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 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 17: Full of Surprises

The playoffs are fast approaching. Teams are working hard to get their spot in the playoffs. With this desperacy, players are making some unexpected and often exciting plays. In the 17th week of M-League, a week full of surprises. On multiple occassions, we had players moving placements at the very last second. We had aContinue reading “M-League 2020 Week 17: Full of Surprises”

M-League 2020 Week 9: High-Scoring Affairs

In the 9th week of M-League 2020, there were a lot of high-scoring hands and games. There were two dealer baimans this week and six games with the 1st place player ending with over 45,000 points, four of those games with the top player over 50,000. Two of those games now hold the 1st andContinue reading “M-League 2020 Week 9: High-Scoring Affairs”

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 2: Points, Points and More Points!

With so many points on the mahjong table, the game gets very exciting. This week, we had big point games, big point hands and big shifts in the standings. Five players ended their games above 50,000 and the first baiman of the season was scored. The newest M-Leaguer also had a big day this week,Continue reading “M-League 2020 Week 2: Points, Points and More Points!”

M-League 2020 Week 1: A New Season Begins

Ah, the day that we’ve been waiting for has finally arrived! M-League 2020 has finally begun, filled with action and excitement! Let’s get right to it, shall we? Opening Ceremony As with every season, the first day started out with an opening ceremony. In reverse order of the 2019 season standings, each of the teamsContinue reading “M-League 2020 Week 1: A New Season Begins”

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.