Japan Professional Mahjong League
| Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Location | 10 locations |
| Inception | 1981 |
| Leader |
Shigekazu Moriyama President |
| Members | 834 |
The Japan Professional Mahjong League (JPML) 「日本プロ麻雀連盟」 (Nihon puro maajan renmei) is a professional organization of competitive mahjong players. The current president of the JPML is Shigekazu Moriyama. The JPML has 10 offices across Japan.
Membership
| Code | Location | Players |
|---|---|---|
| 00 | Officers | 23 |
| 01 | Tokyo | 446 |
| 02 | Hokkaidou | 45 |
| 03 | Touhoku | 29 |
| 04 | Chuubu | 72 |
| 05 | Kansai | 78 |
| 06 | Kyuushuu | 75 |
| 07 | Shizuoka | 26 |
| 08 | Hokuriku | 22 |
| 09 | North Kantou | 14 |
| 10 | Hiroshima | 4 |
| Total membership | 834 | |
Main League
Membership to the JPML requires players to participate in the seasonal leagues (barring a few rare exceptions). Participants work their way up the ladder's different steps working their way from the bottom (E-league) to as high as they can perform, the summit being the A1 League. The title match is called the Houousen, with the title holder called Hououi. With the current 12 steps of progression, it would require a new professional member a minimum of 7 years, as well as significant skill and luck to make it to the top.
- Top-flight (12 month seasons, 10 sessions, 4 games each)
- A1, A2
Seasoned veterans (6 month seasons, 5 sessions, 4 games each)
- B1, B2
Other league levels in the ladder (also 6 month seasons, 5 sessions, 4 games each)
- C1, C2, C3, D1, D2, D3, E1, E2.
Other titles
(To be filled)
MLeague Players
Currently, sixteen members have been drafted into six out of the eight M League teams.
| Kana | Romaji | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 藤崎智 | Satoshi Fujisaki | Konami Mahjong Fight Club |
| 萩原聖人 | Masato Hagiwara | TEAM RAIDEN |
| 勝又健志 | Kenji Katsumata | EX Furinkazan |
| 黒沢咲 | Saki Kurosawa | TEAM RAIDEN |
| 前原雄大 | Yudai Maehara | Konami Mahjong Fight Club |
| 二階堂亜樹 | Aki Nikaido | EX Furinkazan |
| 岡田紗佳 | Sayaka Okada | KADOKAWA Sakura Knights |
| 佐々木寿人 | Hisato Sasaki | Konami Mahjong Fight Club |
| 沢崎誠 | Makoto Sawazaki | KADOKAWA Sakura Knights |
| 瀬戸熊直樹 | Naoki Setokuma | TEAM RAIDEN |
| 白鳥翔 | Sho Shiratori | Shibuya Abemas |
| 高宮まり | Mari Takamiya | Konami Mahjong Fight Club |
| 滝沢和典 | Kazunori Takizawa | EX Furinkazan |
| 内川幸太郎 | Kotaro Uchikawa | KADOKAWA Sakura Knights |
| 魚谷侑未 | Yuumi Uotani | SegaSammy Phoenix |
| 和久津晶 | Akira Wakutsu | SegaSammy Phoenix |
External links
- Official website of the Japan Professional Mahjong League
- Official online game website of the JPML
- Japan Professional Mahjong League in Japanese Wikipedia