The Esports World Cup 2024, the replacement to Gamers8 by Saudi Arabia, and poised to include the greatest reward swimming pool in esports history, has actually revealed its very first video game– Mobile Legends: Bang (MLBB).
2 MLBB competitions are set to happen at the Esports World Cup 2024which will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in July 2024. This consists of the recently rebranded MLBB Mid-Season Cup (MSC) and the MLBB Women’s Invitational (MWI). Significantly, this will be the very first time both competitions will take place outside Southeast Asia.
“This partnership marks a brand-new chapter for Mobile Legends: Bang Esports and the international esports environment. We are enjoyed partner with the Esports World Cup Foundation and surpass our horizons to Riyadh. Alongside with groups from brand-new taking part areas, this year’s model provides limitless chances for more areas to take part, in line with our vision to broaden MSC and MWI to cultivate higher variety and inclusiveness,” stated Ray Ng, the head of the esports environment at MOONTON Games.
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MSC 2024 will include a $3 million reward swimming pool at the Esports World Cup, the biggest in MLBB esports history
The MLBB MSC 2024 will take place from July 1 to 14. It will include a reward swimming pool of $3 million, the greatest in the history of the video game. It’s a substantial dive from the previous peak– $900,000 in the M5 World Championship.
Furthermore, the MSC 2024 will include a Wild Card format, comparable to the M5. This suggests that a Wild Card Stage will be held before the primary competition, leading the way for more areas and groups to get involved.
The region-wise slots circulation for the primary phase is as follows:
- Indonesia, the Philippines, and MENA: 2 each
- Malaysia, Singapore, Cambodia, Myanmar, North America, EECA, Turkey, LATAM, China, and the Wild Card Stage: 1 each
MWI 2024 will likewise be bigger than ever
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The MSC 2024, the format and reward swimming pool for the MLBB Women’s Invitational (MWI), one of the most-watched all-female esports competitions, is likewise broadening. This time, the competition will include a reward swimming pool of $500,000.
Furthermore, the competition will be broadened to accommodate groups from 12 areas: the Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore, China, the Middle East and North Africa, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, the Mekong Region (Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam), Brazil, and North America.
MOONTON has stated that the schedule and format for the MWI 2024 will be revealed later on.