SINGAPORE, 26 August – Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) is the "Esports Mobile Game of the Year" at the Esports Awards 2024. This is the second year in a row that the globally acclaimed mobile Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) game has won this category. MLBB was also a finalist for the "Esports Game of the Year" category.
Ray Ng, Head of Esports Ecosystem at MOONTON Games, said: "It's really an honour to be here. On behalf of MOONTON Games and MLBB, I'd like to thank our community, esports teams, organisers, and partners who believe in what we're building. Without you, there will be no MLBB Esports. We continue to build an open ecosystem which is diverse, inclusive, and competitive to bring the best experience for our players and fans around the world."
He added: "But we do not stop here. We have a slew of exciting esports events taking place in the second half of this calendar year, such as the M6 World Championship, our flagship international MLBB Esports tournament, and the third edition of the M Summit, our annual closed-door industry conference, in Malaysia. Please continue to support us as we strive to deliver even bigger, better things. Onwards and upwards!"
The award caps 12 months of industry-leading MLBB esports events. The inaugural Esports World Cup (EWC) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, concluded over the weekend, with the MLBB Mid Season Cup (MSC) 2024 making history as the tournament series' most popular title; the summit clash had 2,382,990 Peak Concurrent Viewers (PCV), according to Esports Charts. The MLBB Women's Invitational (MWI) 2024 was also the only women's tournament held at the EWC, which featured a USD 500,000 prize pool, the largest purse in women's esports.
Additionally, MLBB esports events dominated the viewership charts in 2023, according to Esports Charts. The world's eight most popular mobile tournaments of 2023 belong to MLBB, with the M5 World Championship held in the Philippines last December topping the industry at 5.06 million PCV. MLBB was also the most-watched mobile gaming esports discipline of 2023 with 530.16 million hours watched, almost four times higher than the next discipline.
Catch the winning moment from the Esports Awards 2024 YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/live/yuGpp5TzPLY?si=PtiNtKnqfw-b_BSN&t=13996
