Excitement and suspense are some of the biggest draws for watching mahjong. In the 2nd week of M-League 2021, there was certainly no shortage of heart-pumping action. This week, we saw a double riichi, a successful late riichi and a big ura win. We also had a three-way riichi battle, some big comebacks and anContinue reading “M-League 2021 Week 2: Comebacks and Upsets”
Category Archives: M-League 2021-22
M-League 2021 Week 1: A New Season Begins
The first week of M-League 2021 has just finished! After months without M-League, it’s nice to return back to cheering on our favourite teams and players. This week, we had the debut of 4 new M-Leaguers, a killing dama and an unexpected team that’s off to an unexpectedly good start. We also have some newContinue reading “M-League 2021 Week 1: A New Season Begins”
M-League 2021 Overview
Ah, the new M-League season is almost upon us! Let’s take a look at some of the changes that are taking place in M-League this year. New Players On August 2, 2021, the M-League 2021 Draft took place. Four teams had an opportunity to draft players. All four of these teams drafted players to fillContinue reading “M-League 2021 Overview”
M-League 2021 Schedules and Calendars
M-League has released the schedule for the 2021 season. The M-League 2021 regular season will start on October 4, 2021 and end on March 11, 2022. Games will be played each week on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 1900 JST, with the exception of the last week of December, when there will only beContinue reading “M-League 2021 Schedules and Calendars”
M-League 2021 Draft Meeting
Intro The time is upon us! The M-League Draft Meeting for the 2021 Season is coming this Monday, 2nd of August! After a non-event last year due to no teams changing any members (except for Sakura Knights picking up Hori), this year we have a LOT more going on! A total of 6 picks overContinue reading “M-League 2021 Draft Meeting”
Takizawa Kazunori Leaves EX Furinkazan
In a tweet on July 1, 2021, the EX Furinkazan announced that Nikaido Aki and Katsumata Kenji have renewed their contracts, while Takizawa Kazunori has decided to not have his contract renewed. In the tweet, it was indicated that Takizawa had a strong intention to leave, and even with the team trying to sincerely dissuadeContinue reading “Takizawa Kazunori Leaves EX Furinkazan”
Wakutsu Akira Is Dropped by Sega Sammy Phoenix
In a tweet and news release on June 26, 2021, the Sega Sammy Phoenix announced that the contract of Wakutsu Akira (和久津晶) will not be renewed. Wakutsu was drafted by the Sega Sammy Phoenix in 2019 when she was the only female player in JPML’s A1 league at the time. However, she got -130.0pts inContinue reading “Wakutsu Akira Is Dropped by Sega Sammy Phoenix”
Maehara Yudai and Fujisaki Satoshi Leave Konami Mahjong Fight Club
In a tweet on June 25, 2021, Konami Mahjong Fight Club stated that the contracts of Sasaki Hisato and Takamiya Mari have been renewed, while the contracts of both Maehara Yudai (前原雄大) and Fujisaki Satoshi (藤崎智) have been terminated. In a reply to the tweet, the team management stated that they are taking serious theContinue reading “Maehara Yudai and Fujisaki Satoshi Leave Konami Mahjong Fight Club”
EX Furinkazan Member Audition – Team Recommendations: JPML
While we wait for the first set of results from the EX Furinkazan Member Audition (hopefully due out Tuesday/Wednesday sometime), we thought it might be interesting to take a look at some of the players participating. Today we’re going to be focusing on some of the players who received the coveted Team Recommendation (giving themContinue reading “EX Furinkazan Member Audition – Team Recommendations: JPML”
EX Furinkazan Member Audition
With M-League 2020 finished, all eyes now start turning to next season, and which teams may or may not make changes. Last year we had a very muted offseason with all teams choosing to retain their players, and only Sakura Knights making any changes by picking up Hori Shingo. This year remains to be seenContinue reading “EX Furinkazan Member Audition”
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