{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-27T12:27:14.964Z","story":{"id":"r_955b3324253142c283b24c92","slug":"mj-cup-ryujin-sen-season-2-begins-in-june","url":"https://yomimono.id/mj-cup-ryujin-sen-season-2-begins-in-june","headline":"MJ Cup Ryujin-Sen Season 2 Begins in June","summary":"Sega announced the second season of the MJ Cup Ryujin-sen, the online title match of the Japan Professional Mahjong Association Saikouisen, will start in June 2026. The selection period runs from June to August, with players evaluated over 100 consecutive games each month. Preliminaries begin in September, finals in November.","why_it_matters":"The renewed selection method and extended evaluation period raise the barrier for entry, making the online qualifiers a more demanding test of consistency for Saikouisen players.","published_at":"2026-05-27T10:00:40.000Z","source_count":1,"sources":["4Gamer.net"],"citations":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","title":"Sega NET Mahjong MJ\" Season 2 of Online Title Match \"MJ Cup Ryujin-sen\" Starts in June","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/226/G022696/20260527029/"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["セガNET麻雀 MJ"],"studios":["セガ"],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"games","is_roundup":false}}}