The first week of March means it’s the second last week of M-League. The second last week of M-League means teams will be vying for position. Teams vying for position means that we see some amazing plays and exciting games! In this 21st week of M-League, we had many of these amazing plays and excitingContinue reading “M-League 2020 Week 21: The Penultimate Punches”
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M-League 2020 Week 19: Sasaki Hisato, Demon King
13. 36,000. 100,400. 94,000. 114.0. 169.2. 460.6. All these numbers represent one man: Sasaki Hisato. In the 19th week of M-league, Maou (魔王, also known as the “Demon King” or “Devil”) made one of the greatest spectacles of M-League history. In one game, he made records, broke score barriers and sent two players into theContinue reading “M-League 2020 Week 19: Sasaki Hisato, Demon King”
M-League 2020 Week 14: Believing What You Don’t See
Do you ever get the feeling that something is just not right? Do you ever feel like even though you cannot see it, that you should be careful? In this 14th week of M-League, we had an invisible threat make its way into the league, an unseen hand that was avoided and a confident discardContinue reading “M-League 2020 Week 14: Believing What You Don’t See”
M-League 2020 Weekend Special
Welcome to 2021 and welcome to more games of M-League! For the first games of the year, we had two special days of weekend games! And boy, it did not disappoint! During the weekend special, we had a highly-profitable kan and a very costly kan. We had greedy players, gutsy players and grumpy players. WeContinue reading “M-League 2020 Weekend Special”
M-League 2020 Week 12: Holiday Miracles
The holidays are here and M-League is here to help us celebrate! In this 12th week of M-League we had holiday miracles, from close to yakuman, come from behind wins and a player who we have been cheering for finally getting a win! With many holiday celebrations throughout the week, I thought I’d keep theContinue reading “M-League 2020 Week 12: Holiday Miracles”
M-League 2020 Week 10: Broken Record
In this 10th week of M-League, the themes of last week seemed to repeat itself. We had big streaks, big hands and big wins. We saw the biggest single-game win so far this season and a game where even the 2nd place player lost team points. We also had an epic tenpai battle, a playerContinue reading “M-League 2020 Week 10: Broken Record”
M-League 2020 Week 5: On Repeat
Quick! How much is a 3 han 30 fu hand with 9 honba worth? In this 5th week of the M-League 2020 season, we had streaks and repeats. We had the second-highest honba count in M-League history and players making the most of their dealer turns. These streaks also helped and hindered their teams inContinue reading “M-League 2020 Week 5: On Repeat”
M-League 2020 Week 4: Baiman Time
In the 4th week of M-League 2020, it was a big week for big hands. In this week alone, there were 4 baiman hands won, twice the number of baiman won in the first three weeks combined. We also had a dama chiitoi beating two riichi calls, a small tile slip and a double riichiContinue reading “M-League 2020 Week 4: Baiman Time”
M-League 2020 Week 3: Playing in Fear
In this 3rd week of M-League 2020, there was a lot of sweat. From three riichi calls facing off, to a difficult final discard, to a double riichi, there were a lot of high-pressure situations. In this game where a single discard can cost you the game, fear and doubt has set in. We alsoContinue reading “M-League 2020 Week 3: Playing in Fear”
M-League 2019 Re:mind
Over the next two months, AbemaTV will be featuring a series called M-League 2019 Re:mind. This series will consist of 29 episodes that are an hour long, with each episode featuring a different player. The video will go through the highlights of the season for each player.
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