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. The tournament was previously contested as the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Southeast Asia Cup from 2017 until 2023. It was not held in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic. 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.
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. 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. 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.
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).
Participants by debut year As of 2025 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 2017 Elite8 Esports, Saints Indo, AirAsia Saiyan, MyA Junior, Salty Salad, Solid Gaming Alpha, Impunity, IDNS 8/8 8/8 2018 Aerowolf Roxy, EVOS Esports, RRQ Hoshi, Burmese Ghouls, AP Bren, Devils Pro, Bigetron Singapore, VEC Fantasy Main 8/10 16/18 2019 Diversity Helheim, Louvre Esports, ONIC Esports, WAWA Gaming, Geek Fam, ArkAngel, EVOS SG, Overclockers 9/12 25/30 2021 Impunity KH, Bigetron Esports, Niightmare Esports, RSG Malaysia, Todak, Blacklist International, Omega Esports, RSG Singapore, Cyber EXE 9/12 34/42 2022 See You Soon, Orange Esports, Falcon Esports, RSG Philippines 4/12 38/54 2023 Team Flash KH, Team Occupy, Team EVO, Team Liquid PH, Fire Flux Esports, 6/12 44/66 2024 RRQ Akira, KeepBest Gaming, DianFengYaoGuai, HomeBois, SRG.OG, IHC Esports, Trained to Kill, Entity7, Brute Force, Team Spirit, Team Falcons, Team Flash, S2G Esports, Cloud9, Legion Esports 16/23 60/89 2025 Influence Rage, Corinthians, CFU Gaming, Rare Atom, Ultra Legends, Zeta Division, The MongolZ, Mythic SEAL, ONIC Philippines, Virtus.pro, Aurora Türkiye, 12/23 72/1122026 PRO Esports, Guangzhou Gaming, True Rippers, Sunset Ravens, Geekay Esports, Team Vamos, The Huns Esports, Yangon Galacticos, Team Falcons PH, VSG, IGNITE Gaming, King of Gamers Club, FUT Esports, Alpha7 North 14/25* 86/137
Participants by edition MSC 2017 Five-Nations Finals Team Seed Team Seed Saints Indo MSC 2017 Indonesia Winner Solid Gaming Alpha MSC 2017 Philippines Winner Elite8 Esports MSC 2017 Indonesia Runner-up Salty Salad MSC 2017 Philippines Runner-up Team Saiyan MSC 2017 Malaysia Winner Impunity MSC 2017 Singapore Winner MyA Junior MSC 2017 Malaysia Runner-up IDNS MSC 2017 Thailand Winner
MSC 2018 Group A Group B Team Seed Team Seed Aerowolf Roxy MPL ID S1 Winner Aether Main MPL PH S1 Winner Bigetron Singapore MPL MY/SG S1 Winner EVOS Esports MPL ID S1 Runner-up Digital Devils Pro MPL PH S1 Runner-up RRQ.O2 MPL ID S1 3rd Place AirAsia Saiyan MPL MY/SG S1 4th Place IDNS Thailand Qualifier Winner Burmese Ghouls Myanmar Qualifier Winner Fantasy Main Vietnam Qualifier Winner
MSC 2019 Group A Group B Team Seed Team Seed Geek Fam MPL MY/SG S3 Winner ArkAngel MPL PH S3 Winner Bren Esports MPL PH S3 Runner-up EVOS SG MPL MY/SG S3 Runner-up IDNS Thailand Qualifier Winner Overclockers Vietnam Qualifier Winner Group C Group D Team Seed Team Seed Team Resolution MPL MM S2 Winner ONIC Esports MPL ID S3 Winner Louvre Esports MPL ID S3 Runner-up Burmese Ghouls MPL MM S2 Runner-up Diversity Helheim Cambodia Qualifier Winner WAWA Gaming Laos Qualifier Winner
MSC 2021 Group A Group B Team Seed Team Seed RSG Malaysia MPL MY S7 Winner EVOS Legends MPL ID S7 Winner RSG Singapore MPL SG S1 Runner-up TODAK MPL MY S7 Runner-up IDNS Thailand Direct Invitee Cyber EXE Vietnam Direct Invitee Group C Group D Team Seed Team Seed Blacklist International MPL PH S7 Winner EVOS SG MPL SG S1 Winner Bigetron Alpha MPL ID S7 Runner-up Execration MPL PH S7 Runner-up Impunity KH Cambodia Direct Invitee Niightmare Esports Laos Direct Invitee
MSC 2022 Group A Group B Team Seed Team Seed TODAK MPL MY S9 Winner RSG Philippines MPL PH S9 Winner ONIC Esports MPL ID S9 Runner-up RSG Singapore MPL SG S3 Winner Falcon Esports Myanmar Qualifier Winner See You Soon MPL KH Spring 2022 Runner-up Group C Group D Team Seed Team Seed RRQ Hoshi MPL ID S9 Winner Impunity KH MPL KH Spring 2022 Winner Omega Esports MPL PH S9 Runner-up Orange Esports MPL MY S9 Runner-up IDNS Mekong Qualifier Winner EVOS SG MPL SG S3 Runner-up
MSC 2023 Group A Group B Team Seed Team Seed ECHO Philippines MPL PH S11 Winner RSG Slate Singapore MPL SG S5 Winner Fire Flux Impunity MTC S1 Winner EVOS Legends MPL ID S11 Runner-up Team EVO Mekong Qualifier Winner Fenix Esports Myanmar Qualifier Winner Group C Group D Team Seed Team Seed ONIC Esports MPL ID S11 Winner Team Occupy MPL MENA Spring 2023 Winner BURN x Flash MPL KH Spring 2023 Winner TODAK MPL MY S11 Winner Outplay NACT Spring 2023 Runner-up Blacklist International MPL PH S11 Runner-up
MSC 2024 Group Stage Group A Group B Team Seed Team Seed RRQ Akira MPL LATAM S1 Winner Fnatic ONIC MPL ID S13 Winner NIP Flash MPL SG S7 Winner See You Soon MPL KH S6 Winner Fire Flux Esports MTC S3 Winner Team Falcons MPL MENA S5 Winner EVOS Glory MPL ID S13 Runner-up Selangor Red Giants MPL MY S13 Winner Group C Group D Team Seed Team Seed Team Spirit MCC S3 Winner Cloud9 NACT Spring 2024 Winner Liquid ECHO MPL PH S13 Winner Falcons AP Bren MPL PH S13 Runner-up Twisted Minds MPL MENA S5 Runner-up Xianyou Gaming China Qualifier Winner HomeBois Wildcard Stage Winner Falcon Esports Myanmar Qualifier Winner Wildcard Stage Group A Group B Team Seed Team Seed Zino Zenith MCCM S3 Winner Trained to Kill MCB S3 Winner Entity7 MPL LATAM S1 Runner-up Brute Force MCC S3 Runner-up S2G Esports MTC S3 Runner-up HomeBois MPL MY S13 Runner-up KeepBest Gaming China Qualifier Runner-up IHC Esports Mongolia Qualifier Winner
MSC 2025 Group Stage Group A Group B Team Seed Team Seed ONIC Esports MPL ID S15 Winner Team Spirit MCC S5 Winner CFU Gaming MPL KH S8 Winner Aurora Türkiye MTC S5 Winner Corinthians MPL LATAM S3 Winner Team Flash MPL SG S9 Winner Ultra Legends MPL MENA S7 Winner Area 77 NACT Spring 2025 Runner-up SRG.OG MPL MY S15 Winner RRQ Hoshi MPL ID S15 Runner-up Team Liquid PH MPL PH S15 Winner HomeBois MPL MY S15 Runner-up Mythic SEAL MSL MM S1 Winner ONIC Philippines MPL PH S15 Runner-up Virtus.pro Wildcard Stage Winner DianFengYaoGuai China Qualifier Winner Wildcard Stage Group A Group B Team Seed Team Seed Legion Esports VMC Spring 2025 Winner Niightmare Esports MCCM S5 Winner Team Falcons MPL MENA S7 Runner-up Virtus.pro MCC S5 Runner-up The MongolZ Mongolia Qualifier Winner Influence Rage MPL LATAM S3 Runner-up Rare Atom China Qualifier Runner-up Zeta Division Japan Qualifier Winner
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External links MSC Official Website