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 |inception   = 1981
 |leader      = [[Shigekazu Moriyama]] <br>President
-|membercount = 610
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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.
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 <!-- October 2018 = 610 members -->
 <!-- June 2020 = 676 members -->
+<!-- September 2022 = 834 members -->
 {| class="wikitable sortable" width="50%"
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 ! Code !! Location !! Players
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-|align=center| 00 ||align=left| Officers ||align=right| 24
+|align=center| 00 ||align=left| Officers ||align=right| 23
 |-
-|align=center| 01 ||align=left| Tokyo ||align=right| 337
+|align=center| 01 ||align=left| Tokyo ||align=right| 446
 |-
-|align=center| 02 ||align=left| Hokkaidou ||align=right| 36
+|align=center| 02 ||align=left| Hokkaidou ||align=right| 45
 |-
-|align=center| 03 ||align=left| Touhoku ||align=right| 24 <!-- Check for Mutou Takeshi, 23 without, 24 with -->
+|align=center| 03 ||align=left| Touhoku ||align=right| 29 <!-- Check for Mutou Takeshi, 23 without, 24 with -->
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-|align=center| 04 ||align=left| Chuubu ||align=right| 71
+|align=center| 04 ||align=left| Chuubu ||align=right| 72
 |-
-|align=center| 05 ||align=left| Kansai ||align=right| 75
+|align=center| 05 ||align=left| Kansai ||align=right| 78
 |-
-|align=center| 06 ||align=left| Kyuushuu ||align=right| 59
+|align=center| 06 ||align=left| Kyuushuu ||align=right| 75
 |-
-|align=center| 07 ||align=left| Shizuoka ||align=right| 21
+|align=center| 07 ||align=left| Shizuoka ||align=right| 26
 |-
-|align=center| 08 ||align=left| Hokuriku ||align=right| 21
+|align=center| 08 ||align=left| Hokuriku ||align=right| 22
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 |align=center| 09 ||align=left| North Kantou ||align=right| 14
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 |colspan="2" align="left" | '''Total membership'''
-|align="right"| '''676'''
+|align="right"| '''834'''
 |}
-== League ==
+== Main League ==
-Annually, the JPML hosts league games.  Participants are separated into different ladders denoted as: A through E.  Group A is the highest while E is the lowest.  Each letter grouping is subdivided.  For example, group A is split as A1 and A2.  The title match is dubbed as the Houousen.
+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.
-* A1
+* Top-flight (12 month seasons, 10 sessions, 4 games each)
-* A2
+** A1, A2
-* B1
+Seasoned veterans (6 month seasons, 5 sessions, 4 games each)
-* B2
+** B1, B2
-* C1
+Other league levels in the ladder (also 6 month seasons, 5 sessions, 4 games each)
-* C2
+* C1, C2, C3, D1, D2, D3, E1, E2.
-* C3
-* D1
+==Other titles==
-* D2
+(To be filled)
-* D3
-* E
 ==MLeague Players==