Kadokawa Sakura Knights

(KADOKAWAサクラナイツ)

Players

2019 – 3rd Overall

2020 – 1st Overall

2022 – 2nd Overall

2025 – 7th Overall

Former Players

2019 – 3rd Overall
2019-2022

2019 – 1st Overall
2019 – 2025

2019: 4th | 2020: 2nd | 2021: Champions! | 2022: 6th | 2023: 3rd

2019-20 Season (4th Place)

July 1, 2019: Kadokawa announces that they will be joining M-League
July 3, 2019: @kadokawa_sk is created on Twitter
July 9, 2019: The Kadokawa Sakura Knights draft Uchikawa Kotaro (内川幸太郎) [JPML] as their 1st pick, Okada Sayaka (岡田紗佳) [JPML] as their 2nd pick and Sawazaki Makoto (沢崎誠) [JPML] as their 3rd pick in the M-League 2019 Draft
August 8, 2019: All contracts are confirmed, making Uchikawa, Okada and Sawazaki the official team members for the M-League 2019 Season
September 30, 2019: The M-League 2019 Regular Season begins
March 9, 2020: The M-League 2019 Regular Season ends with the Kadokawa Sakura Knights scoring +48.4pts and placing 4th, qualifying for the semifinals
March 16, 2020: The M-League 2019 Semifinals begin
March 30, 2020: The M-League 2019 Semifinals end with the Kadokawa Sakura Knights scoring +284.7pts and placing 1st, qualifying for the finals
April 7, 2020: The COVID-19 pandemic postpones the M-League 2019 Finals
May 27, 2020: M-League announces that the M-League 2019 Finals will begin on June 15
June 15, 2020: The M-League 2019 Finals begin
June 23, 2020: The M-League 2019 Finals end with the Kadokawa Sakura Knights scoring -249.1pts, placing 4th place

2020-21 Season (2nd Place)

July 16, 2020: The Kadokawa Sakura Knights renewed the contracts for Uchikawa, Okada and Sawazaki
July 27, 2020: The Kadokawa Sakura Knights draft Hori Shingo (堀慎吾) [NPM] in the M-League 2020 Draft
July 31, 2020: All contracts are signed, confirming Uchikawa, Okada, Sawazaki and Hori as the official team members for the M-League 2020 Season
October 5, 2020: M-League 2020 Regular Season begins
March 12, 2021: M-League 2020 Regular Season ends with the Kadokawa Sakura Knights scoring +497.3pts and placing 2nd, advancing to the semifinals
April 12, 2021: M-League 2020 Semifinals begin
April 30, 2021: M-League 2020 Semifinals end with the Kadokawa Sakura Knights scoring +294.5pts and placing 2nd, advancing to the finals
May 10, 2021: M-League 2020 Finals begin
May 18, 2021: M-League 2020 Finals end with the Kadokawa Sakura Knights scoring +103.4pts and finishing 2nd

2021-22 Season (Champions!)

June 25, 2021: The Kadokawa Sakura Knights renewed the contracts for Uchikawa, Okada, Sawazaki and Hori, making them the official team members for the M-League 2021 Season
October 4, 2021: M-League 2021-22 Regular Season begins
March 11, 2022: M-League 2021-22 Regular Season ends with the Kadokawa Sakura Knights scoring +177.0pts and placing 6th, advancing to the semifinals
March 21, 2022: M-League 2021-22 Semifinals begin
April 3, 2022: The Kadokawa Sakura Knights announce that Sawazaki Makoto will receive hospital treatment after the semifinals, causing him to sit out the finals
April 8, 2022: M-League 2021-22 Semifinals end with the Kadokawa Sakura Knights scoring +248.5pts and placing 1st, advancing to the semifinals
April 18, 2022: M-League 2021-22 Finals begin
April 26, 2022: M-League 2021-22 Finals end with the Kadokawa Sakura Knights scoring +202.0pts and placing 1st, winning the championship

2022-23 Season (6th Place)

June 30, 2022: Sawazaki Makoto is dropped by the Kadokawa Sakura Knights so he can focus on his hospital recovery
July 11, 2022: Shibukawa Nanba is drafted by the Kadokawa Sakura Knights at the M-League 2022-23 Draft
October 3, 2022: The M-League 2022-23 Regular Season begins
March 21, 2023: The M-League 2022-23 Regular Season ends with the Kadokawa Sakura Knights scoring -41.5pts and placing 4th, advancing to the semifinals
April 10, 2023: The M-League 2022-23 Semifinals begin
May 4, 2023: The M-League 2022-23 Semifinals end with the U-Next Pirates scoring -376.0pts and placing 6th, failing to qualify for the finals
May 19, 2023: The M-League 2022-23 Season ends

2023-24 Season (3rd Place)

May 21, 2023: The Kadokawa Sakura Knights announce that all four players will be staying
August 6, 2023: Shibukawa Nanba wins the M-Tournament 2023
September 18, 2023: The M-League 2023-24 Regular Season begins
March 29, 2024: The M-League 2023-24 Regular Season ends with the Kadokawa Sakura Knights finishing in 3rd place with a score of +247.2pts, advancing to the semifinals
April 8, 2024: The M-League 2023-24 Semifinals begin
May 2, 2024: The M-League 2023-24 Semifinals end with the Kadokawa Sakura Knights finishing in 3rd place with a score of +86.8pts, advancing to the finals
May 6, 2024: The M-League 2023-24 Finals begin
May 17, 2024: The M-League 2023-24 Finals end with the Kadokawa Sakura Knights finishing in 3rd place with a score of -42.1pts