M-League 2022-23

Champions

Shibuya Abemas

2nd

Konami Mahjong Fight Club

3rd

Team Raiden

4th

EX Furinkazan

5th

U-Next Pirates

6th

Kadokawa Sakura Knights

7th

Akasaka Drivens

8th

Sega Sammy Phoenix

Timeline

June 10, 2022: Asakura Koushin and Ishibashu Nobuhiro are dropped by the U-Next Pirates
June 30, 2022: Sawazaki Makoto is dropped by the Kadokawa Sakura Knights so he can focus on his hospital recovery
July 11, 2022: Suzuki Yu and Nakabayashi Kei are drafted by the U-Next Pirates and Shibukawa Nanba is drafted by the Kadokawa Sakura Knights at the M-League 2022-23 Draft
August 26, 2022: M-League publishes the season’s 188-game schedule and announces a 30-game semifinals and 16-game finals.
September 9, 2022: The uniforms for all eight M-League teams are revealed
October 3, 2022: The M-League 2022-23 regular season begins and Date Arisa wins a suuankou in the second game of the season
November 7, 2022: Kurosawa Saki wins the first game with a record-breaking 112,300 with 10 honba in South 4, while Shibukawa Nanba lost with a record-breaking -47,600
December 26, 2022: Tojo Rio wins the Nissin-sponsored Mahjong Alien vs. Earth Defenders special match
February 14, 2023: Nikaido Aki wins a suuankou tanki off of Uotani Yuumi
February 23, 2023: Sonoda Ken wins a kokushi off of Hori Shingo
March 2, 2023: Takamiya Mari wins a suunankou by tsumo, the third yakuman in the league in as many weeks
March 6, 2023: Due to the headbump rule, Nakabayashi Kei loses a kokushi to a 3-han hand
March 21, 2023: The M-League 2022-23 regular season ends with the Sega Sammy Phoenix and Akasaka Drivens being eliminated
March 23, 2023: Murakami Jun wins the Nissin-sponsored Noodle Rice special match
April 10, 2023: The M-League 2022-23 semifinals begin
May 4, 2023: The M-League 2022-23 semifinals end with the Kadokawa Sakura Knights and U-Next Pirates being eliminated
May 8, 2023: The M-League 2022-23 finals begin
May 16, 2023: Takizawa Kazunori wins a suuankou by tsumo, the fifth yakuman of the season
May 19, 2023: The M-League 2022-23 finals end with Shibuya Abemas becoming the new M-League champions

Draft

1st

2nd

3rd

Standings

Regular Season

Team	Score
Konami Mahjong Fight Club	+592.2
EX Furinkazan	+586.1
Shibuya Abemas	+55.6
Kadokawa Sakura Knights	-41.5
Team Raiden	-42.4
U-Next Pirates	-61.3
Akasaka Drivens	-514.3
Sega Sammy Phoenix	-574.4

Semifinals

Team	Score
EX Furinkazan	+290.4
Shibuya Abemas	+266.6
Team Raiden	+173.8
Konami Mahjong Fight Club	+172.8
U-Next Pirates	+16.9
Kadokawa Sakura Knights	-376.0

Finals

Team	Score
Shibuya Abemas	+495.4
Konami Mahjong Fight Club	+204.6
Team Raiden	-97.8
EX Furinkazan	-150.4

Stats

See @mleague_results tweet, Wikipedia and m-league.jp for expanded results

Yakuman

Date	Player	Type	Round	Dealer?	Link
October 3, 2022	Date Arisa	Suuankou	S2-0	No	Link
February 14, 2023	Nikaido Aki	Suuankou Tanki	S1-2	No	Link
February 23, 2023	Sonoda Ken	Kokushi	S4-3	No	Link
March 2, 2023	Takamiya Mari	Suuankou	S4-1	No	Link
May 16, 2023	Takizawa Kazunori	Suuankou	E4-0	Yes	Link