Japan Professional Mahjong League

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.

Japan Professional Mahjong League
Country Japan
Location 10 locations
Inception 1981
Leader Shigekazu Moriyama
President
Members 610

Membership

Code Location Players
00 Officers 27
01 Tokyo 284
02 Hokkaidou 33
03 Touhoku 23
04 Chuubu 65
05 Kansai 63
06 Kyuushuu 58
07 Shizuoka 19
08 Hokuriku 16
09 North Kantou 18
10 Hiroshima 4
Total membership 610

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.

  • A1
  • A2
  • B1
  • B2
  • C1
  • C2
  • C3
  • D1
  • D2
  • D3
  • E

MLeague Players

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

Kana Romaji Team
Satoshi Fujisaki Konami Mahjong Fight Club
Masato Hagiwara TEAM RAIDEN
Kenji Katsumata EX Furinkazan
Saki Kurosawa TEAM RAIDEN
Yudai Maehara Konami Mahjong Fight Club
Aki Nikaido EX Furinkazan
Sayaka Okada KADOKAWA Sakura Knights
Hisato Sasaki Konami Mahjong Fight Club
Makoto Sawazaki KADOKAWA Sakura Knights
Naoki Setokuma TEAM RAIDEN
Sho Shiratori Shibuya Abemas
Mari Takamiya Konami Mahjong Fight Club
Kazunori Takizawa EX Furinkazan
Kotaro Uchikawa KADOKAWA Sakura Knights
Yuumi Uotani SegaSammy Phoenix
Akira Wakutsu SegaSammy Phoenix

External links

Official website of the Japan Professional Mahjong League
Official online game website of the JPML