Game #7
Akasaka
Drivens
Team Raiden
U-Next Pirates
Sega Sammy
Phoenix
Kuma Kuma Time
May 9, Game 1, E1-0
In E1-0, Setokuma is playing for Team Raiden and looking to get his team back into the positives.
Setokuma starts out with pairs of 8p, west and green dragon, making her 3-shanten for seven pairs and 5-shanten from a standard hand. Within the first few turns, Setokuma calls pon on the green dragon, aiming for a standard hand. Right after, Kobayashi calls pon on the 6m dora, adding some danger to the table. Throught he rest of the first row, Setokuma also adds a red dragon pair and shifts towards a pinzu honitsu. By the end of the row, he gets to 2-shanten.
At the start of the second row, Kobayashi is the first to tenpai and gets to tenpai on a 6s kanchan.
Right after, Setokuma makes a triplet of 8p and gets to iishanten. He breaks the west pair to be able to keep a safe iishanten.
As he waits, Asami builds as well. At the end of the second row, Asami calls a 234s chii and gets to tenpai on a 4p kanchan.
On Setokuma’s turn, he draws a third red dragon and gets to tenpai on a 36p ryanmen, guaranteed at least a mangan. Immediately after, Kobayashi draws and discards the 3p and wins the hand. Setokuma wins with Honitsu/Green Dragon/Red Dragon for 8,000.
Jumping to E4-1, Setokuma is still in 1st place and looking to increase his 16,000 lead.
Setokuma starts out the hand at 4-shanten with an 8m dora pair. In the first row, he draws a red 5m to create a ryanmen and calls pon on the 2s, confirming his pursuit of tanyao. By the end of the first row, Setokuma is 2-shanten and guaranteed a good wait.
In the second row, Setokuma completes a 234p sequence for iishanten. At the start of the third row, he completes a 678s sequence and gets to tenpai on a 47m ryanmen. In the middle of the row, Asami discards the 4m trying to call riichi and deals into Setokuma. Setokuma wins the hand with Tanyao/Dora 2/Aka 1 for 8,000.
Drivens Dealer
May 9, Game 1, S1-0
Video: https://abema.tv/video/episode/444-1_s5_p2138
In S1-0, Asami is in 3rd place, 4,500 behind 2nd place Kobayashi and 8,100 behind 2nd place Genta.
Asami starts out with an incredible hand, holding pairs of east, south, west and 3m. Within just a few turns, Asami calls pon on both the west and south, getting to iishanten with a road to mangan. On her sixth turn, she makes an east triplet and gets to tenpai on a 69m ryanmen. Soon after, Kobayashi discards the 9m and deals into Asami. Asami wins the hand with Honitsu/East/South for 12,000.
Raiden Rise
May 9, Game 1, S2-2
Video: https://abema.tv/video/episode/444-1_s5_p5128
In S2-2, Setokuma is now the dealer and has almost double the score of 2nd place. A riichi stick and honba sit in the middle.
Setokuma starts out the hand at 3-shanten with a secured red 5p for value. In the first row, Setokuma creates a 13345p block with the dora 1p and a 14m ryanmen to get to iishanten.
Across from him, 3rd place Genta is also 2-shanten, holding a triplet of west yakuhai. In consecurive turns, Genta calls a 123p chii and a 678m chii to get to tenpai on an 8s kanchan.
On Setokuma’s turn, he makes his 8p a triplet, increasing his acceptance from 3 different tiles to 8. In the middle of the row, Kobayashi gets to tenpai and calls riichi on a 3p penchan.
Within the ippatsu round, Setokuma gets to tenpai, discards the dora 1p and calls riichi on a 36p ryanmen. If either Genta or Asami discards the 3p, Setokuma would win on headbump. In the third row, Kobayashi draws and discards the 6p and deals into Setokuma. Setokuma wins the hand with Riichi/Tanyao/Aka 1 for 7,700+600 plus two riichi sticks, taking Setokuma up to 58,100.
Final Scores
Standings
With Setokuma getting 1st place and Kobayashi getting 4th, Team Raiden is now at it’s closest point yet to escaping 4th place. The gap is now just 99.8pts between the two teams, which is just another 1st/4th away from happening. The Akasaka Drivens placing above the Sega Sammy Phoenix gives the team it’s biggest lead over 2nd place so far these finals.
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