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* SeeYouSoon '''did''' commit match misconduct and have automatically forfeited the match with the points going to Selangor Red Giants. |
* SeeYouSoon '''did''' commit match misconduct and have automatically forfeited the match with the points going to Selangor Red Giants. |
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* SeeYouSoon's Coaching Staff Sam "'''Paragon'''" Sophanny and Chhim "'''CatGod'''" Vitou will have a 4-match suspension for MSC 2024. They are not allowed to be present in the venue during the remaining matches of SeeYouSoon in the tournament.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/MLBBEsportsOfficial/posts/pfbid0tZn3QyMnMihaWdtkKr47qnkQmKT1TbkyEiQvTtkxJu8NH8MWzunf1wRaCbJbcKtAl</ref> |
* SeeYouSoon's Coaching Staff Sam "'''Paragon'''" Sophanny and Chhim "'''CatGod'''" Vitou will have a 4-match suspension for MSC 2024. They are not allowed to be present in the venue during the remaining matches of SeeYouSoon in the tournament.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/MLBBEsportsOfficial/posts/pfbid0tZn3QyMnMihaWdtkKr47qnkQmKT1TbkyEiQvTtkxJu8NH8MWzunf1wRaCbJbcKtAl</ref> |
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== External links == |
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* [[2024 MPL Philippines season]] |
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* [[2024 Esports World Cup]] |
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* [[MPL Philippines]] |
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* [[MPL Indonesia]] |
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* [[Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mid Season Cup]] |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 00:23, 13 July 2024
 | This article documents a current Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mid Season Cup. Information may change rapidly as the event progresses. Initial news reports, scores, or statistics may be unreliable. The last updates to this article may not reflect the most current information. (June 2024) |
| 2024 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Game | Mobile Legends: Bang Bang |
| Dates | 28 June–14 July 2024 |
| Administrator | Moonton, Esports World Cup |
Tournament format(s) | Group stage Single Round Robin Format Playoffs Single-elimination Format |
| Host(s) |  Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Participants | 16 teams |
| Purse | $3,000,000 |
| Website | https://esportsworldcup.com |
The 2024 Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mid Season Cup, commonly referred to as MSC 2024, is the ongoing seventh edition of the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mid Season Cup, an annual mid-year international esports tournament for the mobile game Mobile Legends: Bang Bang organized by Moonton.
MSC 2024 is the first edition of the tournament bearing the name "Mid Season Cup", formerly known 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 and the expansion of Mobile Legends: Bang Bang globally.[1] Also following the previous edition in Phnom Penh, the tournament includes new regions apart from Southeast Asia organizations from competing. Furthermore, it bears the largest prize pool in any MLBB professional tournament in history, boasting a $3 million prize pool with the champions winning a prize of $1 million.[2]
Defending champions ONIC Esports were eliminated in the Group Stage, setting a knockout stage that saw Indonesia finish its worst placement in MSC history with both of its representatives getting eliminated in the Group Stage.[3] This iteration of the tournament showcases the first time that an Indonesian representative has not qualified for the playoffs/knockouts.
Background
MSC 2024 is the first edition of the annual tournament held in the City of Riyadh. Apart from MSC 2024, the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Women's Invitational (MWI) is also hosted in Riyadh as part of the 2024 Esports World Cup. The announcement of the Mid Season Cup was done on January 2024 following certain leaks that MSC is heading to the Middle East, specifically Saudi Arabia.[4]
Previously, the tournament was named as the "Southeast Asia Cup", a regional tournament for teams in the Southeast Asian region. However, during MSC 2023, the addition of Turkish, North American and Chinese teams were taken into consideration the point of the name "Southeast Asia Cup" in the first place. Game developers Moonton released the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 2024 Roadmap during the beginning of 2024.[5]
The addition of the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang in the 2024 Esports World Cup is likely due to the partnership between Moonton and Qiddiya, the entertainment megaproject launched by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Moonton explained that the reinforced partnership between it and Qiddiya is seen as both organization's "commitment to deliver captivating experiences to global communities."[6]
With its participation in the 2024 Esports World Cup, MSC 2024's prize pool is featuring a hefty-increase from $300,000 to $3 million. MSC 2024's prize pool is part of the $60 million cumulative prize pool which also includes the prize pool for the different esports titles, $7.6 million for qualifiers and $1.1 million for MVP awards.[7] MSC 2024's prize pool is identical to the prize pools of PUBG Mobile and Honor of Kings. These three games' prize pool are just behind Dota 2's prize pool of $5 million.
Patch
MSC 2024 is played on Patch 1.8.92 which was released on 19 June 2024 wherein certain adjustments were made to the in-game equipment and hero skills. These includes nerfs and buffs and adjustments. The New Hero named "Zhuxin" is not available for utilization and playing for MSC 2024 in lieu of new, revamped, buffed, and nerfed items.
| Patch 1.8.92 | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Hero Zhuxin, Beacon of Spirits | ||
| Role: | Mage | |
| Skills | Effects | |
| Skill 1: | Fluttering Grace |
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| Skill 2: | Lantern Flare |
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| Ultimate: | Crimson Beacon |
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| Hero Adjustments | ||
| Hero/Entity | Type of Adjustment | Notes |
| Zhask | Attribute Adjustment |
|
| Lord | New Effect |
|
| Item(s) | ||
| New Item(s) | ||
| Skypiercer | Lethality: Executes the hero if their HP is lower than 4%. Increases the threshold with stacks gained from kills. | |
| Reworked & Improved Item(s): | ||
| ||
Venue
MSC 2024 was announced to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The wildcard stage was held at the Festival area of Riyadh's Boulevard City, while the group stage, knockout stage and the Grand Finals will be held at Square 2 of Boulevard City, also known as the 5V5 Arena or the Amazon Arena for sponsorship purposes.
| Wildcard Stage | Group Stage | Knockout Stage and Grand Finals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | |||
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Qualified teams
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, Türkiye, 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:[8]
| Region | League | Qualification method | Team name | ID | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | MPL Philippines | MPL Philippines Season 13 Champions |  Liquid Echo
|
TLPH | C |
| MPL Philippines Season 13 First Runner-ups | Falcons AP Bren
|
FCAP | D | ||
| Indonesia | MPL Indonesia | MPL Indonesia Season 13 Champions |  Fnatic ONIC ID
|
FNOC | B |
| MPL Indonesia Season 13 Runners-up | EVOS Glory
|
EVOS | A | ||
| Middle East and North Africa | MPL MENA | MPL MENA Season 5 Champions | Team Falcons
|
FLCN | B |
| Highest-Ranking Saudi Team | Twisted Minds
|
TWIS | C | ||
| Latin America | MPL LATAM | MPL LATAM Season 1 Champions |  RRQ Akira
|
RRQ | A |
| Malaysia | MPL Malaysia | MPL Malaysia Season 13 Champions |  Selangor Red Giants
|
SRG | B |
| Singapore | MPL Singapore | MPL Singapore Season 7 Champions |  NIP Flash
|
NPFL | A |
| Cambodia | MPL Cambodia | MPL Cambodia Season 6 Champions |  SeeYouSoon
|
SYS | B |
| Eastern Europe and Central Asia | MLBB Continental Championships | MLBB Continental Championships Season 3 Champions |  Team Spirit
|
TS | C |
| Myanmar | MSC 2024 Myanmar Qualifier | MSC 2024 Myanmar Qualifier Champions |  Falcon Esports
|
FCON | D |
| Türkiye | MLBB Türkiye Championships | MLBB Türkiye Championships Season 3 Champions |  Fire Flux Esports
|
FF | A |
| North America | MLBB North America Challenger Tournament | MLBB North America Challenger Tournament Spring 2024 Champions |  Cloud9
|
C9 | D |
| China | MSC 2024 China Qualifier | MSC 2024 China Qualifier Champions |  Xianyou Gaming
|
XYG | D |
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 | A |
| Malaysia | MPL Malaysia | MPL Malaysia Season 13 Runners-up | HomeBois
|
HB | B |
| Eastern Europe and Central Asia | MLBB Continental Championships | MLBB Continental Championships Season 3 First Runner-ups | Brute Force
|
BF | B |
| Türkiye | MLBB Türkiye Championships | MLBB Türkiye Championships Season 3 First Runner-ups | S2G Esports
|
S2G | A |
| South Asia | MLBB Champion Battles | MLBB Champion Battles Season 3 Champions |  Trained to Kill
|
T2K | B |
| Mekong Region | M Challenge Cup | M Challenge Cup Season 3 Champions |  Zino Zenith
|
ZEN | A |
| China | MSC 2024 China Qualifier | MSC 2024 China Qualifier First Runner-ups | KeepBest Gaming
|
KBG | A |
| Mongolia | MSC 2024 Mongolia Qualifier | MSC 2024 Mongolia Qualifier Champions |  IHC Esports
|
IHC | B |
Qualified rosters
Group Stage
| Team Name | Short Name | League | Head Coach | Asst. Coach(es) | Main Five | Substitute(s) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exp Lane | Jungle | Mid Lane | Gold Lane | Roamer | ||||||
| Fnatic ONIC ID
|
FNOC | MPL-ID | Yeb
(Denver Miranda) |
Adi
(Adi Asyauri) |
Lutpiii
(Lutpi Ardianto) |
Kairi
(Kairi Rayosdelsol) |
S A N Z
(Gilang) |
CW
(Calvin Winata) |
Kiboy
(Nicky Pontonuwu) |
Albertt
(Albert Iskandar) |
| Butsss
(Muhammad Sanubari) | ||||||||||
| EVOS Glory
|
EVOS | MPL-ID | G
(Afrindo Valentino) |
Caleb
(Tesista Kayleb) |
Fluffy
(Regi Marviola) |
Anavel
(Junisen Young Lo) |
Claw Kun
(Adriansyah Lesmana) |
Branz
(Jabran Wiloko) |
DreamS
(Rachmad Wahyudi) |
Panser
(Thimothy Tonny) |
| Liquid ECHO
|
TLPH | MPL-PH | Tictac
(Harold Reyes) |
Cjay
|
Sanford
(Sanford Vinuya) |
KarlTzy
(Karl Nepomuceno) |
Sanji
(Alston Pabico) |
Bennyqt
(Frederic Gonzales) |
Jaypee
(Jaypee dela Cruz) |
Zaida
(Justine Palma) |
| Falcons AP Bren
|
FCAP | MPL-PH | Ducky
(Francis Glindro) |
Trebor
(Robert Sanchez) |
FlapTzy
(David Canon) |
KyleTzy
(Michael Sayson) |
Pheww
(Angelo Arcangel) |
Super Marco
(Stephen Requitiano) |
Owgwen
(Rowgien Unigo) |
Pandora
(Vincent Unigo) |
| Team Falcons
|
FLCN | MPL-MENA | Zico
(John Dizon) |
Paoweeburn
|
Ding
(Danver Canja) |
 KENJI
(Amir Mohamed) |
Goodnight
(Jaylord Bacog) |
Lark
(Abdullah Alshammari) |
Super
(Ahmad Alzaglul) |
Alpho
(Ahmed Aly) |
| Twisted Minds
|
TWIS | MPL-MENA | Lyrick
(Hendrich Clahi) |
Mike Sama
(Ren Diong) |
Sanji
(Ayman Alqarni) |
Lio
(Mahomoud Elsayed) |
Cuffin
(Muath Alkoraini) |
Saano
(Sulaiman Alrashdi) |
Trolll
(Moayed Kharaba) |
Tarzan
(Mohammed Kharabah) |
| Maro
(Amr Amin) | ||||||||||
| Selangor Red Giants
|
SRG | MPL-MY | Arcadia
(Michael Bocado) |
OzoraVeki
(Poon Sing) |
Kramm
(Mark Rusiana) |
Sekys
(Muhammad Zaman) |
Stormie
(Hazziq Rizman) |
Innocent
(John Banal) |
Yums
(Muhammad Suhairi) |
Gojes
(Ilman Zulkifli) |
| NIP Flash
|
NPFL | MPL-SG | Adammir
(Adam Ee) |
Zarate
|
Diablo
(Yeo Wee Lun) |
Hadess
(Jaymar Lazaro) |
KurtTzy
(Jankurt Matira) |
Vanix
(Keith Lim Wei Jun) |
Lolsie
(Bellamy Yeov) |
/ JPL
(Akihiro Furusawa) |
| Pooskie
| ||||||||||
| SeeYouSoon
|
SYS | MPL-KH | CatGod
(Chhim Vitou) |
PARAGON
(Sam Sophanny) |
Felix
(Leng Kimhak) |
MP the King
(Michael Endino) |
Raa
(Sovann Chanmakara) |
Souuul
(Kennt Baesa) |
BOXI
(Sok Viera) |
Trabot
|
| RRQ Akira
|
RRQ | MPL-LATAM | Cabral
(Godman Cabral) |
Ybig
|
Tekashi
(Arthur Nascimento) |
Kiing
(Lucas Godoy) |
Seigen
(Matheus Lima) |
Gustalagusta
(Gustavo Lima) |
Luiizz
(Luiz Alves) |
Blink
(Gabriel Favoreto) |
| Team Spirit
|
TS | MCC | Lil
(Ruslan Degtev) |
Vren
(Vrendon Pesebre) |
 Kid Bomba
(Mathaios Chatzilakos) |
Marl
(Sergey Finashev) |
Sunset Lover
(Kemiran Kochkarov) |
Hiko
(Pak Anton Igorevich) |
SAWO
(Stanislav Reshnyak) |
Solist
|
| Fire Flux Esports
|
FF | MTC | Ospreay
(Vladimir Gonchar) |
Badgalseph
(Sacit Arslan) |
Alien
(Bariş Ali Çakır) |
Tienzy
(Sidar Menteşe) |
Rosa
(Ahmet Taha Batır) |
Sunshine
(Emre Sarı) |
APEX47
(Furkan Akbulut) |
Finarfin
(Kutay Artık) |
| Cloud9
|
C9 | NACT | Midnight
(Neil De Guzman) |
Sir Rose
(Martin Bautista) |
Mielow
(Chris Enobio) |
MobaZane
(Michael Cosgun) |
Marqt
(Marco Lacson) |
Basic
(Peter Lozano) |
Cole World
(Chris Cartagenas) |
Kevy
|
| Falcon Esports
|
FCON | MSC-MM Qualifier | Kalama
(Kaung Htet Oo) |
Ar Sy
(Rodel Cruz) |
Royal Milk
(Arkar Pyae) |
Daxx
(Kaung Sett) |
Mok
(Moe Ko Ko) |
Beni
(Min Swan Kon) |
KidX
(Yehtet Sithu) |
J3X
(Kaung Min Khan) |
| Xianyou Gaming
|
XYG | MSC-CN Qualiier | Guard
(Amos Ker Zhen Shun) |
Little
|
Kielvj
(Kiel Cruzem) |
Zzzed
|
Yione
|
Loong
(Tang Zelong) |
GodYang
(Yang Yang) |
CHMA
(Sour Mara) |
Wildcard Stage
| Team Name | Short Name | League | Head Coach | Asst. Coach(es) | Main Five | Substitute(s) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXP Lane | Jungle | Mid Lane | Gold Lane | Roamer | ||||||
| HomeBois
|
HB | MPL-MY | Pabz
(Kahirul Sharif) |
Jeff
(Jeffrey Manforte) |
Sepat
(Muhammad Aujang) |
Chibi
(Muhammad Mohd Nor) |
Udil
(Muhammad Adriansyah) |
Nets
(Kenneth Sablande Barro) |
Xorn
(Mohammed Noor) |
Mal
(Muhammad Bin Rozali) |
| Entity7
|
E7 | MPL-LATAM |  BlackJax
(Ignacio Lucumi) |
 Ericber
|
 Markinho
(Marco Colque) |
Hide on bush
(Facundo Ledesma) |
 Chan
(Darien Barraza) |
Fury (Angel Samuel)
|
Erwin
(Rodrigo Herenu) |
Crissangel
|
| Brute Force
|
BF | MCC | Pao
(Ren Villanueva) |
— | Marbon
(Ildarovich Gabdrakhmanov) |
 Mashiro
(Cavadov Agabalaoglu) |
Kodjikk
(Baibulsinov Eduardovich) |
Black merch
(Falin Yurievich) |
Fangor
(Gorin Sergeevich) |
El Gringo
(Khamikov Shokhin) |
| S2G Esports
|
S2G | MTC | demigod
(Fatih Al) |
Boranxcaglar
(Uğurcan Arslan) |
Lunar
(Mehmet Ibrahim Ilgun) |
Kazue
(Mehmed Akif Öztürk) |
Begin
(Emir Gözcü) |
Sigibum
(Şiyar Akbulut) |
Qaro
(Ahmet Yaren) |
arion
(Uğurcan Arslan) |
| Zino Zenith
|
ZEN | MCC-M | Carlo
(John Argonza) |
— | Hehehehehehe
(Lâm Văn Đạt) |
Jowga
(Nguyễn Văn Tô Đô) |
Shocker
(Justin Guanga) |
Zippx
(Kyaw Zin Bo) |
GNART
(Phạm Ngọc Trạng) |
Meow
(Nguyễn Đức Nam) |
| Trained to Kill
|
T2K | MCB | Youngin
(Daryl Ng Jun Da) |
Basanta
|
Masarap
(Aayush Bhandari) |
Yahiko
(Aayush Rai) |
Bobe
|
 Vvitch
|
APEX
|
Nachz
|
| IHC Esports
|
IHC | MSC-MN Qualifier | Sparco
(Temuujin Erdenebaatar) |
— | Aizn
(Enkhbat Munkhharaa) |
Zxaura
(Bagabandi Tegshjargal) |
Forbid
(Amarmurun Mandah) |
Bebex
(Erdenemunkh Chinsukh) |
Ethan
(Batbold Batjargal) |
— |
| KeepBest Gaming
|
KBG | MSC-CN Qualifier | Webby
(Chen Jiawei) |
— | Siyu
(Gao Yifan) |
Saxa
(Kenneth Fedelin) |
LMU
(Shen Yuan) |
Wawawa
(Chen Jiajie) |
Tracy
(Damasco Danielle) |
Peach
(Yang Daizhi) |
| Tides
(Yang Shangteng) | ||||||||||
Group and Wildcard Draws
Group Draw
The Group Draw for the upcoming MSC 2024 was announced via the official Facebook page for Mobile Legends Esports. These include the dates of the tournaments' stages such as the Wild Cards and the Group Stages. Moreover, the post also announced the rules for the upcoming Group Draw for MSC 2024.
Group Draw:
- All 16 qualified teams for the Group Stage will be split into 2 Pools: Pool 1 and Pool 2.
- Pool 1 includes the Champions and Runners-up for MPL Philippines and MPL Indonesia's recently concluded seasons, all other teams including the lone-team that have qualified via the Wild Card tournament will be put in Pool 2.
- The Group Draw order will be ABCD→ABCD→ABCD→ABCD until all teams have been grouped.
- There will be no avoidance principle for teams from the same region.
- Team As from the Group Draw order will all be Pool 1 teams while the remaining teams will come from Pool 2.
- The Group Draw was not broadcast but was announced on the official website of Mobile Legends Esports.
Wildcard Draw
The Wildcard draw was also announced in the same post.
Wildcard Draw:
- All 8 Wildcard teams will be put into one pool.
- The first drawn team will be put in Group A and the second drawn team will be put in Group B. This system will repeat until all teams have been separated into two groups of four teams. (Example, 1A, 2B, 3A, 4B, etc.)
| Pool 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Liquid Echo
|
Fnatic ONIC ID
|
Falcons AP Bren
|
EVOS Glory
|
| Pool 2 | |||
| Selangor Red Giants
|
SeeYouSoon
|
Falcon Esports
|
 Team Spirit
|
| Fire Flux Esports
|
Cloud 9
|
RRQ Akira
|
Xianyou Gaming
|
| NIP Flash
|
Team Falcons
|
Twisted Minds
|
Wild Card Qualifier |
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
|---|---|---|---|
| EVOS Glory
|
Fnatic ONIC ID
|
Liquid Echo
|
Falcons AP Bren
|
| Fire Flux Esports
|
SeeYouSoon
|
Wild Card Qualifier | Xianyou Gaming
|
| NIP Flash
|
Selangor Red Giants
|
Twisted Minds
|
Cloud 9
|
| RRQ Akira
|
Team Falcons
|
Team Spirit
|
Falcon Esports
|
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
| Entity7
|
Brute Force
|
| KeepBest Gaming
|
HomeBois
|
| S2G Esports
|
IHC Esports
|
| Zino Zenith
|
Trained to Kill
|
Wild Card rounds
Teams qualifying for the Wild Card tournament were divided into two groups of four teams each, playing in a single round-robin format. Matches in the wild card rounds were scheduled to be played from June 28–30. All matches in the elimination phase were a best-of-one series, with only the top seed per group qualifying for the decider match that determined which team will advance to the group stage. The decider match was a best-of-five series.[9]
Group A
Source: [10]
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Group B
Source: [11]
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Decider match
After a 3–0 and a final victory over Nepal's Trained To Kill, HomeBois advances against Group A leaders Entity7 in the Decider Match. After a 1–1 start, HomeBois won two straight games to send E7 home and advance to the Group Stage, 3 games to 1.[12]
| Decider Match | 30 June | Entity7
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1 | – | 3 | HomeBois
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| 18:00 | HomeBois wins the series and advances to the Group Stage 3–1. | |||||||
| 7 | Game 1 | 16 | ||||||
| 12 | Game 2 | 4 | ||||||
| 13 | Game 3 | 24 | ||||||
| 7 | Game 4 | 15 | ||||||
Group stage
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.[9]
Group A
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Group B
:1 ^ Due to the Drafting Phase Controversy Investigation, SYS' win has been forfeited and its points were given to SRG.
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Group C
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Group D
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Knockout Stage
All matches are a best-of-five series, except for the Grand Final which is a best-of-seven series.[17]
Following the conclusion of Falcons AP Bren and Falcon Esports' match on 7 July, the Knockouts Stage Draw was conducted in the English Livestream.
| Quarterfinals (Bo5) | Semifinals (Bo5) | Grand Final (Bo7) | ||||||||||||
| C1 | Liquid ECHO
| 3 | ||||||||||||
| D2 | Falcon Esports
| 1 | ||||||||||||
| C1 | Liquid ECHO
| 1 | ||||||||||||
| D1 | Falcons AP Bren
| 3 | ||||||||||||
| D1 | Falcons AP Bren
| 3 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | SeeYouSoon
| 0 | ||||||||||||
| D1 | Falcons AP Bren
| 0 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Selangor Red Giants
| 3 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Fire Flux Esports
| 2 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Selangor Red Giants
| 0 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | NIP Flash
| 0 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | NIP Flash
| 3 | ||||||||||||
| C2 | HomeBois
| 2 | ||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
(C1) Liquid ECHO vs. (D2) Falcon Esports
Liquid ECHO started the series strong with both games finishing in under fifteen minutes. With the current patch being introduced to the Mid Season Cup, the utilization of Assassins in the Jungle has been grown significantly. However, after a speculative Akai pick from KarlTzy, Falcon Esports forced the series to four games, winning Game three in under 20 minutes. However, after letting the Chip go and debuting the Natan in the knockouts, Liquid ECHO ended the series and sent Falcon Esports home 3 games to 1. The handover of Falcon Esports’ key was done during the interview with Liquid ECHO’s head coach Tictac. The key was overseen by KarlTzy.[18]
| Quarterfinals Match No. 1 | Liquid ECHO
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3 — 1 | Falcon Esports
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Amazon Arena, Boulevard City | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 July 2024 16:45 (AST+3) |
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1 — 0 Total Game Time: 18:09 |
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2 — 0 Total Game Time: 13:31 |
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2 — 1 Total Game Time: 19:26 |
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Total Game Time: 11:14 |
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(B1) Selangor Red Giants vs. (A2) Fire Flux Esports
Selangor Red Giants came back in Game 1 despite having their backs against the wall with Fire Flux Esports pushing from the top lane. The team used the advantage to turn the game to their favor. Fire Flux would rebound with a fifteen-minute game win for Game 2 but would suffer a 20k gold differential loss that gave SRG match point.
Another Game 4 performance from Selangor Red Giants almost sealed the fate of the Turkish representatives however, after a perfect team fight, Fire Flux forced the Malaysian champions a Game 5. However, the Turkish representatives were overwhelmed with certain picks that made them vulnerable in certain pickoffs and fights. SRG won the quickest game for the match at 12:06. APEX47 handed Fire Flux’s key to Selangor Red Giants.[20]
In a separate interview, SRG’s head coach Arcadia admitted the overwhelming prowess Fire Flux were able to give them in the best-of-five series—adding on the fact that the team was a new organization in MPL Malaysia whilst Fire Flux has been a name situated into Turkish MLBB dominance.[21]
| Quarterfinals Match No. 2 | Selangor Red Giants
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(D1) Falcons AP Bren vs. (B2) SeeYouSoon
Determined to become the only remaining undefeated team in the Group Stage and the Knockout brackets, Falcons AP Bren made quick works against Cambodian champions SeeYouSoon, ending Games 1 and 2 by under fifteen minutes and with great gold-differentials. This was also shown as Falcons AP Bren have been consistent in both contesting and winning objectives on the map including the Lord and the Turtle.
Many have predicted that Falcons AP Bren would falter in Game 3 after being too-complacent in certain team fights that enabled SeeYouSoon’s Jungler MP the King on the Roger to deal immense damage. This included a Triple Kill on the mid lane that let the team break an inhibitor in the middle and bottom lane. However, following a neutralization effort by Owgwen that pushed Roger to the main base, Falcons AP Bren turned the tides to their favor and ended the game with the first and only sweep in the Knockout Bracket.[22]
Falcons AP Bren and Liquid ECHO would meet in the Semifinals and will qualify the Philippines to the Grand Finals for the fourth-consecutive iteration of the Mid Season Cup.[23]
| Quarterfinals Match No. 3 | Falcons AP Bren
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(A1) NIP Flash vs. (C2) HomeBois
An All-Star studded lineup was played for the Singaporean champions of NIP Flash[24] which included the services of Hadess and KurtTzy from Geek Fam (on a loan) and formerly ECHO Proud, respectively. They matched up against the former Malaysian champions HomeBois whom crawled their way into the knockout brackets from the Wild Card.[25]
Game 1 had back-and-forth altercations for both teams with either NIP Flash or HomeBois taking massive advantages in team fights and neutral objective takes. However, HomeBois took the Game in just under fifteen minutes with a substantial neutral and objective percentages.
Game 2 was similar with Game 1 however; it was NIP Flash who unleashed its wrath by revealing a classic Martis-mid lane match up against Udil’s Vexana. Martis has been used by many Singaporean players in the Mid Lane as a potential physical counter to the mid lane of the opposing team. This investment paid off massively as the team ended the game in 13:35 to tie the series 1-1.
Game 3 was by far the longest game of this series, lasting for 23 minutes with either team having the ability to take the game. However, HomeBois were able to close the game out after three-of-four successful Lord takes and nearly an equal number of turrets being destroyed to take match point.
Games 4 and 5 however had the same tale of faith for HomeBois as not only NIP Flash equalized in a dominant Game 4 that saw Martis returning in the mid lane, but closing the series in an unprecedented 3 games 2 over the overwhelming favorites of the match. This was because of the lasting performance of Diablo on the Benedetta that overwhelmed Sepat. [26]
Following their early exit in MSC 2024, HomeBois' head coach Khairul Azman "Pabz" Sharif resigned and departed from the team, taking the responsibilities and shortcomings that HomeBois has experienced during MSC 2024.[27]
| Quarterfinals Match No. 4 | NIP Flash
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| 11 July 2024 19:00 (AST+3) |
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Semifinals
(C1) Liquid ECHO vs. (D1) Falcons AP Bren
Both Liquid ECHO and Falcons AP Bren advances to the semifinals as both Philippine-representatives are poised to take a Grand Finals spot for MSC 2024. This will be the third-consecutive iteration of the Mid Season Cup that the Philippines will not have two representatives in the Grand Finals. Moreover, the first series of the Semifinals will showcase a rematch of the MPL Philippines Season 13 Grand Finals where Liquid ECHO swept Falcons AP Bren.[28]
Game 1 was a back and forth scenario for both teams as the defending MPL and World champions battle it out for their one and only trophy left to complete their cabinet of trophies. During the post-game analysis, Caisam “Wolf” Nopueto pointed out that Pheww exposed Sanford's positioning to the team during that skirmish by targeting him in the Mid-Lane as he attempted to reach the Lord side through the middle’s left bush (Facing FCAP’s base). As Super Marco was already attacking the Lord, Falcons AP Bren took advantage of a possible map misplay by Jaypee by trying to setup a play and challenge the Lord with the "Lord Dance" tactic, but Jaypee retreated and KarlTzy was boxed by three members of FCAP—denying him intervention. Liquid ECHO was compelled by this to respond to Sanji's ultimate, which exposed FCAP's stances. After then, FlapTzy took advantage of the situation and fined two members of Liquid ECHO, winning the Lord and the match for FCAP.
Returning back to a semi-utility Jungler lineups for both teams, both teams have been playing hot potato with their leads and advantages 10 minutes into the game—extending the possible leads and time both teams could have in order to take crucial objectives. However, during the fifteenth minute in contesting the first Lord of the match, Sanford was melted down in a five-on-five skirmish to take on and contest the Lord whom had 11,000 health remaining. The Lord was reset until Sanji was picked off by the Penalty Zone by FlapTzy that gave FCAP a 5-to-3-man advantage that gave them the first Lord in the series. Moreover, their split push maneuvers on all lanes of the map pushed Liquid ECHO to the brink as they lose all of the turrets including their inhibitors. However, during the final minutes of the game, KarlTzy was able to steal the Lord take that forced Liquid ECHO to make a hard retreat that picked off two of their crucial members including Bennyqt—the primary damage dealers to Liquid ECHO. FCAP took it to match point and capitalized on this contest.
| Semifinals Match No. 1 | Liquid ECHO
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| 12 July 2024 19:45 (AST+3) |
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0 — 2 Total Game Time: 19:11 |
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Final standings
Final standings, Esports Club Championship points distribution, and prizepool of USD 3,000,000 distribution are as seen as below:[29]
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| Champion | $1,000,000 | 1000 | 33% | TBA |
| First Runner Up | $500,000 | 600 | 17% | TBA |
| 3rd-4th | $200,000 | 275 | 7% | Liquid ECHO
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| 5th-8th | $100,000 | 60 | 3% | Falcon Esports
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| 9th-16th | $56,000 | 0 | 2% | RRQ Akira
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| 17th-23th | $36,000 | 0 | 1% | Entity7
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| Brute Force
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Controversies
Draft Phase Controversy
On 3 July, the match between Cambodia's SeeYouSoon and Malaysia's Selangor Red Giants underwent heavy scrutiny from the side of SRG due to several reasons targeting SeeYouSoon. These problems includes an alleged bug during the drafting phase, and an immediate surrender during the start of the game without the consent and approval of the Marshall responsible for this game. The public allegedly had called SYS out for trying to beat SRG in this unconventional manner due to SRG's known dominance in MPL Malaysia. Many have predicted that their actions during this match were subjected to severe penalization and disciplinary actions.[30]
On 4 July, the MSC Committee has launched its investigation regarding SeeYouSoon's claims of an in-game bug that prevented them from picking their desired hero and their misconduct for surrendering rather than asking for a redraft or a rematch. A day later, the MSC Committee has announced that SeeYouSoon has violated two Penalties in accordance with the MSC 2024 Rule Book. The following results were concluded:
- SeeYouSoon did not notify the Marshall of a rematch or redraft for the Game against Selangor Red Giants and surrendered in-game without the awareness of the Marshall.
- SeeYouSoon did commit match misconduct and have automatically forfeited the match with the points going to Selangor Red Giants.
- SeeYouSoon's Coaching Staff Sam "Paragon" Sophanny and Chhim "CatGod" Vitou will have a 4-match suspension for MSC 2024. They are not allowed to be present in the venue during the remaining matches of SeeYouSoon in the tournament.[31]
External links
- 2024 MPL Philippines season
- 2024 Esports World Cup
- MPL Philippines
- MPL Indonesia
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mid Season Cup
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