M-League 2023-24 Semifinals: Games #1-6

The M-League 2023-24 Semifinals have officially begun! 6 teams battle it out over 30 games for a coveted spot in the final series! In the first 6 games of the M-League 2023-24 Semifinals, we had a lot of movement in the standings, a lot of South 4 comeback and a player returning after being absent for over a month. We also had a headbump, a rinshan and a player who will soon be eating a lot of takeout. Let’s get started and get right into it, shall we?

Mahjong Meal Battle

On April 4th, a special tournament called the “Mahjong Meal Battle” was hosted by M-League and sponsored by “menu delivery“.

The rules were mostly the same as M-League, but four additional “menu” tiles were added to the tile set. These tiles (each with a different letter of the word “menu” written on it) would act like kita dora in sanma, where they can be set aside and are worth a dora. In addition, the number of “menu” tiles in a hand will translate to 2,000 yen menu coupons that could be won by viewers in menu’s social media campaign.

8 M-Leaguers were divided into two tables and the top player from each table would move onto the finals. After the final game played out, Kobayashi Go was the winner, earning himself 1,000,000 yen worth of menu coupons.

The matches can be watched for free on ABEMA TV.

Commentary + Interviewer Photo Cards

Starting April 16, official bromides featuring, Hiyoshi Tatsuya, Matsushima Momo, Kobayashi misa and Matsumoto Kayo will be available to print at any LAWSON print store. L size bromides will cost 300 yen and 2L size bromides will cost 500 yen.