Japan Professional Mahjong League

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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 Seasons
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
Konami Mahjong Fight Club
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