Akasaka Drivens
Akasaka Drivens 「赤坂ドリブンズ」 is one of the inaugural teams of M.League. The team is sponsored by Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, which is a media agency. The team won the championship in the league's inaugural season.
Owner | Hakuhodo DY Media Partners |
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Inception | 2018 |
Finals: | 2018, 2020 |
Titles | 2018 |
Current roster
- Ken Sonoda (Saikouisen) (2018 - present)
- Taro Suzuki (Saikouisen) (2018 - present)
- Maki Asami (Saikouisen) (2023 - present)
- Futoshi Watanabe (Saikouisen) (2023 - present)
Former members
- Jun Murakami (Saikouisen) (2018 - 2022)
- Kanako Maruyama (Saikouisen) (2019 - 2022)
Results
Regular
Year | Place | Score | Individual | |||||||
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2018 | 4th | -8.7 | Sonoda | 123.2 | Murakami | -162.0 | Taro | 30.1 | ||
2019 | 7th | -276.3 | Sonoda | -377.6 | Murakami | 366.7 | Taro | -125.6 | Maruyama | -139.8 |
2020 | 3rd | -3.2 | Sonoda | -28.7 | Murakami | 122.9 | Taro | 6.5 | Maruyama | -103.9 |
2021 | 7th | -263.8 | Sonoda | -56.7 | Murakami | -384.1 | Taro | 132.0 | Maruyama | 45.0 |
2022 | 7th | -514.3 | Sonoda | 262.1 | Murakami | -307.5 | Taro | -327.3 | Maruyama | -141.6 |
2023 | 2nd | 345.3 | Sonoda | 205.1 | Asami | -107.2 | Taro | 211.2 | Watanabe | 36.2 |
Semifinal
Year | Place | Score | Individual | |||||||
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2018 | No semifinal round | |||||||||
2019 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
2020 | 3rd | 26.6 | Sonoda | 52.3 | Murakami | -81.6 | Taro | 58.4 | Maruyama | -0.9 |
2021 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
2022 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
2023 | 4th | 37.8 | Sonoda | 58.6 | Asami | -68.3 | Taro | -241.3 | Watanabe | 116.1 |
Final
Year | Place | Score | Individual | |||||||
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2018 | 1st | 594.5 | Sonoda | 97.5 | Murakami | 162.1 | Taro | 339.2 | ||
2019 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
2020 | 4th | -59.7 | Sonoda | -116.6 | Murakami | 95.7 | Taro | -38.3 | Maruyama | -13.8 |
2021 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
2022 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
2023 | 2nd | 184.3 | Sonoda | 214.5 | Asami | -25.0 | Taro | -22.8 | Watanabe | -1.3 |
Yakuman
Player | Yakuman | Date | Game | Round | Seat | Hand | Article | |
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Taro Suzuki | Suuankou | 2021-04-20 | Semifinal 12 | East 3-0 | West | |||
Ken Sonoda | Kokushi Musou | 2023-02-23 | Regular 157 | South 4-3 | West |
Individual Awards
Taro Suzuki: 2023-24 Top Hanchan Score
Season Awards
2018-19 Season Champion
2023-24 Season Runner-up
External links
- Akasaka Drivens in Japanese Wikipedia