Mobile Legends: Bang Bang has a fair share of national professional leagues around the Southeast Asia region, and the very best players from Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and other countries will once again be coming together to face each other in the MLBB Southeast Asia Cup 2021, also known as MSC. With almost 2 years since the last cup, fans of MLBB are dying to know which esports team will come out on top in this tournament.
MLBB Southeast Asia Cup 2021
Tournament format
The tournament format will likely follow that of MSC 2019, where 2 teams from each Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League (MPL) are invited to MSC. Countries that do not have an exclusive pro league will host local qualifiers to determine participants for MSC. Countries that do not have an exclusive pro league will host local qualifiers to determine participants for MSC. Historically, this has been the case for Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos.
Before the tournament begins, there will be a group draw process. MSC will host a total of 12 teams, divided into 3 pools. Pool 1 consists of the 1st place winners of MPL from Indonesia (EVOS), Singapore (EVOS), Malaysia (RSG), and Philippines (Blacklist). Pool 2 consists of the runner-ups from each MPL which are BTR from Indonesia, RSG from Singapore, Todak from Malaysia, and Execration from the Philippines.
Lastly, Pool 3 will consist of teams from countries with no MPL, which are Impunity (Cambodia), IDNS (Thailand), Nightmare Esports (Laos), and Cyber Exe (Vietnam). Using these 3 pools, a draw will be conducted dividing the teams into 4 groups. Each group will consist of 1 team each from the 3 pools, drawn at random. The Group Draw will be live on the MLBB Youtube and Facebook page at 6 pm (GMT+8) on June 2nd.
Then, the tournament will begin with a group stage where teams will compete in a best of 3 round robin. Winning teams will head to the upper bracket, and losing teams will compete in play-ins that will determine whether they can enter the lower bracket, or get eliminated. Afterwards, the playoffs will happen where losing teams in the upper bracket will move to the lower bracket, and losing teams in the lower bracket are eliminated. Teams continue to play until 1 finalist team from each bracket remains. These two final teams will then compete for the title in the Grand Finals.
Tournament Schedule
As of now, Moonton has officially announced that MSC 2021 will be happening fully online to accommodate for the safety of participants due to the coronavirus. They will also ensure that participants of each team obey the safety protocols set by each country so that the event can run smoothly. The event will be held from June 7th until June 13th, and is scheduled as follows:
- Group Stage 1 (7-8 June 2021)
- Group Stage 2 (9 June 2021)
- Playoffs (11-13 June 2021)
- Grand Final (13 June 2021)
The complete match schedule for MSC 2021 can be found here. As for the prize pool, a total of US $150,000 will be at stake for players, casters, and maybe even fans to take home.
MLBB Southeast Asia Cup MSC 2021: Group Stage Standings
Upper Bracket
- RSG MY
- EVOS Legends (ID)
- Execration (PH)
- Blacklist International (PH)
Lower Bracket
- Impunity KH
- Todak (MY)
- Bigetron Alpha (ID)
- EVOS SG
Eliminated
- IDONOTSLEEP (Thailand)
- Cyber Exe (Vietnam)
- RSG SG
- Nightmare Esports (Laos)
Events and more
A commemorative Claude “MSC 2021” skin has been confirmed by ML. It will be available for purchase during the tournament period. There is also a “Cheer for your team” event live now until the actual event. All players are eligible to join, and by entering some basic information and a support message to your favourite team. Some may stand a chance to win rewards worth up to 4 million Diamonds. It doesn’t cost anything but 30 seconds of your time, so go for it!
As of now, Moonton has not released any other information, and has asked all members of the MLBB community to stay tuned on their website. With more news to come, MSC 2021 will surely be a summer tournament for the ages.
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