The upcoming Mobile Legends: Bang Bang M5 World Championship is set to be held in the Philippines this year, making it the inaugural M-series event hosted in the country. The championship brings about significant alterations, such as a new tournament format, involvement from both new and returning regions and the addition of M5 Wild Card qualifiers. This guide provides a detailed overview of the M5 World Championship, encompassing information on its schedule, results, format, qualified teams, and where to catch the action.

NOTE: All times & dates will be in (UTC+8)

 

Details

Date: 23 November–17 December (UTC+8)
Prizepool: US$900,000
Venues:

• EVM Convention Center, 37 Central Ave, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
• Rizal Memorial Coliseum, HX6V+RHX, P.Ocampo St., Malate, Manila, 1004 Metro Manila, Philippines

 

Format

• Group Stage: 2–7 December
  • 16 teams are divided into 4 groups
  • Single Round Robin
  • All matches are Best of 3
  • Top 2 teams from each group advance to Knockout Stage
  • Bottom 2 teams from each group are eliminated

• Knockout Stage: 9–17 December
  • Double elimination bracket
    • All Matches are Best of 5 until the Grand Finals
    • Grand Final is Best of 7

 

Final Results

PLACE	$ USD	PARTICIPANTS
1	$300,000	AP.Bren
2	$120,000	ONIC Esports
3	$80,000	Blacklist International
4	$55,000	Deus Vult
5-6	$40,000	Geek Fam
		See You Soon
7-8	$30,000	Fire Flux Esports
		Burmese Ghouls
9-12	$20,000	Triple Esports
		Team SMG
		Team Flash
		HomeBois
13-16	$15,000	Bigetron Sons
		RRQ Akira
		Team Lilgun
		TheOhioBrothers

 

 

Teams

 

TEAMS	PLAYERS
AP.Bren	FlapTzy, KyleTzy, Pheww, Super Marco, Owgwen, Pandora
Blacklist International	Edward, Sensui, Yue, Oheb, Renejay, Hadji, Owl
ONIC Esports	Butsss, Kairi, Sanz, CW, Kiboy, Albert
Geek Fam	Luke, Nnael, Aboy, Markyyyyy, Baloyskie, Caderaa
RRQ Akira	Tekashi, Kiing, Seigen, Gustalagusta, Luiiz, Blink
Bigetron Sons	Bllack, Buzizio, Sindra, Upa, Lunna, Akashi
HomeBois	Sepat, Chibii, Warlord, RaizeL, Xorn, Anip, Vins
Team Flash	Adammir, Hadess, Jayy, Vanix, Lolsie, Bloopymiku
See You Soon	FELIX, MP the King, Raa, Kousei, BOXI, Tuzu, RUNN
Triple Esports	Sanji, Tarzan, Cuffin, Fury, Trolll, Saano, Krauser
Deus Vult	Kid Bomba, Magistor, Sunset Lover, Carvi, SAWO, Shisu1Skie, Lil
Fire Flux Esports	Alien, Tienzy, Rosa, Sunshine, APEX47, Paranoid
TheOhioBrothers	Mielow, Bestplayer1, Hoon, ZIA, SHARK, Wrath
Burmese Ghouls	Carbon, Niko, Lina, Stitch, Blinkx, Shadow
Team SMG	Smooth, Saxa, Stormie, Sasa, Mikko, Subway
Team Lilgun	Aizn, Zxaura, Forbid, Bebex, Ethan, MrLi

 

 

Group Stage

 

Group A
#	Team	Match	Game	Diff
1.	ONIC Esports	3-0	6-0	+6
2.	See You Soon	2-1	4-2	+2
3.	Triple Esports	1-2	2-5	-3
4.	Bigetron Sons	0-3	1-6	-5

 

Group B
#	Team	Match	Game	Diff
1.	Fire Flux Esports	2-1	5-2	+3
1.	Blacklist International	2-1	4-3	+1
3.	Team SMG	1-2	3-5	-2
3.	RRQ Akira	1-2	3-5	-2

 

Group C
#	Team	Match	Game	Diff
1.	AP.Bren	2-0	6-0	+6
2.	Burmese Ghouls	1-1	3-4	-1
3.	Team Flash	1-2	3-5	-2
4.	Team Lilgun	1-2	2-5	-3

 

Group D
#	Team	Match	Game	Diff
1.	Geek Fam	2-1	4-3	+1
2.	Deus Vult	2-1	5-4	+1
3.	HomeBois	1-2	4-4	0
4.	TheOhioBrothers	1-2	3-5	-2

 

Matches

Group Stage

2 December

2:00 PM (UTC+8) – AP.Bren [2] vs [0] Burmese Ghouls (Group C)

4:00 PM (UTC+8) – Fire Flux Esports [2] vs [0] Team SMG (Group B)

6:00 PM (UTC+8) – Geek Fam [0] vs [2] HomeBois (Group D)

8:00 PM (UTC+8) – ONIC Esports [2] vs [0] Bigetron Sons (Group A)

3 December

2:00 PM (UTC+8) – Deus Vult [2] vs [1] TheOhioBrothers (Group D)

4:00 PM (UTC+8) – Burmese Ghouls [1] vs [2] Team Flash (Group C)

6:00 PM (UTC+8) – See You Soon [2] vs [0] Bigetron Sons (Group A)

8:00 PM (UTC+8) – Blacklist International [2] vs [0] RRQ Akira (Group B)

4 December

2:00 PM (UTC+8) – See You Soon [2] vs [0] Triple Esports (Group A)

4:00 PM (UTC+8) – Team Flash [1] vs [2] Team Lilgun (Group C)

6:00 PM (UTC+8) – TheOhioBrothers [0] vs [2] Geek Fam (Group D)

8:00 PM (UTC+8) – Blacklist International [2] vs [1] Team SMG (Group B)

5 December

2:00 PM (UTC+8) – Burmese Ghouls [2] vs [0] Team Lilgun (Group C)

4:00 PM (UTC+8) – Fire Flux Esports [1] vs [2] RRQ Akira (Group B)

6:00 PM (UTC+8) – Geek Fam [2] vs [1] Deus Vult (Group D)

8:00 PM (UTC+8) – ONIC Esports [2] vs [0] Triple Esports (Group A)

6 December

2:00 PM (UTC+8) – RRQ Akira [1] vs [2] Team SMG (Group B)

4:00 PM (UTC+8) – HomeBois [1] vs [2] Deus Vult (Group D)

6:00 PM (UTC+8) – ONIC Esports [2] vs [0] See You Soon (Group A)

8:00 PM (UTC+8) – AP.Bren [2] vs [0] Team Flash (Group C)

7 December

2:00 PM (UTC+8) – Triple Esports [2] vs [1] Bigetron Sons (Group A)

4:00 PM (UTC+8) – AP.Bren [2] vs [0] Team Lilgun (Group B)

6:00 PM (UTC+8) – TheOhioBrothers [2] vs [1] HomeBois (Group D)

8:00 PM (UTC+8) – Blacklist International [0] vs [2] Fire Flux Esports (Group B)

Knockout Stage

9 December

1:00 PM (UTC+8) – Fire Flux Esports [1] vs [3] Deus Vult (Upper Bracket Quarterfinal)
5:00 PM (UTC+8) – ONIC Esports [3] vs [2] Blacklist International (Upper Bracket Quarterfinal)

10 December

1:00 PM (UTC+8) – AP.Bren [3] vs [1] See You Soon (Upper Bracket Quarterfinal)
5:00 PM (UTC+8) – Geek Fam [3] vs [2] Burmese Ghouls (Upper Bracket Quarterfinal)

11 December

1:00 PM (UTC+8) – Fire Flux Esports [1] vs [3] Blacklist International (Lower Bracket Round 1)
5:00 PM (UTC+8) – See You Soon [3] vs [0] Burmese Ghouls (Lower Bracket Round 1)

12 December

1:00 PM (UTC+8) – Deus Vult [0] vs [3] ONIC Esports (Upper Bracket Semifinal)
5:00 PM (UTC+8) – AP.Bren [3] vs [1] Geek Fam (Upper Bracket Semifinal)

15 December

1:00 PM (UTC+8) – Geek Fam [1] vs [3] Blacklist International (Lower Bracket Quarterfinal)
5:00 PM (UTC+8) – Deus Vult [3] vs [2] See You Soon (Lower Bracket Quarterfinal)

16 December

10:00 AM (UTC+8) – Blacklist International [3] vs [0] Deus Vult (Lower Bracket Semifinal)

2:00 PM (UTC+8) – ONIC Esports [3] vs [0] AP.Bren (Upper Bracket Final)

6:00 PM (UTC+8) – AP.Bren [3] vs [0] Blacklist International (Lower Bracket Final)

17 December

4:00 PM (UTC+8) – ONIC Esports [3] vs [4] AP.Bren (Grand Final)

 

Where to Watch?

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