The M-League 2022-23 Finals begin on May 8! Today, we’ll take a look at which teams will be playing, how they got here and what they will need to do to succeed.
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The M-League 2022-23 Final Series start on May 8! Today, we will be taking a look at all the information you need to know about the finals.
The Teams
The Format
Half of the points that were accumulated in the semifinals (rounded up to the nearest tenth) will be carried over to the finals (shown below). Each team will then play a total of sixteen (16) games. Whichever of the four teams has the most points by the end of the sixteen games will be declared the winner.
| Team | Semifinals Score | Finals Starting Score | |
| 1st | EX Furinkazan | +290.4pts | +145.2pts |
| 2nd | Shibuya Abemas | +266.6pts | +133.3pts |
| 3rd | Team Raiden | +173.8pts | +86.9pts |
| 4th | Konami Mahjong Fight Club | +172.8pts | +86.4pts |
The Schedule
Games will take place on May 8, 9, 11, 12, 15, 16, 18 and 19. Each broadcast will begin at starting at 19:00 JST (UTC +9), with the exception of the 19th when it will start at 17:00 JST. Each day will consist of two (2) games.
The Prizes
The winning team will win the M-League Championship Plate, as well as receive 50 million yen. The second place team will receive 20 million yen, while the third place team will receive 10 million yen. The four players on the winning team will also be seeded into the new upcoming M-Tournament.
M-League 2022-23 Semifinals: Games #25-30
During Games #25-30 of the M-League 2022-23 Semifinals, six teams gave it one last push to secure a spot in the finals. At the end of the day Thursday, after 218 games so far this season, our M-League 2022-23 finalists were decided. Who made it through? Who will be appearing as commentators? What crazy plays did we get to witness? With a lot to uncover, let’s get right into it, shall we?
Intro | Highlights | Results | Standings
M-League 2022-23 Semifinals: Games #19-24
The third week of the M-League 2022-23 Semifinals has just finished and things and getting even more heated! In Games #19-24 of the semifinals, we saw joy, excitement, pain and suffering. Lots of suffering. From hopes of uradora and furiten riichi calls, hopes that luck would come had fans at the edge of their seats. With failed riichi calls and continuously dealing in, things got emotional for some. We even saw some M-League records broken, for better or for worse. With a lot to go through, let’s get right into it, shall we?
Intro | Highlights | Results | Standings
M-League 2022-23 Semifinals: Games #13-18
It’s no surprise that there are many surprises in the semifinals. From uradora to winning on a tanki, the one tile that a player needs shows up at the right time. From a sudden rise from an unlikely suspect to historically strong teams hitting a patch of bad luck, the wall controls fate. In the past 6 games of the M-League 2022-23 Semifinals, these surprises were out in full force. Also this week, we saw and the return of a celebrity. With so much to read about, let’s get right into it, shall we?
Mahjong Saikyousen x M-League Special Match
On Tuesday, it was announced that there will be an M-League special match will be taking place on May 28. The top 8 players in the regular season will be facing off against each other, with the winner of the mini-tournament qualifying for the Mahjong Saikyousen main tournament.
Table A
Table B
Intro | Highlights | Results | Standings
M-League 2022-23 Semifinals: Games #7-12
Every post-season game is a rollercoaster. The exciting moments, the great falls and never knowing what’s coming around the corner. And once it’s over, you can’t wait to see the next one. In the past 6 games of the M-League 2022-23 Semifinals, every game and even the graphs were a wild ride. We saw deadly damas, hands taken to the limit and hidden treasures. We also saw the blessed 3 sou do its fine work, players rising from the dead and even a yakuman chance! With so much to see, let’s get right into it, shall we?
Intro | Highlights | Results | Standings
M-League 2022-23 Semifinals: Games #1-6
After over two weeks of waiting, the M-League 2022-23 Semifinals have finally begun! With teams vying to get a spot in the finals and keep their teams intact, the competition was fierce. These past six games, we saw an explosive start, a lot of ura bombs and a four-way riichi battle. We also saw expensive ippatsus, some tricky waits and a lot of last tile nonsense. With an exciting start to the playoffs to discover, let’s get right into it, shall we?
Intro | Highlights | Results | Standings
M-League 2022-23 Semifinals: The Teams
The M-League 2022-23 Semifinals begin on April 10! Today, we’ll take a look at which teams will be playing, how they got here and what they will need to do to succeed.
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Games
There will be 30 games (up from 24 games in previous years) played in total for the semifinals, with each team playing in 20 of those games (up from 16 games in previous years).
Scores
Each team carries over half of their score from the regular season (rounded up to the nearest tenth)
| Rank | Team | Regular Season Score | Semifinals Starting Score |
| 1 | Konami Mahjong Fight Club | +592.2 | +296.1 |
| 2 | EX Furinkazan | +586.1 | +293.1 |
| 3 | Shibuya Abemas | +55.6 | +27.8 |
| 4 | Kadokawa Sakura Knights | -41.5 | -20.7 |
| 5 | Team Raiden | -42.4 | -21.2 |
| 6 | U-Next Pirates | -61.3 | -30.6 |
Schedule
Games will take place every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from April 10 to May 4. All games will start at 19:00 JST.
- Week 1: April 10, April 11, April 13, April 14
- Week 2: April 17, April 18, April 20, April 21
- Week 3: April 24, April 25, April 27, April 28
- Week 4: May 1, May 2, May 4
Qualification for the Finals
The top 4 teams with the highest score after the semifinals will move on to the 16-game finals (up from 12 games in previous years), where they will compete to win the 50 million yen grand prize and the M-League championship plate.
Petition to Ban West Gains Support
A petition to ban the west wind has gained support across the mahjong world.
The petition states that the west, which sounds like the word for death, should be abolished from mahjong.
One of the petition’s biggest supporters is Uchikawa Kotaro, who dealt into a suuankou tanki waiting on a west.
Nothing ever good has happened with the west. It sits in your hand as a tile worth nothing and when you do discard it, you end up dealing in! We don’t even play the west round! If the west was banned, I would have at least 32,000 more points.
Uchikawa Kotaro
Those against the ban state that important yaku like shousuushii and daisuushii can no longer be won and player wind order would be disrupted.
We tried to phone Kurosawa Saki for comment, but we did not receive an answer. According to our sources, she doesn’t like calls.
