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| Selangor Red Giants celebrates their 2024 Mobile Legends Bang Bang (MLBB) Mid Season Cup championship win. (Image Source: MOONTON Games/eSports World Cup Foundation) |
Selangor Red Giants (SRG) completed their Cinderella story at the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) Mid Season Cup (MSC) 2024 last July 14, 2024. The tournament dark horses defeated world champions Falcons AP.Bren (FCAP), 4:3, in an intense best-of-seven (BO7) series in front of a full-house Amazon Arena, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Jungler Muhammad Haqqullah "Sekys" Ahmad Shahrul Zaman was awarded the Grand Finals Most Valuable Player (FMVP). The newly crowned champions will take home US$1M while FCAP will receive US$500,000. SRG's title win marks the first time a Malaysian team has secured the top honours at a major MLBB eSports tournament with no team from Malaysia having even made it to a Grand Finals previously. SRG's victory in the summit clash also continues their 106-day unbeaten streak in competitive MLBB eSports.
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| Selangor Red Giants Jungler Muhammad Haqqullah 'Sekys' Ahmad Shahrul Zaman is 2024 MLBB Mid Season Cup Grand Finals Most Valuable Player. (Image Source: MOONTON Games/eSports World Cup Foundation) |
This year's MSC becomes the biggest mid-season MLBB eSports tournament as it ventures outside Southeast Asia for the first time and features international teams from North America, Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA), Turkey, Latin America, and China. MLBB is the first title to be announced for the inaugural eSports World Cup. SRG is comprised of key players Muhammad Haqqullah "Sekys" Ahmad Shahrul Zaman, Mark "Kramm" Rusiana, Muhammad "Zakqt" Noor, Hazziq "Stormie" Rizwan, John "Innocent" Banal, Muhammad "Yums" Suhairi, Ilman "Gojes" Zulkifli as well as Head Coach Michael "Arcadia" Bocado and Assistant Coach Poon "OzoraVeki" Kok Sing. SRG Head Coach Michael "Arcadia" Bocado said in the post-match press conference, "We made sure to stay composed. The best-of-seven series tested our mental fortitude, so we had to ensure we were in the zone and focused laser-sharp to execute our plans game by game seamlessly." FCAP (formerly AP.Bren) is the current World Champion and the only team with two M-Series championship titles to their name. The team from the Philippines is composed of key players David Charles "FlapTzy" Canon, Vincent Joseph "Pando" Unigo, Michael Angelo "KyleTzy" Sayson, Angelo Kyle "Pheww" Arcangel, Marco Stephen "Super Marco" Requitiano, and Rowgien Stimpson "Owgwen" Unigo. The team is led by Head Coach Francis "Ducky" Glindro and Technical Coach Robert Alexis "Trebor" Sanchez. An MSC championship remains the only missing title from their list of major MLBB honours.
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The summit clash had 2,382,990 peak concurrent viewers (PCV), making it the most-watched eSports event at the Esports World Cup, according to eSports Charts. eSports Charts Co-Founder and CEO Artyom Odintsov said, "The MSC 2024 marked a significant milestone in the development of MLBB eSports. The championship achieved excellent viewership momentum early on which only slowed after the unexpected elimination of all Indonesian teams before the Knockouts. Without this setback, the results would have been even more impressive. This year’s event transcended its Southeast Asian roots, reaching new audiences worldwide and growing to the level of premier eSports events with a $3M prize pool. The MSC 2024 has undoubtedly elevated the status of MLBB in the global eSports arena." MOONTON Games Head of eSports Ecosystem Ray Ng said, "We're elated to have achieved this milestone at the eSports World Cup. The EWC x MLBB MSC 2024 is the first time we've held the MSC outside of Southeast Asia so we're elated to have achieved our goal of providing a platform for our teams and audiences to #SeeTheWorld. This truly reflects the status of MLBB eSports as a global brand. A massive thank you to all of the fans who completely filled our arena." MLBB eSports continues with the upcoming MLBB Women's Invitational on July 24-27, 2024 as female MLBB teams prove to the world their gaming prowess on the biggest international stage for women with their own brand of grit and glory.
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Ahead of the MLBB Women's Invitational, MOONTON Games officially announced the Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia as the venue of the M6 World Championship Semifinals and Grand Finals. This represents a homecoming for MLBB's flagship international tournament after 5 years with the arena hosting the first-ever M Series in 2019. This year, the most prestigious global MLBB tournament will commence from November 2024. Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports of Malaysia YB Adam Adli said, "M-Series is back in Malaysia and we are as excited as you are to witness this incredible event. We welcome you, selamat datang ke!"
