In a tweet and news release on June 26, 2021, the Sega Sammy Phoenix announced that the contract of Wakutsu Akira (和久津晶) will not be renewed. Wakutsu was drafted by the Sega Sammy Phoenix in 2019 when she was the only female player in JPML’s A1 league at the time. However, she got -130.0pts inContinue reading “Wakutsu Akira Is Dropped by Sega Sammy Phoenix”
Tag Archives: Wakutsu Akira
M-League 2020 Week 21: The Penultimate Punches
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”
M-League 2020 Week 16: Back to Madness
After a relatively tame week last week, the 16th week of M-League 2020 gave us some crazy events. This week, we had an intentional haneman deal-in, back-to-back haneman, an unexpected haneman, a shortcut to haneman that turned into baiman and a hidden haneman (you could call it hane-mania!). We also had a big shift inContinue reading “M-League 2020 Week 16: Back to Madness”
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”
M-League 2020 Week 6: There Was an Attempt
In this 6th week of M-League 2020, we had many attempts, some of them successful and others were unsuccessful. We had a successful dealer baiman hand, a player overcoming the odds against three riichi players, and the first successful all-female table since the game on October 22, 2018, back when only four teams had femaleContinue reading “M-League 2020 Week 6: There Was an Attempt”
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 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.
M-League 2019 Finals: Games #5-6
See that hand over there? Yeah, the one right there. That was one of the starting hands from today. On the 3rd day of the M-League Finals, the suspense and the excitement was unlike any other. With big things happening today, this was one M-League day I’ll never forget. Link to the game: https://abema.tv/video/episode/444-4_s1_p111 NoteContinue reading “M-League 2019 Finals: Games #5-6”
M-League Watch 