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$1 million for the champion. Who's gonna bring it home?

 

Photo via Esports World Cup Foundation

 

The Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mid Season Cup 2025 (MLBB MSC 2025) is bringing the best teams from around the globe to the Esports World Cup (EWC) for a shot at supremacy and a slice of the massive $3 million prize money.

 

This mid-year international showdown features 23 teams from various MLBB Professional Leagues (MPL) and regional qualifiers, competing across three action-packed stages.

 

Here’s a rundown of everything you need to know about the MSC 2025, happening from July 10 to August 2.

 

Table of contents

 

• MLBB MSC 2025, explained
• MSC 2025 teams
• MSC 2025 format
• MSC 2025 schedule and results
  • Knockout Stage
  • Group Stage
  • Wildcard
• MSC 2025 final rankings and prize distribution
• Where to watch MSC 2025

 

MLBB MSC 2025, explained

 

No stones unturned. Image via Moonton Games

 

Previously known as the Mobile Legends Southeast Asia Cup, the Mid Season Cup (MSC) is the second-biggest international tournament of the year, right behind the MLBB World Championship. The 2025 edition marks the second time MSC is part of the Esports World Cup, further cementing the game’s status as a top-tier global esport.

 

Malaysia’s Selangor Red Giants come into MSC 2025 as the reigning champions after edging out the Philippines’ Falcons AP.Bren 4-3 in a nail-biting grand final last year. That win was historic, as it marked the first time a Malaysian team claimed an international title.

 

MSC 2025 teams

 

SRG are ready to defend their trophy. Photo via Esports World Cup Foundation

 

Here are all the teams competing at MSC 2025 and how they qualified:

 

Group Stage

 

Team	Roster	Qualification
Selangor Red Giants OG Esports (defending champions)	Kramm – EXP laner Sekys – Jungler Stormie – Mid laner Innocent – Gold laner Yums – Roamer Gojes – Substitute/EXP laner	MPL Malaysia Season 15 champion
Team Liquid PH	Sanford – EXP laner KarlTzy – Jungler Sanji – Mid laner Oheb – Gold laner Jaypee – Roamer Perkziva – Substitute/Roamer	MPL Philippines Season 15 champion
ONIC Philippines	Kirk – EXP laner K1NGKONG – Jungler Super Frince – Mid laner Kelra – Gold laner Brusko – Roamer Hate – Substitute/Flex	MPL Philippines Season 15 runner-up
ONIC	Lutpiii – EXP laner Kairi – Jungler Sanz – Mid laner Savero – Gold laner Kiboy – Roamer Ryota – Substitute/EXP laner CW – Substitute/Gold laner	MPL Indonesia Season 15 champion
RRQ Hoshi	Dyrennn – EXP laner Sutsujin – Jungler Rinz – Mid laner Toyy – Gold laner Idok – Roamer Chenn – Substitute/Jungler	MPL Indonesia Season 15 runner-up
Team Flash	Vell – EXP laner EyyMal – Jungler Izanami – Mid laner Melqt – Gold laner Ivann – Roamer Eiva – Substitute/EXP laner	MPL Singapore Season 9 champion
CFU Gaming	Kennn – EXP laner Hadess – Jungler KurtTzy – Mid laner Vanix – Gold laner JPL – Roamer Diablo – Substitute/EXP laner Lolsie – Substitute/Roamer	MPL Cambodia (KH) Season 8 champion
HomeBois	Wadu – EXP laner Detective – Jungler Oppi – Mid laner Xingg – Gold laner Boxi – Roamer Zee – Substitute/Mid laner Tegami – Substitute/Jungler	MPL Malaysia Season 15 runner-up
Ultra Legends	DARK LORD – EXP laner Throwboy – Jungler Quanok – Mid laner Pharaoh – Gold laner RiseCrim – Roamer Jersy – Substitute/Roamer Elshadow Omar – Substitute/Mid laner	MPL MENA Season 7 champion
Corinthians	Hesu – EXP laner Flick – Jungler Frosttlaneve – Mid laner UpaaTzy – Gold laner Luiizz – Roamer Buzizio – Substitute/Jungler	MPL LATAM Season 3 champion
Team Spirit	Kid Bomba – EXP laner Oneshot – Jungler Sunset Lover – Mid laner Hiko – Gold laner SAWO – Roamer Euphoria – Substitute/Flex	MCC Season 5 champion
Aurora Türkiye	Lunar – EXP laner Tienzy – Jungler Rosa – Mid laner Sigibum – Gold laner APEX47 – Roamer ReiNNNN – Substitute/Flex	MTC Season 5 champion
Area 77 (replaced S8UL Esports)	URESHIII – EXP laner Shiro – Jungler Hunter – Mid laner ISO – Gold laner JOYBOJ – Roamer IDIRKK – Substitute/Gold laner	NACT Spring 2025 runner-up
Mythic SEAL	Khunn – EXP laner Kenn – Jungler Niko – Mid laner Zippx – Gold laner Bo Ye – Roamer Potay – Substitute	MSL MM Season 1 champion
DianFengYaoGuai	Kielvj – EXP laner Super Kenn – Jungler Yione – Mid laner Loong – Gold laner Zzzed – Roamer Pixiu – Substitute/Roamer	MSC 2025 China Qualifier winner
Virtus.pro	BadKot – EXP laner Andoryuuu – Jungler Bober – Mid laner Super Egorka – Gold laner Pluto – Roamer Kerrigan – Substitute/Flex	MSC 2025 Wildcard winner

 

 

Wildcard

 

Team	Roster	Qualification
Team Falcons	Sanjiii – EXP laner Boyet – Jungler Cuffin – Mid laner Saano – Gold laner Trolll – Roamer Tarzan – Substitute/Jungler	MPL MENA Season 7 runner-up
INFLUENCE RAGE	Chino – EXP laner Jotun – Jungler Chan – Mid laner Furyy – Gold laner Pakitoo – Roamer SR Luuma – Substitute/Flex	MPL LATAM Season 3 runner-up
Virtus.pro	BadKot – EXP laner Andoryuuu – Jungler Bober – Mid laner Super Egorka – Gold laner Pluto – Roamer Kerrigan – Substitute/Flex	MCC Season 5 runner-up
Legion Esports	Meow – EXP laner Jowga – Jungler Shocker – Mid laner Daylight – Gold laner Kram God – Roamer Hehehehehehe – SubstituteMid laner GNART – Substitute/Roamer	VMC Spring 2025 champion
Niightmare Esports	Bai Luci – EXP laner 2Ez4Lexxy – Jungler Sosoul – Mid laner Khammy – Gold laner J4ZBIN – Roamer I DID – Substitute/Mid Laner Ninjaaa – Substitute/Jungler	M Challenge Cup Mekong Season 5 champion
ZETA DIVISION	june1 – EXP laner ten – Jungler psuke – Mid laner muiminet – Gold laner Kani – Roamer Falcon – Substitute/Jungler	MSC 2025 Japan Qualifier winner
The MongolZ	Mumu – EXP laner Zetsu – Jungler Mayki – Mid laner Rynx K – Gold laner Shenlynn – Roamer Ganaa – Substitute/Jungler	MSC 2025 Mongolia Qualifier winner
Rare Atom	Donn – EXP laner Lanaya – Jungler Paofu – Mid laner Mikey – Gold laner Cat9 – Roamer Shengge – Substitute/Mid laner	MSC 2025 China Qualifier runner-up

 

 

MSC 2025 format

 

Intense matches await. Photo via Esports World Cup Foundation

 

The tournament is is split into two phases:

 

• Wildcard: July 10 to 13
• Main Event
  • Group Stage: July 23 to 27
  • Knockout Stage: July 30 to August 2

 

MSC 2025 kicks off with the Wildcard stage, where eight teams are randomly drawn into two groups. They battle it out in a double elimination format. The top two teams from each group then move on to the Wildcard playoffs, which use a single elimination bracket. The first two matches are best-of-three, while the final is a best-of-five. Only the winner from this round secures a spot in the Group Stage.

 

Next up is the Group Stage, where a draw is done once again to divide the 16 teams into two groups. Here’s how the teams are divided:

 

Group A	Group B
Team Liquid PH Ultra Legends ONIC ID CFU Gaming SRG.OG Virtus.pro Mythic SEAL Corinthians	HomeBois Team Flash Team Spirit DianFengYaoGuai RRQ Hoshi Area 77 ONIC PH Aurora Türkiye

 

 

Similar to the Wildcard, the Group Stage features a double elimination format, with all matches set in best-of-three. The top four teams from each group punch their ticket to the final phase.

 

Finally, the Knockout Stage adopts a single elimination format. Quarterfinals, semifinals, and the third-place match are all best-of-five, leading up to a best-of-seven grand final to crown the MSC 2025 champion.

 

MSC 2025 schedule and results

 

Knockout Stage

 

The bracket is set. Image via Mobile Legends Esports

 

Quarterfinals

 

July 30

 

• 4am CT | 5pm GMT+8: Team Liquid PH 3-0 Aurora Türkiye
• 7am CT : 8pm GMT+8: Mythic SEAL 0-3 ONIC ID
  • Team Liquid PH and ONIC ID advance to the semifinals.
  • Aurora Türkiye and Mythic SEAL are eliminated.

 

July 31

 

• 4am CT | 5pm GMT+8: RRQ Hoshi 2-3 SRG.OG
• 7am CT : 8pm GMT+8: Team Spirit 1-3 ONIC PH
  • SRG.OG and ONIC PH advance to the semifinals.
  • RRQ Hoshi and Team Spirit are eliminated.

 

Semifinals – August 1

 

• 4am CT | 5pm GMT+8: SRG.OG 3-2 ONIC PH
• 7am CT : 8pm GMT+8: Team Liquid PH 3-1 ONIC ID
  • SRG.OG and Team Liquid PH advance to the grand final.
  • ONIC PH and ONIC ID drop to the third place match.

 

Third-place match – August 2

 

• 3am CT | 4pm GMT+8: ONIC PH 3-2 ONIC ID
  • ONIC PH claim third place.

 

Grand Final – August 2

 

• 6am CT | 7pm GMT+8: Team Liquid PH 4-1 SRG.OG
  • Team Liquid PH win MLBB MSC 2025 x EWC.

 

Emotions are gonna run high for sure. Photo via Esports World Cup Foundation

 

Group Stage

 

July 23 – Group A round 1

 

• 4am CT | 5pm GMT+8: Team Liquid PH 2-0 Ultra Legends
• 6am CT | 7pm GMT+8: ONIC ID 2-1 CFU Gaming
• 8am CT | 9pm GMT+8: SRG.OG 2-1 Virtus.pro
• 10am CT | 11pm GMT+8: Mythic SEAL 2-1 Corinthians

 

July 24 – Group B round 1

 

• 4am CT | 5pm GMT+8: HomeBois 2-1 Team Flash
• 6am CT | 7pm GMT+8: Team Spirit 2-0 DianFengYaoGuai
• 8am CT | 9pm GMT+8: RRQ Hoshi 2-0 Area 77
• 10am CT | 11pm GMT+8: ONIC PH 1-2 Aurora Türkiye

 

July 25

 

Group A upper bracket semifinals

 

• 4am CT | 5pm GMT+8: SRG.OG 1-2 Mythic SEAL
• 6am CT | 7pm GMT+8: Team Liquid PH 2-1 ONIC ID
  • Mythic SEAL and Team Liquid PH advance to the Knockout Stage.

 

Group A lower bracket quarterfinals

 

• 8am CT | 9pm GMT+8: Ultra Legends 1-2 CFU Gaming
• 10am CT | 11pm GMT+8: Virtus.pro 2-1 Corinthians
  • Ultra Legends and Corinthians are eliminated.

 

July 26

 

Group B upper bracket semifinals

 

• 4am CT | 5pm GMT+8: HomeBois 0-2 Team Spirit
• 6am CT | 7pm GMT+8: RRQ Hoshi 2-1 Aurora Türkiye
  • Team Spirit and RRQ Hoshi advance to the Knockout Stage.

 

Group B lower bracket quarterfinals

 

• 8am CT | 9pm GMT+8: Team Flash 2-0 DianFengYaoGuai
• 10am CT | 11pm GMT+8: ONIC PH 2-0 Area 77
  • DianFengYaoGuai and Area 77 are eliminated.

 

July 27

 

Group A and B lower bracket semifinals

 

• 4am CT | 5pm GMT+8: SRG.OG 2-0 CFU Gaming
• 6am CT | 7pm GMT+8: ONIC ID 2-0 Virtus.pro
• 8am CT | 9pm GMT+8: Aurora Türkiye 2-1 Team Flash
• 10am CT | 11pm GMT+8: HomeBois 0-2 ONIC PH
  • SRG.OG, ONIC ID, Aurora Türkiye, and ONIC PH advance to the Knockout Stage.
  • CFU Gaming, Virtus.pro, Team Flash, and HomeBois are eliminated.

 

Wildcard

 

Group Stage

 

July 10

 

Group A round 1

 

• 4am CT | 5pm GMT+8: Team Falcons 1-2 Rare Atom
• 6am CT | 7pm GMT+8: Legion Esports 2-1 The MongolZ

 

Group B round 1

 

• 8am CT | 9pm GMT+8: ZETA DIVISION 1-2 INFLUENCE RAGE
• 10am CT | 11pm GMT+8: Virtus.pro 2-0 Niightmare Esports

 

July 11

 

Group A upper bracket final

 

• 4am CT | 5pm GMT+8: Rare Atom 2-0 Legion Esports

 

Group A lower bracket semifinal

 

• 6am CT | 7pm GMT+8: Team Falcons 0-2 The MongolZ
  • Team Falcons are eliminated.

 

Group B upper bracket final

 

• 8am CT | 9pm GMT+8: INFLUENCE RAGE 1-2 Virtus.pro

 

Group A lower bracket semifinal

 

• 10am CT | 11pm GMT+8: ZETA DIVISION 2-1 Niightmare Esports
  • Niightmare Esports are eliminated.

 

July 12

 

Lower bracket final

 

• Group A – 4am CT | 5pm GMT+8: Legion Esports 0-2 The MongolZ
• Group B – 6am CT | 7pm GMT+8: INFLUENCE RAGE 2-0 ZETA DIVISION
  • Legion Esports and ZETA DIVISION are eliminated.

 

Playoffs

 

July 12

 

Wildcard Semifinals

 

• 8am CT | 9pm GMT+8: Virtus.pro 2-0 The MongolZ
• 10am CT | 11pm GMT+8: Rare Atom 2-0 INFLUENCE RAGE
  • The MongolZ and INFLUENCE RAGE are eliminated.

 

July 13

 

Wildcard Final

 

• 4am CT | 5pm GMT+8: Virtus.pro 3-1 Rare Atom
  • Virtus.pro qualify for the MSC 2025 Main Event.

 

MSC 2025 final rankings and prize distribution

 

Team	Placing	Prize Money	Club Points
Team Liquid PH	Champion	$1 million	1,000
SRG.OG	2nd	$500,000	750
ONIC PH	3rd	$250,000	500
ONIC ID	4th	$150,000	300
Aurora Türkiye Mythic SEAL RRQ Hoshi Team Spirit	5th-8th	$100,000	200
CFU Gaming Virtus.pro Team Flash HomeBois	9th-12th	$66,000	–
Ultra Legends Corinthians DianFengYaoGuai Area 77	13th-16th	$50,000	–
Rare Atom	17th	$41,000	–
The MongolZ INFLUENCE RAGE	18th-19th	$35,000	–
Legion Esports ZETA DIVISION	20th-21st	$32,500	–
Team Falcons Niightmare Esports	22nd-23rd	$30,000	–