Updated on June 29, 8:02 p.m. (GMT+8): Updated scores.
The moment all Mobile Legends: Bang Bang fans have been waiting for is finally here: the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mid-Season Cup 2024 (MSC 2024), the biggest MLBB tournament of the year.
MSC 2024 is an exciting and groundbreaking event, as it boasts the largest prize pool in MLBB history, elevating the stakes for all competitors.
Additionally, the tournament is hosted outside of Southeast Asia for the first time, with Riyadh, Saudi Arabia serving as the venue.
Here is everything you need to know about the tournament, including its schedule, format, teams, and where to watch.
What is MSC 2024?
MSC 2024 is the official mid-season Mobile Legends: Bang Bang tournament hosted by Moonton Games.
As part of the Esports World Cup, it coincides with other major esports titles around the world, making it a significant event in the global esports calendar.
This year’s tournament boasts a record-breaking prize pool of US$3,000,000, and features 16 of the strongest MLBB teams from around the globe.
Last year, ONIC Esports emerged victorious in MSC 2023, defeating the Filipino team Blacklist International in the grand final with a score of 4-2.
MSC 2024 format
The Wild Card stage is played in a best-of-one, single-round-robin format with eight qualified teams.
The top team from each group then advances to the second phase of the Wild Card. In this phase, the teams compete in a best-of-five (BO5) match.
The winner of this phase proceeds to the MSC 2024 Group Stage, while the remaining seven teams are eliminated.
In the Group Stage, the top 16 teams, including the Wild Card winner, are divided into four groups. Each group plays a single round-robin format, best-of-two matches.
The top two teams from each group advance to the Knockout Stage, while the bottom two are eliminated.
In the Knockout Stage, the top team from each group competes with the top two teams from the other groups in a best-of-five showdown.
The grand final is a best-of-seven series.
MSC 2024 group draw results
MSC 2024 Wild Card group draw
| GROUP A | GROUP B |
| Zino Zenith | IHC Esports |
| Keep Best Gaming | T2K Esports |
| Entity7 | Brute Force |
| S2G Esports | HomeBois |
MSC 2024 group draw
| GROUP A | GROUP B | GROUP C | GROUP D |
| EVOS Glory | Fnatic ONIC | Liquid ECHO | Falcons AP.Bren |
| Fire Flux Esports | See You Soon | Team Spirit | Cloud9 |
| NIP Flash | Selangor Red Giants | Twisted Minds | Falcon Esports |
| RRQ Akira | Team Falcons | TBD (Wild Card) | Xianyou Gaming |
MSC 2024 schedule
MSC 2024 Wild Card
The Wild Card runs from June 28 to 30, 2024 followed by a two-day break.
June 28
| TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
| Keep Best Gaming | 1— 0 | S2G Esports |
| Entity7 | 1 — 0 | Zino Zenith |
| S2G Esports | 0 — 1 | Zino Zenith |
| Entity7 | 1 — 0 | Keep Best Gaming |
| Zino Zenith | 1 — 0 | Keep Best Gaming |
| S2G Esports | 0 — 1 | Entity7 |
Entity7 advances to the Wild Card grand final.
June 29
| TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
| IHC Esports | 0 — 1 | HomeBois |
| Brute Force | 0 — 1 | T2K Esports |
| HomeBois | 1 — 0 | T2K Esports |
| Brute Force | 0 — 1 | IHC Esports |
| T2K Esports | 1 — 0 | IHC Esports |
| HomeBois | 1 — 0 | Brute Force |
HomeBois advances to the Wild Card grand final.
June 30
| TEAM | SCHEDULE | TEAM |
| HomeBois | 1 p.m. GMT+3 | 6 p.m. GMT+8 | 3 a.m. PST | Entity7 |
MSC 2024 Group Stage
The Group Stage takes place from July 3 to 7, 2024.
July 3
| TEAM | SCHEDULE | TEAM |
| Falcons AP. Bren | 11 a.m. GMT+3 | 4 p.m. GMT+8 | 1 a.m. PST | Xianyou Gaming |
| Fnatic ONIC | 12:30 p.m. GMT+3 | 5:30 p.m. GMT+8 | 2:30 a.m. PST | Team Falcons |
| Liquid ECHO | 2:00 p.m. GMT+3 | 7 p.m. GMT+8 | 4:00 a.m. PST | Twisted Minds |
| EVOS Glory | 3:30 p.m. GMT+3 | 8:30 p.m. GMT+8 | 5:30 a.m. PST | RRQ Akira |
July 4
| TEAM | SCHEDULE | TEAM |
| Cloud9 | 11 a.m. GMT+3 | 4 p.m. GMT+8 | 1 a.m PST | Falcon Esports |
| NIP Flash | 12:30 p.m. GMT+3 | 5:30 p.m. GMT+8 | 2:30 a.m. PST | Fire Flux Esports |
| Team Spirit | 2:00 p.m. GMT+3 | 7 p.m. GMT+8 | 4:00 a.m. PST | MSC Wildcard winner |
| See You Soon | 3:30 p.m. GMT+3 | 8:30 p.m. GMT+8 | 5:30 a.m. PST | Selangor Red Giants |
July 5
| TEAM | SCHEDULE | TEAM |
| Twisted Minds | 11 a.m. GMT+3 | 4 p.m. GMT+8 | 1 a.m PST | MSC Wildcard winner |
| Liquid ECHO | 12:30 p.m. GMT+3 | 5:30 p.m. GMT+8 | 2:30 a.m. PST | Team Spirit |
| Twisted Minds | 2:00 p.m. GMT+3 | 7 p.m. GMT+8 | 4:00 a.m. PST | Team Spirit |
| MSC Wildcard winner | 3:30 p.m. GMT+3 | 8:30 p.m. GMT+8 | 5:30 a.m. PST | Liquid ECHO |
July 6
| TEAM | SCHEDULE | TEAM |
| Team Falcons | 11 a.m. GMT+3 | 4 p.m. GMT+8 | 1 a.m PST | Selangor Red Giants |
| Fnatic ONIC | 12:30 p.m. GMT+3 | 5:30 p.m. GMT+8 | 2:30 a.m. PST | See You Soon |
| Team Falcons | 2:00 p.m. GMT+3 | 7 p.m. GMT+8 | 4:00 a.m. PST | See You Soon |
| Selangor Red Giants | 3:30 p.m. GMT+3 | 8:30 p.m. GMT+8 | 5:30 a.m. PST | Fnatic ONIC |
The Knockout Stage is from July 10 to 13, 2024, with the grand final on July 14, 2024.
(to be updated)
MSC 2024 qualified teams
MSC 2024 group stage qualified teams
| MSC 2024 QUALIFIED TEAMS | QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT |
| Liquid ECHO | MPL PH Season 13 champion |
| Falcons AP Bren | MPL PH Season 13 runner-up |
| Fnatic ONIC | MPL ID Season 13 champion |
| EVOS Glory | MPL ID Season 13 runner-up |
| Team Falcons | MPL MENA Season 5 champion |
| Twisted Minds | MPL MENA Season 5 best KSA team |
| Selangor Red Giants | MPL MY Season 13 champion |
| NIP Flash | MPL SG Season 7 champion |
| See You Soon | MPL Cambodia Season 6 champion |
| RRQ Akira | MPL LATAM Season 1 champion |
| Team Spirit | MLBB Continental Championships Season 3 champion |
| Fire Flux Esports | MTC Turkiye Championship Season 3 champion |
| BloodThirstyKings | NACT Spring 2024 champion |
| Falcon Esports | Myanmar qualifier champion |
| Xianyou Gaming | China qualifier champion |
MSC 2024 Wild Card group stage qualified teams
| MSC 2024 WILD CARD TEAMS | QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT |
| Homebois | MPL MY Season 13 runner-up |
| Entity7 | MPL LATAM Season 1 runner-up |
| Brute Force | MLBB Continental Championships Season 3 runner-up |
| S2G Esports | MTC Turkiye Championship Season 3 runner-up |
| Zino Zenith | M Challenge Cup Season 3 champion |
| Trained To Kill | MLBB Champion Battles |
| IHC Esports | Mongolia qualifier |
| Keep Best Gaming | China qualifier runner-up |
Where to watch MSC 2024?
You can watch the tournament on official Mobile Legends: Bang Bang platforms.
Fans in Riyadh can also watch the games live at the Boulevard City.
Tickets are now available at WeBook. From now until July 2, tickets are available at a 20% early bird discount.
Additionally, an Eid Al-Adha promo offers a 30% discount on tickets from June 15 to 19, 2024.
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