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{{Infobox organization
{{Infobox organization
|image        = [[Image:MLeagueLogo.png|150px]]
|image        = [[Image:MLeagueLogo.png|150px]]
|imagecaption = M League logo
|imagecaption = M.League logo
|country    = Japan
|country    = Japan
|location    =  
|location    =  
|inception  = 2018
|inception  = 2018
|leader      = Mr. Susumu Fujita, Chairman <br />(Founder/President of CyberAgent)
|leader      = Mr. Susumu Fujita, Chairman <br />(Founder/President of CyberAgent)
|membercount = 8 teams
|membercount = 9 teams
}}
}}
'''M.League''' {{kana|Mリーグ}} is a [[List of Japanese organizations|professional mahjong]] team league. This is the first league, where mahjong players receive a salary for playing games. Players are fielded from the various mahjong professional leagues. An M.League season consists of a number of regular season games followed by a playoff final. Each team is corporate sponsored, and thus they represent their respective companies. All league activity is hosted at the '''M.League Studio'''.
'''M.League''' {{kana|Mリーグ}} is a [[List of Japanese organizations|professional mahjong]] team league. It is the first league in which mahjong players receive a salary for playing games. Players are drawn from the various mahjong professional leagues. An M.League season consists of a number of regular season games, followed by a playoff final. Each team is sponsored by a company and represents their respective company. All league activities take place in the M.League Studio.


==Format==
==Format==
The main format of the competition features a regular season and a post season.  The basic format of the season varies in the number of hanchan played.
The main format of the competition is made up of a regular season and a post-season.  The basic format of the season varies in the number of hanchan played.


===Current format===
===Current format===
With eight teams, the regular season spans for 90 days for 180 hanchan.  This grants 90 hanchan per team.  After the final regular season day, the top six teams continue into the semifinal round, where they play 12 hanchan on a 6 day schedule.  Into the final, the top four play another round of 12 hanchan on a 6 day schedule.
With nine teams, the regular season takes 108 days for 216 hanchan.  This grants 96 hanchan per team.  After the final day of the regular season, the top six teams advance to the semifinals, where they play 30 hanchan on a 15-day schedule (20 hanchan per team).  In the finals, the top four teams play another round of 16 hanchan on an 8-day schedule.


==Rule==
==Rules and regulations==
The game rules are given in the Official M.League Rules {{kana|Mリーグの公式戦ルール}}.  All games are played in the form of [[hanchan]] using [[AMOS|AMOS brand]] professional [[Automatic mahjong table|mahjong tables]].
 
=== Game day ===
Each game day session consists of two hanchan.  Teams scheduled to play send one team member for each of the two hanchan.  If desired, one player may play both hanchan.
 
=== Game rules ===
The league rules follow the general riichi mahjong rules with [[Rule variations|special competition settings]]. The starting score is 25,000 points; the target score is 30,000 points; the [[uma]] is +30/+10/-10/-30.<ref>[https://m-league.jp/about/ M.League rules] (in Japanese)</ref>


==Draft==
==Draft==
Prior to each season, one day is set for team drafts.  Teams select from a field of players among the different professional organizations.  The inaugural draft was held on August 7, 2018.  Naturally, every team made their player selections to fill their rosters in the inaugural draft.  Subsequent drafts in later years, teams may opt to draft new players or otherwise pass on the opportunity.  Currently, each team has rosters of either three or four players.
Before the start of each season, a day is set for team drafts.  Teams select from a field of players from the various professional organizations.  The inaugural draft was held on August 7, 2018.  Naturally, each team made their player selections to fill out their roster in the inaugural draft.  For subsequent drafts in later years, teams had the option of drafting new players or otherwise passing on the opportunity. Beginning with the 2022–23 season, passing is no longer allowed.  Currently, each team has a roster of four players.
 
==Announcers==
 
=== Main ===
* [[Tatsuya Hiyoshi]]
* [[Misa Kobayashi]]
* [[Momo Matsushima]]
 
=== Guest ===
Several guest commentators appear on the program.  The most regular guest commentator is [[Koushou Tsuchida]].  Other commentators may be either current league players, former members, or other mahjong professionals.


==M.League Studio==
==M.League Studio==
The league has a dedicated studio for games and broadcasts.  The studio is located in Hamamatsuchou, Minato, Tokyo.
The league has its own studio for games and broadcasts.  The studio is located in Hamamatsuchou, Minato, Tokyo.  A [[jansou]] called M.League Stadium is open to the public in Takadanobaba.


==Teams==
==Teams==
As of the 2023–24 season, there are nine teams competing in the league. Each team must have four players drafted from five professional mahjong organizations: [[Saikouisen Nihon Pro Mahjong]], the [[Japan Professional Mahjong League]] (JPML), [[Nihon Pro Mahjong Kyoukai]] (NPM), [[Mahjong Union]] (MU), and [[Real Mahjong Unit]] (RMU).
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+Overview of M.League teams
|-
! colspan=2|Team !! Company sponsor !! Players !! Joined
|-
|-
! Logo !! Team name !! Company sponsor !! Players !! Inception
| [[Image:Team Drivens logo.png|100px|center]] || [[Akasaka Drivens]] || Hakuhodo DY Media Partners || [[Ken Sonoda]] <small>(Saikouisen)</small><br />[[Taro Suzuki]] <small>(Saikouisen)</small><br />[[Maki Asami]] <small>(Saikouisen)</small><br />[[Futoshi Watanabe]] <small>(Saikouisen)</small> || 2018–19
|-
|-
| [[Image:Team Drivens logo.png|100px|center]] || [[Akasaka Drivens]] || Hakuhodo DY media partners || [[Ken Sonoda]] (Saikouisen)<br> [[Jun Murakami]] (Saikouisen)<br> [[Taro Suzuki]] (Saikouisen)<br> [[Kanako Maruyama]] (Saikouisen) || 2018
| [[Image:Beast-japanext.png|100px|center]] || [[Beast Japanext]] || BSJapanext || [[Masatoshi Sarukawa]] <small>(JPML)</small><br />[[Hiroe Sugawara]] <small>(JPML)</small><br />[[Daisuke Suzuki]] <small>(JPML)</small><br />[[Kana Nakada]] <small>(JPML)</small> || 2023–24
|-
|-
| [[Image:Team Furinkazan logo.png|100px|center]] || [[EX Furinkazan]] || TV Asahi || [[Aki Nikaido]] (JPML)<br> [[Kenji Katsumata]] (JPML)<br>[[Takaya Matsugase]] (NPM)<br> [[Rumi Nikaido]] (JPML) || 2018
| [[Image:Team Furinkazan logo.png|100px|center]] || [[EX Furinkazan]] || TV Asahi || [[Aki Nikaido]] <small>(JPML)</small><br />[[Kenji Katsumata]] <small>(JPML)</small><br />[[Takaya Matsugase]] <small>(RMU)</small><br />[[Rumi Nikaido]] <small>(JPML)</small> || 2018–19
|-
|-
| [[Image:Team Sakura Knights logo.png|100px|center]]|| [[Kadokawa Sakura Knights]] || KADOKAWA || [[Kotaro Uchikawa]] (JPML)<br> [[Sayaka Okada]] (JPML)<br> [[Makoto Sawazaki]] (JPML)<br> [[Shingo Hori]] (Nihon Pro Mahjong Kyokai) || 2019
| [[Image:Team Sakura Knights logo.png|100px|center]]|| [[Kadokawa Sakura Knights]] || Kadokawa || [[Kotaro Uchikawa]] <small>(JPML)</small><br />[[Sayaka Okada]] <small>(JPML)</small><br />[[Shingo Hori]] <small>(NPM)</small><br />Nanba Shibukawa <small>(NPM)</small> || 2019–20
|-
|-
| [[Image:Team Fight Club.png|100px|center]] || [[Konami Mahjong Fight Club]] || KONAMI || [[Hisato Sasaki]] (JPML)<br>[[Mari Takamiya]] (JPML)<br> [[Arisa Date]] (JPML)<br>[[Kazunori Takizawa]] (JPML) || 2018
| [[Image:Team Fight Club.png|100px|center]] || [[Konami Mahjong Fight Club]] || Konami Amusement || [[Hisato Sasaki]] <small>(JPML)</small><br />[[Mari Takamiya]] <small>(JPML)</small><br />[[Arisa Date]] <small>(JPML)</small><br />[[Kazunori Takizawa]] <small>(JPML)</small> || 2018–19
|-
|-
| [[Image:Team Phoenix logo.png|100px|center]] || [[SegaSammy Phoenix]] || SegaSammy || [[Yuumi Uotani]] (JPML)<br> [[Seiichi Kondo]] (Saikouisen)<br> [[Sayaka Kayamori]] (Saikouisen) <br>[[Rio Toujou]] (JPML) || 2018
| [[Image:Team Phoenix logo.png|100px|center]] || [[SegaSammy Phoenix]] || Sega Sammy Holdings || [[Yuumi Uotani]] <small>(JPML)</small><br />[[Sayaka Kayamori]] <small>(Saikouisen)</small><br />[[Rio Toujou]] <small>(JPML)</small><br />[[Hiroshi Daigo]] <small>(Saikouisen)</small> || 2018–19
|-
|-
| [[Image:Team Abemas logo.png|100px|center]] || [[Shibuya Abemas]] || CyberAgent || [[Takaharu Ooi]] (RMU)<br> [[Sho Shiratori]] (JPML)<br> [[Yoshihiro Matsumoto]] (Nihon Pro Mahjong Kyokai)<br> [[Aiko Hinata]] (Saikouisen) || 2018
| [[Image:Team Abemas logo.png|100px|center]] || [[Shibuya Abemas]] || CyberAgent || [[Takaharu Ooi]] <small>(RMU)</small><br />[[Sho Shiratori]] <small>(JPML)</small><br />[[Yoshihiro Matsumoto]] <small>(NPM)</small><br />[[Aiko Hinata]] <small>(Saikouisen)</small> || 2018–19
|-
|-
| [[Image:Team Raiden logo.png|100px|center]] || [[Team Raiden]] || Dentsu || [[Masato Hagiwara]] (JPML)<br> [[Naoki Setokuma]] (JPML)<br> [[Saki Kurosawa]] (JPML)<br>[[Tomohiro Honda]] (JPML) || 2018
| [[Image:Team Raiden logo.png|100px|center]] || [[Team Raiden]] || Dentsu || [[Masato Hagiwara]] <small>(JPML)</small><br />[[Naoki Setokuma]] <small>(JPML)</small><br />[[Saki Kurosawa]] <small>(JPML)</small><br />[[Tomohiro Honda]] <small>(JPML)</small> || 2018–19
|-
|-
| [[Image:Team Pirates logo.png|100px|center]] || [[U-Next Pirates]] || U-Next || [[Go Kobayashi]] (Mahjong Union)<br> [[ASAPIN|Koushin Asakura]] (Saikouisen)<br> [[Nobuhiro Ishibashi]] (Saikouisen)<br> [[Akina Mizuhara]] (Saikouisen) || 2018
| [[Image:Team Pirates logo.png|100px|center]] || [[U-Next Pirates]] || U-Next || [[Go Kobayashi]] <small>(MU)</small><br />[[Akina Mizuhara]] <small>(Saikouisen)</small><br />Yu Suzuki <small>(Saikouisen)</small><br />Kei Nakabayashi <small>(NPM)</small> || 2018–19
|}
|}


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{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Season !! Start Date !! End Date !! Winner !! Runnerup !! Top regular season player  
! Season !! Start Date !! End Date !! Winner !! Runner-up !! Top regular season player  
|-
|-
| [[2018 M League season|2018]] || 2018-10-01 || 2019-03-31 || Akasaka Drivens || EX Furinkazan || Takaharu Ooi
| [[2018 M League season|2018]] || 2018-10-01 || 2019-03-31 || Akasaka Drivens || EX Furinkazan || Takaharu Ooi
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| [[2020 M League season|2020]] || 2020-10-05 || 2021-05-18 || EX Furinkazan || KADOKAWA Sakura Knights || Hisato Sasaki  
| [[2020 M League season|2020]] || 2020-10-05 || 2021-05-18 || EX Furinkazan || KADOKAWA Sakura Knights || Hisato Sasaki  
|-
|-
| [[2021 M League season|2021]]
| [[2021 M League season|2021]] || 2021-10-04 || 2022-04-26 || KADOKAWA Sakura Knights || SegaSammy Phoenix || Akina Mizuhara
|-
| [[2022 M League season|2022]] || 2022-10-03 || 2023-05-19 || Shibuya Abemas || Konami Fight Club || Arisa Date
|-
| [[2023 M League season|2023]] ||  2023-09-18|| ||  ||  ||
|}
|}


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! Rank !! Player !! Team !! Score !! Date || Season (Hanchan)
! Rank !! Player !! Team !! Score !! Date || Season (Hanchan)
|-
|-
| 1 || Arisa Date || Konami Fight Club || 125.5 || 2021-11-18 || 2021 (Reg 54)  
| 1 || Taro Suzuki || Akasaka Drivens|| 132.8 || 2024-02-26 || 2023 (Reg 178)
|-
|-
| 2 || Asakura Koushin || U-Next Pirates || 122.4 || 2021-12-02 || 2021 (Reg 70)  
| 2 || Saki Kurosawa || Team Raiden || 132.7 || 2022-11-07 || 2022 (Reg 41)
|-
|-
| 3 || Hisato Sasaki || Konami Fight Club || 118.2 || 2021-04-22 || 2020 (SF 14)
| 3 || Arisa Date || Konami Fight Club || 125.5 || 2021-11-18 || 2021 (Reg 54)  
|-
|-
| 4 || Yuumi Uotani || Sega Sammy Phoenix || 114.4 || 2020-02-2 || 2019 (Reg 167)
| 4 || Koushin Asakura || U-Next Pirates || 122.4 || 2021-12-02 || 2021 (Reg 70)  
|-
|-
| 5 || Hisato Sasaki || Konami Fight Club || 114.0 || 2021-02-18 || 2020 (Reg 154)
| 5 || Hisato Sasaki || Konami Fight Club || 118.2 || 2021-04-22 || 2020 (SF 14)
|-
|-
| 6 || Yoshihiro Matsumoto || Shibuya Abemas || 113.7 || 2021-04-29 || 2020 (SF 22)
| 6 || Yuumi Uotani || Sega Sammy Phoenix || 114.4 || 2020-02-27 || 2019 (Reg 167)
|-
|-
| 7 || Shingo Hori || Kadokawa Sakura Knights || 112.9 || 2021-01-02 || 2020 (Reg 97)
| 7 || Hisato Sasaki || Konami Fight Club || 114.0 || 2021-02-18 || 2020 (Reg 154)
|-
|-
| 8 || Makoto Sawazaki || Kadokawa Sakura Knights || 112.1 || 2019-11-19 || 2019 (Reg 64)
| 8 || Yoshihiro Matsumoto || Shibuya Abemas || 113.7 || 2021-04-29 || 2020 (SF 22)
|-
|-
| 9 || Naoki Setokuma || Team Raiden || 102.1 || 2019-11-26 || 2019 (Reg 72)
| 9 || Shingo Hori || Kadokawa Sakura Knights || 112.9 || 2021-01-02 || 2020 (Reg 97)
|-
|-
| 10 || Hisato Sasaki || Konami Fight Club || 101.7 || 2019-01-07 || 2018 (Reg 97)
| 10 || Makoto Sawazaki || Kadokawa Sakura Knights || 112.1 || 2019-11-19 || 2019 (Reg 64)
|}
|}


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{{main|List of MLeague yakuman}}
{{main|List of MLeague yakuman}}


A total of sixteen yakuman have been scored throughout the league seasons.  The most scored in a season was in the [[2019 M League season|2019 season]] with eight.  Thirteen individuals have scored at least one, while three have scored two.  So far, all the yakuman scored fall under '''yakuman gosanke''': [[suuankou]], [[daisangen]], and [[kokushi musou]].
So far, all the yakuman scored fall under '''yakuman gosanke''': [[suuankou]], [[daisangen]], and [[kokushi musou]].  The most scored in a season was in the [[2019 M League season|2019 season]] with eight.


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Yakuman counts (16 total)
|+ Yakuman counts (21 total)
|-
|-
! Suuankou (tanki) !! Kokushi Musou !! Daisangen
!colspan=2|Suuankou !! rowspan=2|Kokushi Musou !! rowspan=2|Daisangen
|-
|-
| 10 (incl 2) || 2 || 4
! Regular !! Tanki
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 11 || 3 || 3 || 4
|}
|}


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== External links ==
== External links ==
{{Navbox MLeague}}
[[Category:MLeague]]
[[Category:Japanese organizations]]
* [https://m-league.jp/ Official site]
* [https://m-league.jp/ Official site]
: [https://m-league.jp/about Competition rules]
: [https://m-league.jp/about Competition rules]
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| linkname    = プロ麻雀リーグ「Mリーグ」発足
| linkname    = プロ麻雀リーグ「Mリーグ」発足
| description = M League channel
| description = M League channel
}}
{{Youtube
| url        = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhzNeqWylE4
| linkname    = プロ麻雀リーグ「Mリーグ」発足
| description = M League promotional video
}}
}}
{{jpwiki|Mリーグ}}
{{jpwiki|Mリーグ}}
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* [https://twitter.com/m_league_ Official Twitter]
* [https://twitter.com/m_league_ Official Twitter]
* [https://twitter.com/mleague_results Results Twitter]
* [https://twitter.com/mleague_results Results Twitter]
* [https://ml-stadium.jp/ M.League stadium]
{{Navbox MLeague}}
[[Category:MLeague]]
[[Category:Japanese organizations]]
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