Mobile Legends: Bang Bang’s newly-rebranded MLBB Mid Season Cup 2024 was announced as part of the Esports World Cup 2024 line-up in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Organised by game developer Moonton in collaboration with Esports World Cup Foundation, as many as 23 top professional teams will compete in the MLBB Mid Season Cup 2024.

Also known as MSC, the new MLBB international championship will replace the old MLBB Southeast Asia Cup. 

The MLBB Mid Season Cup 2024 is now the second international in-season major. It also marks the game's first official international major hosted outside Southeast Asia.

MLBB Mid Season Cup 2024 dates and format

The MLBB Mid Season Cup 2024 will be staged in three phases - Wildcard, Group Stage and Playoffs. 

The Wildcard phase will start on June 28 and run till June 30. The eight teams qualified will be divided into two groups. These teams will clash against each other in a best-of-one format games to top their respective groups. The top team from each group will compete in the finals to book their place in the main stage of the tournament.

The MLBB Mid Season Cup 2024 Group Stage will commence on July 3 and conclude on July 7. 

As many as 16 teams will be split into four groups of four. Matches will be staged in a single round-robin format to be played in a best-of-two series.

The top two teams from each group will advance to the knockout stage while the bottom two teams will be eliminated.

The MLBB Mid Season Cup 2024 Playoffs will take place from July 10-14. Eight teams will compete in a single elimination bracket. All matches will be in a best-of-five format except the Grand Final which will be held in a best-of-seven format.

Round

Dates

Wildcard

June 28-30

Group Stage

July 3-7

Playoffs

July 10-14

MLBB Mid Season Cup 2024 teams

Here are the teams that have qualified for MLBB Mid Season Cup 2024.

  • Liquid ECHO from the Philippines (MPL Philippines Season 13 Champion)
  • Falcon AP. Bren from the Philippines (MPL Philippines Season 13 runner-up)
  • Fnatic ONIC from Indonesia (MPL Indonesia Season 13 Champion)
  • EVOS Glory from Indonesia (MPL Indonesia Season 13 runner-up)
  • Team Falcons from Saudi Arabia (MPL MENA Season 5)
  • Twisted Minds from Saudi Arabia (MPL MENA Season 5 best KSA aka Kingdom of Saudi Arabia team)
  • Selangor Red Giants from Malaysia (MPL Malaysia Season 13 Champion)
  • NIP Flash from Singapore (MPL Singapore Season 7 Champion)
  • See You Soon from Cambodia (MPL Cambodia Season 6 Champion)
  • RRQ Akira from Brazil (MPL LATAM Season 1 Champion)
  • Team Spirit from the Commonwealth of Independent States (MLBB Continental Championship Season 3 Champion)
  • Fire Flux Esports from Turkey (MTC Turkiye Championship Season 3 Champion)
  • Cloud9 from North America (NATC Spring 2024 Champion)
  • Falcon Esports from Myanmar(MSC 2024 Myanmar Qualifier Champion)
  • Xianyou Gaming from China (MSC 2024 China Qualifier Champion)
  • HomeBois from Malaysia (MPL Malaysia Season 13 runner-up)
  • Brute Force from Commonwealth of Independent States aka CIS (MLBB Continental Championship Season 3)
  • Entity7 from Peru(MPL LATAM Season 1 runner-up)
  • S2G Esports from Turkey(MTC Turkiye Championship Season 3 runner-up)
  • Trained to Kill from Nepal(MLBB Champion Battles)
  • KeepBest Gaming from China (MSC 2024 China Qualifier runner-up)
  • Zino Zenith from Vietnam (M Challange Cup Season 3 Champion)
  • IHC Esports from Mongolia (MSC 2024 Mongolia Qualifier)

MLBB Mid Season Cup 2024 prize pool

The MLBB Mid Season Cup 2024 has a total prize pool of $3 million, which is the highest prize pool for any MLBB tournament.

The winner of the marquee tournament will receive a cash prize of $1 million while the runner-up will get $500,000.

Place

Prize (USD)

1st

$1,000,000

2nd

$500,000

3rd-4th

$200,000

5th-8th

$100,000

9th-16th

$56,000

17th-23rd

$36,000

Where to watch MLBB Mid Season Cup 2024 live

Live streaming of the PUBG Mobile Esports World Cup 2024 will be available on Mobile Legends: Bang Bang's YouTube channel .

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