Even as M-League takes a short break for the holidays, the action never stops! During this break, ABEMA TV will be broadcasting three special M-League programs. Today, we’ll look at what M-league has in store for us to end off 2023 and into the new year.
Nissin x M-League: Strongest Alien Deciding Match
Find out who is the strongest alien in M-League! In this special collaboration between Nissin Foods and M-League to promote their donbei instant noodles, these four aliens will face off against each other in a single match to see who is the strongest.
- Mahjong Alien [Ooi Takaharu]
- Toitsu (Pair) Alien [Tsuchida Kousho]
- Screaming Alien [Hiyoshi Tatsuya]
- Monkey Planet (Planet of the Apes?) Alien [Sarukawa Masatoshi]
This match can be watched on ABEMA TV’s Mahjong Channel on December 29 from 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM JST.
M-League 2023 End of Year Special
Take a look back at the 2023 with our commentators (Hiyoshi Tatsuya, Kobayashi Misa, Matsushima Momo and Tsuchida Kousho), reminiscing the M-League events of the past year and looking forward to what’s to come in 2024!
The M-league 2023 End of Year Special can be watched on ABEMA TV’s Mahjong Channel on December 31 starting at 11:00 PM and will go on for an hour (until midnight). For those outside of Japan, a VPN may be required to watch it.
Pro Baseball New Year’s Mahjong Exchange Tournament
To start the new year off right, Daiwa Connect Securites (大和コネクト証券) has sponsored a new tournament featuring baseball players and M-League personalities!
This tournament pits 10 Nihon Professional Baseball players from 7 different teams and 6 of your favourite M-League personalities against each other in this 2-day tournament.
Also involved in the tournament are 7 M-Leaguers, presumably as commentators as most of the regular commentators are participating in the tournament.
4 tables of 4 players each will play one game each, with the winner of each table advancing to the finals.
Day 1 games will start on January 1 at 7:00PM JST (VPN may be required) on ABEMA TV’s Mahjong Channel and will feature Tables A and B. The broadcast is expected to last until 11:00 PM JST.
Table A
- Uchiyama Souma (内山 壮真) (Tokyo Yakult Swallows [Catcher])
- Suzuki Shohei (鈴木 将平) (Saitama Seibu Lions [Outfielder])
- Tanaka Eito (田中 瑛斗) (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters [Pitcher])
- Maruyama Kanako (丸山 奏子) (former Akasaka Drivens player)
Table B
- Sakai Tomohito (酒居 知史) (Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles [Pitcher])
- Imai Tatsuya (今井 達也) (Saitama Lions [Pitcher])
- Hiyoshi Tatsuya (日吉 辰哉) (M-League Commentator)
- Erikawa Maiko (襟川 麻衣子) (M-League Reporter)
Day 2 action will start two hours earlier on January 2 at 5:00 PM JST (VPN may be required) on ABEMA TV’s Mahjong Channel and will feature Tables C and D, as well as the winner of each of the four tables playing in a single-game final. Like the previous day, the broadcast is schedule to end at 11:00 PM JST.
Table C
- Nakamura Kento (中村 健人) (Hiroshima Toyo Carp [Outfielder])
- Tanaka Takaya (田中 貴也) (Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles [Catcher])
- Kamikawabata Daigo (上川畑 大悟) (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters [Infielder])
- Kouno Naoya (河野 直也) (M-League Commentator)
Table D
- Masuda Daiki (増田 大輝) (Yomiuri Giants [Infielder])
- Ohshiro Koji (大城 滉二) (Orix Buffaloes [Infielder])
- Tsuchida Kousho (土田 浩翔) (M-League Commentator)
- Matsumoto Kayo (松本 圭世) (M-League Reporter)
And those are the three specials during our short M-League break! I hope you can join us in the M-League Watch Discord Server to watch M-League and these specials together to end off this year and welcome the year ahead. From all of us at M-League Watch, happy holidays and Happy New Year!
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