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The '''Japan Professional Mahjong League''' (JPML) {{kana|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.
The '''Japan Professional Mahjong League''' (JPML) {{kana|日本プロ麻雀連盟}} (''Nihon Puro Mājan 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==
==Membership==
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{| class="wikitable sortable" width="50%"
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Code !! Location !! Players
! Code !! Location !! Players
|-
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|align=center| 00 ||align=left| Officers ||align=right| 23
|align=center| 00 ||align=left| Officers ||align=right| 21
|-
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|align=center| 01 ||align=left| Tokyo ||align=right| 446
|align=center| 01 ||align=left| Tokyo ||align=right| 489
|-
|-
|align=center| 02 ||align=left| Hokkaidou ||align=right| 45
|align=center| 02 ||align=left| Hokkaidou ||align=right| 48
|-
|-
|align=center| 03 ||align=left| Touhoku ||align=right| 29 <!-- Check for Mutou Takeshi, 23 without, 24 with -->
|align=center| 03 ||align=left| Touhoku ||align=right| 31
|-
|-
|align=center| 04 ||align=left| Chuubu ||align=right| 72
|align=center| 04 ||align=left| Chuubu ||align=right| 74
|-
|-
|align=center| 05 ||align=left| Kansai ||align=right| 78
|align=center| 05 ||align=left| Kansai ||align=right| 79
|-
|-
|align=center| 06 ||align=left| Kyuushuu ||align=right| 75
|align=center| 06 ||align=left| Kyuushuu ||align=right| 70
|-
|-
|align=center| 07 ||align=left| Shizuoka ||align=right| 26
|align=center| 07 ||align=left| Shizuoka ||align=right| 27
|-
|-
|align=center| 08 ||align=left| Hokuriku ||align=right| 22
|align=center| 08 ||align=left| Hokuriku ||align=right| 27
|-
|-
|align=center| 09 ||align=left| North Kantou ||align=right| 14
|align=center| 09 ||align=left| North Kantou ||align=right| 16
|-
|-
|align=center| 10 ||align=left| Hiroshima ||align=right| 4
|align=center| 10 ||align=left| Hiroshima ||align=right| 4
|-class="sortbottom"
|-class="sortbottom"
|colspan="2" align="left" | '''Total membership'''  
|colspan="2" align="left" | '''Total membership'''  
|align="right"| '''834'''  
|align="right"| '''886'''  
|}
|}


== Main League ==
== 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.  
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 Hōōsen {{kana|鳳凰戦}}. 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)
* Top-flight (12 month seasons, 10 sessions, 4 games each)
** A1, A2
** 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==
*Seasoned veterans (6 month seasons, 5 sessions, 4 games each)
(To be filled)
**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


==MLeague Players==
==Title matches==
The JPML promotes a large variety of titles contested under different rulesets.<ref>[https://www.ma-jan.or.jp/title-fight.html JPML title matches]</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan=2|Title match !! rowspan=2|Est. !! colspan=2|Current champion
|-
! Japanese !! Romanized !! Japanese !! Romanized
|-
|align=center colspan=5 bgcolor="#D0F0C0"|'''"JPML Big Five"'''
|-
|鳳凰戦 || Hōōsen || rowspan=2|1984 || 佐々木寿人 || Hisato Sasaki
|-
|十段戦 || Jūdansen || rowspan=2|三浦智博 || rowspan=2|Tomohiro Miura
|-
|王位戦 || Ōisen || 1973
|-
|麻雀マスターズ || Mahjong Masters<br /><small>''Mājan Masutāzu''</small> || 1992 || 浅井裕介 || Yusuke Asai
|-
|麻雀グランプリMAX || Mahjong Grand Prix MAX<br /><small>''Mājan Guranpuri Makkusu''</small> || 2010<ref>Originally established in 2005 as the Mahjong Grand Prix {{kana|麻雀グランプリ}}</ref> || HIRO柴田 || Hiro Shibata
|-
|align=center colspan=5 bgcolor="#D0F0C0"|'''Women's titles'''
|-
|女流桜花 || Joryū Ōka || 2006 || 魚谷侑未 || Yumi Uotani
|-
|プロクイーン || Pro Queen<br /><small>''Puro Kuīn''</small> || 2003 || 蒼木翔子 || Shoko Aoki
|-
|桜蕾戦 || Ōraisen || 2021 || 宮成さく || Saku Miyanari
|-
|align=center colspan=5 bgcolor="#D0F0C0"|'''Mahjong Japan Series'''
|-
|麻雀日本シリーズ || Mahjong Japan Series<br /><small>''Mājan Nihon Shirīzu''</small> || 2015 || 魚谷侑未 || Yumi Uotani
|-
|女流プロ麻雀日本シリーズ || Women's Pro Mahjong Japan Series<br /><small>''Joryū Puro Mājan Nihon Shirīzu''</small> || 2016 || 岡田紗佳 || [[Sayaka Okada]]
|-
|align=center colspan=5 bgcolor="#D0F0C0"|'''Other titles'''
|-
|JPML WRCリーグ || JPML WRC League<br /><small>''JPML WRC Rīgu''</small> || 2016<ref>Originally established in 2001 as the Champions League {{kana|チャンピオンズリーグ}}</ref> || 田村良介 || Ryosuke Tamura
|-
|JPML WRC-Rリーグ || JPML WRC-R League<br /><small>''JPML WRC-R Rīgu''</small> || 2023 || 角谷陽介 || Yosuke Kadoya
|-
|新人王戦 || Shinjin'ōsen || 1985 || 曽篠春成 || Harunari Soshino
|-
|若獅子戦 || Wakajishisen || rowspan=2|2021 || 村上玲央 || Reo Murakami
|-
|鸞和戦 || Ranwasen || 矢崎航之介 || Konosuke Yazaki
|-
|小島武夫杯帝王戦 || Takeo Kojima Cup<ref>Also referred simply as the Teiōsen {{kana|帝王戦}}</ref><br /><small>''Kojima Takeo hai Teiōsen''</small> || 2019 || 魚谷侑未 || Yumi Uotani
|-
|達人戦〜GREAT LEAGUE〜 || Tatsujinsen: Great League<ref>Also referred simply as the Tatsujinsen {{kana|達人戦}}</ref><br /><small> || rowspan=2|2023 || HIRO柴田 || Hiro Shibata
|-
|紅龍戦 || Kōryūsen || 内川幸太郎 || Kotaro Uchikawa
|}
 
==M.League Players==
{{main|M League}}
{{main|M League}}


Currently, sixteen members have been drafted into six out of the eight M League teams.   
Currently, 24 members have been drafted into six out of the nine [[M.League]] teams.   


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Kana !! Romaji !! Team !! Seasons
! colspan=2|Player !! rowspan=2|Team !! rowspan=2|Seasons
|-
! Japanese !! Romanized
|-
|猿川真寿
|Masatoshi Sarukawa
|BEAST Japanext
|2023–present
|-
|菅原千瑛
|Hiroe Sugawara
|BEAST Japanext
|2023–present
|-
|鈴木大介
|Daisuke Suzuki
|BEAST Japanext
|2023–present
|-
|中田花奈
|Kana Nakada
|BEAST Japanext
|2023 - present
|-
| 二階堂亜樹 || [[Aki Nikaido]] || EX Furinkazan || 2018–present
|-
|勝又健志
|[[Kenji Katsumata]]
|EX Furinkazan
|2018–present
|-
| 二階堂瑠美 || [[Rumi Nikaido]] || EX Furinkazan || 2021–present
|-
|内川幸太郎
|[[Kotaro Uchikawa]]
|KADOKAWA Sakura Knights
|2019–present
|-
|-
| 藤崎智 || [[Satoshi Fujisaki]] || Konami Mahjong Fight Club || 2019 - 2020
| 岡田紗佳 || [[Sayaka Okada ]] || KADOKAWA Sakura Knights || 2019–present
|-
|-
| 萩原聖人 || [[Masato Hagiwara]] || TEAM RAIDEN || 2018 - present
| 佐々木寿人 || [[Hisato Sasaki]] || Konami Mahjong Fight Club || 2018–present
|-
|-
| 勝又健志 || [[Kenji Katsumata]] || EX Furinkazan || 2018 - present
|高宮まり
|[[Mari Takamiya]]
|Konami Mahjong Fight Club
|2018–present
|-
|-
| 黒沢咲 || [[Saki Kurosawa]] || TEAM RAIDEN || 2018 - present
|伊達朱里紗
|Arisa Date
|Konami Mahjong Fight Club
|2021–present
|-
|-
| 前原雄大 || [[Yudai Maehara]] || Konami Mahjong Fight Club || 2018 - 2020
|滝沢和典
|[[Kazunori Takizawa]]
|EX Furinkazan<br>Konami Mahjong Fight Club
|2018–2020<br>2021–present
|-
|-
| 二階堂亜樹 || [[Aki Nikaido]] || EX Furinkazan || 2019 - present
| 白鳥翔 || [[Sho Shiratori]] || Shibuya Abemas || 2018–present
|-
|-
| 岡田紗佳 || [[Sayaka Okada ]] || KADOKAWA Sakura Knights || 2019 - present
| 魚谷侑未 || [[Yuumi Uotani]] || SegaSammy Phoenix || 2018–present
|-
|-
| 佐々木寿人 || [[Hisato Sasaki]] || Konami Mahjong Fight Club || 2018 - present
|東城りお
|Rio Tojyo
|SegaSammy Phoenix
|2021–present
|-
|-
| 沢崎誠 || [[Makoto Sawazaki]] || KADOKAWA Sakura Knights || 2019 - present
|萩原聖人
|[[Masato Hagiwara]]
|TEAM RAIDEN
|2018–present
|-
|-
| 瀬戸熊直樹 || [[Naoki Setokuma]] || TEAM RAIDEN || 2018 - present
| 瀬戸熊直樹 || [[Naoki Setokuma]] || TEAM RAIDEN || 2018–present
|-
|-
| 白鳥翔 || [[Sho Shiratori]] || Shibuya Abemas || 2018 - present
|黒沢咲
|[[Saki Kurosawa]]
|TEAM RAIDEN
|2018–present
|-
|-
| 高宮まり || [[Mari Takamiya]] || Konami Mahjong Fight Club || 2018 - present
|本田朋広
|Tomohiro Honda
|TEAM RAIDEN
|2021–present
|-
|-
| 滝沢和典 || [[Kazunori Takizawa]] || EX Furinkazan<br>Konami Mahjong Fight Club || 2018 - 2020<br>2021 - present
|沢崎誠
|[[Makoto Sawazaki]]
|KADOKAWA Sakura Knights
|2019–2021
|-
|-
| 内川幸太郎 || [[Kotaro Uchikawa]] || KADOKAWA Sakura Knights || 2019 - present
|前原雄大
|[[Yudai Maehara]]
|Konami Mahjong Fight Club
|2018–2020
|-
|-
| 魚谷侑未 || [[Yuumi Uotani]] || SegaSammy Phoenix || 2018 - present
|藤崎智
|[[Satoshi Fujisaki]]
|Konami Mahjong Fight Club
|2019–2020
|-
|-
| 和久津晶 || [[Akira Wakutsu]] || SegaSammy Phoenix || 2019 - 2020
| 和久津晶 || [[Akira Wakutsu]] || SegaSammy Phoenix || 2019–2020
|}
|}
==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
[[Category:Japanese organizations]]
* [http://ma-jan.or.jp/ JPML home]
* [http://ma-jan.or.jp/ JPML home]
: Official website of the Japan Professional Mahjong League
: Official website of the Japan Professional Mahjong League
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[[Category:Japanese organizations]]

Latest revision as of 06:45, 18 April 2024

Japan Professional Mahjong League
Country Japan
Location 10 locations
Inception 1981
Leader Shigekazu Moriyama
President
Members 886

The Japan Professional Mahjong League (JPML) 「日本プロ麻雀連盟」 (Nihon Puro Mājan 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 21
01 Tokyo 489
02 Hokkaidou 48
03 Touhoku 31
04 Chuubu 74
05 Kansai 79
06 Kyuushuu 70
07 Shizuoka 27
08 Hokuriku 27
09 North Kantou 16
10 Hiroshima 4
Total membership 886

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 Hōōsen 「鳳凰戦」. 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

Title matches

The JPML promotes a large variety of titles contested under different rulesets.[1]

Title match Est. Current champion
Japanese Romanized Japanese Romanized
"JPML Big Five"
鳳凰戦 Hōōsen 1984 佐々木寿人 Hisato Sasaki
十段戦 Jūdansen 三浦智博 Tomohiro Miura
王位戦 Ōisen 1973
麻雀マスターズ Mahjong Masters
Mājan Masutāzu		 1992 浅井裕介 Yusuke Asai
麻雀グランプリMAX Mahjong Grand Prix MAX
Mājan Guranpuri Makkusu		 2010[2] HIRO柴田 Hiro Shibata
Women's titles
女流桜花 Joryū Ōka 2006 魚谷侑未 Yumi Uotani
プロクイーン Pro Queen
Puro Kuīn		 2003 蒼木翔子 Shoko Aoki
桜蕾戦 Ōraisen 2021 宮成さく Saku Miyanari
Mahjong Japan Series
麻雀日本シリーズ Mahjong Japan Series
Mājan Nihon Shirīzu		 2015 魚谷侑未 Yumi Uotani
女流プロ麻雀日本シリーズ Women's Pro Mahjong Japan Series
Joryū Puro Mājan Nihon Shirīzu		 2016 岡田紗佳 Sayaka Okada
Other titles
JPML WRCリーグ JPML WRC League
JPML WRC Rīgu		 2016[3] 田村良介 Ryosuke Tamura
JPML WRC-Rリーグ JPML WRC-R League
JPML WRC-R Rīgu		 2023 角谷陽介 Yosuke Kadoya
新人王戦 Shinjin'ōsen 1985 曽篠春成 Harunari Soshino
若獅子戦 Wakajishisen 2021 村上玲央 Reo Murakami
鸞和戦 Ranwasen 矢崎航之介 Konosuke Yazaki
小島武夫杯帝王戦 Takeo Kojima Cup[4]
Kojima Takeo hai Teiōsen		 2019 魚谷侑未 Yumi Uotani
達人戦〜GREAT LEAGUE〜 Tatsujinsen: Great League[5]
 2023 HIRO柴田 Hiro Shibata
紅龍戦 Kōryūsen 内川幸太郎 Kotaro Uchikawa

M.League Players

Main article: M League

Currently, 24 members have been drafted into six out of the nine M.League teams.

Player Team Seasons
Japanese Romanized
猿川真寿 Masatoshi Sarukawa BEAST Japanext 2023–present
菅原千瑛 Hiroe Sugawara BEAST Japanext 2023–present
鈴木大介 Daisuke Suzuki BEAST Japanext 2023–present
中田花奈 Kana Nakada BEAST Japanext 2023 - present
二階堂亜樹 Aki Nikaido EX Furinkazan 2018–present
勝又健志 Kenji Katsumata EX Furinkazan 2018–present
二階堂瑠美 Rumi Nikaido EX Furinkazan 2021–present
内川幸太郎 Kotaro Uchikawa KADOKAWA Sakura Knights 2019–present
岡田紗佳 Sayaka Okada KADOKAWA Sakura Knights 2019–present
佐々木寿人 Hisato Sasaki Konami Mahjong Fight Club 2018–present
高宮まり Mari Takamiya Konami Mahjong Fight Club 2018–present
伊達朱里紗 Arisa Date Konami Mahjong Fight Club 2021–present
滝沢和典 Kazunori Takizawa EX Furinkazan
Konami Mahjong Fight Club 		2018–2020
2021–present
白鳥翔 Sho Shiratori Shibuya Abemas 2018–present
魚谷侑未 Yuumi Uotani SegaSammy Phoenix 2018–present
東城りお Rio Tojyo SegaSammy Phoenix 2021–present
萩原聖人 Masato Hagiwara TEAM RAIDEN 2018–present
瀬戸熊直樹 Naoki Setokuma TEAM RAIDEN 2018–present
黒沢咲 Saki Kurosawa TEAM RAIDEN 2018–present
本田朋広 Tomohiro Honda TEAM RAIDEN 2021–present
沢崎誠 Makoto Sawazaki KADOKAWA Sakura Knights 2019–2021
前原雄大 Yudai Maehara Konami Mahjong Fight Club 2018–2020
藤崎智 Satoshi Fujisaki Konami Mahjong Fight Club 2019–2020
和久津晶 Akira Wakutsu SegaSammy Phoenix 2019–2020

References

  1. ↑ JPML title matches
  2. ↑ Originally established in 2005 as the Mahjong Grand Prix 「麻雀グランプリ」
  3. ↑ Originally established in 2001 as the Champions League 「チャンピオンズリーグ」
  4. ↑ Also referred simply as the Teiōsen 「帝王戦」
  5. ↑ Also referred simply as the Tatsujinsen 「達人戦」

External links

Official website of the Japan Professional Mahjong League
Official online game website of the JPML
Japan Professional Mahjong League in Japanese Wikipedia
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