Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Coming to Esports World Cup

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James Fudge

4 months ago

Mobile Legends Bang Bang esports takes center stage at Esports World Cup in Riyadh

MOONTON Games (a wholly owned subsidiary of ByteDance, which also owns TikTok) announced that Mobile Legends: Bang Bang will be part of the Esports World Cup. The Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mid Season Cup (MSC) and the MLBB Women’s Invitational (MWI) will venture outside Southeast Asia for the first time to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia this summer. Teams from “14 international regions and over 35 countries” will compete for a total prize pool of more than $3M USD, and MSC 2024 will also feature the “wild card” format that was showcased in the 2023 M5 World Championship.

Teams making the stage in Riyadh will secure their spots by winning in their respective regions:

MPL Indonesia Season 13 – two slots: Champion & Runner-up
MPL Philippines Season 13 – two slots: Champion & Runner-up
MPL MENA Season 5 – two slots: MPL MENA Champion & highest ranking MPL MENA KSA team
MPL Malaysia Season Season 13 – one slot: Champion
MPL Singapore Season 7 – one slot: Champion
MPL Cambodia Spring 2024 – one slot: Champion
Myanmar Qualifier – one slot: Champion
NACT 2024 Spring Fall – one slot: Champion
MCC (MLBB Continental Championships) Season 3 – one slot: Champion
MTC (MLBB Türkiye Championship) Season 3 – one slot: Champion
MPL LATAM – one slot: Champion
CN Qualifier – one slot: Champion
MSC 2024 Wild Card – one slot: First Place

MWI 2024 will also feature an expanded prize pool of $500K and 12 participating regions and countries: Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia & Singapore, China, the Middle East & North Africa, Eastern Europe & Central Asia, the Mekong Region (Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam), Brazil, and North America. Both events will take place at the Esports World Cup from July 1 -14.

The inclusion of Mobile Legends: Bang Bang in the Esports World Cup is not surprising, as MOONTON Games CEO Justin Yaun was in attendance when HRH Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud (MBS) announced the Esports World Cup and the Esports World Cup Foundation in October at the New Global Sport Conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The Esports World Cup Foundation and its inaugural event are funded by the Saudi Arabian government’s sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF).

James Fudge

With a career spanning over two decades in the esports and gaming journalism landscape, James Fudge stands as a seasoned veteran and a pivotal figure in the evolution of esports media. His journey began in 1997 at Game-Wire / Avault, where he curated gaming and community news, laying the groundwork for his expertise in the field. In his more recent roles, James cemented his status as an authority in the esports business sphere as Senior Editor Esports at Sports Business Journal and The Esports Observer between 2018 and 2021.