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Sawazaki Makoto Will Not Play Next Season, Contract Will Expire

On June 30, it was announced that the Kadokawa Sakura Knights would not be renewing Sawazaki Makoto‘s contract, meaning that he will not be playing for the Kadokawa Sakura Knights in the 2022-23 season. In a letter posted on Twitter, the team noted that Sawazaki has been making a good recovery after his hospitalization earlierContinue reading “Sawazaki Makoto Will Not Play Next Season, Contract Will Expire”

Asakura Koushin, Ishibashi Nobuhiro Dropped by U-Next Pirates

On June 10, 2022, the U-Next Pirates announced that they will be renewing the contracts for Kobayashi Go and Mizuhara Akina, but will not be renewing the contracts for Asakura Koushin and Ishibashi Nobuhiro for the M-League 2022-23 Season. Starting in the 2020-21 Season, a new rule was set in place stating that a teamContinue reading “Asakura Koushin, Ishibashi Nobuhiro Dropped by U-Next Pirates”

M-League 2022-23 Preseason: June Update

Though the M-League season ended in late April, a lot of M-League activity has happened since then! From a special match to rule changes to qualifiers, we were treated with a lot of M-League news since the end of the season. With a lot to go over, let’s get right into it, shall we? NoodleContinue reading “M-League 2022-23 Preseason: June Update”

M-League 2021-22 Finals: Games #11-12 and the Awards Ceremony

This is it. The final day of the M-League 2021-22 Season. After 214 games of M-League action, it all comes down to Game #215 and Game #216. By the end of the day, we find out which team will be crowned the newest M-League champions. With two games and and an award ceremony cover, let’sContinue reading “M-League 2021-22 Finals: Games #11-12 and the Awards Ceremony”

M-League 2021-22 Finals: Games #9-10

Day 5 of the M-League 2021-22 Finals marked the final Monday of the season. And though Mondays have the reputation of being the most hated day of the week, the games we watched on Monday made the day awesome! Today, we saw tenpai battles, lucky ura and lots of bonus sticks. We also saw aContinue reading “M-League 2021-22 Finals: Games #9-10”

M-League 2021-22 Finals: Games #7-8

The finals fly by so fast, don’t they? On Thursday, we were only halfway through the finals. Today, we’re already two-thirds of the way through! On the 4th day of the M-League 2021-22 Finals, we saw riichi battles and very close games. Both games had the top two players less than 300 points of eachContinue reading “M-League 2021-22 Finals: Games #7-8”

M-League 2021-22 Finals: Games #5-6

Day 3 of the M-League 2021-22 Finals showed us why this game is called Riichi Mahjong. In just this day alone, 26 riichi calls were made and many riichi battles were fought. With the stakes at their highest, the teams needed good waits and luck on their side to move ahead. And just like playersContinue reading “M-League 2021-22 Finals: Games #5-6”

M-League 2021-22 Finals: Games #3-4

Day 2 of the M-League 2021-22 Finals is complete and boy, did we see some great hands! From fast to slow, open to closed, expensive winners to cheap clinchers, we had quite the show! There’s a lot to go through, so let’s get right into it, shall we? Before the Games The main commentator ofContinue reading “M-League 2021-22 Finals: Games #3-4”

M-League 2021-22 Finals: Games #1-2

The M-League 2021-22 Finals have begun! In 12 games, we will see which team will become M-League champions! With 4 teams who have never won the championship before, history will be made! There was a lot of action in the first two games, so let’s get right into it, shall we? Before the Games ForContinue reading “M-League 2021-22 Finals: Games #1-2”