Thursday (September 17)

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Game 1

Super Hiro Start

September 17, Game 1, E1-0
Video: https://abema.tv/video/episode/444-1_s5_p11553

In E1-0, Shibata is the starting dealer and starts off at 4-shanten with a single 2s for value. In the first few turns, Shibata gets rid of his honours to aim for tanyao.

However, before the row is even done, Futoshi gets to tenpai and calls riichi on a 5s tanki.

Advancing to 2-shanten and having no safe tiles, Shibata pushes. At the start of the second row, he secures the dora 2s with a 234s sequence and iishanten. Towards the end of the second row, Shibata creates a 258p three-sided wait for tenpai, calling riichi. On the ippatsu turn, Shibata draws the 5p and wins the hand. Getting an uradora, Shibata wins with Riichi/Ippatsu/Tsumo/Tanyao/Dora 1/Aka 1 for 6,000 all plus a riichi stick.

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Haneman Haneman

September 17, Game 1
Video: https://abema.tv/video/episode/444-1_s5_p10074

In E1-2, Honda is tied for 3rd place, 2,000 behind 2nd place Futoshi.

From the very start, Honda moves back from 2-shanten to 3-shanten, looking for a manzu honitsu. By turn 3, he is rid of all pinzu and souzu. By turn 4, he is iishanten.

At the start of the second row, Honda makes a triplet of wests and stays dama on a 58m ryanmen. In the middle of the second row, he draws a fourth west and calls a concealed kan. The rinshan nor kandora help, but the extra uradora chance gets Honda to call riichi. Within the go-around, Tojo discards the 8m trying to call riichi and deals into Honda. Getting an uradora, Honda wins the hand with Riichi/Ippatsu/Honitsu/Ura 1 for 12,000+600 plus a riichi stick, going up to 2nd place.

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Video: https://abema.tv/video/episode/444-1_s5_p10075

Moving to E3-0, Honda is back in 3rd place, 1,200 behind 2nd place Futoshi and 19,800 behind 1st place Shibata.

Honda starts out the hand strong, being 2-shanten with two ryanmens, a completed east triplet and a connected dora 4m. After completing a 345m sequence and a 456s sequence, Honda gets to tenpai and calls riichi on a 1m/2p shanpon. All four winning tiles remain in the wall.

And in the wall they remained for quite a while. By the end of the second row, they were nowhere to be seen. This allowed time for his opponents to catch up. The next player to tenpai is dealer Futoshi, calling riichi on a 58m ryanmen.

In the third row, Tojo draws the 1m to complete a 123m sequence and gets to tenpai. With four 1p distinctly in her hand, she calls kan and hopes for a rinshan. She doesn’t get it, but she is able to call a tsumogiri riichi on a 25m ryanmen.

Immediately after, Futoshi draws and discards the 2p, dealing into Honda. WIth the uradora flip, the east triplet becomes the uradora, a sudden boost to his hand. Honda wins the hand with Riichi/East/Dora 1/Ura 3 for 12,000 plus two riichi sticks.

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Results

Game 5

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Game 2

Double Riichi

September 17, Game 2, E4-0
Video: https://abema.tv/video/episode/444-1_s5_p7070

In E4-0, Sonoda is in 1st place with a 400 lead over dealer Daisuke.

Right off the bat, Sonoda already has a tenpai hand with his first 13 tiles! If he can manage to get the 8m with his first draw, he will have a history-making chiihou yakuman!

Unfortunately, he draws the west as his first draw. Still, he calls a draw-and-discard double riichi, waiting on the 8m, guaranteed at least a haneman.

All were in the wall from the start, but it took a while for them to show up. The first one showed up in the middle of the second row, taken by Hagiwara. The next was take in the middle of the third row by Kazuma. Then, on the fourth-last tile in the wall, Sonoda’s final draw, he finally gets the 8m and wins the hand. Sonoda wins with Double Riichi/Tsumo/Ittsuu/Dora 1/Aka 1 for 3,000/6,000

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Ura San

September 17, Game 2, S3-2
Video: https://abema.tv/video/episode/444-1_s5_p11554

In S3-2, Kazuma is in 4th place 5,400 behind 3rd place dealer Hagiwara and 7,900 behind 2nd place Daisuke. A riichi stick and two honba are in the pot.

Kazuma starts out the hand 3-shanten from seven pairs and 4-shanten from a standard hand, holding a connected 8s for value. After completing a 345s sequence and creating a 36m ryanmen shape, the hand leans toward the standard route.

Two turns into the second row, Kazuma is tenpai and calls riichi on an east/5p shanpon.

Across from him, 3rd place dealer Hagiwara draws to iishanten during the go-around, nudging him to push a little. At the start of the third row, Hagiwara gets to tenpai and calls riichi on a 69s ryanmen.

Two turns later, Kazuma draws the east and wins the hand. Even better, he makes the uradora flip and the east is also the uradora! Kazuma wins with Riichi/Tsumo/Dora 1/Ura 3 for 3,000+200/6,000+200 plus two riichi sticks, taking him up to 2nd place.

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100 Points

September 17, Game 2, S4-2
Video: https://abema.tv/video/episode/444-1_s5_p11555

In S4-2, Kazuma is in 3rd place, 2,900 behind 2nd place dealer Daisuke and 8,600 behind 1st place Sonoda. With any direct hit or any 3-han hand, he can move in front of Daisuke. However, if Kazuma wants to aim for the big 1st place bonus, he needs a 3/30 direct hit, a 3/50 or 4/25 tsumo (winning by 300), or a mangan ron (winning by just 100)

Kazuma starts off 3-shanten for seven pairs, 4-shanten for a standard hand. The value is not quite enough for a comeback. The first row provides him with sequences, simples and a dora 3m. By the end of the first row, he is 2-shanten. The main tile he needs is a 6p to create a 678p sequence, guaranteeing him tanyao and pinfu.

At the start of the second row, Kazuma draws that needed 6p and gets to iishanten. Completing a a 234s iipeikou on his very next turn, he is guaranteed a mangan. He stays dama with the comeback hand. Within the go-around, Hagiwara discards the 2m and deals into Kazuma. Kazuma wins the hand with Pinfu/Tanyao/Iipeikou/Dora 1 for 8,000+600.

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And with that. Kazauma wins the game by 100 points.

Results

Game 6

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