MSC 2024
The 2024 Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mid Season Cup, commonly referred to as MSC 2024, was the seventh edition of the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mid Season Cup, an annual mid-year international esports tournament for the mobile game Mobile Legends: Bang Bang organized by Moonton.
MSC 2024 was the first edition of the tournament bearing the name "Mid Season Cup", formerly known as the "Southeast Asia Cup". The tournament was rebranded to the Mid Season Cup in lieu of the Southeast Asia Cup due to its venue, hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the first tournament in MLBB to be held outside of Southeast Asia and the expansion of Mobile Legends: Bang Bang globally. Also following the previous edition in Phnom Penh, the tournament included new regions apart from Southeast Asia organizations from competing. Furthermore, it has the largest prize pool so far in any MLBB professional tournament in history, boasting a $3 million prize pool with the champions winning a prize of $1 million.
Selangor Red Giants from Malaysia defeated the M5 world champions from the Philippines, Falcons AP Bren, 4–3, in a best-of-seven series. This is the first time that Malaysia has won an international tournament officiated by Moonton.
Defending champions ONIC Esports were eliminated in the group stage, setting a knockout stage that saw Indonesia finish its worst placement in MSC history with both of its representatives getting eliminated in the group stage. This iteration of the tournament showcases the first time that an Indonesian representative has not qualified for the playoffs/knockouts.
Background
MSC 2024 was the first edition of the annual tournament held in the City of Riyadh. Apart from MSC 2024, the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Women's Invitational is also hosted in Riyadh as part of the 2024 Esports World Cup. The announcement of the Mid Season Cup was done in January 2024 following certain leaks that MSC is heading to the Middle East, specifically Saudi Arabia.Previously, the tournament was named as the "Southeast Asia Cup", a regional tournament for teams in the Southeast Asian region. However, during MSC 2023, the addition of Turkish, North American and Chinese teams were taken into consideration the point of the name "Southeast Asia Cup" in the first place. Game developers Moonton released the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 2024 Roadmap during the beginning of 2024.
The addition of the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang in the 2024 Esports World Cup was likely due to the partnership between Moonton and Qiddiya City, the entertainment megaproject launched by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Moonton explained that the reinforced partnership between it and Qiddiya is seen as both organization's "commitment to deliver captivating experiences to global communities."
With its participation in the 2024 Esports World Cup, MSC 2024's prize pool featured a hefty-increase from $300,000 to $3 million. MSC 2024's prize pool is part of the $60 million cumulative prize pool which also includes the prize pool for the different esports titles, $7.6 million for qualifiers and $1.1 million for MVP awards. MSC 2024's prize pool was identical to the prize pools of PUBG Mobile and Honor of Kings. These three games' prize pool are just behind Dota 2
Patch
MSC 2024 was played on Patch 1.8.92 which was released on 19 June 2024 wherein certain adjustments were made to the in-game equipment and hero skills. These included nerfs and buffs and adjustments. The new hero named Zhuxin is not available for utilization and playing for MSC 2024 in lieu of new, revamped, buffed, and nerfed items.Venue
MSC 2024 was announced to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The wildcard stage was held at the Festival area of Riyadh's Boulevard City, while the group stage, knockout stage and the Grand Finals will be held at Square 2 of Boulevard City, also known as the 5V5 Arena or the Amazon Arena for sponsorship purposes.Qualified teams
Qualifying for the MSC 2024 tournament comes from the competing nation's Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League, commonly known as "MPL". However, regional/non-MPL qualifiers in the North America, Turkey, Myanmar, and Chinese regions were also held to broaden the reach of the Championship's teams.MSC 2024 was composed of the following twelve regions that automatically send 15 teams combined:
| Region | League | Qualification method | Team name | ID | Group | |||
| Philippines | MPL Philippines | MPL Philippines Season 13 Champions | ![]() Qualified rostersGroup StageWildcard StageGroup and Wildcard DrawsGroup DrawThe Group Draw for the upcoming MSC 2024 was announced via the official for Mobile Legends Esports. These include the dates of the tournaments' stages such as the Wild Cards and the Group Stages. Moreover, the post also announced the rules for the upcoming Group Draw for MSC 2024.Group Draw:
Wildcard Draw:
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