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M-League 2020 Finals: Games #7-8

If you looked at the standings at the end of the day and compared it to the standings going into today, you’d think that nothing happened. Well, you’d be absolutely wrong! In the 4th day of the M-League Finals, we had a lot of extremes. We had a game full of big hands and aContinue reading “M-League 2020 Finals: Games #7-8”

M-League 2020 Finals: Games #5-6

Some really big developments happened in this 3rd day of the M-League 2020 Finals! The standings are getting close and things are starting to get heated! Pain, regret, relief and joy was expressed throughout the games, knowing that bad luck and some poor choices can be the difference in winning and losing. Before the GamesContinue reading “M-League 2020 Finals: Games #5-6”

M-League 2020 Finals: Games #3-4

With the scores close going into today’s games, Day 2 of the M-League 2020 Finals offered some extra excitement today! A nice comeback, a furiten tsumo and some perfectly-timed riichi calls, the day was a lot of fun to witness! Before the Game At the beginning of the broadcast, we were introduced to our commentator,Continue reading “M-League 2020 Finals: Games #3-4”

M-League 2020 Finals: Games #1-2

After a week off, M-League action is back! We are in the M-League finals where, after 12 games, we will find out who will be crowned the 2020 M-League Champions! The first two games of the M-League 2020 Finals sure didn’t disappoint! With all that, let’s get right into it, shall we? Before the GamesContinue reading “M-League 2020 Finals: Games #1-2”

M-League 2020 Finals: The Teams

1. Shibuya Abemas MatsumotoYoshihiro OoiTakaharu ShiratoriSho HinataAiko Regular Season: +654.7pts (25/30/17/18) The Shibuya Abemas had an amazing regular season. Breaking the record for the highest total score for a single season, the Abemas crew is also the only team to have all of their players in the positives and the only team to have threeContinue reading “M-League 2020 Finals: The Teams”

M-League 2020 Finals: What You Need To Know

The Teams The Format Half of the points that were accumulated in the semifinals will be carried over to the finals (shown below). Each team will then play a total of twelve games. Whichever of the four teams has the most points by the end of the twelve games will be declared the winner. TeamContinue reading “M-League 2020 Finals: What You Need To Know”

M-League 2020 Semifinals: Games #19-24

The hand above was the last hand won in this season’s semifinals. This hand decided the fate of two teams and the careers of three players. High-pressure and intense games, the last 6 games of the semifinals were no walk in the park. We were on the edge of our seats with every single hand,Continue reading “M-League 2020 Semifinals: Games #19-24”

M-League 2020 Semifinals: Games #13-18

Opportunities seized, opportunities lost. Good plays, bad plays. Good waits losing and bad waits winning. Slaughter and be slaughtered. That’s what the game is all about. In the 3rd quarter of the M-League 2020 semifinals, we had a lot of slaughtering. We had a highest-scoring game of all time, good waits being killed and someContinue reading “M-League 2020 Semifinals: Games #13-18”

M-League 2020 Semifinals: Games #7-12

3,200 points. Doesn’t seem much, does it? In fact, this hand was the most exciting and most influential hand of the semifinals. In the past 6 games, we had a lot of big wins. Half of those games had the winner take over 60,000 points. One of those games had a completely dominated east round,Continue reading “M-League 2020 Semifinals: Games #7-12”

M-League 2020 Semifinals: Games #1-6

After a whole month of waiting, the semifinals are finally here! With so much at stake, there was stress and pressure everywhere. This week, we had two expensive dragon hands, two yakuman chances and some nice South 4 wins. We had some shifts in the standings and teams catching. I won’t keep you waiting tooContinue reading “M-League 2020 Semifinals: Games #1-6”