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The M6 World Championship is just around the corner, with teams worldwide securing their spots for the pinnacle of Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) esports.
The M6 World Championship is the second MLBB global tournament of the year, and the most prestigious one, following the MLBB Mid Season Cup (MSC) 2024 held earlier this year in Riyadh.
M6 World Championship teams
Twenty-three teams are participating in the tournament — eight teams qualifying for the Wildcard and fifteen teams go straight to the Swiss Stage. Below is the list of all participating teams:
Num. Region Path Team (Country) | 1 Indonesia MPL ID S14 TBD | 2 Indonesia MPL ID S14 TBD | 3 Philippines MPL PH S14 TBD | 4 Philippines MPL PH S14 TBD | 5 Malaysia MPL MY S14 TBD | 6 Malaysia MPL MY S14 TBD | 7 Singapore MPL SG S8 NIP Flash (Singapore) | 8 Cambodia MPL KH S7 TBD | 9 North America NACT 2024 Fall TBD | 10 CIS MCC S4 TBD | 11 CIS MCC S4 TBD | 12 MENA MPL MENA S6 TBD | 13 MENA MPL MENA S6 TBD | 14 Turkey MTC S4 TBD | 15 Turkey MTC S4 TBD | 16 Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Brunei, Bhutan MCC Mekong S4 TBD | 17 Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Brunei, Bhutan MCC Mekong S4 TBD | 18 Myanmar Myanmar Qualifier Falcon Esports (Myanmar) | 19 Latin America MPL LATAM S2 Maycam Evolve (Argentina) | 20 Latin America MPL LATAM S2 RRQ Akira (Brazil) | 21 China China Qualifier TBD | 22 China China Qualifier TBD | 23 Mongolia ENC Mongolia The MongolZ |
M6 World Championship format and prize pool
Wildcard Stage
Eight Wildcard teams will randomly be drawn into two groups at the earlier phase of the tournament. Each team will play Round Robin Best-of-three (Bo3) matches, with the Top 1 team from each group advancing to the Best-of-five (Bo5) Decider Stage to fight for 1 spot in the Swiss Stage.
Swiss Stage
At the Swiss Stage, Sixteen teams will be randomly drawn with each other to fight from Round 1 to Round 5.
Round 1
- The 16 teams will be randomly matched. Matches will be played in a best-of-1 (Bo1) format.
Round 2
- The 8 teams that have 1-0 aggregate will randomly match. Matches will be played in a best-of-1 (Bo1) format.
- The 8 teams that have 0-1 aggregate will randomly match. Matches will be played in a best-of-1 (Bo1) format.
Round 3
- The 4 teams that have 2-0 aggregate will randomly match. The winner of this match will advance to the Knockout stage. Matches will be played in best-of-3 (Bo3) format.
- The 8 teams that have 1-1 aggregate will randomly match. Matches will be played in a best-of-1 (Bo1) format.
- The 4 teams that have 0-2 aggregate will randomly match. The Loser of this match will be eliminated. Matches will be played in best-of-3 (Bo3) format.
Round 4
- The 6 teams that have 2-1 aggregate will randomly match. The winner of this match will advance to the Knockout stage. Matches will be played in best-of-3 (Bo3) format.
- The 6 teams that have 1-2 aggregate will randomly match. The Loser of this match will be eliminated. Matches will be played in best-of-3 (Bo3) format.
Round 5
- The 6 teams that have 2-2 aggregate will randomly match. The winner of this match will advance to the Knockout stage while the losing teams will be eliminated. Matches will be played in best-of-3 (Bo3) format.
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Knockout Stage
Eight qualifying teams will play a Double-elimination Best-of-5 (Bo5) format. Winning teams will advance through the Upper Bracket while losing teams have to drop to the Lower Bracket.
Teams that lose in the Upper Bracket will drop to the Lower Bracket, while teams that lose in the Lower Bracket are to be eliminated.
Upper Bracket Quarterfinals are played in Best-of-3 (Bo3) format, while the Grand Finals are played in Best-of-7 (Bo7) format.
The total prize pool of USD 1,000,000 will be allocated to all participating teams based on their final rankings, with the detailed distribution being announced soon.
M6 World Championship location and schedule
M6 World Championship Wildcard Stage
- Location: TBA
- Schedule: November 21- November 24, 2024
M6 World Championship Swiss Stage
- Location: TBA
- Schedule: November 28 - December 5, 2024
M6 World Championship Knockout Stage
Quarterfinals
- Location: TBA
- Schedule: December 7 - December 11, 2024
Semifinals & Grand Finals
- Location: Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Schedule: December 14 - December 15, 2024
How to watch the M6 World Championship
Fans can watch the M6 World Championship Semifinals and Grand Finals at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur. The early bird ticket sale period was held from October 5-7, with the general sale period and the ticket price expected to be announced later this month.
However, there is still no official information on the location of the Wildcard Stage and Swiss Stage. There is also the possibility, although very unlikely if we look at the M5 World Championship, that the stages will be closed to the public and run without an audience.
Fans around the world can also watch the whole tournament online, as it is being streamed on various streaming sites including YouTube, Twitch, Facebook Live, and and TikTok.
Stay tuned on esports.gg for more information regarding the M6 World Championship and MLBB Esports.
