijuku, Tokyo, Japan. The location also functions as a jansou, where players can come in and play no-rate.[1]
Teams
| Logo | Team name | Company sponsor | Players | Inception |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Akasaka Drivens | Hakuhodo DY media partners | Ken Sonoda (Saikouisen) Jun Murakami (Saikouisen) Taro Suzuki (Nihon Pro Mahjong Kyokai) Kanako Maruyama (Saikouisen) |
2018 |
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EX Furinkazan | TV Asahi | Aki Nikaido (JPML) Kazunori Takizawa (JPML) Kenji Katsumata (JPML) |
2018 |
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Konami Mahjong Fight Club | KONAMI | Hisato Sasaki (JPML) Mari Takamiya (JPML) Yudai Maehara (JPML) Satoshi Fujisaki (JPML) |
2018 |
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Shibuya Abemas | CyberAgent | Takaharu Ooi (RMU) Sho Shiratori (JPML) Yoshihiro Matsumoto (Nihon Pro Mahjong Kyokai) Aiko Hinata (Saikouisen) |
2018 |
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SegaSammy Phoenix | SegaSammy | Yuumi Uotani (JPML) Seiichi Kondo (Saikouisen) Sayaka Kayamori (Saikouisen) Akira Wakutsu (JPML) |
2018 |
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TEAM RAIDEN | Dentsu | Masato Hagiwara (JPML) Naoki Setokuma (JPML) Saki Kurosawa (JPML) |
2018 |
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U-NEXT Pirates | U-Next | Go Kobayashi (Mahjong Union) Koushin Asakura (Saikouisen) Nobuhiro Ishibashi (Saikouisen) Akina Mizuhara (Saikouisen) |
2018 |
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KADOKAWA Sakura Knights | KADOKAWA | Kotaro Uchikawa (JPML) Sayaka Okada (JPML) Makoto Sawazaki (JPML) Hori Shingo (JPML) |
2019 |
Seasons
| Season | Start Date | End Date | Winner | Runnerup | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-2019 | 2019-03-31 | Akasaka Drivens | EX Furinkazan | Takaharu Ooi | |
| 2019-2020 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-06-23 | U-NEXT Pirates | SegaSammy Phoenix | Yuumi Uotani |
| 2020-2021 | 2020-10-05 |
References
External links
- Official site
- プロ麻雀リーグ「Mリーグ」発足 (YouTube)
- M League channel
- プロ麻雀リーグ「Mリーグ」発足 (YouTube)
- M League promotional video
- M.League in Japanese Wikipedia
- Blog covering game highlights