Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Southeast Asia Cup 2022 (MSC 2022) will officially take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from June 11 to 19, Moonton Games announced.
MSC 2022 will be held offline for the first time since the wrath of the COVID-19 pandemic, with a greater prize amounting to $300,000 (~Php15 million)—twice as compared to last year.
The tournament consists of 12 teams coming from Southeast Asia with the following slots:
- Cambodia — MPL KH 2022 Spring Split champion, MPL KH 2022 Spring Split second place
- Indonesia — MPL ID Season 9 champion, MPL ID Season 9 second place
- Malaysia — MPL MY Season 9 champion, MPL MY Season 9 second place
- Singapore — MPL SG Season 3 champion, MPL SG Season 3 second place
- Philippines — MPL PH Season 9 champion, MPL PH Season 9 second place
- Laos, Vietnam, Thailand — One slot to be determined through a qualifying tournament featuring the three countries
- Myanmar — One slot will be determined through a qualifying tournament
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Currently, Myanmar’s Falcon Esports is the only one that secured a spot in the prestigious tournament.
For the Philippines, the champions and the runners-up of the current ML:BB Professional League Season 9 (MPL PH Season 9) will be able to participate in the competition in Malaysia.
Smart Omega Esports’s Execration is the reigning champion in the Philippines after defeating Blacklist International in an exclusive all-Filipino SEA finals showdown, with a score of 4-1.
Since the start of MSC in 2017, the Philippine teams have bagged the winning title twice with Aether in 2018 and Execration in 2021. Now, the hopes of winning for the third time remain.
I’m so excited to see the Mobile Legends Southeast Asia Cup back with such a massive prize pool! Php 15 million is no joke and it really shows how far the esports scene has come in the region. Can’t wait to watch the matches and see which team takes home the trophy in Malaysia!
This is really exciting news for Mobile Legends fans! A Php 15 million prize pool is a huge incentive for teams to perform at their best. I can’t wait to see which squad will rise to the top in Malaysia! Good luck to all the participants!
Wow, Php 15 million is an incredible prize pool for the Mobile Legends Southeast Asia Cup! It’s exciting to see the competition being held in Malaysia. Can’t wait to watch the matches and see which team takes home the championship!
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Wow, the Php 15 million prize pool is incredible! It’s great to see Mobile Legends gaining so much popularity in Southeast Asia. I can’t wait to see which team will take home the trophy in Malaysia!
Wow, Php 15 million is an incredible prize pool for the Mobile Legends Southeast Asia Cup! It’s exciting to see such a big event happening in Malaysia. I can’t wait to see the top teams compete. Who do you think has the best chance of winning this year?
Wow, a Php 15 million prize pool is pretty incredible! Excited to see the top teams compete in Malaysia. This is going to be an epic event for Mobile Legends fans in Southeast Asia!
This is such exciting news for Mobile Legends fans! A Php 15 million prize pool is huge and really shows how much the competitive scene is growing in Southeast Asia. Can’t wait to see which teams will bring their A-game in Malaysia!
Wow, a Php 15 million prize pool is incredible! It’s great to see the Mobile Legends community in Southeast Asia getting such fantastic support. I can’t wait to see which teams will rise to the top in Malaysia!
Wow, a Php 15 million prize pool is incredible! It’s going to be an intense competition at the Mobile Legends Southeast Asia Cup 2022. Can’t wait to see which teams will rise to the top in Malaysia!