- It's official the M7 World Championship will be happening in Indonesia!
- This is the 2nd time the M Championship will take place in Indonesia with the M4 Championship taking place here previously.
- MOONTON will share more details on M7 Championship in the coming days.
MOONTON’s hit MOBA title Mobile Legends: Bang Bang has announced the location of its grand esports event. The MLBB M7 World Championship will take place in Indonesia in January 2026. The location was revealed along with a few other details regarding the event. Mobile Legends released an announcement video for the M7 host city.
MOONTON’s recently announced esports roadmap mentioned that the event will take place in January. And now, we have the location announced. With the commencement of M7 in Indonesia, this will be the second time for the country to host the highest esports event of Mobile Legends.
MLBB M7 World Championship finds home in the SEA countries
Indonesia hosted the fourth installment of the M Series World Championship, the M4. Before Indonesia, only two countries hosted the event more than once. And Indonesia is one of the major regions for MLBB esports, so it’s understandable why MOONTON didn’t take a shift to another country.
However, MOONTON is trying to decentralize its esports events. We already witnessed the MSC 2024 in Saudi Arabia. Mobile Legends published a teaser today for the announcement. From the M7 teaser video, the MLBB community already started gossiping about the possibilities.
The video sparked several theories as well. However, the game managed to complete 2024 with a successful end. And Indonesia already has experience hosting the event once. So, the country will surely gift another groundbreaking event.
MOONTON will share more details on the M7 World Championship later
There will be a total of 22 teams competing for the grand prize of USD 1 million. It will kick off with eight Wild Card teams fighting for two coveted Main Stage slots. These two teams will join the 14 directly-qualified Main Stage teams in the fight for MLBB Esports’ most prestigious title. The slot allocation for the M7 is as follows:
| Regions | Slots |
|---|---|
| ID, PH, MY | 2 |
| WC | 2 |
| Myanmar, China, EECA, MENA, LATAM, SG, KH, Turkey | 1 |
M7 World Championship: Schedule and Format
The event will feature three stages, and they are as follows:
- Wildcard
- Swiss Stage
- Knockout Stage
The first stage will kick off on the 3rd of January 2026, where eight teams will be randomly drawn into two groups to fight single round robin matches in a BO3 format. After the round ends on the 6th of January, the top two teams from each group will advance to the decider stage.
The decider stage is also a part of this beginning; matches will be BO5, and the winner will qualify for the Swiss Stage. Now, the Swiss stage will start on the 10th of January to end on the 17th. The top 16 qualified teams will play using the Swiss system.
Then comes the Knockout Stage, which will begin on the 18th of January and will later take place consecutively from the 21st to the 25th. This will take place in a double-elimination bracket, where all matches will be BO5. However, the upper bracket quarterfinals will be played in a BO3 format. The grand final will be a BO7 match.
Prize pool
The event is locking an immense amount of a million dollars as the prize pool. The lion’s share will be taken by the champion, and others will also receive a decent amount based on their placement. Here’s an overall breakdown of the prize pool. Apart from the regular prizes, the MVP of the event will receive $5,000.
| Team Ranking | Prize Pool |
|---|---|
| The Champion | $320,000 |
| Runner-up | $150,000 |
| 3rd | $90,000 |
| 4th | $60,000 |
| 5th-6th | $50,000 |
| 7th-8th | $40,000 |
| 9th-11th | $20,000 |
| 12th-14th | $16,000 |
| 15th-16th | $13,500 |
| 17th-18th | $12,000 |
| 19th – 22nd | $9,000 |
Participating Teams
A total of 22 teams will join the fight to reach glory. The teams are divided into two groups. Let’s take a look at the teams:
Group Stage
- ONIC Esports
- AE / EVOS
- Team Liquid PH
- Aurora Gaming PH
- Selangor Red Giants
- CG Esports
- Evil
- CFU Gaming
- Yangon Galacticos
- Team Falcons
- Aurora Gaming
- Team Spirit
- Black Sentence Esports
- DianFengYaoGuai
Wildcard
- RLG SE
- Axe
- Boostgate Esports
- Virtus.pro
- Leon Esports
- Guangzhou Gaming
- Team Zone
- ZETA DIVISION
As we got to know the location of the M7, the MLBB M6 World Championship has just concluded in Malaysia. Fnatic ONIC PH won the M6 championship after defeating Team Liquid ID by 4-1. While the community is excited to see the best teams in action next year, we’ll be updating this article with the latest details once they’re out.
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