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[Houou Lab] Looking at Tenhoui ASAPIN’s Calling Part 2 (Calling when...
Original article by Kentaro on his blog, but was republished on Mahjong Watch recently. Translated by an annoymous translator.In the first part, we introduced ASAPIN’s criteria for opening his hands,...
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History of Professional Mahjong in Japan
Mister Mahjong, Takeo Kojima, passed away in May. I believe it was known for some time that Kojima’s health was failing. In September Mondo released a documentary about his life (Mister Mahjong: Takeo...
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M.League - What is Known So Far
CyberAgent, Inc. an internet service company, announced the creation of a new professional mahjong league, M.League. Spearheaded by CyberAgent’s CEO, Susumu Fujita, M.League aims to promote mahjong as...
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First M.League Team Draft
Team 1st Pick 2nd Pick 3rd Pick Konami Mahjong Fight Club Hisato Sasaki Mari Takamiya Yuudai Maehara Shibuya ABEMAS Ooi Takaharu Sho Shiratori Yoshiro Matsumoto* Sega Sammy Phoenix Yuumi Uotani...
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Common mistakes (4)
Not so common, more like silly mistakes.1.In a recently played match, I had the following tenpai:Dora: 6m (Hatsu was pon'd)Nothing special, it's a tenpai waiting on 78m.Then I drew 4m.It's either 4666m...
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2017 World Riichi Championship Las Vegas - Report Part 2 - Tournament
Day 3 - Thursday 5th I woke up rather early. Even though I went to bed at 3am, I woke up at 6am. Jet lag? I wasn't feeling tired though. While confirming where the breakfast was, I saw Toshiyuki...
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World Riichi Championship 2017 Player Profile: Masaharu Tomotake
Organization: Japan Professional Mahjong League Birthplace: Chiba Year born: 1958 Rank: 8 dan Years Pro: 23 Nickname(s): ? Favouite yaku: Sanshoku Doujun, Honitsu Titles: 24th Hououi (2004) 2nd World...
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International Mahjong Battle @ RTD
(Featured photo and various parts of this post are from Mahjong Watch in October of 2016, after finally planning my first ever trip to Japan with Daniel Moreno of PML, I emailed Shingo Tsunoda, creator...
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A History of Tenhou - Part 1
Release history until Tenhou: June 2000 - 25-year-old Tokyo University School of Engineering Postdoctoral student Shingo "C-Egg" Tsunoda released his first game, a free to play RTS 'Egg Market'. Egg...
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Yuudai Maehara Defends Hououisen Title
Yuudai Maehara 9 Dan held on to Japan Professional Mahjong League's highest title for the 2nd year. Yuudai has won the Hououisen four times (1995, 2008, 2016, 2017) and shares the record of winning the...
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[Paifu Analysis] Is their Riichi hand expensive?
Orginal post: http://doraaka.exblog.jp/15552053/ by Kita Haz. Translation by Butane with permission Hi. Sorry to be getting straight to the point, but let’s say that you’re the dealer in a normal...
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End of an Era, Tonpuusou Shuts Door After 21 Years
Online mahjong game Tonpuusou announced it is turning off the servers in March after 21 years of service. Created by Katsu "mjman" Azuma, Tonpuusou made its splash on the mahjong world in December...
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ASAPIN Joins a Pro League
ASAPIN, the legendary player who reached Tenhou's summit twice, announced this week that he will be joining the Saikouisen Nihon Pro Mahjong Kyoukai (Saikouisen). In his announcement post on his new...
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[Houou Lab] Looking at Tenhoui ASAPIN’s Calling Part I
Original article by Kentaro on his blog, but was republished on Mahjong Watch recently. Translated by an annoymous translator. Looking at ASAPIN (@asakarapinpin’s) paifu, there are plenty of cases...
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Fuzz Releases New Mahjong Server, Jong City
Japanese developer Fuzz released a new mahjong server in February called "Jong City" with support from pro leagues Real Mahjong Unit and Nihon Pro Mahjong. The server's key feature is webcam support...
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[Houou Lab] Looking at Tenhoui ASAPIN’s Calling Part 2 (Calling when...
Original article by Kentaro on his blog, but was republished on Mahjong Watch recently. Translated by an annoymous translator.In the first part, we introduced ASAPIN’s criteria for opening his hands,...
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History of Professional Mahjong in Japan
Mister Mahjong, Takeo Kojima, passed away in May. I believe it was known for some time that Kojima’s health was failing. In September Mondo released a documentary about his life (Mister Mahjong: Takeo...
View ArticleClik here to view.
M.League - What is Known So Far
CyberAgent, Inc. an internet service company, announced the creation of a new professional mahjong league, M.League. Spearheaded by CyberAgent’s CEO, Susumu Fujita, M.League aims to promote mahjong as...
View ArticleClik here to view.
First M.League Team Draft
Team 1st Pick 2nd Pick 3rd Pick Konami Mahjong Fight Club Hisato Sasaki Mari Takamiya Yuudai Maehara Shibuya ABEMAS Ooi Takaharu Sho Shiratori Yoshiro Matsumoto* Sega Sammy Phoenix Yuumi Uotani...
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Common mistakes (4)
Not so common, more like silly mistakes.1.In a recently played match, I had the following tenpai:Dora: 6m (Hatsu was pon'd)Nothing special, it's a tenpai waiting on 78m.Then I drew 4m.It's either 4666m...
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