2023 M League season: Difference between revisions

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! Team name !! Previous roster !! Drafted player(s) !! Released
! Team name !! Previous roster !! Drafted player(s) !! Released !! Coach
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| [[Akasaka Drivens]] || [[Ken Sonoda]] (Saikouisen)<br>[[Taro Suzuki]] (Saikouisen) || || [[Jun Murakami]] (Saikouisen)<br>[[Kanako Maruyama]] (Saikouisen)
| [[Akasaka Drivens]] || [[Ken Sonoda]] <small>(Saikouisen)</small><br>[[Taro Suzuki]] <small>(Saikouisen)</small>|| [[Maki Asami]] <small>(Saikouisen)</small><br>[[Futoshi Watanabe]] <small>(Saikouisen)</small>|| [[Jun Murakami]] <small>(Saikouisen)</small><br>[[Kanako Maruyama]] <small>(Saikouisen)</small>||
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| [[BEAST Japanext]] || [[Hiroe Sugawara]] (JPML)
| [[BEAST Japanext]] || None ||  [[Masatoshi Sarukawa]] <small>(JPML)</small><br>[[Hiroe Sugawara]] <small>(JPML)</small><br>[[Daisuke Suzuki]] <small>(JPML)</small><br>[[Kana Nakada]] <small>(JPML)</small>|| None ||
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| [[EX Furinkazan]] ||  [[Aki Nikaido]] (JPML)<br> [[Kenji Katsumata]] (JPML)<br>[[Takaya Matsugase]] (NPM)<br> [[Rumi Nikaido]] (JPML) || ||  
| [[EX Furinkazan]] ||  [[Aki Nikaido]] <small>(JPML)</small><br>[[Kenji Katsumata]] <small>(JPML)</small><br>[[Takaya Matsugase]] <small>(RMU)</small><br>[[Rumi Nikaido]] <small>(JPML)</small>|| None || None ||  
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| [[KADOKAWA Sakura Knights]] ||[[Kotaro Uchikawa]] (JPML)<br>[[Sayaka Okada]] (JPML)<br>[[Shingo Hori]] (Nihon Pro Mahjong Kyokai)<br>[[Nanba Shibukawa]] (Nihon Pro Mahjong Kyokai) || None || None
| [[KADOKAWA Sakura Knights]] ||[[Kotaro Uchikawa]] <small>(JPML)</small><br>[[Sayaka Okada]] <small>(JPML)</small><br>[[Shingo Hori]] <small>(NPM)</small><br>[[Nanba Shibukawa]] <small>(NPM)</small>|| None || None ||
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| [[Konami Mahjong Fight Club]] || [[Hisato Sasaki]] (JPML)<br>[[Mari Takamiya]] (JPML)<br>[[Arisa Date]] (JPML)<br>[[Kazunori Takizawa]] (JPML) || ||  
| [[Konami Mahjong Fight Club]] || [[Hisato Sasaki]] <small>(JPML)</small><br>[[Mari Takamiya]] <small>(JPML)</small><br>[[Arisa Date]] <small>(JPML)</small><br>[[Kazunori Takizawa]] <small>(JPML)</small>|| None || None ||  
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| [[SegaSammy Phoenix]] || [[Yuumi Uotani]] (JPML)<br>[[Sayaka Kayamori]] (Saikouisen)<br>[[Rio Toujou]] (JPML) || || [[Seiichi Kondo]] (Saikouisen)
| [[SegaSammy Phoenix]] || [[Yuumi Uotani]] <small>(JPML)</small><br>[[Sayaka Kayamori]] <small>(Saikouisen)</small><br>[[Rio Toujou]] <small>(JPML)</small>|| [[Hiroshi Daigo]] <small>(Saikouisen)</small>|| [[Seiichi Kondo]] <small>(Saikouisen)</small>|| [[Seiichi Kondo]] <small>(Saikouisen)</small>
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| [[Shibuya Abemas]] || [[Takaharu Ooi]] (RMU)<br> [[Sho Shiratori]] (JPML)<br> [[Yoshihiro Matsumoto]] (Nihon Pro Mahjong Kyokai)<br> [[Aiko Hinata]] (Saikouisen) || ||  
| [[Shibuya Abemas]] || [[Takaharu Ooi]] <small>(RMU)</small><br>[[Sho Shiratori]] <small>(JPML)</small><br>[[Yoshihiro Matsumoto]] <small>(NPM)</small><br>[[Aiko Hinata]] <small>(Saikouisen)</small>|| None || None ||  
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| [[TEAM RAIDEN]] || [[Masato Hagiwara]] (JPML)<br> [[Naoki Setokuma]] (JPML)<br> Saki Kurosawa (JPML)<br>[[Tomohiro Honda]] (JPML) || ||  
| [[TEAM RAIDEN]] || [[Masato Hagiwara]] <small>(JPML)</small><br>[[Naoki Setokuma]] <small>(JPML)</small><br>Saki Kurosawa <small>(JPML)</small><br>[[Tomohiro Honda]] <small>(JPML)</small>|| None || None ||  
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| [[U-NEXT Pirates]] || <!---[[Go Kobayashi]] (Mahjong Union)<br>[[Akina Mizuhara]] (Saikouisen) || Yu Suzuki (Saikouisen)<br> Kei Nakabayashi (Nihon Pro Mahjong) ---> || ||  
| [[U-NEXT Pirates]] || [[Go Kobayashi]] <small>(MU)</small><br>[[Akina Mizuhara]] <small>(Saikouisen)</small><br>[[Yu Suzuki]] <small>(Saikouisen)</small><br>[[Kei Nakabayashi]] <small>(NPM)</small>|| None || None ||  
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Abbrevations:


=== Change of the player replacement rule ===
JPML = [[Japan Professional Mahjong League]]
Starting from this season, the replacement requirement is reduced from not entering the finals to not entering the semifinals for two consecutive seasons (with the same rosters). The rule is in effect beginning with this season. For the four teams failing to enter the finals in the previous season, if one of them fails to enter the semifinals this season, it will be required to replace one or more players next season as well (unless a replacement has already been made this season).  
 
Saikouisen = [[Saikouisen Nihon Pro Mahjong|Saikouisen Nihon Pro Mahjong Kyokai]]
 
NPM = [[Nihon Pro Mahjong Kyoukai|Nihon Pro Mahjong Kyokai]]
 
RMU = [[Real Mahjong Unit]]
 
MU = [[Mahjong Union]]
 
=== Player Replacement Rule Change ===
Starting from this season, the player replacement rule has been relaxed a bit. Instead of having failed to qualify for the finals, any team that has failed to qualify for the semifinals for two consecutive seasons with the same roster must change its roster. For the four teams failing to qualify for the finals in the previous season, their strikes carry over to this season, i.e. if one of them fails to qualify for the semifinals this season with the same roster, it will be forced to change its roster next season as well.  


=== Required change ===
=== Required change ===
Per rule and the result of the previous season, the Akasaka Drivens is required to make at least one roster change.
Per rule and the result of the previous season, the Akasaka Drivens is required to make at least one roster change.  


=== Draft ===
=== Draft ===


The season's draft date is set for June 30.
The season's draft date is set for June 30. The new members were selected in the following order:
 
# Masatoshi Sarukawa (JPML) to BEAST Japanext
# Hiroe Sugawara (JPML) to BEAST Japanext
# Daisuke Suzuki (JPML) to BEAST Japanext
# Kana Nakada (JPML) to BEAST Japanext
# Hiroshi Daigo (Saikouisen) to SegaSammy Phoenix
# Maki Asami (Saikouisen) to Akasaka Drivens
# Futoshi Watanabe (Saikouisen) to Akasaka Drivens


=== New team ===
=== New team ===
A new team sponsored by BSJapanext will be entering the season. This increases the team count to nine. The new team, BEAST Japanext, ran a competition for a single position on the roster. In the end, Hiroe Sugawara won the competition final and the roster spot.
A new team sponsored by BSJapanext enters the season. This increases the team count to nine. The new team, BEAST Japanext, ran a competition for a single position on the roster. In the end, Hiroe Sugawara won the competition final and the roster spot.  
 
==Standings==
===Regular season===
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! # !! Team !! Points !! Difference from next
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| 1 ||  U-NEXT Pirates||  887.6||  -
|- style="background: #BBF3BB"
| 2 ||  Akasaka Drivens||  345.3||    542.3
|- style="background: #BBF3BB"
| 3 ||  KADOKAWA Sakura Knights||  247.2||  98.1
|- style="background: #BBF3BB"
| 4 ||  Konami Mahjong Fight Club||  46.9||  200.3
|- style="background: #BBF3BB"
| 5 ||  EX Furinkazan||  -16.6||  63.5
|- style="background: #BBF3BB"
| 6 ||  Shibuya Abemas||  -22.1||  5.5
|-  style="background: #FFCCCC"
| 7 ||  BEAST Japanext||  -378.7||  356.6
|-  style="background: #FFCCCC"
| 8 ||  TEAM RAIDEN||  -484.5||  105.8
|-  style="background: #FFCCCC"
| 9 ||  SegaSammy Phoenix||  -625.1||  140.6
|}
 
===Semifinal===
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! # !! Team !! Start Points !! End Points !! Difference from next
|- style="background: #BBF3BB"
| 1 ||  U-NEXT Pirates||  443.8||  549.2||  -
|- style="background: #BBF3BB"
| 2 ||  EX Furinkazan||  -8.3||  512.2||  37.0
|- style="background: #BBF3BB"
| 3 ||  KADOKAWA Sakura Knights||  123.6||  86.8||  425.4
|- style="background: #BBF3BB"
| 4 ||  Akasaka Drivens||  172.7||  37.8||  49.0
|- style="background: #FFCCCC"
| 5 ||  Shibuya Abemas||  -11.0||  -162.7||  200.5
|- style="background: #FFCCCC"
| 6  ||  Konami Mahjong Fight Club||  23.5||  -279.0||  116.3
|}
 
===Final===
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! # !! Team !! Start Points !! Final Points !! Difference from next || Prize
|- style="background:gold"
| 1  ||  ||  ||  || 
|- style="background:silver"
| 2  ||  ||  ||  || 
|-  style="background:#cc9966"
| 3  ||  ||  ||  || 
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| 4  ||  ||  ||  || 
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== Individual Awards ==
 
=== Top Score ===
 
# Yu Suzuki
# Kenji Katsumata
# Mizuhara Akina
 
=== Top Hanchan ===
 
# Taro Suzuki
# Naoki Setokuma
# Daisuke Suzuki
 
=== Fourth place avoidance ===
 
# Arisa Date
# Yu Suzuki
# Mari Takamiya
 


==External links==
==External links==
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