M-League 2023-24 Week 9: Unusual

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?

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M-League 2023-24 Week 8: Kan

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?

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M-League 2023-24 Week 7: Significance

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?

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M-League 2023-24 Week 6: Volatility

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?

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M-League 2023-24 Week 5: Battles

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

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.

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M-League 2023-24 Week 4: Unlikely

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

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.

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M-League 2023-24 Week 3: Unbroken

When streaks keep going, they are unbroken. When you win a hand within the first go-around of your riichi call (with no calls interrupting), your win is unbroken. In the third week of the M-League 2023-24 season, both these senses of unbroken were on display. From teams and players continuing their wins, to players quickly winning their riichi calls, the M-Leaegue madness continues. Also this week, we had a player winning their first M-League game, a South 4 where all four players were within the 20,000’s range and a player returning to the table after a long absence. Let’s not take a break and get right into it, shall we?

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M-League 2023-24 Week 2: Gifts

Sometimes the wall is generous. It gives you the right tiles at the right time, giving you comebacks, big hands and rare yaku. In the second week of the M-League 2023-24 season, we saw all that and more. From waiting patiently with damas leading to epic improvements, to perfect uradora flips, the wall provide all the anticipation and excitement we hoped for. Also this week, we also saw a two-hand comeback, yaku that we’ve only see about a half dozen times and even a sanbaiman! With a whole pile of highlights waiting, let’s jump right into it, shall we?

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M-League 2023-24 Week 1: A New Season Begins

When the 2022-23 season ended, we sat patiently, waiting for M-League to return. Now, after months of waiting, we are back for a new season of M-League! This week, we had a team and multiple players making their debut, new graphics and new goods for fans. We also had some classic M-League plays of sneaky waits, ura flips, and even a yakuman chance! With so much to discover in this first week, let’s get right into it, shall we?

Opening Ceremony

At 17:30 JST on September 18, 2023, the opening ceremony for the 2023-24 season began. With Matsushima Momo as the MC, all nine teams were introduced. The Beast Japanext was introduced first, then the rest of the teams went afterwards going in reverse order of the 2022-23 final standings. Each player walked up the stage individually through four aisles in the crowd.

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