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Even as M-League takes a short break for the holidays, the action never stops! During this break, ABEMA TV will be broadcasting three special M-League programs. Today, we’ll look at what M-league has in store for us to end off 2023 and into the new year.

Optimism abounds. The holidays are coming, the days are getting longer and M-League will still be going! In the 14th week of the M-League 2023-24 season, there was a lot to be optimistic about. We had a new player having the best game of the season, fans were treated to a show at Tokyo TowerContinue reading “M-League 2023-24 Week 14: Optimism”

We’re exactly at the halfway point of the season and the fight for the top shows no sign of cooling off! Today, we’ll look at how each team is progressing and figure out what each team can do to succeed going forward.

Patience is key. Good things will come to those who wait. In mahjong, applying patience can net a player with bigger wins and a greater appreciation of the game. In the 13th week of the M-League 2023-24 season, players and teams were rewarded for waiting, from a declined call to an extended comeback to aContinue reading “M-League 2023-24 Week 13: Patience”

Think positive. A positive mind and positive attitude can give you a positive experience and a positive result. And even if you do lose, know that there are more chances to win in the future. In the 12th week of the M-League 2023-24 season, we had a lot of positive interactions, from a bit ofContinue reading “M-League 2023-24 Week 12: Positivity”

Mahjong is cool. It’s what all the cool kids are playing. And all the cool kids are getting dora, comebacks and wins. In the 11th week of the 2023-24 season, cool events like an open kan, big dora reveals .and expensive chiitois showed up. We also had prayers answered, a Hiyoshi prophecy come true andContinue reading “M-League 2023-24 Week 11: Cool”

In a game of mahjong, emotions can take flight. Sometimes it makes us do reckless things, sometimes it lets us gain lots of points and rise in the rankings. Oh, and dragons fly too. In week 10 of the M-league 2023-24 season, all sorts of things took flight. We had a very close call withContinue reading “M-League 2023-24 Week 10: Flight”

While playing or watching mahjong, sometimes you get to witness events, decisions and scenarios that don’t happen very often. In the 9th week of the M-League 2023-24 season, we saw some unusual events like a rare yaku, a ron denial and avoiding 4th by tying for 3rd place. We also had our usual assortment ofContinue reading “M-League 2023-24 Week 9: Unusual”

When you have the ability to make four identical tiles into a group, you call “Kan.” You take the four tiles, set them aside, have the dora flipped and then draw from the dead wall, hoping to get your winning tile. In the 8th week of the M-League 2023-24 season, players called kan and bothContinue reading “M-League 2023-24 Week 8: Kan”

From the game that wins the championship to the meaning behind each individual tile, mahjong is full of significance and significant events. In the 7th week of the M-League 2022-23 season, we had many significant moves in the standings and hands with symbolic significance. Also this week, we had a few back-to-back wins, fun damasContinue reading “M-League 2023-24 Week 7: Significance”