RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA, 21 June – MOONTON Games has released the official tournament schedule for the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) Mid Season Cup (MSC) 2024 Wild Card Stage and Group Stage. MLBB's largest international mid-season tournament, held in conjunction with the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, will commence from 28 to 30 June with the inaugural Wild Card Stage.

The Wild Card Stage runs from 28 to 30 June, and the opener will feature Keep Best Gaming (KBG) and S2G Esports (S2G) on 28 June, at 11:00 (GMT+3) in a Best-of-One (BO1) series. 

KBG were part of the M5 World Championship Wild Card in Malaysia last November, but wil make their return with a revamped roster. This Wild Card challenger will duke it out against S2G from Turkey. See below for the detailed tournament schedule:

On 29 June, Wild Card favorites, IHC Esports and Homebois, will clash at 11:00 (GMT+3). Phase 2 of the Wild Card is scheduled for 30 June and will feature each of the group-topping teams from Group A and Group B in a BO5 series. The winner will join 15 other international teams on the MSC 2024 Main Stage.

The MSC 2024 Group Stage will have two simultaneous openers played on the two streams – Stream A and Stream B. The opening match on the Stream A will feature the Philippines' runner up team, Falcons APBren (FCAP), and MSC 2024 China Qualifier Winner, Xianyou Gaming (XYG). The Stream B match opener will feature Cloud9 and Fanatic ONIC Indonesia in a BO2 series. 

From 3 to 7 July, all match days start from 11:00 (GMT+3). See below for the detailed tournament schedule:

The top team for each group will play with the top two teams of the other groups, for the Knockout Stage scheduled from 10 to 14 July. All matches will follow a BO5 format and will start at 15:00 (GMT+3) daily. Meanwhile, the Grand Finals Day will be in a BO7 format, set on 14 July, at 13:00 (GMT+3).