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

Regular Season · 36 players · 216 games

2024-25 season

Actual results per game were as much as 47pt apart between players, but the skill estimates with luck removed differ by only 2.4pt. Most of the gaps in the table are luck.

Top skill estimate (pt/game)
+1.0
Daigo Hiroshi, 90% interval -4.6 to +6.6
Spread of skill estimates
2.4
pt/game; actual spread 46.7
Luckiest (pt/game)
+15.9
Daigo Hiroshi, actual +16.9
Unluckiest (pt/game)
-28.6
Okada Sayaka, actual -29.8

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

-30-150+15+30ActualSkill estimate26 players in the middleDaigo Hiroshi (26 games) actual +16.9 → estimate +1.0 pt/gameDaigo HiroshiSonoda Ken (27 games) actual +14.8 → estimate +0.9 pt/gameSonoda KenAsami Maki (18 games) actual +14.2 → estimate +0.6 pt/gameAsami MakiTakeuchi Genta (26 games) actual +13.1 → estimate +0.8 pt/gameTakeuchi GentaSasaki Hisato (30 games) actual +12.9 → estimate +0.9 pt/gameSasaki HisatoNikaido Rumi (16 games) actual -13.8 → estimate -0.5 pt/gameNikaido RumiSarukawa Masatoshi (24 games) actual -16.8 → estimate -0.9 pt/gameSarukawa MasatoshiMatsumoto Yoshihiro (22 games) actual -19.4 → estimate -1.0 pt/gameMatsumoto YoshihiroNakada Kana (20 games) actual -28.8 → estimate -1.3 pt/gameNakada KanaOkada Sayaka (17 games) actual -29.8 → estimate -1.2 pt/gameOkada Sayaka-30-150+15+30ActualSkill estimate26 players in the middleDaigo Hiroshi (26 games) actual +16.9 → estimate +1.0 pt/gameDaigoSonoda Ken (27 games) actual +14.8 → estimate +0.9 pt/gameSonodaAsami Maki (18 games) actual +14.2 → estimate +0.6 pt/gameAsamiTakeuchi Genta (26 games) actual +13.1 → estimate +0.8 pt/gameTakeuchiSasaki Hisato (30 games) actual +12.9 → estimate +0.9 pt/gameSasakiNikaido Rumi (16 games) actual -13.8 → estimate -0.5 pt/gameNikaidoSarukawa Masatoshi (24 games) actual -16.8 → estimate -0.9 pt/gameSarukawaMatsumoto Yoshihiro (22 games) actual -19.4 → estimate -1.0 pt/gameMatsumotoNakada Kana (20 games) actual -28.8 → estimate -1.3 pt/gameNakadaOkada Sayaka (17 games) actual -29.8 → estimate -1.2 pt/gameOkada
Points per game. ○ actual, ● skill estimate allowing for luck. Every player's estimate is pulled well back toward the league average (0).
-30-150+15+30ActualSkill estimateDaigo Hiroshi (26 games) actual +16.9 → estimate +1.0 pt/gameDaigo HiroshiSonoda Ken (27 games) actual +14.8 → estimate +0.9 pt/gameSonoda KenAsami Maki (18 games) actual +14.2 → estimate +0.6 pt/gameAsami MakiTakeuchi Genta (26 games) actual +13.1 → estimate +0.8 pt/gameTakeuchi GentaSasaki Hisato (30 games) actual +12.9 → estimate +0.9 pt/gameSasaki HisatoShiratori Sho (35 games) actual +11.5 → estimate +0.9 pt/gameShiratori ShoSuzuki Taro (25 games) actual +10.5 → estimate +0.6 pt/gameSuzuki TaroNakabayashi Kei (27 games) actual +9.5 → estimate +0.6 pt/gameNakabayashi KeiSetokuma Naoki (21 games) actual +8.1 → estimate +0.4 pt/gameSetokuma NaokiSuzuki Yu (23 games) actual +7.9 → estimate +0.4 pt/gameSuzuki YuWatanabe Futoshi (26 games) actual +7.7 → estimate +0.5 pt/gameWatanabe FutoshiKurosawa Saki (20 games) actual +5.0 → estimate +0.2 pt/gameKurosawa SakiHonda Tomohiro (31 games) actual +5.0 → estimate +0.4 pt/gameHonda TomohiroMizuhara Akina (25 games) actual +4.8 → estimate +0.3 pt/gameMizuhara AkinaDate Arisa (23 games) actual +4.3 → estimate +0.2 pt/gameDate ArisaHinata Aiko (20 games) actual +4.0 → estimate +0.2 pt/gameHinata AikoShibukawa Namba (27 games) actual +2.8 → estimate +0.2 pt/gameShibukawa NambaHori Shingo (33 games) actual +2.2 → estimate +0.2 pt/gameHori ShingoSuzuki Daisuke (29 games) actual +1.7 → estimate +0.1 pt/gameSuzuki DaisukeNikaido Aki (28 games) actual +1.4 → estimate +0.1 pt/gameNikaido AkiTakizawa Kazunori (24 games) actual -1.5 → estimate -0.1 pt/gameTakizawa KazunoriUchikawa Kotaro (19 games) actual -3.0 → estimate -0.1 pt/gameUchikawa KotaroKobayashi Go (21 games) actual -3.7 → estimate -0.2 pt/gameKobayashi GoHagiwara Masato (24 games) actual -4.0 → estimate -0.2 pt/gameHagiwara MasatoSugawara Hiroe (23 games) actual -8.5 → estimate -0.5 pt/gameSugawara HiroeKatsumata Kenji (27 games) actual -9.0 → estimate -0.6 pt/gameKatsumata KenjiAsai Takaki (23 games) actual -9.4 → estimate -0.5 pt/gameAsai TakakiKayamori Sayaka (21 games) actual -10.6 → estimate -0.5 pt/gameKayamori SayakaOoi Takaharu (19 games) actual -12.8 → estimate -0.6 pt/gameOoi TakaharuTakamiya Mari (19 games) actual -12.8 → estimate -0.6 pt/gameTakamiya MariMatsugase Takaya (25 games) actual -13.0 → estimate -0.8 pt/gameMatsugase TakayaNikaido Rumi (16 games) actual -13.8 → estimate -0.5 pt/gameNikaido RumiSarukawa Masatoshi (24 games) actual -16.8 → estimate -0.9 pt/gameSarukawa MasatoshiMatsumoto Yoshihiro (22 games) actual -19.4 → estimate -1.0 pt/gameMatsumoto YoshihiroNakada Kana (20 games) actual -28.8 → estimate -1.3 pt/gameNakada KanaOkada Sayaka (17 games) actual -29.8 → estimate -1.2 pt/gameOkada SayakaClick to fold-30-150+15+30ActualSkill estimateDaigo Hiroshi (26 games) actual +16.9 → estimate +1.0 pt/gameDaigoSonoda Ken (27 games) actual +14.8 → estimate +0.9 pt/gameSonodaAsami Maki (18 games) actual +14.2 → estimate +0.6 pt/gameAsamiTakeuchi Genta (26 games) actual +13.1 → estimate +0.8 pt/gameTakeuchiSasaki Hisato (30 games) actual +12.9 → estimate +0.9 pt/gameSasakiShiratori Sho (35 games) actual +11.5 → estimate +0.9 pt/gameShiratoriSuzuki Taro (25 games) actual +10.5 → estimate +0.6 pt/gameSuzukiNakabayashi Kei (27 games) actual +9.5 → estimate +0.6 pt/gameNakabayashiSetokuma Naoki (21 games) actual +8.1 → estimate +0.4 pt/gameSetokumaSuzuki Yu (23 games) actual +7.9 → estimate +0.4 pt/gameSuzukiWatanabe Futoshi (26 games) actual +7.7 → estimate +0.5 pt/gameWatanabeKurosawa Saki (20 games) actual +5.0 → estimate +0.2 pt/gameKurosawaHonda Tomohiro (31 games) actual +5.0 → estimate +0.4 pt/gameHondaMizuhara Akina (25 games) actual +4.8 → estimate +0.3 pt/gameMizuharaDate Arisa (23 games) actual +4.3 → estimate +0.2 pt/gameDateHinata Aiko (20 games) actual +4.0 → estimate +0.2 pt/gameHinataShibukawa Namba (27 games) actual +2.8 → estimate +0.2 pt/gameShibukawaHori Shingo (33 games) actual +2.2 → estimate +0.2 pt/gameHoriSuzuki Daisuke (29 games) actual +1.7 → estimate +0.1 pt/gameSuzukiNikaido Aki (28 games) actual +1.4 → estimate +0.1 pt/gameNikaidoTakizawa Kazunori (24 games) actual -1.5 → estimate -0.1 pt/gameTakizawaUchikawa Kotaro (19 games) actual -3.0 → estimate -0.1 pt/gameUchikawaKobayashi Go (21 games) actual -3.7 → estimate -0.2 pt/gameKobayashiHagiwara Masato (24 games) actual -4.0 → estimate -0.2 pt/gameHagiwaraSugawara Hiroe (23 games) actual -8.5 → estimate -0.5 pt/gameSugawaraKatsumata Kenji (27 games) actual -9.0 → estimate -0.6 pt/gameKatsumataAsai Takaki (23 games) actual -9.4 → estimate -0.5 pt/gameAsaiKayamori Sayaka (21 games) actual -10.6 → estimate -0.5 pt/gameKayamoriOoi Takaharu (19 games) actual -12.8 → estimate -0.6 pt/gameOoiTakamiya Mari (19 games) actual -12.8 → estimate -0.6 pt/gameTakamiyaMatsugase Takaya (25 games) actual -13.0 → estimate -0.8 pt/gameMatsugaseNikaido Rumi (16 games) actual -13.8 → estimate -0.5 pt/gameNikaidoSarukawa Masatoshi (24 games) actual -16.8 → estimate -0.9 pt/gameSarukawaMatsumoto Yoshihiro (22 games) actual -19.4 → estimate -1.0 pt/gameMatsumotoNakada Kana (20 games) actual -28.8 → estimate -1.3 pt/gameNakadaOkada Sayaka (17 games) actual -29.8 → estimate -1.2 pt/gameOkadaClick 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
1Daigo Hiroshi26+1.0+1.0+16.9+15.9
2Sonoda Ken27+0.9+0.8+14.8+13.8
3Shiratori Sho35+0.9+0.6+11.5+10.6
4Sasaki Hisato30+0.9+1.7+12.9+12.0
5Takeuchi Genta26+0.8+1.1+13.1+12.3
6Suzuki Taro25+0.6+0.8+10.5+9.9
7Asami Maki18+0.6+1.0+14.2+13.6
8Nakabayashi Kei27+0.6+0.8+9.5+8.9
9Watanabe Futoshi26+0.5+0.6+7.7+7.2
10Suzuki Yu23+0.4+1.0+7.9+7.4
11Setokuma Naoki21+0.4+0.7+8.1+7.7
12Honda Tomohiro31+0.4+0.4+5.0+4.7
13Mizuhara Akina25+0.3+0.2+4.8+4.6
14Kurosawa Saki20+0.2-0.1+5.0+4.7
15Date Arisa23+0.2-0.1+4.3+4.1
16Hinata Aiko20+0.2-0.1+4.0+3.8
17Shibukawa Namba27+0.2-0.2+2.8+2.7
18Hori Shingo33+0.20.0+2.2+2.0
19Suzuki Daisuke29+0.1+0.6+1.7+1.6
20Nikaido Aki28+0.1-0.3+1.4+1.3
Below here: under the league average
21Takizawa Kazunori24-0.1+0.2-1.5-1.4
22Uchikawa Kotaro19-0.1-0.3-3.0-2.8
23Kobayashi Go21-0.2-0.2-3.7-3.5
24Hagiwara Masato24-0.2-0.1-4.0-3.8
25Sugawara Hiroe23-0.5-0.5-8.5-8.1
26Asai Takaki23-0.5-0.7-9.4-8.9
27Kayamori Sayaka21-0.5-0.8-10.6-10.1
28Nikaido Rumi16-0.5-0.4-13.8-13.3
29Katsumata Kenji27-0.6-1.0-9.0-8.4
30Ooi Takaharu19-0.6-0.5-12.8-12.2
31Takamiya Mari19-0.6-0.6-12.8-12.2
32Matsugase Takaya25-0.8-0.6-13.0-12.3
33Sarukawa Masatoshi24-0.9-1.0-16.8-15.8
34Matsumoto Yoshihiro22-1.0-1.2-19.4-18.4
35Okada Sayaka17-1.2-1.6-29.8-28.6
36Nakada Kana20-1.3-1.4-28.8-27.4

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
Kurosawa Saki+6.1+0.02-0.09+0.4%-0.04-16.0%+4.7%10.1%
Hinata Aiko+5.9+0.05+0.01+1.1%+0.01-1.2%-9.0%10.8%
Shibukawa Namba+5.8-0.14-0.00+1.1%+0.07-0.3%-2.1%15.5%
Date Arisa+5.7-0.04-0.07+1.1%-0.10-0.2%+6.3%13.3%
Shiratori Sho+5.5+0.00-0.02-0.1%+0.11+3.2%-9.4%10.7%
Sonoda Ken+4.8-0.02-0.00+0.5%-0.09-6.2%-2.2%11.1%
Nikaido Aki+4.4-0.04-0.02+0.4%+0.04-1.6%-4.3%10.3%
Daigo Hiroshi+4.0-0.07+0.01+0.6%-0.04+6.4%+12.4%10.1%
Katsumata Kenji+2.5-0.05+0.00+0.5%-0.02-4.4%+2.7%6.7%
Mizuhara Akina+2.3-0.02-0.02-0.9%-0.13-10.1%+0.8%10.5%
Hori Shingo+2.2+0.06-0.01+0.3%-0.08+3.9%+3.6%6.6%
Uchikawa Kotaro+2.1+0.08-0.01-0.1%+0.08-1.2%-1.8%10.0%
Kayamori Sayaka+0.8-0.10-0.05+0.2%-0.11+4.4%-4.5%17.9%
Watanabe Futoshi+0.6+0.02-0.03+0.3%+0.06-11.2%-2.6%9.6%
Honda Tomohiro+0.4+0.04-0.02-0.3%+0.14+0.8%-2.6%7.3%
Asai Takaki+0.1+0.01-0.01+0.2%-0.03+1.3%-4.9%13.2%
Suzuki Taro+0.1+0.00-0.09+0.1%-0.03+13.6%+3.3%10.5%
Kobayashi Go-0.0-0.02-0.00-0.2%-0.03-0.7%-6.8%19.0%
Nakabayashi Kei-0.3-0.03-0.02-0.9%+0.10-6.6%+2.2%20.3%
Takeuchi Genta-0.9-0.02-0.06+0.6%+0.10-1.0%-13.5%16.0%
Sugawara Hiroe-1.0-0.03-0.04-0.6%-0.09-3.7%+0.3%11.8%
Okada Sayaka-1.2+0.02-0.02-1.5%+0.01-3.1%-3.9%12.5%
Matsumoto Yoshihiro-1.9+0.04+0.02-0.5%+0.19-5.5%-4.5%10.5%
Hagiwara Masato-2.2-0.04+0.01+0.5%-0.03+9.3%-8.8%8.7%
Asami Maki-2.4-0.05-0.06-0.7%+0.19+0.3%+2.0%11.9%
Sarukawa Masatoshi-2.9-0.02-0.01-0.5%-0.08-7.7%+3.7%12.3%
Setokuma Naoki-3.0+0.06+0.01+0.9%-0.18+5.3%+4.9%10.7%
Takamiya Mari-3.6-0.05+0.07-0.7%-0.19-1.0%+3.1%10.9%
Ooi Takaharu-3.7+0.04+0.02-1.2%-0.07-5.5%-14.7%13.2%
Takizawa Kazunori-4.3+0.01+0.06+0.0%-0.01-2.1%-7.4%19.4%
Suzuki Daisuke-4.6-0.07+0.02-0.9%-0.10+0.3%-5.9%13.8%
Sasaki Hisato-5.1+0.04+0.03-1.4%-0.02+7.3%-1.4%13.7%
Nikaido Rumi-5.2-0.10+0.01-0.2%+0.05+0.3%-5.9%12.2%
Matsugase Takaya-5.2-0.04+0.04-0.7%-0.10-5.9%+3.5%10.5%
Suzuki Yu-6.0-0.08-0.04-0.5%+0.06-1.3%+5.3%17.8%
Nakada Kana-6.9+0.04-0.05-0.3%-0.02-3.7%+3.4%14.1%

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 2024-25 game · Official stats such as points and placements are on the official M.League site.