2023 M.Tournament
The 2023 M.Tournament is the first edition of the M.Tournament. It features 32 M.League players and 20 other mahjong professionals, for a total of 52 players.
Format
In the initial brackets, a mixture of M.League players and other professional participants compete in an elimination bracket. The 4 players in the champion team, Shibuya Abemas, are automatically seeded in the quarterfinals and other players start in the 1st stage. Before the finals, players play 2 hanchan on their tables and the top 2 from each table proceed into the next stage. In the finals, the four finalists play another 2 hanchan to determine the winner.
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 Tojo (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 Tojo |
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 Tojo |
| 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
External links
- 2023 M Tournament in Japanese Wikipedia
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