Mobile Legends: Bang Bang World Championship

Mobile Legends: Bang BangWorld Championship

Tournament information
Game	Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
Location	Worldwide
Established	2019
Number of tournaments	5
Administrator	Moonton
Tournament format(s)	Group stage Single round-robin (2019–present) Main event Double elimination (2019–present)
Venue(s)	Kuala Lumpur (M1 and M6: 2019, 2024) Singapore (M2 and M3: 2020, 2021) Jakarta (M4: 2022) Manila (M5: 2023)
Participants	16 teams (M1: 2019, M3: 2021, M4: 2022, and M5: 2023) 12 teams (M2: 2020)
Website	worlds.mobilelegends.com
Current champion
AP Bren (2nd Title)
Most recent tournament
M5 2023

The Mobile Legends: Bang Bang World Championship (abbreviated as M World or M-Series) is the annual professional Mobile Legends: Bang Bang world esports championship tournament for the game wherein teams worldwide would be facing off each other to become the world champion for Mobile Legends: Bang Bang. The yearly tournament is presented by Moonton and has been held four times.

The most recent tournament was the MLBB M5 World Championship or commonly referred to as M5 which was held in the Philippines. M5 featured the first "Wild Card" Stage prior to the Group and Knockout Stages held in Kuala Lumpur. ^[1] The Philippines' AP Bren defeated Indonesia's ONIC Esports, 4-3 in the Grand Finals. ^[2] Furthermore, the grand finals stage amassed 5,067,107 peak viewers, making it the second most-viewed esports world finals tournament worldwide behind the 2023 League of Legends World Championships. In addition, the best-of-7 matchup was the most-followed event of popular mobile disciplines in 2023, beating games such as PUBG Mobile, Arena of Valor and Free Fire. ^[3]

Background

The very first World Championship was held in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. Over 16 teams competed from Asia, South America and Europe namely Brazil, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Russia, Thailand, the United States and Vietnam. ^[4] In the end, EVOS Legends and Rex Regum Qeon battled in the Grand Finals by a Best of 7. In the Finals, EVOS Legends would go on to win the World Championship in 7 Games and they were named as the first World Championship. With the Prize Pool at $250,000, Team EVOS Legends would go on to bring home $80,000, and the MVP winning $3,000. ^{[5] [4] [6]}

The Second World Championship were set to be held in a public venue before the COVID-19 pandemic hit worldwide that had cancelled the public M2 World Championship games. However, the Second Championship were to continue as it was held on January 18 to 24, 2021. The original venue of the Second World Championship were to be in Jakarta in Indonesia but was moved to Singapore. M2 featured over 12 teams from different nations from the entire world like Brazil and Russia, but was completely dominated by Asia-based esports teams like Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Singapore. ^[7] The defending champions of EVOS Legends did not participate in the said Championship, however, their Singaporean branch qualified to compete. ^[8] Among the twelve teams, the Philippines esports team Bren Esports was crowned the champion by defeating Burmese Ghouls in seven games. ^[9] The Third World Championship was held in Singapore for the second time on December 6–19, 2021.

History

The M1 World Championship

The first world championship was held in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia wherein over 16 teams flew to Malaysia and competed for the title of World Champion in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang . M1 marked the first ever world-wide competition for Mobile Legends: Bang Bang. Through Local Qualifiers and Professional Esports Leagues, the first iteration of MLBB's world series was primarily made up of teams from Brazil, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Thailand, Turkey and Vietnam. The Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League (MPL) sent two teams from Indonesia, Malaysia/Singapore, Myanmar and the Philippines. ^[6] The tournament was held from November 10 to 17, 2019. With a prize pool of $250,000, the games began with the Group Stages wherein teams were drawn and divided before the competition into four groups, each containing 4 teams. These teams would face off each other to fight for a spot in both the upper and lower brackets of the playoffs. Two teams would advance and two teams would be eliminated from the group stages. Indonesia's two representatives, EVOS Legends and RRQ (Rex Regum Qeon), Myanmar's Burmese Ghouls, and Malaysia's Todak, managed to qualify for the upper bracket spots, while Japan's 10s Gaming+, The Philippine's Sunsparks, Vietnam's VEC Fantasy Main, and Malaysia' other representative Axis Esports qualified for the remaining playoff spots in the lower bracket. ^{[10] [11] [12]}

The first ever grand finals of the world series saw the representatives of the same country, EVOS Legends and RRQ (Rex Regum Qeon) of Indonesia, in a long, best-of-seven series. EVOS Legends became the first World Champions after winning against RRQ in a tight matchup that went all the way to 7 games. ^[13] EVOS Legends would bring home $80,000 and an additional $3,000 for the finals MVP of the tournament, Eko “Oura” Julianto. ^[14]

The M2 World Championship

Further information: MLBB M2 World Championship

The second iteration of the world series was originally going to take place in Jakarta, Indonesia ^[15] but was postponed and moved to Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Then-Current Champions EVOS Legends failed to qualify for M2 after being eliminated from the playoffs of the sixth season of MPL-ID. In EVOS' absence, RRQ Hoshi and Alter Ego, the two grand finalists of the sixth season, represented Indonesia at M2, carrying on the heavy burden of defending Indonesia's throne as the best region in the world. ^[8] The Second World Championship welcomed a narrowed down total of 12 teams to Singapore to compete and become the new world champions. Teams of the United States, Laos, Vietnam and Turkey did not represent their countries and teams in the second edition of the games. The prize pool for the second iteration was increased from $250,000 to $300,000. With the same format as the first World Championship, the Games were held from 18 to 24 January 2021 after its dates were moved to wait for the easing of COVID-19 pandemic the restrictions in Singapore. Among the 12 teams, the Philippines' own Bren Esports and Myanmar's Burmese Ghouls qualified to battle in the Grand Finals. ^[16] After a grueling series that lasted for 7 games just like M1, Bren Esports proudly secured the championship after pulling off a massive victory in the tightly matched final game, making them the first ever Filipino team to win the MLBB world title. Later on, Moonton would also release a limited edition Bren Esports skin in honor of Bren's victory, a privilege that Moonton also handed to EVOS Legends after they won the first world Championship in 2019 as a tribute to their victory. Ultimately, Bren chose their signature jungle hero Lancelot for their honorary skin as a tribute to the finals MVP of the tournament, Karl "KarlTzy" Gabriel Nepomuceno.

The M3 World Championship

Further information: MLBB M3 World Championship

The third iteration of the world series began on 6 December and ended on the 19th in the year of 2021. M3 marked the second time the world series for Mobile Legends took place in Singapore. It was also held offline. ^[17] Similar to its first iteration, M3 welcomed 16 teams from different regions around the world to compete and become the best team in the world. New MPL franchise teams like SeeYouSoon from MPL Cambodia, as well as RED Canids and Vivo Keyd from MPL Brazil, participated in the tournament. Moreover, non-MPL teams from the United States, Russia, Middle East, and Latin America (LATAM) also joined the bid for the world title. Unlike M2, Myanmar and Japan were not able to join the third edition of the world championship. Additionally, M3 saw the prize pool increase from $300,000 to $800,000. ^[18]

After two grueling weeks of world-class action in the land of dawn, Blacklist International was hailed as the new world champions after defeating their fellow countrymen ONIC Philippines with a clean 4–0 sweep, breaking the tradition of the final match of the world championship going all the way to 7 games. Blacklist International's total shutout against Onic PH would mark the first ever sweep in the grand finals of the world stage. The M3 finals also marked the second time the world championship had representatives from the same nation become the grand finalists. Kiel "Oheb" Calvin Q. Soriano, the team's Gold Laner who was notoriously known throughout the tournament as the "Filipino Sniper", was crowned as the finals MVP. When he was asked which hero he wanted for Blacklist's honorary skin, he chose Estes, which is the team's signature pick and the very engine of their infamous "UBE" strategy. With their triumphant victory, Blacklist International became the second Filipino team to win the world title.

The M4 World Championship

Further information: MLBB M4 World Championship

The fourth iteration of the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang world series began on 1 January and ended on the 15th of the same month in 2023. The fourth global tournament was held in Jakarta, Indonesia. Like its M1 and M3 counterpart, the tournament was played in an offline setup. It featured 16 teams from different regions around the world. MPL-franchise teams from Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Cambodia, Brazil, and MENA (Middle East and North Africa), as well as non-MPL qualifiers from the United States, Latin America, and Mekong (Myanmar, Lao PDR, Thailand, and Vietnam) will participate. This tournament saw the omission of previous participants from the Commonwealth of Independent States due to the ongoing 2022 Russia-Ukraine conflict.

The prize pool was similar to the M3 World Championships, amounting to US$800,000.

In the final match up, two Filipino teams meet once again at the grand stage to claim the M4 World Championship. Defending champions and upper bracket finalists Blacklist International battled lower bracket winners ECHO Philippines in a best-of-seven series. After a world-class performance, ECHO Philippines won the championship against the defending champion Blacklist by sweeping the latter with a 4–0 run. Benedict "Bennyqt" Gonzales won the finals MVP award. ^[19]

The M5 World Championship

Further information: MLBB M5 World Championship

As revealed in the latest MLBB Esports 2023 roadmap, the fifth iteration of the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang world series will be held in the Philippines in December 2023. ^[20]

The Philippines and Malaysia became the official hosts for the MLBB M5 World championships with the Philippines holding the major events such as the group and knockout stages while Malaysia will hold the first MLBB World Championship Wild Card matches. ^[21] The Philippines will hold the Group Stage and Knockouts at the EVM Convention Center from December 2 to 12 while the Grand Finals will occur in the Rizal Memorial Coliseum, the venue for several Southeast Asian Games venues in 2019.

Prior to the M5 World Championships, Moonton, the game developers of MLBB announced the votings for the M-Series 5th Anniversary 10 Greatest Players Award, individual recognition and awards for players who made significant impacts for the game and their country during the course of the MLBB World Championships. ^[22] Certain controversies plagued the nomination process for the awards from Filipino players Johnmar "OhMyV33Nus" Villaluna and Danerie James "Wise" Del Rosario for their affiliation with the online-betting site Rivalry ^[23] and the snubbing of the MLBB M3 World Championships Finals MVP, Kiel Calvin "OHEB" Soriano. The VEEWISE duo, as Villaluna and Del Rosario are known for, argued that Burmese nominee and MLBB player Naing Lin "ACE" Swe was affiliated to a different online-betting site which violated certain criterions released by Moonton. This caused allegations and heated conversations from both Filipino and Burmese fans. On 10 November, Swe announced his withdrawal from the nomination and Moonton later released an announcement regarding his withdrawal. ^[24]

The awardee winners were released on 10 December 2023. ^[25]

The Grand Finals saw the first Philippines vs. Indonesia match in the entirety of the M-Series. The Philippines' AP Bren won the MLBB M5 World Championships, defeating upper bracket foe ONIC Esports in seven games despite AP Bren holding a 3–1 series lead prior to ONIC's Game 7 push. Regardless, AP Bren became the first organization to win two world titles and the first team to win the world championships on home soil. AP Bren was the first Filipino team to win the M-Series. ^[2]

The M6 World Championship

Further information: MLBB M6 World Championship

Viewership

Edition	Peak Viewers		Hours Watched	Average Viewers	Air Time	Prize Pool
M1	648,069		9,939,023	162,050	61 hours	$250,000
M2	3,083,245		42,706,210	689,737	62 hours	$300,000
M3	3,191,404		62,618,894	602,588	104 hours	$800,000
M4	4,270,270		79,686,798	802,217	99 hours
M5	Wildcard event	271,822	3,825,344	100,009	38 hours	$900,000
	Main event	5,067,107 [26]	72,160,063	475,259	151 hours

Participating regions

The number in each box represents the number of teams by region.

Region	M1	M2	M3	M4	M5		Editions
					Groups	Wildcard
Argentina	–	–	–	1	–	1	2
Brazil	1	1	2	1	2	–	5
Cambodia	1	1	1	1	1	–	5
China	–	–	–	–	–	1	1
Commonwealth of Independent States	–	–	1	–	1	1	2
Indonesia	2	2	2	2	2	–	5
Japan	1	1	–	–	–	–	2
Laos	1	–	–	–	–	1	2
Malaysia	2	1	2	2	1	1	5
Middle East and North Africa	–	–	1	1	1	1	4
Myanmar	1	1	–	1	–	1	4
Peru	–	–	1	1	–	–	2
Philippines	2	2	2	2	2	–	5
Russia	1	1	–	–	–	1 [27]	2
Singapore	1	2	2	1	1	–	5
Turkey	1	–	1	1	1	–	4
United States	1	–	1	1	1	–	4
Vietnam	1	–	–	1	–	–	2

Participating teams

M1 World Championship (2019)

Team	Seed
GeO Esports	Brazil Local Qualifiers
Impunity KH	Cambodia Local Qualifiers
EVOS Legends	MPL-ID S4 Champion
RRQ Hoshi	MPL-ID S4 Runner-Up
10s Gaming+	Japan Local Qualifiers
Candy Comeback	Thailand and Laos Local Qualifiers
Todak	MPL-MY Runner-up
Axis Esports	MPL-MY 4th place
Burmese Ghouls	MPL-MM S3 Champion
Sunsparks	MPL-PH S4 Champion
ONIC Esports PH	MPL-PH S4 Runner-up
Deus Vult	Russia Local Qualifiers
EVOS Esports SG	MPL-MY S4 Champion
Evil Esports	Turkey Local Qualifiers
Team Gosu	US Local Qualifiers
VEC Fantasy Main	360 Mobi Championship S3 Champion

M2 World Championship (2020)

Team	Seed
DreamMax Esports	Brazil Local Qualifiers
Impunity KH	Cambodia Local Qualifiers
RRQ Hoshi	MPL-ID S6 Champion
Alter Ego Esports	MPL-ID S6 Runner-Up
10s Gaming Frost	Japan Local Qualifiers
Todak	MPL-MY/SG S6 Champion
Burmese Ghouls	MPL-MM S5 Champion
Bren Esports	MPL-PH S6 Champion
OMEGA Esports	MPL-PH S6 Runner-Up
Unique Deus Vult	Russia Local Qualifiers
EVOS Esports SG	MPL-MY/SG S6 Runner-Up
RSG SG	MPL-MY/SG S6 Second Runner-Up

M3 World Championship (2021)

Team	Seed
EVOS Esports SG	MPL-SG S2 Champion
RSG SG	MPL-SG S2 Runner-up
ONIC Esports	MPL-ID S8 Champion
RRQ Hoshi	MPL-ID S8 Runner-up
Blacklist International	MPL-PH S8 Champion
ONIC Philippines	MPL-PH S8 Runner-up
Team SMG	MPL-MY S8 Champion
Todak	MPL-MY S8 Runner-up
Red Canids	MPL-BR S1 Champion
Vivo Keyd	MPL-BR S1 Runner-up
See You Soon	MPL-KH S1 Champion
BloodThirstyKings	M3 North American Qualifier Champion
GX Squad	M3 Arabia Major 2nd Runner Up (Replaced Akatsuki)
Natus Vincere	Mobile Legends Mythic League CIS Champion
Bedel	Mobile Legends Turkey Championship 2021 Champion
Malvinas Gaming	LATAM Championship 2021 Champion

M4 World Championship (2022)

Team	Seed
Team HAQ	MPL Malaysia S10 Champion
Todak	MPL Malaysia S10 Runner-up
Burn X Flash	MPL KH Autumn Split 2022 Champion
RSG Singapore	MPL Singapore S4
Incendio Supremacy	Turkey Champion
Blacklist International	MPL Philippines Season 10 Champion
ECHO Philippines	MPL Philippines Season 10 Runner Up
ONIC Esports	MPL Indonesia Season 10 Champion
RRQ Hoshi	MPL Indonesia Season 10 Runner-Up
RRQ Akira	MPL Brazil Season 3 Champion
Falcon Esports	Myanmar M4 Qualifiers
S11 Gaming Argentina	Super League LATAM Champion
Malvinas Gaming	Super League LATAM Runner-up
MDH Esports	M4 Mekong Qualifiers
Occupy Thrones	MPL MENA Fall Split 2022 Champions (previously Thrones Esport)
The Valley	MLBB NACT Winner

M5 World Championship (2023)

Group Stage Teams

Team	Finish
AP Bren	MPL Philippines S12 Champions
Blacklist International	MPL Philippines S12 Runner-Up
ONIC Esports	MPL Indonesia S12 Champions
Geek Fam ID	MPL Indonesia S12 Runner-Up
HomeBois	MPL Malaysia S12 Champions
Team Flash	MPL Singapore S6 Champions
RRQ Akira	LIGA LATAM 2023 Champions
Bigetron Sons	LIGA LATAM 2023 Runner-Up
See You Soon	MPL Cambodia Autumn Split Champions 2023
Triple Esports	MPL MENA Fall Split Champions 2023
Deus Vult	MCC Season 2 Champions
Fire Flux Esports	MTC Turkiye Championship Season 2
TheOhioBrothers	NACT Fall Split Champions 2023
Burmese Ghouls	Myanmar M5 Qualifier

Wild Card Teams

Team	Finish
Imperio	LIGA LATAM 2023 2nd Runner-Up
Team SMG	MPL Malaysia S12 Runner-Up (Qualified)
Umbrella Squad	MCC Season 2 Runner-Up
4Merical Esports	MLBB Champion Battles Fall 2023
Niightmare Esports	M Challenge Cup Mekong Season 2
Team Falcons	MPL MENA Fall Split Runner-Up 2023
Team Lilgun	ESN National Championship Champions 2023 (Qualified)
Keep Best Gaming	MLBB M5 China Qualifier

Results

Grand Final winners

Since M1, the World Championships are settled on a best-of-seven series featuring the upper and lower bracket winners.

Bold	Winning team of the M-World championship
Italics	Runner-up team

Year	Edition	Upper Bracket Champions	Domestic Finish	Head Coach	Result	Lower Bracket Champions	Domestic Finish	Head Coach	Finals MVP	Reference
2019	M1	EVOS Legends	MPL Indonesia Season 4 champions	Bjorn "Zeys" Ong	4–3	RRQ Hoshi	MPL Indonesia Season 4 runner-up	Adi "Acil" Asyauri	Eko "Oura" Julianto	[28]
2020	M2	Burmese Ghouls	MPL Myanmar Season 5 champions	Win "PVNDV" Htut	3–4	Bren Esports	MPL Philippines Season 6 champions	Francis "Ducky" Glindro	Karl "KarlTzy" Nepomuceno	[29]
2021	M3	ONIC Philippines	MPL Philippines Season 8 runner-up	Denver "Yeb" Miranda	0–4	Blacklist International	MPL Philippines Season 8 champions	Kristoffer "Bon Chan" Ricaplaza	Kiel Calvin "OHEB" Soriano	[30]
2022	M4	Blacklist International	MPL Philippines Season 10 champions	Kristoffer "Bon Chan" Ricaplaza	0–4	ECHO Philippines	MPL Philippines Season 10 runner-up	Harold "Tictac" Reyes	Frederic "Bennyqt" Gonzales	[31]
2023	M5	ONIC Esports	MPL Indonesia Season 12 champions	Denver "Yeb" Miranda	3–4	AP Bren	MPL Philippines Season 12 champions	Francis "Ducky" Glindro	David "FlapTzy" Canon	[32]

Regional and Team Performances

Region and League	Titles	Runner-Up	2nd Runner-Up	3rd Runner-Up	Top Five Finishes
Philippines (MPL Philippines)	4 (M2, M3, M4, M5)	2 (M3, M4)	1 (M5)	0	7
Indonesia (MPL Indonesia)	1 (M1)	2 (M1, M5)	1 (M4)	2 (M2, M4)	6
Myanmar (MPL Myanmar)	0	1 (M2)	0	1 (M1)	2
Malaysia (MPL Malaysia)	0	0	1 (M1)	0	1
United States (NACT)	0	0	1 (M3)	0	1
Singapore (MPL Singapore)	0	0	0	1 (M3)	1
CIS (MCC)	0	0	0	1 (M5)	1

The M1, M3 and M4 editions of the world championships witnessed an all Philippine or Indonesian Grand Finals, thus having two editions in either of the four final positions. M2 and M5 are thus far the only tournaments to have two different regions competing against each other in the Final. ^{[33] [34] [35]}

By Team

Region and League	Finals Appearance(s)	Titles	Runner-Up	2nd Runner-Up	3rd Runner-Up
Bren Esports	2	2 (M2, M5)	0	0	0
Blacklist International	2	1 (M3)	1 (M4)	1 (M5)	0
EVOS Legends	1	1 (M1)	0	0	0
ECHO Philippines	1	1 (M4)	0	0	0
RRQ Hoshi	1	0	1 (M1)	2 (M2, M4)	0
Burmese Ghouls	1	0	1 (M2)	0	1 (M1)
ONIC Esports	1	0	1 (M5)	0	1 (M4)
ONIC Philippines	1	0	1 (M3)	0	0
Todak	0	0	0	1 (M1)	0
BloodThirstyKings	0	0	0	1 (M3)	0
Alter Ego Esports	0	0	0	0	1 (M2)
EVOS Singapore	0	0	0	0	1 (M3)
Deus Vult	0	0	0	0	1 (M5)

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