Smart Omega Empress has just won the Mobile Legends: Bang-Bang Women’s Invitational (MWI) 2024 held at the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia over the weekend. They successfully dethroned tournament stalwarts, Team Vitality (VIT), and became the First Filipino Team to win a championship at the Esports World Cup! Team Smart Omega Empress (OMGE) executed a clean sweep against Indonesian rivals at the Best-Of-Five (BO5) Grand Finals, ending their 24-match winning streak dating back to 2021.
The MWI is the biggest MLBB esports tournament for women athletes and aims to provide female players with the platform to pursue their esports ambitions. Aside from the crown, team Smart Omega Empress took home the lion’s share of the USD $500,000 prize-pool — the biggest in women’s esport. Sheen “Shinoa” Perez nabbed the Finals Most Valuable Player (FMVP), taking home USD 50,000.
“The MWI 2024 has achieved a great viewership for mobile women’s esports. The participation of the Indonesian team in the final played a significant role in it, as well as substantial prize pool, which is one of the largest in women’s esports history. The fact that it’s now among the top three most viewed mobile women’s esports events, together with the 32nd SEA Games and MWI 2022, highlights the immense growth and increasing interest in women’s competitive gaming,” shared Artyom Odintsov, Co-Founder and CEO of Esports Charts.
Ray Ng, Head of Esports Ecosystem at MOONTON Games, said: “The competitive women’s esports scene has taken a huge step forward with the MWI 2024. We believe that esports is for everyone, so we’re delighted to have given the world’s best female athletes the stage and #TimeToShine. We’d also like to thank all of our fans who cheered the roof off the Amazon Arena.”
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