{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-22T19:02:59.867Z","story":{"id":"r_db36edec6f204049af827a8b","slug":"vpl-mahjong-league-returns-with-pair-team-battle-format-and-fan-voting","url":"https://yomimono.id/vpl-mahjong-league-returns-with-pair-team-battle-format-and-fan-voting","headline":"VPL Mahjong League Returns With Pair Team Battle Format and Fan Voting","summary":"The VTuber Mahjong Pro League VPL and the metaverse facility Sora no Ue Shopping Mall announced the second annual Sora no Ue Shopping Mall Cup. The tournament introduces a Pair Team Battle format and a Popularity Vote Slot that lets fans vote a pair directly into the Grand Championship. Qualifying rounds run from May 2026 through November, with the final in February 2027.","why_it_matters":"The addition of fan voting that directly determines a Grand Championship slot marks a structural shift in how VPL blends competition with oshi-katsu, turning viewer support into a competitive lever rather than a passive activity.","published_at":"2026-05-22T02:46:08.000Z","source_count":1,"sources":["ASCII.jp"],"citations":[{"source":"ASCII.jp","title":"VTuber Mahjong Pro League \"VPL\" Annual Large-Scale Project Kicks Off: \"2nd VPL × Sora no Ue Shopping Mall Cup\" Announced","url":"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/404/4404208/?rss"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"event","domain":"vtuber","is_roundup":false}}}