U-NEXT Pirates

Players

2018 – 1st Round

2019 – 6th Overall

2022 – 1st Overall

2022 – 3rd Overall

Former Players

2018 – 2nd Round
2018 – 2022

2018 – 3rd Round*
2018-2022

2018: 5th | 2019: Champions! | 2020: 7th | 2021: 6th | 2022: 5th | 2023: Champions!

Date	Player	Type	Round	Dealer?	Link
June 18, 2020	Asakura Koushin	Daisangen	S1-0	Yes	Link

2018-19 Season (5th Place)

July 17, 2018: M-League is announced with the U-Next Pirates (owned by U-Next) as one of the seven inaugural teams
August 3, 2018: @unext_pirates is created on Twitter
August 7, 2018: In the 2018 M-League Draft, the U-Next Pirates draft Kobayashi Go (小林剛) [Mu] as their 1st pick and Asakura Koushin (朝倉康心) [Saikouisen] as their 2nd pick. The team, along with the Akasaka Drivens and U-Next Pirates, chooses Suzuki Taro (鈴木たろう) [NPM] as their 3rd pick. The U-Next Pirates lose the random draw and chooses Ishibashi Nobuhiro (石橋伸洋) [Saikouisen] as their new 3rd pick.
September 9, 2018: Contracts are signed, making Kobayashi, Asakura and Ishibashi the official team members for the M-League 2018 Season
October 1, 2018: M-League 2018 Regular Season begins
February 12, 2019: The M-League 2018 Regular Season ends with the U-Next Pirates scoring -99.2pts and placing 5th, qualifying for the finals
March 31, 2019: The M-League 2018 Season ends

2019-20 Season (Champions!)

July 10, 2019: The U-Next Pirates draft Mizuhara Akina (瑞原明奈) [Saikouisen] as their 4th player at the M-League 2019 Draft
August 8, 2019: All contracts are confirmed, making Kobayashi, Asakura, Ishibashi and Mizuhara as the official team members for the M-League 2019 Season
September 30, 2019: The M-League 2019 Regular Season begins
March 9, 2020: The M-League 2019 Regular Season ends with the U-Next Pirates scoring -202.3pts and placing 6th, qualifying for the semifinals
March 16, 2020: The M-League 2019 Semifinals begin
March 30, 2020: The M-League 2019 Semifinals end with the U-Next Pirates scoring -3.5pts and placing 4th, advancing to the finals
June 15, 2020: M-League 2020 Finals begin
June 23, 2020: The M-League 2019 Finals end with the U-Next Pirates scoring +244.7pts and placing 1st, winning the championship

2020-21 Season (7th Place)

July 15, 2020: The U-Next Pirates renewed the contracts for Kobayashi, Asakura, Ishibashi and Mizuhara, making them the official team members for the M-League 2020 Season
October 5, 2020: M-League 2020 Regular Season begins
March 12, 2021: M-League 2020 Regular Season ends with the Shibuya Abemas scoring -264.3pts and placing 7th, failing to qualify for the semifinals
May 18, 2021: M-League 2020 Season ends

2021-22 Season (6th Place)

July 4, 2021: The U-Next Pirates renewed the contracts for Kobayashi, Asakura, Ishibashi and Mizuhara, making them the official team members for the M-League 2021 Season
October 4, 2021: M-League 2021-22 Regular Season begins
March 11, 2022: M-League 2021-22 Regular Season ends with the U-Next Pirates scoring +377.1pts and placing 1st, advancing to the semifinals
March 21, 2022: M-League 2021-22 Semifinals begin
April 8, 2022: M-League 2021-22 Semifinals end with the U-Next Pirates scoring +4.4pts and placing 6th, failing to qualify for the finals
April 26, 2022: M-League 2021-22 Season ends

2022-23 Season (5th Place)

June 10, 2022: The U-Next Pirates announce that they will be renewing the contracts for Kobayashi and Mizuhara, while not renewing the contracts for Asakura and Ishibashi
July 11, 2022: Suzuki Yu and Nakabayashi Kei are drafted by the U-Next Pirates at the M-League 2022-23 Draft
October 3, 2022: The M-League 2022-23 Regular Season begins
March 6, 2023: Due to the headbump rule, Nakabayashi Kei loses a kokushi to a 3-han hand
March 21, 2023: The M-League 2022-23 Regular Season ends with the U-Next Pirates scoring -61.3pts and placing 6th, advancing to the semifinals
April 10, 2023: The M-League 2022-23 Semifinals begin
May 4, 2023: The M-League 2022-23 Semifinals end with the U-Next Pirates scoring +16.9pts and placing 5th, failing to qualify for the finals
May 19, 2023: The M-League 2022-23 Season ends

2023-24 Season (Champions!)

June 17, 2023: The U-Next Pirates announce that they will be renewing the contracts of all four players
September 18, 2023: The M-League 2023-24 Regular Season begins
December 25, 2023: Suzuki Yu wins his 5th game in a row, beating the M-League record
March 29, 2024: The M-League 2023-24 Regular Season ends with the U-Next Pirates finishing in 1st place with a score of +887.6pts, advancing to the semifinals. Suzuki Yu also wins the MVP award, finishing 1st place in the individual standings with a score of +437.7pts
April 4, 2024: Kobayashi Go wins the Mahjong Meal Battle presented by menu Delivery
April 8, 2024: The M-League 2023-24 Semifinals begin
May 2, 2024: The M-League 2023-24 Semifinals end with the Konami Mahjong Fight Club and the Shibuya Abemas being eliminated
May 6, 2024: The M-League 2023-24 Finals begin with the U-Next Pirates finishing in 1st place with a score of +549.2pts, advancing to the finals
May 17, 2024: The M-League 2023-24 Finals end with the U-Next Pirates finishing in 1st place with a score of +555.1pts, becoming the first team in M-League history to win two championships