Game #5
Kadokawa
Sakura Knights
Shibuya
Abemas
Sega Sammy
Phoenix
Konami Mahjong
Fight Club
Ippatsu!
April 21, Game 1, E2-1
In E2-1, Uchikawa wants to win a hand after failing to get to tenpai and losing his dealership in the previous hand. He starts the hand off 3-shanten with a dora 3m and a red 5s. He draws another dora on turn 2 and gets to iishanten on turn 3. On turn 4, he draws a 4s to connect his red 5 and create a ryanmen. As Uchikawa waits, Uotani makes a call in the middle of the 2nd row to get to tenpai on a 2m kanchan. Soon after, Uchikawa gets to tenpai and calls riichi on a 7p kanchan. On the ippatsu turn, Uchikawa draws the 7p to win the hand. Uchikawa wins the hand with Riichi/Ippatsu/Tsumo/Dora 2/Aka 1 for 3,000+100/6,000+100, taking the clear lead.
Open Hand vs. Riichi vs. Riichi
April 21, Game 1, S1-1
In S1-1, Matsumoto is in the middle in 2nd place and wanting to catch up to 1st place Uchikawa. he starts out with a very nice hand, being 3-shanten with two dora 6p and a red 5p. In the first row, Matsumoto struggles to advance, staying at 3-shanten, but confirms tanyao. In the middle of the 2nd row, Matsumoto calls pon on the 7p to get to iishanten. While Matsumoto waits, Uchikawa gets to tenpai first, calling riichi on a 1s/8m shanpon.
On the ippatsu turn, Matsumoto gets to tenpai and waits on a 36p ryanmen.
In the 3rd row, Date gets to tenpai and calls riichi on a 14m ryanmen.
With three people tenpai with good waits, it’s anybody’s game. In the middle of the 3rd row, Date draws and discards the dora 6p, dealing into Matsumoto. Matsumoto wins the hand with Tanyao/Sanshoku/Dora 3/Aka 1 for 12,000+300, plus 2,000 in riichi sticks to get close to 1st place Uchikawa.
Riichi vs. Riichi vs. Riichi
April 21, Game 1, S2-0
In S2-0, Date is in 4th place and sitting 3,600 behind 3rd place. She starts out 3-shanten with a red 5s and an isolated south dora. In the first row, Date failed to advance her hand forward or to connect her south, staying at 3-shanten on turn 6. As Date tries to advance her hand in the 2nd row, Uotani becomes the first to get to tenpai, calling riichi on a 47s ryanmen at the end of the row.
Near the start of the 3rd row, Date gets to tenpai and calls riichi on a 6p/west shanpon.
A 3rd riichi is put on the table during Date’s Ippatsu turn, this time by Matsumoto who calls riichi on a 47s ryanmen.
Right after, Uotani draws and discards the 6p, dealing into Date. Date wins the hand with Riichi/Ippatsu/Aka 1 for 5,200, plus two riichi stick to move into 3rd place
Dora Tanki
April 21, Game 1, S4-1
In S4-1, Matsumoto is in 2nd place and 10,200 behind 1st place Uchikawa. With one riichi stick on the table, Matsumoto will be aiming to get a haneman ron or a mangan tsumo to get to 1st place. He starts out 3-shanten with an ankou of 7s and a 7m dora as part of a ryanmen. His hand develops quickly and gets to iishanten by turn 5 with 11 different tiles that can get him to tenpai. Near the end of the 2nd row, Matsumoto gets to tenpai and calls riichi on a 7m dora tanki. In order to pass Uchikawa, he will need to win by tsumo or hope for ura. On the ippatsu turn, Date discards the 7m dora as she pushes her hand and deals into Matsumoto. Matsumoto hoped for 2 ura in order to pass Uchikawa, but wasn’t able to get it. Matsumoto wins the hand with Riichi/Ippatsu/Dora 2 for 8,000+300.
Final Scores
Video: https://abema.tv/video/episode/444-12_s1_p210
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Standings
The battle between Matsumoto and Uchikawa was close, but Uchikawa ended up on top. With Uchikawa getting 1st and Uotani getting 3rd, the Kadokawa Sakura Knights got just enough to move ahead of the Sega Sammy Phoenix. The Shibuya Abemas still sit in 3rd place and the Konami Mahjong Fight Club continue to slip.
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