The first large-scale offline competitive mahjong event “RAGE Mahjong feat.M League” will be held on July 13th!In addition to 8 professional mahjong players, streamers such as Junichi Kato and SHAKA will also appear.

“RAGE” will collaborate with the professional mahjong league “M.LEAGUE” to hold “RAGE Mahjong feat.M League”, the first large-scale offline event with an audience for competitive mahjong, on Saturday, July 13th. Announcing that it will be held. The location is Ariake GYM-EX (Tokyo).

◆Streaming will also be held at ABEMA PPV
This event will feature top Japanese influencers such as SHAKA and Junichi Kato, as well as eight professional mahjong players from the M League, including Takaharu Tai and Saka Okada. Players wear headphones and play in front of the audience, and the format is such that players can only hear each other's voices. Each group of four players competes against each other for the championship.

You can also watch the match on ABEMA PPV ONLINE LIVE by purchasing a ticket (4,000 yen (tax included)). Bundles of local tickets and PPV are also available. Please note that the entire event will not be broadcast for free.

Local tickets will be sold at Lawson Tickets on a first-come, first-served basis from 8:00 pm on Wednesday, May 22nd.

Information such as timetables, product sales, and details of each program will be announced at a later date.

Below are comments from RAGE General Producer Mr. Otomo, M League Organization Secretary General Mr. Hata, and an overview of the event (from the press release).

RAGE, which has held various events in the field of e-sports, has now collaborated with M League, a professional mahjong league.
Mahjong used to have a competitive nature similar to e-sports, with intelligence-based command and supreme battles of wits. This event will be the first large-scale offline event in the history of competitive mahjong, and professional players and top influencers will gather on an offline stage to determine who is the most skilled. Please look forward to this large-scale offline event that is highly entertaining, typical of RAGE.

We are very honored to be able to collaborate with RAGE, an event that represents the esports world. Since its inception in 2018, the M League has developed with a strong focus on sports competitions, including e-sports, in every aspect, including the wearing of uniforms and the presentation on broadcasts.
Until now, due to the nature of the sport of mahjong, it has been difficult to compete in front of a large number of spectators like in other sports, so we are very happy to be able to make this possible by collaborating with RAGE.
I sincerely hope that this event will demonstrate a new form of “viewing mahjong'' and open up even more possibilities for mahjong.

■“RAGE Mahjong feat.M League” overview
Event name: RAGE Mahjong feat.M League
Date: Saturday, July 13, 2024
Event time: Doors open at 11:00, start at 13:00, end at 21:00 (tentative)
Venue: Ariake GYM-EX (Jimex)
Sponsor: RAGE
Distribution platform: ABEMA (ABEMA PPV ONLINE LIVE)
Special site URL: https://rage-esports.jp/mah-jong/2024/
Official X: https://x.com/mahjong_RAGE

■Ticket information

Offline ticket: 11,000 yen (tax included)
Offline ticket with PPV: 14,000 yen (tax included)
PPV ticket: 4,000 yen (tax included)
This is a ticket that allows you to watch with a reserved seat.
*Seat reservations are not possible.

■Ticket sales schedule

Lawson ticket fastest first-come, first-served reception
Sales start: 5/22 (Wednesday) 20:00~
*It will end as soon as the upper limit of ticket sales is reached.

■About the professional mahjong league “M League”

“M League” official website: https://m-league.jp
“M League” official Twitter: https://twitter.com/m_league_
“M League” Official YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/m-league
“M League” LINE: http://nav.cx/2cdpHvu