2020 M.League season
The 2020-2021 M League Season will be the third season to M.League. The opening day of the season is slated for October 5, 2020.
 M League logo | |
| Host | M League |
|---|---|
| Type | Professional league |
| Team count | 8 teams |
| Finalists | |
Rosters
| Team name | Previous roster | Drafted player(s ) |
|---|---|---|
| Akasaka Drivens | Ken Sonoda (Saikouisen) Jun Murakami (Saikouisen) Taro Suzuki (Nihon Pro Mahjong Kyokai) Kanako Maruyama (Saikouisen) |
None |
| EX Furinkazan | Aki Nikaido (JPML) Kazunori Takizawa (JPML) Kenji Katsumata (JPML) |
None |
| KADOKAWA Sakura Knights | Kotaro Uchikawa (JPML) Sayaka Okada (JPML) Makoto Sawazaki (JPML) |
Hori Shingo (JPML) |
| Konami Mahjong Fight Club | Hisato Sasaki (JPML) Mari Takamiya (JPML) Yudai Maehara (JPML) Satoshi Fujisaki (JPML) |
None |
| Shibuya Abemas | Takaharu Ooi (RMU) Sho Shiratori (JPML) Yoshihiro Matsumoto (Nihon Pro Mahjong Kyokai) Aiko Hinata (Saikouisen) |
None |
| SegaSammy Phoenix | Yuumi Uotani (JPML) Seiichi Kondo (Saikouisen) Sayaka Kayamori (Saikouisen) Akira Wakutsu (JPML) |
None |
| TEAM RAIDEN | Masato Hagiwara (JPML) Naoki Setokuma (JPML) Saki Kurosawa (JPML) |
None |
| U-NEXT Pirates | Go Kobayashi (Mahjong Union) Koushin Asakura (Saikouisen) Nobuhiro Ishibashi (Saikouisen) Akina Mizuhara (Saikouisen) |
None |
Contract renewals
All teams have renewed their player contracts and retain their rosters.
Player replacement rule
A new rule is set in place for teams not having qualified in the final four for two consecutive seasons. Teams falling into this category will then e required to make at least one roster change. The rule is in effect beginning with this season.[1]
Standings
Regular season
| # | Team | Points | Difference from next |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shibuya Abemas | - | |
| 2 | KADOKAWA Sakura Knights | ||
| 3 | Furinkazan | ||
| 4 | Akasaka Drivens | ||
| 5 | Konami Mahjong Fight Club | ||
| 6 | TEAM RAIDEN | ||
| 7 | U-NEXT Pirates | ||
| 8 | Sega Sammy PhoenixEX |
Semifinal
| # | Team | Start Points | End Points | Difference from next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | |||
| 2 | ||||
| 3 | ||||
| 4 | ||||
| 5 | ||||
| 6 |
Final
| # | Team | Start Points | Final Points | Difference from next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| 2 | ||||
| 3 | ||||
| 4 |
Individual awards
- Hisato Sasaki (Regular Season Top Score)
- Hisato Sasaki (Single Hanchan Top Score)
- Go Kobayashi (Fourth Place Avoidance)
Yakuman
References
External links
- 2020-2021 M League Season in Japanese Wikipedia