Reporting by John Christian R. Deada
MOONTON Games has released the official tournament schedules for the Wild Card and Group Stage for the upcoming Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mid Season Cup (MSC) 2024, to be held in conjunction with the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia that will embark on the 28th up to the 30th of June for the inaugural Wild Card Stage.
The Wild Card Stage is set to begin from the 28th to 30th of June, and the first match will feature Keep Best Gaming (KBG) and S2G Esports (S2G) on June 28, at 11;00 (GMT +3). All matches for the Wild Card Stage will be in a Best-of-One format.
KBG were part of the M5 World Championship Wild Card in Malaysia last November but will make their return with a revamped roster. This Wild Card challenger will duke it out against S2G from Turkey.
See below for the detailed tournament schedule for Day 1:
On June 29, Wild Card favorites, IHC Esports of Mongolia and Homebois from Malaysia, will clash at 11:00 (GMT +3)
Here’s the schedule for Day 2 of the Wild Card:
Phase 2 of the Wild Card is scheduled on the 30th with both the top seed teams from Group A and Group B fight for the last spot for the MSC 2024 Main Stage in a BO5 series.
The MSC 2024 Group Stage will have simultaneous openers with Stream A featuring Falcons APBren (FCAP) from the Philippines and MSC 2024 China Qualifier Winner, Xianyou Gaming (XYG). Stream B will feature Cloud9 from North America facing Falcon Esports from Myanmar. All group stage matches will be played in a Best-of-Two series (BO2).
From 3 to 7 July, all match days start from 11:00 (GMT+3). See below for the detailed tournament schedule:
The Knockout Stage schedule from July 10 to 13 – 1st seed team from each group will play against the 2nd seed team from the other groups. All matches will be played in a Best-of-Five format and will start at 15:00 (GMT +3). Grand Finals Day will be on the 14th of July and it will be in a Best-of-Seven format scheduled at 13:00 (GMT +3).
Who’s your pick to win this year’s Mid Season Cup?