Mobile Legends World Championships

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Mobile Legends: Bang Bang World Championships
Tournament information
SportEsports
(Mobile Legends: Bang Bang)
LocationWorldwide
Established2019
Number of
tournaments
3
Administrator(s)Moonton
Tournament
format(s)
Venue(s)
Participants
  • 16 teams (M1: 2019 and M3: 2021)
  • 12 teams (M2: 2021)
Websiteworlds.mobilelegends.com
Current champion
Philippines Blacklist International[1]
Most recent tournament
MLBB M3 World Championship

The Mobile Legends: Bang Bang World Championships is an annual international esports tournament for the game Mobile Legends: Bang Bang wherein teams worldwide would be facing off each other to become the Worldwide Champion for Mobile Legends. The yearly tournament is presented by Moonton and has been held thrice.

The most recent Mobile Legends: Bang Bang World Championships 2021, also known as M3, was held in December 2021.[2]

Background[]

The very first World Championships was held in Klang 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.[3] 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 Championships in 7 Games and they were named as the first World Championships. With the Prize Pool at $250,000, Team EVOS Legends would go on to bring home $80,000, and the MVP winning $3,000.[4][5][6]

The Second World Championships 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 Championships were to continue as it was held on January 18 to 24, 2021. The original venue of the Second World Championships 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 Championships, 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.

The Third World Championships is slated and was held in Singapore for the second time on December 6–19, 2021.

History[]

The M1 World Championships[]

The First World Championships were held in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia wherein over 16 teams flew to Malaysia and competed for the title as World Champions in Mobile Legends. These 16 teams would battle to become the very first Mobile Legends: Bang Bang World Champion and was the first World competition for Mobile Legends: Bang Bang. Through Local Qualifiers and Professional Esport Leagues, the World Championships were 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.[9] The tournament was held from November 15–17, 2019. With the Prize Pool at $250,000, the games began by the Group Stage wherein teams would draw and be grouped into Four Groups each having 4 Teams within the Group. These teams would face off each other to fight for a spot in both the Upper Bracket and the Lower Brackets. Two teams would advance and two teams would be eliminated. Indonesia was able to Qualify its two teams, the Burmese Ghouls were able to qualify to the Upper Bracket, Japan's 10s Gaming+ were able to reach the Best of 3 against Malaysia's TODAK, and the Philippines' qualified team of the SunSparks managed to eliminated VEC Fantasy Main of Vietnam in the First Round of the Playoffs.[10][11][12]

In the Grand Finals, the eventual contenders were the two Indonesian teams in EVOS Legends and RRQ (Rex Regum Qeon) in a Best of 7. EVOS Legends became the first World Champions after winning against RRQ in a tight Game 7 Matchup.[13] EVOS Legends would bring home $80,000 and an additional $3,000 for the MVP.[14]

The M2 World Championships[]

The Second World Championships were originally planned to be held in Jakarta in Indonesia[15] but was postponed and moved to Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore due to the amidst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Then-Current Champions EVOS Legends failed to qualify for the World Championships and was eliminated from the MPL-IND Qualifying games with RRQ and Alter Ego qualifying.[16] The Second World Championships welcomed a narrowed down total of 12 teams to Singapore to compete and become the new 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 of the games were increased from $250,000 to $300,000. With the same format as the first World Championships, the Games were initially held on January 18–24, 2021 after its dates were moved to wait for easing of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions in Singapore. Among the 12 teams, the Philippines' own Bren Esports and Myanmar's Burmese Ghouls were qualified to battle in the Grand Finals.[17] In a tight fight between both teams, Bren Esports pulled off to win a tightly matched Game 7 victory to win the second ever title as World Champions. Moonton released limited edition Bren Esports skins for Bren's victory, a gesture that Moonton also did with EVOS Legends when they won the M1 World Championships in 2019 as a tribute to their victory.

The M3 World Championships[]

Further information: MLBB M3 World Championship

The Third World Championships were announced to occur this December 6 to 19 and would be held offline. The tournament would take place in Singapore for the second time.[18] Similar to its first iteration, M3 would welcome 16 teams from different regions around the world to compete and become the new champions. New MPL franchise teams like SeeYouSoon from MPL Cambodia, as well as Red Canids and Vivo Keyd from MPL Brazil, will participate in this upcoming tournament. Moreover, non-MPL teams of the United States, Russia, Middle East, and Latin America (LATAM) will also join the M3. Unlike last year, Myanmar and Japan will not represent their countries and teams in the third edition of the games. The prize pool of the games was increased from $300,000 to $800,000.[19]

Blacklist International would eventually win the Grand Finals upon defeating ONIC Philippines in a 4–0 series. This would eventually be the second World Championship to have the two Grand Finalist be from the same nation. The first being M1 with both EVOS Legend and RRQ Hoshi of Indonesia being both Grand Finalist for that series.

Viewership[]

Edition Peak Viewers Hours Watched Average Viewers Air Time
M1 648,069 9,939,023 162,050 61 hours
M2 3,083,245 42,706,210 689,737 62 hours
M3 3,191,404 62,618,894 602,588 104 hours

Participating regions[]

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

Region M1 M2 M3 Editions
 Brazil 1 1 2 3
 Cambodia 1 1 1 3
 Commonwealth of Independent States – – 1 1
 Indonesia 2 2 2 3
 Japan 1 1 – 2
 Laos 1 – – 1
 Malaysia 2 1 2 3
Middle East and North Africa – – 1 1
 Myanmar 1 1 0 2
 Peru – – 1 1
 Philippines 2 2 2 3
 Russia 1 1 – 2
 Turkey 1 – 1 2
 United States 1 – 1 2
 Vietnam 1 – – 1

Participating teams[]

M1 World Championships (2019)[]

Team Seed
Brazil GeO Esports Brazil Local Qualifiers
Cambodia Impunity KH Cambodia Local Qualifiers
Indonesia EVOS Legends MPL-ID S4 Champion
Indonesia RRQ Hoshi MPL-ID S4 Runner-Up
Japan 10s Gaming+ Japan Local Qualifiers
Laos Candy Comeback Thailand and Laos Local Qualifiers
Malaysia TODAK MPL-MY Runner-up
Malaysia AXIS Esports MPL-MY 4th place
Myanmar Burmese Ghouls MPL-MM S3 Champion
Philippines SunSparks MPL-PH S4 Champion
Philippines ONIC Esports PH MPL-PH S4 Runner-up
Russia Deus Vult Russia Local Qualifiers
Singapore EVOS Esports SG MPL-MY S4 Champion
Turkey EVIL Esports Turkey Local Qualifiers
United States Team GOSU US Local Qualifiers
Vietnam VEC Fantasy Main 360 Mobi Championship S3 Champion

M2 World Championships (2020)[]

Team Seed
Brazil Dreammax Brazil Local Qualifiers
Cambodia Impunity KH Cambodia Local Qualifiers
Indonesia RRQ Hoshi MPL-ID S6 Champion
Indonesia Alter Ego Esports MPL-ID S6 Runner-Up
Japan 10s Gaming Frost Japan Local Qualifiers
Malaysia TODAK MPL-MY/SG S6 Champion
Myanmar Burmese Ghouls MPL-MM S5 Champion
Philippines Bren Esports MPL-PH S6 Champion
Philippines OMEGA Esports MPL-PH S6 Runner-Up
Russia Unique Devu Russia Local Qualifiers
Singapore EVOS Esports SG MPL-MY/SG S6 Runner-Up
Singapore RSG SG MPL-MY/SG S6 Second Runner-Up

M3 World Championship (2021)[]

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

Results[]

Winners[]

Best of 7 Games
Year Venue/Host Upper bracket winner Score Lower bracket winner
M1 Malaysia Malaysia EVOS Legends Indonesia
4–3
 Indonesia RRQ Hoshi
M2 Singapore Singapore Burmese Ghouls Myanmar
3–4
 Philippines Bren Esports
M3 Singapore Singapore ONIC Philippines Philippines
0–4
 Philippines Blacklist International

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