List of Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mid Season Cup participants

The Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mid Season Cup, commonly known as MSC, is an international Mobile Legends: Bang Bang tournament organised by the Moonton, the developer of the game.[1] The tournament was previously contested as the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Southeast Asia Cup from 2017 until 2023.[2] It was not held in 2020 due to COVID-19 Pandemic.[3] Since 2024, following the name rebrand and change in format, MSC would be part of Esports World Cup held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, colloquially known as MSC x EWC.[4][5]

The current format, in use since the tournament was rebranded ahead of the 2024 edition, features 23 teams divided into two stages; group stage with 15 teams and wildcard stage with 8 teams, whereas the winner of wildcard stage would be qualified to group stage, making it 16 teams competing in the main event.[5] In the group stage, the teams are drawn into four groups of four, with each team playing three group stage matches in a round-robin best-of-two (BO2) format.[6][7] The top two teams from each group advance to the playoffs stage, starting with the quarterfinals and then semifinals in best-of-five (BO5) format, culminating with the grand final in best-of-seven (BO7) format.[7]

For the upcoming 2025 edition, the teams distribution as follows: split into the group stage and the wildcard stage, with up to two teams from each nation or region. For the group stage, 2 teams each from Indonesia, Malaysia, and Philippines, and 1 team each from Cambodia, China, Myanmar, Turkey, Singapore, CIS, Latin America, MENA, and North America, and for the wildcard stage, 1 team each from China, Japan, Mongolia, Vietnam, CIS, Latin America, MENA, and the rest of Southeast Asia (Brunei Darussalam, Laos, Thailand, Timor-Leste, or Vietnam—meaning Vietnam could have two teams in total).[8]

Participants by debut year

As of 2024 edition, there are total of 72 different teams competed in MSC with total of 112 slots allocation. Each successive MSC has had at least two teams appearing again from past edition and four teams appearing for the first time.

Year Debuting team(s) Total Cum.
2017 Indonesia Elite8 Esports, Indonesia Saints Indo, Malaysia AirAsia Saiyan[note 1], Malaysia MyA Junior, Philippines Salty Salad, Philippines Solid Gaming Alpha, Singapore Impunity, Thailand IDNS 8/8 8/8
2018 Indonesia Aerowolf Roxy, Indonesia EVOS Esports, Indonesia RRQ Hoshi[note 2], Myanmar Burmese Ghouls, Philippines AP Bren[note 3], Philippines Digital Devils Pro, Singapore Bigetron Singapore, Vietnam VEC Fantasy Main[note 4] 8/10 16/18
2019 Cambodia Diversity Helheim, Indonesia Louvre Esports, Indonesia ONIC Esports, Laos WAWA Gaming, Malaysia Geek Fam, Myanmar Team Resolution, Philippines ArkAngel, Singapore EVOS SG, Vietnam Overclockers 9/12 25/30
2021 Cambodia Impunity KH, Indonesia Bigetron Esports[note 5], Laos Niightmare Esports, Malaysia RSG Malaysia, Malaysia Todak, Philippines Blacklist International, Philippines Omega Esports[note 6], Singapore RSG Singapore, Vietnam Cyber EXE 9/12 34/42
2022 Cambodia See You Soon, Malaysia Orange Esports, Myanmar Falcon Esports, Philippines RSG Philippines 4/12 38/54
2023 Cambodia Team Flash KH[note 7], Egypt Team Occupy, Laos Team EVO, Philippines Team Liquid PH[note 8], Turkey Fire Flux Esports[note 9], United States Outplay 6/12 44/66
2024 Brazil RRQ Akira, China KeepBest Gaming, China DianFengYaoGuai[note 10], Malaysia HomeBois, Malaysia SRG.OG[note 11], Mongolia IHC Esports, Nepal Trained to Kill, Peru Entity7, Russia Brute Force, Russia Team Spirit, Saudi Arabia Team Falcons, Saudi Arabia Twisted Minds, Singapore Team Flash[note 12], Turkey S2G Esports, United States Cloud9, Vietnam Legion Esports[note 13] 16/23 60/89
2025 Argentina Influence Rage, Brazil Corinthians, Cambodia CFU Gaming, China Rare Atom, Egypt Ultra Legends, Japan Zeta Division, Mongolia The MongolZ, Myanmar Mythic SEAL, Philippines ONIC Philippines, Russia Virtus.pro, Turkey Aurora Türkiye, United States Area 77 12/23 72/112

Participants by edition

MSC 2017

Five-Nations Finals Ref.
Team Seed Team Seed
Indonesia Saints Indo MSC 2017 Indonesia Winner Philippines Solid Gaming Alpha MSC 2017 Philippines Winner [25]
Indonesia Elite8 Esports MSC 2017 Indonesia Runner-up Philippines Salty Salad MSC 2017 Philippines Runner-up
Malaysia Team Saiyan MSC 2017 Malaysia Winner Singapore Impunity MSC 2017 Singapore Winner
Malaysia MyA Junior MSC 2017 Malaysia Runner-up Thailand IDNS MSC 2017 Thailand Winner

MSC 2018

Group A Group B Ref.
Team Seed Team Seed
Indonesia Aerowolf Roxy MPL ID S1 Winner Philippines Aether Main MPL PH S1 Winner [26]
Singapore Bigetron Singapore MPL MY/SG S1 Winner Indonesia EVOS Esports MPL ID S1 Runner-up
Philippines Digital Devils Pro MPL PH S1 Runner-up Indonesia RRQ.O2 MPL ID S1 3rd Place
Malaysia AirAsia Saiyan MPL MY/SG S1 4th Place Thailand IDNS Thailand Qualifier Winner
Myanmar Burmese Ghouls Myanmar Qualifier Winner Vietnam Fantasy Main Vietnam Qualifier Winner

MSC 2019

Group A Group B Ref.
Team Seed Team Seed
Malaysia Geek Fam MPL MY/SG S3 Winner Philippines ArkAngel MPL PH S3 Winner [27]
Philippines Bren Esports MPL PH S3 Runner-up Singapore EVOS SG MPL MY/SG S3 Runner-up
Thailand IDNS Thailand Qualifier Winner Vietnam Overclockers Vietnam Qualifier Winner
Group C Group D
Team Seed Team Seed
Myanmar Team Resolution MPL MM S2 Winner Indonesia ONIC Esports MPL ID S3 Winner
Indonesia Louvre Esports MPL ID S3 Runner-up Myanmar Burmese Ghouls MPL MM S2 Runner-up
Cambodia Diversity Helheim Cambodia Qualifier Winner Laos WAWA Gaming Laos Qualifier Winner

MSC 2021

Group A Group B Ref.
Team Seed Team Seed
Malaysia RSG Malaysia MPL MY S7 Winner Indonesia EVOS Legends MPL ID S7 Winner [28]
Singapore RSG Singapore MPL SG S1 Runner-up Malaysia TODAK MPL MY S7 Runner-up
Thailand IDNS Thailand Direct Invitee Vietnam Cyber EXE Vietnam Direct Invitee
Group C Group D
Team Seed Team Seed
Philippines Blacklist International MPL PH S7 Winner Singapore EVOS SG MPL SG S1 Winner
Indonesia Bigetron Alpha MPL ID S7 Runner-up Philippines Execration MPL PH S7 Runner-up
Cambodia Impunity KH Cambodia Direct Invitee Laos Niightmare Esports Laos Direct Invitee

MSC 2022

Group A Group B Ref.
Team Seed Team Seed
Malaysia TODAK MPL MY S9 Winner Philippines RSG Philippines MPL PH S9 Winner [29]
Indonesia ONIC Esports MPL ID S9 Runner-up Singapore RSG Singapore MPL SG S3 Winner
Myanmar Falcon Esports Myanmar Qualifier Winner Cambodia See You Soon MPL KH Spring 2022 Runner-up
Group C Group D
Team Seed Team Seed
Indonesia RRQ Hoshi MPL ID S9 Winner Cambodia Impunity KH MPL KH Spring 2022 Winner
Philippines Omega Esports MPL PH S9 Runner-up Malaysia Orange Esports MPL MY S9 Runner-up
Thailand IDNS Mekong Qualifier[note 14] Winner Singapore EVOS SG MPL SG S3 Runner-up

MSC 2023

Group A Group B Ref.
Team Seed Team Seed
Philippines ECHO Philippines MPL PH S11 Winner RSG Slate Singapore MPL SG S5 Winner [31]
Turkey Fire Flux Impunity MTC S1 Winner EVOS Legends MPL ID S11 Runner-up
Laos Team EVO Mekong Qualifier[note 15] Winner Myanmar Fenix Esports Myanmar Qualifier Winner
Group C Group D
Team Seed Team Seed
Indonesia ONIC Esports MPL ID S11 Winner Egypt Team Occupy MPL MENA Spring 2023 Winner
Cambodia BURN x Flash MPL KH Spring 2023 Winner Malaysia TODAK MPL MY S11 Winner
United States Outplay[note 16][note 17] NACT Spring 2023 Runner-up Philippines Blacklist International MPL PH S11 Runner-up

MSC 2024

Group Stage Ref.
Group A Group B
Team Seed Team Seed
Brazil RRQ Akira MPL LATAM S1 Winner Indonesia Fnatic ONIC MPL ID S13 Winner [34]
Singapore NIP Flash MPL SG S7 Winner Cambodia See You Soon MPL KH S6 Winner
Turkey Fire Flux Esports MTC S3 Winner Saudi Arabia Team Falcons MPL MENA S5 Winner
Indonesia EVOS Glory MPL ID S13 Runner-up Malaysia Selangor Red Giants MPL MY S13 Winner
Group C Group D
Team Seed Team Seed
Russia Team Spirit[note 18] MCC S3 Winner United States Cloud9[note 16] NACT Spring 2024 Winner
Philippines Liquid ECHO MPL PH S13 Winner Philippines Falcons AP Bren MPL PH S13 Runner-up
Saudi Arabia Twisted Minds MPL MENA S5 Runner-up China Xianyou Gaming China Qualifier Winner
Malaysia HomeBois Wildcard Stage Winner Myanmar Falcon Esports Myanmar Qualifier Winner
Wildcard Stage [35]
Group A Group B
Team Seed Team Seed
Vietnam Zino Zenith MCCM S3 Winner Nepal   Trained to Kill MCB S3 Winner
Peru Entity7 MPL LATAM S1 Runner-up Russia Brute Force[note 18] MCC S3 Runner-up
Turkey S2G Esports MTC S3 Runner-up Malaysia HomeBois MPL MY S13 Runner-up
China KeepBest Gaming China Qualifier Runner-up Mongolia IHC Esports Mongolia Qualifier Winner

MSC 2025

Group Stage Ref.
Group A Group B
Team Seed Team Seed
Indonesia ONIC Esports MPL ID S15 Winner Russia Team Spirit[note 18] MCC S5 Winner [36]
Cambodia CFU Gaming MPL KH S8 Winner Turkey Aurora Türkiye MTC S5 Winner
Brazil Corinthians MPL LATAM S3 Winner Singapore Team Flash MPL SG S9 Winner
Egypt Ultra Legends MPL MENA S7 Winner United States Area 77[note 16][note 19] NACT Spring 2025 Runner-up
Malaysia SRG.OG MPL MY S15 Winner Indonesia RRQ Hoshi MPL ID S15 Runner-up
Philippines Team Liquid PH MPL PH S15 Winner Malaysia HomeBois MPL MY S15 Runner-up
Myanmar Mythic SEAL MSL MM S1 Winner Philippines ONIC Philippines MPL PH S15 Runner-up
Russia Virtus.pro[note 18] Wildcard Stage Winner China DianFengYaoGuai China Qualifier Winner
Wildcard Stage [39]
Group A Group B
Team Seed Team Seed
Vietnam Legion Esports VMC Spring 2025 Winner Laos Niightmare Esports MCCM S5 Winner
Saudi Arabia Team Falcons MPL MENA S7 Runner-up Russia Virtus.pro[note 18] MCC S5 Runner-up
Mongolia The MongolZ Mongolia Qualifier Winner Argentina Influence Rage MPL LATAM S3 Runner-up
China Rare Atom China Qualifier Runner-up Japan Zeta Division Japan Qualifier Winner

Notes

  1. ^ AirAsia Saiyan debuted as Team Saiyan in MSC 2017.[9]
  2. ^ RRQ Hoshi debuted as RRQ O2 in MSC 2018.[10][11]
  3. ^ AP Bren debuted as Aether Main in MSC 2018.[12][13]
  4. ^ VEC Fantasy Main debuted as Fantasy Main in MSC 2018.[14]
  5. ^ Bigetron Esports debuted as Bigetron Alpha in MSC 2021.[15]
  6. ^ Omega Esports debuted as Execration in MSC 2021.[16]
  7. ^ Team Flash KH debuted as BURN x Flash in MSC 2023.[17]
  8. ^ Team Liquid PH debuted as ECHO Philippines in MSC 2023.[18]
  9. ^ Fire Flux Esports debuted as Fire Flux Impunity in MSC 2023.[19]
  10. ^ DianFengYaoGuai debuted as Xianyou Gaming in MSC 2024.[20]
  11. ^ SRG.OG debuted as Selangor Red Giants in MSC 2024.[21]
  12. ^ Team Flash debuted as NIP Flash in MSC 2024.[22][23]
  13. ^ Legion Esports debuted as Zino Zenith in MSC 2024.[24]
  14. ^ Mekong Qualifier in MSC 2022 is for teams from Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.[30]
  15. ^ Mekong Qualifier in MSC 2023 is for teams from Brunei Darussalam, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.[32]
  16. ^ a b c For documentary purpose only, according to their base of operations, teams from North America region: Outplay, Cloud9, and Area 77, will all represent United States.
  17. ^ NACT Spring 2023 Winner BloodThirstyKing was unable to participate due to failing to meet the tournament's minimum roster requirements, after two of their players were unavailable for personal reasons. NACT Spring 2023 Runner-up Outplay was selected to replace their slot by the tournament committee.[33]
  18. ^ a b c d e For documentary purpose only, according to their majority of players, teams from CIS region: Brute Force based in Saudi Arabia, Team Spirit based in Serbia, and Virtus.pro based in Armenia, will all represent Russia.
  19. ^ NACT Spring 2025 Winner BloodThirstyKing then signed by Indian esports organization S8UL Esports,[37] was unable to participate due to failing to meet the tournament's minimum roster requirements after two of their players were disqualified for breaching official tournament rules. NACT Spring 2025 Runner-up Area 77 was selected to replace their slot by the tournament committee.[38]

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