2023 M.Tournament
The 2023 M.Tournament is an individual bracket style tournament. This is the first edition of the off-season tournament hosted by M.League. In the initial brackets, a mixture of M.League team members and other professional participants compete in an elimination bracket. In all, the stages of the brackets have 48 participants. Players play 2 hanchan on their tables and the top 2 from each table proceed into the next stage. In addition, the team members of the 2022-23 season champions, Shibuya Abemas, await in the quarterfinal brackets.
Players
M.League members
| M.League Team | Members |
|---|---|
| Akasaka Drivens | Ken Sonoda (Saikouisen)
Jun Murakami (Saikouisen) Taro Suzuki (Saikouisen) Kanako Maruyama (Saikouisen) |
| EX Furinkazan | Aki Nikaido (JPML)
Kenji Katsumata (JPML) Takaya Matsugase (RMU) Rumi Nikaido (JPML) |
| KADOKAWA Sakura Knights | Kotaro Uchikawa (JPML)
Sayaka Okada (JPML) Shingo Hori (NPM) Nanba Shibukawa (NPM) |
| Konami Mahjong Fight Club | Hisato Sasaki (JPML)
Mari Takamiya (JPML) Arisa Date (JPML) Kazunori Takizawa (JPML) |
| SegaSammy Phoenix | Yuumi Uotani (JPML)
Seiichi Kondo (Saikouisen) Sayaka Kayamori (Saikouisen) Rio Tojyo (JPML) |
| Shibuya Abemas | Takaharu Ooi (RMU)
Sho Shiratori (JPML) Yoshihiro Matsumoto (NPM) Aiko Hinata (Saikouisen) |
| TEAM RAIDEN | Masato Hagiwara (JPML)
Naoki Setokuma (JPML) Saki Kurosawa (JPML) Tomohiro Honda (JPML) |
| U-NEXT Pirates | Go Kobayashi (MU)
Akina Mizuhara (Saikouisen) Yu Suzuki (Saikouisen) Kei Nakabayashi (NPM) |
Other professionals
| Player | Organization | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| Akira Wakutsu | JPML | Former SegaSammy Phoenix |
| Genta Takeuchi | Saikouisen | 47th Saikoui |
| Takaki Asai | NPM | 21st Mahjong King |
| Shibata Hiro | JPML | 39th Hououi |
| Takashi Kouno | RMU | 5th, 12th, 13th Reishoui |
| Saki Shirogane | JPML | 17th Cherry Blossom Cup Title Holder |
| Hiroshi Daigo | Saikouisen | 45th Saikoui |
| Tooru Yajima | NPM | 19th Mahjong King |
| Kenjiro Fujishima | JPML | 2018 First Half WRC League Champion |
| Yoshiki Ishii | JPML | King's Cup Title Holder |
| Masashi Sakamoto | Saikouisen | Advent of the Four Gods Title Holder |
| Keijun Nara | JPML | 3rd WRC Champion |
| Hisaharu Kondo | JPML | |
| Shotaro Seki | Saikouisen | |
| Takehiro Ishidate | JPML | 12th WRC League Champion |
| Tomomi Mizusaki | NPM | 21st Mahjong Queen |
| Yusuke Asai | Saikouisen | |
| Takanori Abe | RMU | 19th, 20th, 21st Hououi |
| Chifumi Yamawaki | JPML | |
| Yukio Oshida | MU | 10th, 11th, 13th, 14th, 20th MU Title Holder |
Brackets
1st round
| Table | Advanced players | Eliminated players |
|---|---|---|
| A | Shibata Hiro
Ken Sonoda |
Kotaro Uchikawa
Tomomi Mizusaki |
| B | Yukio Oshida
Takaya Matsugase |
Akira Wakutsu
Mari Takamiya |
| C | Kazunori Takizawa
Kanako Maruyama |
Tooru Yajima
Yuumi Uotani |
| D | Tomohiro Honda
Sayaka Okada |
Takanori Abe
Shotaro Seki |
| E | Chifumi Yamawaki
Seiichi Kondo |
Shingo Hori
Naoki Setokuma |
| F | Akina Mizuhara
Hiroshi Daigo |
Keijun Nara
Kenji Katsumata |
| G | Takashi Kouno
Nanba Shibukawa |
Saki Kurosawa
Sayaka Kayamori |
| H | Masato Hagiwara
Masashi Sakamoto |
Hisato Sasaki
Hisaharu Kondo |
| I | Yusuke Asai
Saki Shirogane |
Taro Suzuki
Aki Nikaido |
| J | Takaki Asai
Rio Tojyo |
Yoshiki Ishii
Yu Suzuki |
| K | Genta Takeuchi
Kenjiro Fujishima |
Arisa Date
Go Kobayashi |
| L | Takehiro Ishidate
Rumi Nikaido |
Jun Murakami
Kei Nakabayashi |
2nd round
| Table | Advanced players | Eliminated players |
|---|---|---|
| A | Masashi Sakamoto
Chifumi Yamawaki |
Takashi Kouno
Hiroshi Daigo |
| B | Nanba Shibukawa
Masato Hagiwara |
Akina Mizuhara
Seiichi Kondo |
| C | Rumi Nikaido
Yusuke Asai |
Genta Takeuchi
Rio Tojyo |
| D | Takehiro Ishidate
Takaki Asai |
Saki Shirogane
Kenjiro Fujishima |
| E | Takaya Matsugase
Kazunori Takizawa |
Shibata Hiro
Sayaka Okada |
| F | Tomohiro Honda
Ken Sonoda |
Yukio Oshida
Kanako Maruyama |
Quarterfinals
| Table | Advanced players | Eliminated players |
|---|---|---|
| A | Yusuke Asai
Takehiro Ishidate |
Aiko Hinata
Takaya Matsugase |
| B | Takaharu Ooi
Rumi Nikaido |
Takaki Asai
Masato Hagiwara |
| C | Kazunori Takizawa
Yoshihiro Matsumoto |
Chifumi Yamawaki
Ken Sonoda |
| D | Masashi Sakamoto
Nanba Shibukawa |
Sho Shiratori
Tomohiro Honda |
Semifinals
| Table | Advanced players | Eliminated players |
|---|---|---|
| A | Rumi Nikaido
Nanba Shibukawa |
Yusuke Asai
Kazunori Takizawa |
| B | Takehiro Ishidate
Masashi Sakamoto |
Takaharu Ooi
Yoshihiro Matsumoto |
Finals
Winner: Nanba Shibukawa
2nd place: Rumi Nikaido
3rd place: Takehiro Ishidate
4th place: Masashi Sakamoto
