Most differences in results are within chance.They are no grounds for criticising players.

Regular Season · 32 players · 180 games

2021-22 season

Actual results per game were as much as 40pt apart between players, but the skill estimates with luck removed differ by only 2.0pt. Most of the gaps in the table are luck.

Top skill estimate (pt/game)
+1.0
Mizuhara Akina, 90% interval -4.7 to +6.8
Spread of skill estimates
2.0
pt/game; actual spread 40.3
Luckiest (pt/game)
+20.0
Mizuhara Akina, actual +21.0
Unluckiest (pt/game)
-18.4
Setokuma Naoki, actual -19.3

Actual and skill estimateper game, by how far luck lifted or sank them

-20-100+10+20ActualSkill estimate22 players in the middleMizuhara Akina (21 games) actual +21.0 → estimate +1.0 pt/gameMizuhara AkinaSawazaki Makoto (26 games) actual +15.4 → estimate +0.9 pt/gameSawazaki MakotoDate Arisa (21 games) actual +12.8 → estimate +0.6 pt/gameDate ArisaTakizawa Kazunori (24 games) actual +12.3 → estimate +0.7 pt/gameTakizawa KazunoriOoi Takaharu (25 games) actual +9.7 → estimate +0.6 pt/gameOoi TakaharuOkada Sayaka (16 games) actual -16.4 → estimate -0.6 pt/gameOkada SayakaMurakami Jun (23 games) actual -16.7 → estimate -0.9 pt/gameMurakami JunIshibashi Nobuhiro (17 games) actual -16.8 → estimate -0.7 pt/gameIshibashi NobuhiroHagiwara Masato (22 games) actual -17.9 → estimate -0.9 pt/gameHagiwara MasatoSetokuma Naoki (21 games) actual -19.3 → estimate -0.9 pt/gameSetokuma Naoki-20-100+10+20ActualSkill estimate22 players in the middleMizuhara Akina (21 games) actual +21.0 → estimate +1.0 pt/gameMizuharaSawazaki Makoto (26 games) actual +15.4 → estimate +0.9 pt/gameSawazakiDate Arisa (21 games) actual +12.8 → estimate +0.6 pt/gameDateTakizawa Kazunori (24 games) actual +12.3 → estimate +0.7 pt/gameTakizawaOoi Takaharu (25 games) actual +9.7 → estimate +0.6 pt/gameOoiOkada Sayaka (16 games) actual -16.4 → estimate -0.6 pt/gameOkadaMurakami Jun (23 games) actual -16.7 → estimate -0.9 pt/gameMurakamiIshibashi Nobuhiro (17 games) actual -16.8 → estimate -0.7 pt/gameIshibashiHagiwara Masato (22 games) actual -17.9 → estimate -0.9 pt/gameHagiwaraSetokuma Naoki (21 games) actual -19.3 → estimate -0.9 pt/gameSetokuma
Points per game. ○ actual, ● skill estimate allowing for luck. Every player's estimate is pulled well back toward the league average (0).
-20-100+10+20ActualSkill estimateMizuhara Akina (21 games) actual +21.0 → estimate +1.0 pt/gameMizuhara AkinaSawazaki Makoto (26 games) actual +15.4 → estimate +0.9 pt/gameSawazaki MakotoDate Arisa (21 games) actual +12.8 → estimate +0.6 pt/gameDate ArisaTakizawa Kazunori (24 games) actual +12.3 → estimate +0.7 pt/gameTakizawa KazunoriOoi Takaharu (25 games) actual +9.7 → estimate +0.6 pt/gameOoi TakaharuKayamori Sayaka (26 games) actual +9.7 → estimate +0.6 pt/gameKayamori SayakaKatsumata Kenji (23 games) actual +8.6 → estimate +0.5 pt/gameKatsumata KenjiMatsugase Takaya (28 games) actual +7.6 → estimate +0.5 pt/gameMatsugase TakayaHori Shingo (30 games) actual +6.0 → estimate +0.4 pt/gameHori ShingoMatsumoto Yoshihiro (25 games) actual +5.8 → estimate +0.3 pt/gameMatsumoto YoshihiroKobayashi Go (29 games) actual +5.3 → estimate +0.4 pt/gameKobayashi GoShiratori Sho (23 games) actual +4.7 → estimate +0.3 pt/gameShiratori ShoSuzuki Taro (28 games) actual +4.7 → estimate +0.3 pt/gameSuzuki TaroMaruyama Kanako (12 games) actual +3.8 → estimate +0.1 pt/gameMaruyama KanakoTojyo Rio (16 games) actual +3.5 → estimate +0.1 pt/gameTojyo RioAsakura Koshin (23 games) actual +3.0 → estimate +0.2 pt/gameAsakura KoshinNikaido Aki (21 games) actual +2.4 → estimate +0.1 pt/gameNikaido AkiKondo Seiichi (22 games) actual +0.2 → estimate 0.0 pt/gameKondo SeiichiSonoda Ken (27 games) actual -2.1 → estimate -0.1 pt/gameSonoda KenSasaki Hisato (25 games) actual -3.1 → estimate -0.2 pt/gameSasaki HisatoUotani Yuumi (26 games) actual -4.2 → estimate -0.3 pt/gameUotani YuumiKurosawa Saki (23 games) actual -6.5 → estimate -0.3 pt/gameKurosawa SakiUchikawa Kotaro (18 games) actual -7.8 → estimate -0.3 pt/gameUchikawa KotaroHinata Aiko (17 games) actual -9.9 → estimate -0.4 pt/gameHinata AikoTakamiya Mari (20 games) actual -11.9 → estimate -0.6 pt/gameTakamiya MariHonda Tomohiro (24 games) actual -12.8 → estimate -0.7 pt/gameHonda TomohiroNikaido Rumi (18 games) actual -15.3 → estimate -0.6 pt/gameNikaido RumiOkada Sayaka (16 games) actual -16.4 → estimate -0.6 pt/gameOkada SayakaMurakami Jun (23 games) actual -16.7 → estimate -0.9 pt/gameMurakami JunIshibashi Nobuhiro (17 games) actual -16.8 → estimate -0.7 pt/gameIshibashi NobuhiroHagiwara Masato (22 games) actual -17.9 → estimate -0.9 pt/gameHagiwara MasatoSetokuma Naoki (21 games) actual -19.3 → estimate -0.9 pt/gameSetokuma NaokiClick to fold-20-100+10+20ActualSkill estimateMizuhara Akina (21 games) actual +21.0 → estimate +1.0 pt/gameMizuharaSawazaki Makoto (26 games) actual +15.4 → estimate +0.9 pt/gameSawazakiDate Arisa (21 games) actual +12.8 → estimate +0.6 pt/gameDateTakizawa Kazunori (24 games) actual +12.3 → estimate +0.7 pt/gameTakizawaOoi Takaharu (25 games) actual +9.7 → estimate +0.6 pt/gameOoiKayamori Sayaka (26 games) actual +9.7 → estimate +0.6 pt/gameKayamoriKatsumata Kenji (23 games) actual +8.6 → estimate +0.5 pt/gameKatsumataMatsugase Takaya (28 games) actual +7.6 → estimate +0.5 pt/gameMatsugaseHori Shingo (30 games) actual +6.0 → estimate +0.4 pt/gameHoriMatsumoto Yoshihiro (25 games) actual +5.8 → estimate +0.3 pt/gameMatsumotoKobayashi Go (29 games) actual +5.3 → estimate +0.4 pt/gameKobayashiShiratori Sho (23 games) actual +4.7 → estimate +0.3 pt/gameShiratoriSuzuki Taro (28 games) actual +4.7 → estimate +0.3 pt/gameSuzukiMaruyama Kanako (12 games) actual +3.8 → estimate +0.1 pt/gameMaruyamaTojyo Rio (16 games) actual +3.5 → estimate +0.1 pt/gameTojyoAsakura Koshin (23 games) actual +3.0 → estimate +0.2 pt/gameAsakuraNikaido Aki (21 games) actual +2.4 → estimate +0.1 pt/gameNikaidoKondo Seiichi (22 games) actual +0.2 → estimate 0.0 pt/gameKondoSonoda Ken (27 games) actual -2.1 → estimate -0.1 pt/gameSonodaSasaki Hisato (25 games) actual -3.1 → estimate -0.2 pt/gameSasakiUotani Yuumi (26 games) actual -4.2 → estimate -0.3 pt/gameUotaniKurosawa Saki (23 games) actual -6.5 → estimate -0.3 pt/gameKurosawaUchikawa Kotaro (18 games) actual -7.8 → estimate -0.3 pt/gameUchikawaHinata Aiko (17 games) actual -9.9 → estimate -0.4 pt/gameHinataTakamiya Mari (20 games) actual -11.9 → estimate -0.6 pt/gameTakamiyaHonda Tomohiro (24 games) actual -12.8 → estimate -0.7 pt/gameHondaNikaido Rumi (18 games) actual -15.3 → estimate -0.6 pt/gameNikaidoOkada Sayaka (16 games) actual -16.4 → estimate -0.6 pt/gameOkadaMurakami Jun (23 games) actual -16.7 → estimate -0.9 pt/gameMurakamiIshibashi Nobuhiro (17 games) actual -16.8 → estimate -0.7 pt/gameIshibashiHagiwara Masato (22 games) actual -17.9 → estimate -0.9 pt/gameHagiwaraSetokuma Naoki (21 games) actual -19.3 → estimate -0.9 pt/gameSetokumaClick to fold
Points per game. ○ actual, ● skill estimate allowing for luck. Every player's estimate is pulled well back toward the league average (0).

Points from luckfrom starting hands, draws and ura-dora, pt/game

With league-average luck as 0: what the quality of starting hands, draws and ura-dora was worth in points (Methodology 4 (Japanese)).

Skill estimatepoints per game, highest estimate first, 10+ games

PlayerGames90% intervalSkill estimateEstimate, luck removedActualActual − estimate
1Mizuhara Akina21+1.0+1.0+21.0+20.0
2Sawazaki Makoto26+0.9+1.2+15.4+14.5
3Takizawa Kazunori24+0.7+0.2+12.3+11.6
4Date Arisa21+0.6-0.2+12.8+12.2
5Kayamori Sayaka26+0.6+0.1+9.7+9.1
6Ooi Takaharu25+0.6+0.9+9.7+9.1
7Matsugase Takaya28+0.5+0.5+7.6+7.1
8Katsumata Kenji23+0.5+1.0+8.6+8.1
9Hori Shingo30+0.4+0.6+6.0+5.6
10Kobayashi Go29+0.4+0.7+5.3+5.0
11Matsumoto Yoshihiro25+0.3+0.3+5.8+5.5
12Suzuki Taro28+0.3+0.9+4.7+4.4
13Shiratori Sho23+0.3+0.3+4.7+4.5
14Asakura Koshin23+0.2+0.2+3.0+2.8
15Tojyo Rio16+0.1-0.6+3.5+3.4
16Nikaido Aki21+0.1-0.4+2.4+2.2
17Maruyama Kanako12+0.1+0.2+3.8+3.6
18Kondo Seiichi220.0-0.5+0.2+0.2
Below here: under the league average
19Sonoda Ken27-0.1+0.1-2.1-2.0
20Sasaki Hisato25-0.20.0-3.1-2.9
21Uotani Yuumi26-0.30.0-4.2-3.9
22Uchikawa Kotaro18-0.3-0.6-7.8-7.4
23Kurosawa Saki23-0.3-0.4-6.5-6.1
24Hinata Aiko17-0.4+0.1-9.9-9.5
25Takamiya Mari20-0.6-0.7-11.9-11.3
26Okada Sayaka16-0.6-0.6-16.4-15.7
27Nikaido Rumi18-0.6-0.5-15.3-14.7
28Ishibashi Nobuhiro17-0.7-0.5-16.8-16.2
29Honda Tomohiro24-0.7-0.5-12.8-12.1
30Murakami Jun23-0.9-1.1-16.7-15.8
31Hagiwara Masato22-0.9-0.9-17.9-17.0
32Setokuma Naoki21-0.9-1.1-19.3-18.4

The band is the 90% interval of the skill estimate, the dot the estimate, the vertical line the league average (0). The fewer the games, the more the skill estimate is pulled toward the league average. "Estimate, luck removed" also takes the luck of starting hands, draws and ura-dora out of the points first (Methodology (Japanese)).The "actual − estimate" bars show how far results ran above (blue) or below (red) the estimate.

Luckdifference from the league average; bluer is luckier, redder unluckier

PlayerPoints from luck (/game)Starting hand (shanten)Dora and red fives dealtDraw luckUra-dora luckIppatsu rateNot being chased (/first riichi)Painful dealer tsumo rate
Date Arisa+16.0+0.00+0.01+1.0%-0.01-5.5%+3.3%10.8%
Tojyo Rio+14.4-0.03-0.01+2.1%+0.09-3.7%-14.1%14.0%
Takizawa Kazunori+9.1+0.03-0.01+0.7%-0.13+3.1%+6.2%15.9%
Nikaido Aki+8.5+0.04+0.04+0.6%-0.02-3.6%-10.9%7.7%
Kayamori Sayaka+8.4+0.10+0.08+0.7%+0.01-3.5%+8.6%6.5%
Kondo Seiichi+7.1-0.00+0.02+0.5%-0.05+2.5%+0.3%7.2%
Mizuhara Akina+5.7+0.07-0.05+0.4%-0.04-3.5%+0.8%16.2%
Uchikawa Kotaro+2.3-0.07+0.10-0.5%+0.07-0.7%-2.8%17.2%
Matsumoto Yoshihiro+1.7-0.08+0.04+0.9%+0.12+9.2%+2.2%12.2%
Matsugase Takaya+1.5+0.02+0.03+0.2%+0.06+3.0%+7.3%10.3%
Asakura Koshin+0.4+0.04+0.01-0.0%+0.10+9.3%-1.7%12.8%
Shiratori Sho+0.1-0.04+0.02-0.3%+0.06-12.9%+4.4%16.7%
Sawazaki Makoto-0.0-0.00-0.02-0.4%-0.01-4.9%+3.1%17.3%
Takamiya Mari-0.1+0.08-0.03-1.2%+0.16-1.6%+1.1%9.7%
Hori Shingo-0.8-0.03+0.05+0.7%-0.09+2.5%-0.1%17.0%
Murakami Jun-1.1-0.10+0.07+0.3%+0.23-8.6%-11.3%16.7%
Ooi Takaharu-1.2+0.07-0.04-0.5%+0.00+3.8%+7.3%17.9%
Kurosawa Saki-1.4+0.11+0.00-0.8%-0.06-5.5%+2.7%17.1%
Setokuma Naoki-2.0-0.02+0.03-0.7%+0.17+17.1%+2.9%9.6%
Kobayashi Go-2.3+0.03+0.04-0.6%+0.01+0.8%+4.5%8.2%
Sasaki Hisato-2.5-0.01-0.07-0.4%+0.23-13.1%+3.5%8.6%
Maruyama Kanako-2.6+0.03+0.01+0.1%+0.03+6.9%+7.7%17.1%
Sonoda Ken-3.4+0.02+0.04-0.6%-0.12+10.0%+6.3%12.0%
Uotani Yuumi-4.4+0.03-0.01-0.5%-0.18-4.9%-0.4%9.5%
Hagiwara Masato-4.8-0.05+0.06+0.1%-0.05-1.2%+2.2%19.1%
Katsumata Kenji-4.9-0.02+0.04-0.6%+0.07+12.4%-5.2%8.3%
Okada Sayaka-5.2+0.02+0.05-1.1%-0.10-0.7%-5.9%17.3%
Honda Tomohiro-5.8+0.03-0.01-1.0%-0.10-5.5%-1.2%10.2%
Nikaido Rumi-6.1+0.04-0.06-1.7%+0.23+0.3%+3.1%11.1%
Suzuki Taro-6.2-0.04+0.08-0.3%-0.06+19.4%+6.1%9.5%
Ishibashi Nobuhiro-8.2-0.03+0.01+1.2%-0.16+36.5%-9.8%17.5%
Hinata Aiko-12.4-0.12-0.06+1.7%-0.14-4.0%-15.7%11.9%

Shading is scaled to the largest difference in each column. Points from luck is the sum of the columns to its right, converted to points.

The hand that decided each 2021-22 game · Official stats such as points and placements are on the official M.League site.