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We’re exactly at the halfway point of the season and there are intense battles at both ends of the standings! Today, we’ll look at how each team is doing and figure out what each team can do to find success.

When things look like they can’t get any worse, when the benefits outweigh the risks, all that’s left to do is move forward. Push back against the riichi and chase. Go for a quick hand to win the pot. Take your team to new heights with a big win. In the 13th week of theContinue reading “M-League 2024-25 Week 13: Forward”

There is always a first for everything. For some players, it’s their first win of the season. For others, it’s their first 4th. And sometimes, we see something for the first time in a long time. In the 12th week of the M-League 2024-25 season, we had players getting their first 1st (on a veryContinue reading “M-League 2024-25 Week 12: Firsts”

South 4 is the final hand in a typical hanchan. For the final dealer, they have control of how long the game goes on for. For everyone else, it’s their final chance to fight for position. With the value and the right tiles, a player can fly up to 1st place. In the 11th weekContinue reading “M-League 2024-25 Week 11: South 4”

Precision is an important strategy aspect in mahjong. Making the right decisions of what to discard, what to wait on and who to hit can result in great rewards. When a players fail to have precision, it can result in missed chances and knocked tiles, maybe even resulting in penalties. From the precise to theContinue reading “M-League 2024-25 Week 10: Precision”

Mahjong, with all its chance and variance and rules, can be frustrating. It takes a lot of energy to figure things out and sometimes mistakes are made. How one handles these challenges and frustration is what separates to good players from the great players. In the 9th week of the M-League 2024-25 regular season, weContinue reading “M-League 2024-25 Week 9: Frustration”

Ippatsu is a yaku won when you win within one uninterrupted go-around of riichi. It may take a bit of luck, but you are rewarded with an extra han if you manage to get it. In the 8th week of the M-League 2024-25 season, we had about a dozen wins by ippatsu. In one game,Continue reading “M-League 2024-25 Week 8: Ippatsu”

Fans always love to root for the underdog. A player who is against the odds and seems to be out of the running always has a chance to come back and win. And when that happens, excitement grows even more. In the 7th week of the M-League 2024-25 regular season, surprising and unexpected comebacks wereContinue reading “M-League 2024-25 Week 7: Comeback”

On October 28, 2024, M-League and CyberAgent (ABEMA’s parent company) announced that they have signed a distribution agreement with Shanghai Zhongxi Sports Co. (上海中玺体育有限公司) to broadcast live M-League games in China. Live broadcasts will be available starting on Monday, November 18, 2024, and will be streamed on platforms such as bilibili, Douyin (TikTok equivalent inContinue reading “Shanghai Zhongxi Sports Co. Becomes Official M-League Broadcaster In China”

In life, knowing how to count is fundamental. The same is true with mahjong. You have to count tiles, leftover riichi sticks and honba. You have to count han and fu, and then count to make sure that your opponents gave you the correct amount. In the fifth week of the M-League 2024-25 season, thereContinue reading “M-League 2024-25 Week 6: Count”