MSC 2024
| 2024 | |
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Game | Mobile Legends: Bang Bang |
| Dates | 28 June–14 July |
| Administrator | Moonton |
| Host(s) |  Saudi Arabia |
| Teams | 23 |
| Purse | $3,000,000 |
The 2024 Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mid Season Cup, commonly referred to as MSC 2024, will be the seventh edition of the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mid Season Cup, an esports tournament for the mobile game Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.
MSC 2024 will be the first edition of the tournament bearing the name "Mid Season Cup", formerly stylized as the "Southeast Asia Cup". The tournament was rebranded to the Mid Season Cup in lieu of the Southeast Asia Cup due to its venue, hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the first tournament in MLBB to be held outside of Southeast Asia.[1] Moreover, following the previous edition in Phnom Penh, the tournament invited several regions apart from Southeast Asia teams from competing. Furthermore, it will bear the largest prize pool in any MLBB professional tournament in history, boasting a $3 million prize pool with the champions winning $1 million.[2]
Background[edit]
The MSC 2024 is the first edition of the tournament that will be held in Saudi Arabia, specifically the city of Riyadh.[3] The country also previously hosted the Asia and Oceania Qualifiers for IESF 2023.[4] MSC 2024 will feature teams from Asia, North America, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Europe and Latin America. Teams qualified through their region's qualification method, whether it will be an MPL Region or a Moonton-approved qualification tournament.
The hosting will be in collaboration with Saudi Arabia's government-backed multi-title esports series, the Esports World Cup.
Qualified teams[edit]
Qualifying for the MSC 2024 tournament comes from the competing nation's Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League, commonly known as "MPL". However, regional/non-MPL qualifiers in the North America, Turkey, Myanmar, and Chinese regions were also held to broaden the reach of the Championship's teams.
MSC 2024 shall be composed of the following twelve regions that automatically send 15 teams combined:[5]
| Region | League | Qualification method | Team name | ID | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | MPL Philippines | MPL Philippines S13 Champions |  Liquid ECHO / TBA
|
TBA | |
| MPL Philippines S13 Runners-up | TBA | ||||
| Indonesia | MPL Indonesia | MPL Indonesia S13 Champions |  TBA
|
TBA | |
| MPL Indonesia S13 Runners-up | TBA
|
TBA | |||
| Middle East and North Africa | MPL MENA | MPL MENA Spring 2024 Champions | TBA | ||
| Highest-Ranking Saudi Team | TBA
|
TBA | |||
| Latin America | MPL LATAM | MPL LATAM Season 1 Champions |  RRQ Akira
|
RRQ-A | TBA |
| Malaysia | MPL Malaysia | MPL Malaysia Season 13 Champions |  TBA
|
TBA | |
| Singapore | MPL Singapore | MPL Singapore Season 7 Champions |  TBA
|
TBA | |
| Cambodia | MPL Cambodia | MPL Cambodia Spring 2024 Champions |  SeeYouSoon
|
SYS | TBA |
| Eastern Europe and Central Asia | MLBB Continental Championships | MLBB Continental Championships Season 3 Champions | TBA | ||
| Myanmar | MSC 2024 Myanmar Qualifiers | MSC 2024 Myanmar Qualifiers Champions |  Falcon Esports
|
FC | TBA |
| Turkey | MTC Turkiye Championships | MTC Turkiye Championships Season 3 Champions |  Fire Flux Esports
|
FFE | |
| North America | MLBB NACT | MLBB NACT Spring 2024 Champions |  BloodThirstyKings
|
BTK | TBA |
| China | MSC 2024 China Qualifiers | MSC 2024 China Qualifiers Champions |  TBA
|
TBA | |
In addition, one team will qualify for MSC 2024 via the 8-team Wildcard Tournament.
| Region | League | Qualification method | Team name | ID | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latin America | MPL LATAM | MPL LATAM Season 1 Runners-up |  Entity7
|
E7 | |
| Malaysia | MPL Malaysia | MPL Malaysia Season 13 Runners-up | TBA
|
TBA | |
| Eastern Europe and Central Asia | MLBB Continental Championships | MLBB Continental Championships Season 3 Runners-up | TBA | ||
| Turkey | MTC Turkiye Championships | MTC Turkiye Championships Season 3 Runners-up | S2G Esports
|
S2G | TBA |
| South Asia | MLBB Champion Battles (MCB) | MLBB Champion Battles (MCB) Spring 2024 Champions | TBA | ||
| Mekong region | M Challenge Cup | MSC 2024 M Challenge Cup Champions |  Zino Zenith
|
ZZ | TBA |
| China | MSC 2024 China Qualifiers | MSC 2024 China Qualifiers Runners-up | TBA
|
TBA | |
| Mongolia | MSC 2024 Mongolia Qualifiers | MSC 2024 Mongolia Qualifiers Champions |  TBA
|
TBA | |
Wild Card rounds[edit]
Teams qualifying for the Wild Card tournament are divided into two groups of four teams each, playing in a single round-robin format. Matches in the wild card rounds are scheduled to be played from June 28–30. All matches in this phase are a best-of-one series, with only the top seed per group qualifying for the decider match to determine which team will advance to the group stage. The decider match is a best-of-five series.[6]
Group A[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to decider match |
| 2 | Team B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Eliminated |
| 3 | Team C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Team D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Group points; 2) Point differential; 3) Fastest match time
Group B[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to decider match |
| 2 | Team B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Eliminated |
| 3 | Team C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Team D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Group points; 2) Point differential; 3) Fastest match time
Decider match[edit]
| Decider Match | 30 June | Group A winner | v | Group B winner | ||||
| Game 1 | ||||||||
| Game 2 | ||||||||
| Game 3 | ||||||||
| Game 4* | ||||||||
| Game 5* | ||||||||
Group stage[edit]
Matches in the group stage are a best-of-two series, with potential best-of-one tiebreakers to be played if necessary. Only the top two teams per group advance to the quarterfinals.[6]
Group A[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 2 | Team B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Team C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Eliminated |
| 4 | Team D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Group points; 2) Point differential; 3) Best-of-one tiebreakers
Group B[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team E | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 2 | Team F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Team G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Eliminated |
| 4 | Team H | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Group points; 2) Point differential; 3) Best-of-one tiebreakers
Group C[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team I | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 2 | Team J | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Team K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Eliminated |
| 4 | Team L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Group points; 2) Point differential; 3) Best-of-one tiebreakers
Group D[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 2 | Team N | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Team O | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Eliminated |
| 4 | Team P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Group points; 2) Point differential; 3) Best-of-one tiebreakers
Playoffs[edit]
All matches are a best-of-five series, except for the Grand Final which is a best-of-seven series.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Grand Final | ||||||||||||
| Third place match | ||||||||||||||
Final standings[edit]
| Rank | Prize Pool | Pct | Team and Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | $1,000,000 | 33% | TBA |
| Runner Up | $500,000 | 17% | TBA |
| 2nd Runner Up | $200,000 | 7% | TBA |
| 3rd Runner Up | $200,000 | 7% | TBA |
| 5th-8th | $100,000 | 3% | TBA |
| 9th-16th | $56,000 | 2% | TBA |
| 17th-23rd | $36,000 | 1% | TBA |
References[edit]
- ^ News, G. M. A. (2024-01-26). "MSC 2024 to be hosted by Saudi Arabia in July". GMA News Online. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Mobile Legends: MSC champions to win US$1 million grand prize out of US$3 million prize pool". Yahoo News. 2024-03-03. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
- ^ Elona, Jules (23 January 2024). "MSC 2024 heads to Saudi Arabia with massive, record-breaking prize pool". One Esports. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ Miller, George (10 July 2023). "Stage is set for Gamers8 IESF Asian Championship in Riyadh". European Gaming. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "We're Riyadh Ready!". Facebook. Mobile Legends Esports. 23 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Esports World Cup Format Explained". Facebook. Esports World Cup. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
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