M-League Watch

Patience is key. Good things will come to those who wait. In mahjong, applying patience can net a player with bigger wins and a greater appreciation of the game. In the 13th week of the M-League 2023-24 season, players and teams were rewarded for waiting, from a declined call to an extended comeback to a team finally toppping the standings after more than three years. We also had an immediately defused yakuman chance, some huge ura 3 wins and a rare yaku making an appearance. I think you’ve waited long enough, so let’s get right to it, shall we?

Intro | Highlights | Results | Standings

Think positive. A positive mind and positive attitude can give you a positive experience and a positive result. And even if you do lose, know that there are more chances to win in the future. In the 12th week of the M-League 2023-24 season, we had a lot of positive interactions, from a bit of levity after a tense South 4 to almost all the teams gaining points this week. We also had a perfect delayed riichi, a player getting their first win and even a yakuman chance. With expectations high, let’s get right into it, shall we?

Intro | Highlights | Results | Standings

Mahjong is cool. It’s what all the cool kids are playing. And all the cool kids are getting dora, comebacks and wins. In the 11th week of the 2023-24 season, cool events like an open kan, big dora reveals .and expensive chiitois showed up. We also had prayers answered, a Hiyoshi prophecy come true and a huge denial through headbump. Get yourself warm and cozy in these cooler months and let’s get right into it, shall we?

Intro | Highlights | Results | Standings

In a game of mahjong, emotions can take flight. Sometimes it makes us do reckless things, sometimes it lets us gain lots of points and rise in the rankings. Oh, and dragons fly too. In week 10 of the M-league 2023-24 season, all sorts of things took flight. We had a very close call with a player discarding before they drew, back-to-back wins and a few dragon-based hands. We also had a very close South 4, a player getting their first win in a long time and a new collab announced! With a lot of text to devour, let’s dig right into it, shall we?

M-League x Mr. Osomatsu

On Friday, November 24, M-League announced a collaboration with the comedy anime Mr. Osomatsu (おそ松さん, Osomatsu-san). From December 2 to December 19, a pop-up shop will be set up in Yurakucho Marui selling various goods such as acrylic stands, wire keychains and photo cards. The merch will have characters from the anime dressed in M-League uniforms.

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While playing or watching mahjong, sometimes you get to witness events, decisions and scenarios that don’t happen very often. In the 9th week of the M-League 2023-24 season, we saw some unusual events like a rare yaku, a ron denial and avoiding 4th by tying for 3rd place. We also had our usual assortment of furiten ippatsu wins, big stick collections and yakuman tenpais.

Let’s delay you a bit longer.

Okay, that’s enough. Let’s get right into it, shall we?

Intro | Highlights | Results | Standings

When you have the ability to make four identical tiles into a group, you call “Kan.” You take the four tiles, set them aside, have the dora flipped and then draw from the dead wall, hoping to get your winning tile. In the 8th week of the M-League 2023-24 season, players called kan and both they and fans were rewarded. Also this week, we had the highest-scoring game so far this season, a fun scoring quiz and a yakuman tenpai! I kan’t delay you four any longer, so let’s get right into it, shall we?

Intro | Highlights | Results | Standings

From the game that wins the championship to the meaning behind each individual tile, mahjong is full of significance and significant events. In the 7th week of the M-League 2022-23 season, we had many significant moves in the standings and hands with symbolic significance. Also this week, we had a few back-to-back wins, fun damas and even a rejected yakuman chance! Let’s not take a significant amount of time on the introduction and get right into it, shall we?

Intro | Highlights | Results | Standings

Mahjong is volatile. With a single bad hand, a player’s rank can change in an instant. In a single game, a team can drop or rise by many ranks. In the sixth week of the M-League 2023-24 season, this volatility was clear. Half of the teams that played this week changed their rank by three places. Also this week, we had many uradora surprises, many hanemans and a player tying an M-League record! With so many changes, let’s get updated and get right into it, shall we?

Intro | Highlights | Results | Standings

Mahjong is a series of battles. The best tacticians know when to push and fold, finding the ideal times to gain the advantage. In the 5th week of the M-League 2023-24 season, we saw many of these battles and the best plays play out, from three riichi calls within the last ten draws to South 4 comebacks to a lot of haneman wins. Also this week, we had 4-sided flush wait, a hadaka tanki and a player who registered their first win of their M-League career! Let’s not fight the urge read on and get right into it, shall we?

M-League x RED° TOKYO TOWER

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🀄️Mリーグ ＆ RED°東京タワー🗼
コラボイベント開催決定！
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・Mリーグパブリックビューイング
　(全11日程)
・Mリーグ謎解き
・コラボグッズ販売
・コラボカフェ
・MリーグBAR など
期間中 様々なイベント開催✨
開催期間は11/24 (金)～2024/1/28 (日)#MリーグRED

▼画像をタップして詳細を✅

— Mリーグ/プロ麻雀リーグ (@m_league_) October 20, 2023

🀄️Mリーグ ＆ RED°🗼
コラボイベント開催決定🎊
╰━ｖ━━━━━━━━━╯
🗓️11/24 (金)～24/1/28 (日)

仲林圭監修コラボカフェ、松本圭世監修Mリーグ謎解き、コラボグッズ販売、チーム応援PVなど役満級コラボ👀

🎍詳細https://t.co/ssX1GD7lp2#MリーグRED #RED東京タワー #Mリーグ @m_league_ pic.twitter.com/3GmLMG9puj

— RED° TOKYO TOWER (@RED_TOKYOTOWER) October 20, 2023

On October 20, it was announced that RED° TOKYO TOWER will be doing a collaboration event with M-League from November 24, 2023 to January 28, 2024. The special collaboration found in Tokyo Tower Foot Town will feature M-league themed food and drink, M-League public viewings for each of the nine teams and special merch.

Intro | Highlights | Results | Standings

Mahjong consists of a series of unlikely events converging together to create a beautiful game. Four players from different places coming to a single spot, sometimes hoping for a 1% miracle to happen. In the fourth week of the M-League 2023-24 season, a single tile beat a two-sided wait, two furiten wins and four hands containing three uradora or more. We also had a player winning back-to-back dealer hanemans, a 70 fu hand and one team winning three times in a row. It’s unlikely that you’ll want to wait any longer, so let’s get right into it, shall we?

Special Issue

／#スポーツ報知 タブロイド新聞
M.LEAGUE 2023-24特別号
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全国のローソンor
H.O.E.M._ECサイトにて
本日より販売開始🎉

各チーム紹介や選手コメント
Mリーグ事件簿など#Mリーグ の魅力がフルカラーで掲載！
チームロゴステッカー付

1部：880円(税込)

ECご購入は
▶︎https://t.co/GROyzqwv5k pic.twitter.com/T9iV5JAY7I

— Mリーグ/プロ麻雀リーグ (@m_league_) October 11, 2023

This week, the newspaper Sports Hochi released an M-League special issue. The special issue highlights all of the teams and features comments from each player. The cost of the issue is 880 yen at any Lawson Print store and includes stickers with the logo of the league and each of the nine teams.

Intro | Highlights | Results | Standings