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

Regular Season · 32 players · 188 games

2022-23 season

Actual results per game were as much as 29pt apart between players, but the skill estimates with luck removed differ by only 1.6pt. Most of the gaps in the table are luck.

Top skill estimate (pt/game)
+0.7
Date Arisa, 90% interval -4.9 to +6.4
Spread of skill estimates
1.6
pt/game; actual spread 29.4
Luckiest (pt/game)
+12.6
Date Arisa, actual +13.3
Unluckiest (pt/game)
-15.4
Hagiwara Masato, actual -16.1

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

-15-100+10+15ActualSkill estimate22 players in the middleDate Arisa (24 games) actual +13.3 → estimate +0.7 pt/gameDate ArisaMizuhara Akina (23 games) actual +11.8 → estimate +0.6 pt/gameMizuhara AkinaHonda Tomohiro (28 games) actual +11.0 → estimate +0.7 pt/gameHonda TomohiroKatsumata Kenji (23 games) actual +10.5 → estimate +0.6 pt/gameKatsumata KenjiSasaki Hisato (24 games) actual +8.9 → estimate +0.5 pt/gameSasaki HisatoMaruyama Kanako (12 games) actual -11.8 → estimate -0.3 pt/gameMaruyama KanakoMurakami Jun (23 games) actual -13.4 → estimate -0.7 pt/gameMurakami JunSuzuki Taro (24 games) actual -13.6 → estimate -0.8 pt/gameSuzuki TaroUotani Yuumi (24 games) actual -14.8 → estimate -0.8 pt/gameUotani YuumiHagiwara Masato (19 games) actual -16.1 → estimate -0.7 pt/gameHagiwara Masato-15-100+10+15ActualSkill estimate22 players in the middleDate Arisa (24 games) actual +13.3 → estimate +0.7 pt/gameDateMizuhara Akina (23 games) actual +11.8 → estimate +0.6 pt/gameMizuharaHonda Tomohiro (28 games) actual +11.0 → estimate +0.7 pt/gameHondaKatsumata Kenji (23 games) actual +10.5 → estimate +0.6 pt/gameKatsumataSasaki Hisato (24 games) actual +8.9 → estimate +0.5 pt/gameSasakiMaruyama Kanako (12 games) actual -11.8 → estimate -0.3 pt/gameMaruyamaMurakami Jun (23 games) actual -13.4 → estimate -0.7 pt/gameMurakamiSuzuki Taro (24 games) actual -13.6 → estimate -0.8 pt/gameSuzukiUotani Yuumi (24 games) actual -14.8 → estimate -0.8 pt/gameUotaniHagiwara Masato (19 games) actual -16.1 → estimate -0.7 pt/gameHagiwara
Points per game. ○ actual, ● skill estimate allowing for luck. Every player's estimate is pulled well back toward the league average (0).
-15-100+10+15ActualSkill estimateDate Arisa (24 games) actual +13.3 → estimate +0.7 pt/gameDate ArisaMizuhara Akina (23 games) actual +11.8 → estimate +0.6 pt/gameMizuhara AkinaHonda Tomohiro (28 games) actual +11.0 → estimate +0.7 pt/gameHonda TomohiroKatsumata Kenji (23 games) actual +10.5 → estimate +0.6 pt/gameKatsumata KenjiSasaki Hisato (24 games) actual +8.9 → estimate +0.5 pt/gameSasaki HisatoTakamiya Mari (23 games) actual +8.4 → estimate +0.5 pt/gameTakamiya MariMatsugase Takaya (27 games) actual +7.9 → estimate +0.5 pt/gameMatsugase TakayaSonoda Ken (35 games) actual +7.5 → estimate +0.6 pt/gameSonoda KenTojyo Rio (24 games) actual +6.8 → estimate +0.4 pt/gameTojyo RioHinata Aiko (21 games) actual +6.1 → estimate +0.3 pt/gameHinata AikoUchikawa Kotaro (25 games) actual +6.0 → estimate +0.3 pt/gameUchikawa KotaroNikaido Rumi (21 games) actual +5.0 → estimate +0.2 pt/gameNikaido RumiMatsumoto Yoshihiro (25 games) actual +4.1 → estimate +0.2 pt/gameMatsumoto YoshihiroOkada Sayaka (18 games) actual +2.0 → estimate +0.1 pt/gameOkada SayakaNikaido Aki (23 games) actual +1.2 → estimate +0.1 pt/gameNikaido AkiKurosawa Saki (23 games) actual -0.4 → estimate 0.0 pt/gameKurosawa SakiSetokuma Naoki (24 games) actual -1.4 → estimate -0.1 pt/gameSetokuma NaokiShiratori Sho (24 games) actual -3.5 → estimate -0.2 pt/gameShiratori ShoOoi Takaharu (24 games) actual -3.8 → estimate -0.2 pt/gameOoi TakaharuSuzuki Yu (24 games) actual -3.9 → estimate -0.2 pt/gameSuzuki YuShibukawa Namba (24 games) actual -4.4 → estimate -0.2 pt/gameShibukawa NambaHori Shingo (27 games) actual -4.6 → estimate -0.3 pt/gameHori ShingoNakabayashi Kei (24 games) actual -4.6 → estimate -0.3 pt/gameNakabayashi KeiKobayashi Go (23 games) actual -5.6 → estimate -0.3 pt/gameKobayashi GoTakizawa Kazunori (23 games) actual -5.9 → estimate -0.3 pt/gameTakizawa KazunoriKayamori Sayaka (25 games) actual -7.5 → estimate -0.4 pt/gameKayamori SayakaKondo Seiichi (21 games) actual -9.3 → estimate -0.5 pt/gameKondo SeiichiMaruyama Kanako (12 games) actual -11.8 → estimate -0.3 pt/gameMaruyama KanakoMurakami Jun (23 games) actual -13.4 → estimate -0.7 pt/gameMurakami JunSuzuki Taro (24 games) actual -13.6 → estimate -0.8 pt/gameSuzuki TaroUotani Yuumi (24 games) actual -14.8 → estimate -0.8 pt/gameUotani YuumiHagiwara Masato (19 games) actual -16.1 → estimate -0.7 pt/gameHagiwara MasatoClick to fold-15-100+10+15ActualSkill estimateDate Arisa (24 games) actual +13.3 → estimate +0.7 pt/gameDateMizuhara Akina (23 games) actual +11.8 → estimate +0.6 pt/gameMizuharaHonda Tomohiro (28 games) actual +11.0 → estimate +0.7 pt/gameHondaKatsumata Kenji (23 games) actual +10.5 → estimate +0.6 pt/gameKatsumataSasaki Hisato (24 games) actual +8.9 → estimate +0.5 pt/gameSasakiTakamiya Mari (23 games) actual +8.4 → estimate +0.5 pt/gameTakamiyaMatsugase Takaya (27 games) actual +7.9 → estimate +0.5 pt/gameMatsugaseSonoda Ken (35 games) actual +7.5 → estimate +0.6 pt/gameSonodaTojyo Rio (24 games) actual +6.8 → estimate +0.4 pt/gameTojyoHinata Aiko (21 games) actual +6.1 → estimate +0.3 pt/gameHinataUchikawa Kotaro (25 games) actual +6.0 → estimate +0.3 pt/gameUchikawaNikaido Rumi (21 games) actual +5.0 → estimate +0.2 pt/gameNikaidoMatsumoto Yoshihiro (25 games) actual +4.1 → estimate +0.2 pt/gameMatsumotoOkada Sayaka (18 games) actual +2.0 → estimate +0.1 pt/gameOkadaNikaido Aki (23 games) actual +1.2 → estimate +0.1 pt/gameNikaidoKurosawa Saki (23 games) actual -0.4 → estimate 0.0 pt/gameKurosawaSetokuma Naoki (24 games) actual -1.4 → estimate -0.1 pt/gameSetokumaShiratori Sho (24 games) actual -3.5 → estimate -0.2 pt/gameShiratoriOoi Takaharu (24 games) actual -3.8 → estimate -0.2 pt/gameOoiSuzuki Yu (24 games) actual -3.9 → estimate -0.2 pt/gameSuzukiShibukawa Namba (24 games) actual -4.4 → estimate -0.2 pt/gameShibukawaHori Shingo (27 games) actual -4.6 → estimate -0.3 pt/gameHoriNakabayashi Kei (24 games) actual -4.6 → estimate -0.3 pt/gameNakabayashiKobayashi Go (23 games) actual -5.6 → estimate -0.3 pt/gameKobayashiTakizawa Kazunori (23 games) actual -5.9 → estimate -0.3 pt/gameTakizawaKayamori Sayaka (25 games) actual -7.5 → estimate -0.4 pt/gameKayamoriKondo Seiichi (21 games) actual -9.3 → estimate -0.5 pt/gameKondoMaruyama Kanako (12 games) actual -11.8 → estimate -0.3 pt/gameMaruyamaMurakami Jun (23 games) actual -13.4 → estimate -0.7 pt/gameMurakamiSuzuki Taro (24 games) actual -13.6 → estimate -0.8 pt/gameSuzukiUotani Yuumi (24 games) actual -14.8 → estimate -0.8 pt/gameUotaniHagiwara Masato (19 games) actual -16.1 → estimate -0.7 pt/gameHagiwaraClick 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
1Date Arisa24+0.7+0.3+13.3+12.6
2Honda Tomohiro28+0.7+0.9+11.0+10.3
3Mizuhara Akina23+0.6+1.4+11.8+11.1
4Sonoda Ken35+0.6+0.5+7.5+6.9
5Katsumata Kenji23+0.6+0.5+10.5+9.9
6Sasaki Hisato24+0.5+0.5+8.9+8.4
7Matsugase Takaya27+0.5+0.8+7.9+7.4
8Takamiya Mari23+0.5+0.5+8.4+8.0
9Tojyo Rio24+0.40.0+6.8+6.4
10Uchikawa Kotaro25+0.3+0.4+6.0+5.7
11Hinata Aiko21+0.3+0.3+6.1+5.8
12Nikaido Rumi21+0.2+0.2+5.0+4.8
13Matsumoto Yoshihiro25+0.2-0.2+4.1+3.9
14Okada Sayaka18+0.10.0+2.0+2.0
15Nikaido Aki23+0.1-0.1+1.2+1.1
Below here: under the league average
16Kurosawa Saki230.0-0.2-0.4-0.4
17Setokuma Naoki24-0.1+0.4-1.4-1.3
18Shiratori Sho24-0.2-0.4-3.5-3.3
19Ooi Takaharu24-0.2-0.2-3.8-3.6
20Suzuki Yu24-0.2+0.1-3.9-3.7
21Shibukawa Namba24-0.20.0-4.4-4.1
22Nakabayashi Kei24-0.3-0.4-4.6-4.3
23Hori Shingo27-0.30.0-4.6-4.3
24Kobayashi Go23-0.3-1.2-5.6-5.3
25Takizawa Kazunori23-0.3-0.2-5.9-5.6
26Maruyama Kanako12-0.3-0.5-11.8-11.5
27Kayamori Sayaka25-0.4-0.7-7.5-7.0
28Kondo Seiichi21-0.5-0.1-9.3-8.9
29Murakami Jun23-0.7-0.3-13.4-12.7
30Hagiwara Masato19-0.7-0.6-16.1-15.4
31Suzuki Taro24-0.8-0.5-13.6-12.9
32Uotani Yuumi24-0.8-1.1-14.8-14.0

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
Kobayashi Go+11.3+0.09+0.01+0.4%-0.04+10.6%-4.1%10.0%
Date Arisa+9.9+0.04+0.06+1.0%+0.06-4.4%-8.6%7.8%
Matsumoto Yoshihiro+6.8+0.01+0.04+0.8%+0.05-1.8%-3.5%15.4%
Tojyo Rio+6.8-0.01+0.09+0.3%+0.11+8.0%+3.1%13.9%
Katsumata Kenji+4.2-0.03-0.05+0.6%-0.08-8.0%+4.0%10.4%
Sonoda Ken+3.2-0.03+0.06-0.1%-0.03-10.2%+2.8%12.8%
Kurosawa Saki+3.1+0.12-0.03+0.1%+0.11-0.2%-2.3%9.9%
Nikaido Rumi+2.5-0.10+0.05+0.3%-0.02-9.0%+11.0%16.4%
Okada Sayaka+2.3+0.02+0.04+0.1%+0.10+13.6%-1.0%13.8%
Nikaido Aki+2.2+0.04+0.02+0.5%+0.14-4.6%+10.5%10.5%
Shiratori Sho+2.0-0.03+0.06+0.9%-0.28-6.7%-0.3%12.0%
Hinata Aiko+1.9+0.11+0.04-0.3%+0.49-10.7%-8.0%15.5%
Sasaki Hisato+1.8+0.08-0.05+0.3%+0.03-1.6%+1.4%19.5%
Kayamori Sayaka+1.5-0.04+0.03-0.6%-0.12+19.1%-2.4%9.1%
Nakabayashi Kei+1.2+0.10-0.01-0.3%+0.15+3.6%-3.8%11.7%
Takamiya Mari+1.2+0.01+0.00+1.1%+0.04+3.6%+2.2%12.0%
Uchikawa Kotaro+0.4+0.10+0.04+0.0%+0.15-10.1%-2.6%19.0%
Honda Tomohiro+0.3-0.05-0.04-0.0%+0.07+9.1%-1.8%11.0%
Uotani Yuumi+0.1+0.02-0.04-0.8%-0.13+0.3%+4.9%14.1%
Maruyama Kanako-0.1-0.03+0.03+1.0%-0.10-3.1%+5.3%9.1%
Matsugase Takaya-1.4-0.01+0.04+0.1%-0.02+4.5%-2.3%4.1%
Ooi Takaharu-1.6+0.09-0.01-0.4%-0.24-7.2%+4.5%9.5%
Takizawa Kazunori-2.6+0.11-0.06-0.8%-0.02-13.3%+11.8%10.7%
Shibukawa Namba-4.3-0.02+0.04-0.4%+0.02+5.3%+7.1%8.8%
Hori Shingo-4.8-0.05+0.06-0.3%-0.09-3.6%+0.8%11.1%
Suzuki Yu-4.9-0.03+0.06+0.2%+0.10-6.0%-0.3%11.8%
Hagiwara Masato-6.7-0.06+0.02-0.2%-0.28+5.3%+1.9%8.5%
Suzuki Taro-7.0-0.03-0.07-0.6%+0.06-1.2%+1.5%8.5%
Mizuhara Akina-7.0-0.03+0.01-1.1%-0.05+16.0%-11.1%9.3%
Setokuma Naoki-7.4-0.06-0.03-0.9%+0.03+15.7%-2.1%13.0%
Kondo Seiichi-7.4+0.08-0.10-0.5%-0.00+4.1%+3.1%7.5%
Murakami Jun-9.8-0.02+0.00-0.3%-0.08-4.4%+1.2%11.4%

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 2022-23 game · Official stats such as points and placements are on the official M.League site.