Over the past month and a bit, there has been a lot of action happenning in the world of M-League. Today, I’ll be going through all of it, from the draft to the off-season tournaments.
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M-League 2024-25 Draft and Contract Statuses
On June 10, the Sega Sammy Phoenix dropped Uotani Yuumi and Tojo Rio, giving the team two draft picks. All the other teams chose to keep their roster.
On June 25, M-League announced that the draft would take place on the upcoming Friday.
On June 29, the Sega Sammy Phoenix drafted Takeuchi Genta and Asai Takaki. The draft can be watched for free on ABEMA.
On July 3, all the teams confirmed that they have signed contracts with their players, confirming the 36 players who will be playing in M-League this season.
Isekai x M-League Collab
On June 23 and 30, a collab was held with M-League and five different isekai anime. Each team featured a voice actor, an M-Leaguer and a comedian.
I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince so I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Ability
- Koichi Makoto
(小市眞琴)
(Voice of Lloyd) - Nakada Kana
(中田花奈)
(Beast Japanext) - Dennis Matsushita
(デニス 松下)
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I’ll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World
- Fujiwara Natsumi
(藤原夏海)
(Voice of Ars) - Nakabayashi Kei
(仲林圭)
(U-Next Pirates) - Hollywood Zakoshisyoh
(ハリウッドザコシショウ)
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
- Kobayashi Chikahiro
(小林親弘)
(Voice of Ranga) - Ooi Takaharu
(多井隆晴)
(Shibuya Abemas) - Nicche Kondo
(ニッチェ 近藤)
Quality Assurance in Another World
- Yano Hinaki
(矢野妃菜喜)
(Voice of Nikola) - Tojo Rio
(東城りお)
(Sega Sammy Phoenix) - Nelsons Akitta Manju
(ネルソンズ 和田まんじゅう)
- Sekine Akira
(関根明良)
(Voice of Elfaria) - Okada Sayaka
(岡田紗佳)
(Kadokawa Sakura Knights) - Heisei Nobushi Kobushi Tokui
(平成ノブシコブシ 徳井)
On June 23, 5 tonpuusen games were played with each team playing in four of them. Since the “As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I’ll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World” team had the lowest score at the end of it, they were eliminated while the other four teams moved on to a winner-takes-all final hanchan.
On June 30, the M-Leaguer on each of the four teams faced off in the final hanchan. With a decisive victory by Okada, the “Wistoria: Wand and Sword” won the tournament and took home the special championship plate.
After the game, the teams also participated in a special Last Chance Darts Challenge for additional prizes.
All five games and the Last Chance Darts Challenge are can be watched for free on ABEMA.
IKUSA
In June, the IKUSA amateur tournament ended and the qualifying round of the IKUSA pro tournament began.
Amateur Tournament Results
On June 4, the IKUSA 2024 amateur tournament finals took place. In the end, Mochiko-san won and was crowned the Battle King. The amateur tournament finals can be watched for free on the EX Furinkazan official YouTube Channel.
Pro Tournament Update
In the month of June, the IKUSA 2024 pro tournament hosted by the EX Furinkazan started. Over five days, 98 competitors faced each other to move onto the next round. Each day was livestreamed and the top four competitors each day advaced to the next round
- Kobayashi Masakazu
(小林正和, JPML) - Amatsu Millow
(天津みろう, NPM) - Koide
(こいで, NPM) - Kakuno Hibikito
(覚野陽生, JPML)
- Tsubaki Ryo
(つばきりょう, JPML) - Ohata Yo
(大畑耀, Saikouisen) - Nagai Kousuke
(永井孝典, Saikouisen) - Kouguchi Kazuyuki
(高口和之, NPM)
- Suzuki Makoto
(鈴木誠, JPML) - Yuasa Yuuki
(湯浅侑希, Saikouisen) - Narumi Takuto
(鳴海拓斗, JPML) - Saito Go
(齋藤豪, JPML)
- Sasaki Yasuhiko
(佐々木康彦, Saikouisen) - Watanabe Toshiki
(渡邉翔士己, JPML) - Imamura Sougo
(今村壮吾, JPML) - Yamakado Ryo
(山門稜, NPM)
- Fujii Takanori
(藤井崇勝, JPML) - Lika
(李佳, JPML) - Tsubaki Ayana
(椿彩奈, JPML) - Shimizu Yuusuke
(清水裕允, JPML)
The above 20 players will play in the semifinals on July 13, playing 5 hanchan each. The top 4 players will advance to a 4-hanchan final to determine the winner.
M-Tournament 2024 Update
In June, the first round of the M-Tournament 2024 took place.
In the first round, all four of the Kadokawa Sakura Knights members advanced to the next round. Conversely, all six non-M-Leaguer Saikouisen players were eliminated.
In the first day of the 2nd round, Wakutsu Akira, Fujishima Kenjirou, Honda Tomohiro and Kobayashi Go have all advanced to the quarterfinals. The remaining 2nd round games will take place on July 5, 8 and 12.
All results are available on the M-Tournament website.
Pirates Treasure Hunt Results
In four days in June, both the team and individual tournaments of the Pirates Treasure Hunt took place.
Team Tournament
After an intense 8 games, Nakabayashi Kei’s team, the May Queen and Irish Cobbler Potatoes (メークインと男爵芋) won the team tournament.
The first day and second day of the team tournament are only available U-Next Pirates channel members.
Individual Tournament
A week after the team tournament, the top 8 players played in the individual tournament.
After a weekend of games, Shimoishi Geki (下石戟) emerged victorious. Both the first day and the second day can be watched for free on the U-Next Pirates official YouTube Channel.
Rage x Mahjong feat. M-League Update
As introduced in the Late May update, M-League will be collaborating with e-sports company Rage to host a special mahjong event on July 13.
Schedule
The event will consist of an opening ceremony, followed by 4 hanchans (lasting 90 minutes each with a 10 minute break in between), then an ending ceremony.
Team Red
Team Blue
Team Yellow
Team Green
Hanchan 1
(13:35-15:05)
Mokou
Honda Tomohiro
Oniya
Matsugase
Takaya
Hanchan 2
(15:30-17:00)
Mizuhara
Akina
Robert
Yamamoto
Futon-chan
Tojo Rio
Hanchan 3
(17:25-18:55)
Ooi
Takaharu
Wakky
Nakada
Kana
XQQ
Hanchan 4
(19:20-20:50)
Kato
Junichi
Okada
Sayaka
Suzuki
Taro
SHAKA
Practice Sessions
Before the main event, each team will have a practice session which will be broadcasted live on the Rage Esports YouTube Channel and on their official Twitch
- Team Blue: June 18, 12:00 JST
- Team Yellow: July 5, 18:00-22:00 JST
- Team Red: July 8, 14:00-17:00 JST
- Team Green, July 9, 12:00-16:00 JST
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