On the eve of their next battle, EX Furinkazan, via their Twitter account, issued a challenge to Konami Mahjong Fight Club. Roughly translated it reads:“By chance,yesterday, in the waiting roomwhile considering our strategy suddenly,we thought,everyone is expecting Rumi and Aki! So we askedtheir thoughts and they wereraring to go Will webe able to havea headContinue reading “EX Furinkazan Issues Challenge to Konami Mahjong Fight Club”
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M-League 2020 Spotlight: Sasaki Hisato
Sasaki Hisato, nicknamed Maou (魔王, “Demon King”), was the MVP of the M-League 2020 Season, garnering the most points during the regular season. But what did he do to claim this title? Today, we will shine a spotlight on a few highlights of his performance in the M-League 2020 Season. Background Sasaki Hisato joined theContinue reading “M-League 2020 Spotlight: Sasaki Hisato”
M-League 2020 Week 22: The Final Stretch
This is it. The last week of the regular season. Four games for each team and then it’s over. For two teams, these four games will be the last games they will play this season. There were surprises around every corner and fans at the edge of their seats. We had fans heartbroken and cursingContinue reading “M-League 2020 Week 22: The Final Stretch”
M-League 2020 Week 20: The End Is In Sight
It’s the end of the month. Midway through next month, the regular season is over. For some teams, it will be the start of the playoffs. For others, it will be the last game they play this season. In the 20th week of M-League 2020, we had a lot of movement in the standings. WeContinue reading “M-League 2020 Week 20: The End Is In Sight”
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 15: Back to Basics
Riichi? Check. Tanyao? Check. Pinfu? Check. Yakuhai? Check. Honitsu? Check. In this 15th week of M-League, the playoff hunt continues. But instead of the fancy “Kan twice to give yourself 9 dora” or “Rinshan Suuankou” or “Dama Pinfu Ryanpeikou“, we went back to the basics. We saw hands geared toward those five basic yaku. WithContinue reading “M-League 2020 Week 15: Back to Basics”
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”
January 12, 2021 (Game #1): A Game for the History Books
Have you ever seen 7 ippatsu wins in a single game? Have you ever seen a game last 21 rounds? Have you ever seen a hand with 9 dora? Have you ever seen a player get to 82,500 with the game not even a quarter of the way finished? Have you ever seen a gameContinue reading “January 12, 2021 (Game #1): A Game for the History Books”
M-League 2020 Week 13: Rare Events
After rare weekend matchups with a suuankou win and a new season record, the rare events continued in this 13th week of M-League 2020. This week, we saw a rare yaku, two rare calls from a player who rarely calls and a big dora collection. Also this week, we saw a high honba count, aContinue reading “M-League 2020 Week 13: Rare Events”
M-League 2020 Week 11: Halfway There
With the 11th week of M-League finished, we are essentially halfway through the season. Progress has been made, close calls were seen and incredible hands were seen. And all of those were seen every week, and this week was no different. In this 11th week, we saw not one, not two, but THREE yakuman tenpaiContinue reading “M-League 2020 Week 11: Halfway There”
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