2023 M.League season
The 2023 M League season is the sixth season to MLeague.
Rosters
| Team name | Previous roster | Drafted player(s) | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akasaka Drivens | Ken Sonoda (Saikouisen) Taro Suzuki (Saikouisen) |
Jun Murakami (Saikouisen) Kanako Maruyama (Saikouisen) | |
| BEAST Japanext | Hiroe Sugawara (JPML) | ||
| EX Furinkazan | Aki Nikaido (JPML) Kenji Katsumata (JPML) Takaya Matsugase (NPM) Rumi Nikaido (JPML) |
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| KADOKAWA Sakura Knights | Kotaro Uchikawa (JPML) Sayaka Okada (JPML) Shingo Hori (Nihon Pro Mahjong Kyokai) Nanba Shibukawa (Nihon Pro Mahjong Kyokai) |
None | None |
| Konami Mahjong Fight Club | |||
| SegaSammy Phoenix | Yuumi Uotani (JPML) Sayaka Kayamori (Saikouisen) Rio Toujou (JPML) |
Seiichi Kondo (Saikouisen) | |
| Shibuya Abemas | Takaharu Ooi (RMU) Sho Shiratori (JPML) Yoshihiro Matsumoto (Nihon Pro Mahjong Kyokai) Aiko Hinata (Saikouisen) |
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| TEAM RAIDEN | Masato Hagiwara (JPML) Naoki Setokuma (JPML) Saki Kurosawa (JPML) Tomohiro Honda (JPML) |
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| U-NEXT Pirates |
Change of the player replacement rule
Starting from this season, the replacement requirement is reduced from not entering the finals to not entering the semifinals for two consecutive seasons (with the same rosters). The rule is in effect beginning with this season. For the four teams failing to enter the finals in the previous season, if one of them fails to enter the semifinals this season, it will be required to replace one or more players next season as well (unless a replacement has already been made this season).
Required change
Per rule and the result of the previous season, the Akasaka Drivens is required to make at least one roster change.
Draft
The season's draft date is set for June 30.
New team
A new team sponsored by BSJapanext will be entering the season. This increases the team count to nine. The new team, BEAST Japanext, ran a competition for a single position on the roster. In the end, Hiroe Sugawara won the competition final and the roster spot.
External links
- 2023 M.League season in Japanese Wikipedia