Japan Professional Mahjong League

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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 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.

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 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.

  • 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

Other titles

(To be filled)

MLeague Players

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

Kana Romaji Team Seasons
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

External links

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