SINGAPORE, 23 January – Mobile Legends: Bang Bang is set to be one of the competitive titles featured at the Esports World Cup, with the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mid Season Cup (MSC) and the MLBB Women's Invitational (MWI) venturing outside of Southeast Asia for the very first time in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.
With over 1.46 billion installations and a monthly active user base of more than 110 million, the popular multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) title will showcase professional esports teams spanning from 14 international regions and over 35 countries vying for the largest ever prize pool in MLBB competitive history - USD 3,000,000. MSC 2024 will also feature the Wild Card format, that was showcased in the M5 World Championship last year. The country allocation for the Main Stage are as follows:
MSC 2024 Main Stage Slot Allocation (Group and Knockout)
| Region | Slots | Qualifier | Slots |
| ID | 2 | MPL Indonesia Season 13 | Champion & Runner-up |
| PH | 2 | MPL Philippines Season 13 | Champion & Runner-up |
| MENA | 2 | MPL MENA Season 5 | MPL MENA Champion & highest ranking MPL MENA KSA team *If the MPL MENA Champion is from KSA, then the slots will be allocated to MPL MENA Champion & MPL MENA Runner-up |
| MY | 2 | MPL Malaysia Season 13 | Champion |
| SG | 1 | MPL Singapore Season 7 | Champion |
| KH | 1 | MPL Cambodia Spring 2024 | Champion |
| NA | 1 | NACT 2024 Spring Fall | Champion |
| EECA | 1 | MCC (MLBB Continental Championships) Season 3 | Champion |
| TR | 1 | MTC (MLBB Türkiye Championship) Season 3 | Champion |
| LATAM | 1 | MPL LATAM | Champion |
| CN | 1 | CN Qualifier | Champion |
| Wild Card | 1 | MSC 2024 Wild Card | First Place |
MWI 2024 will also feature an expanded prize pool of USD 500,000, with 12 participating regions and countries from Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia & Singapore, China, the Middle East & North Africa, Eastern Europe & Central Asia, the Mekong Region (Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam), Brazil, and North America.
"This collaboration marks a new chapter for Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Esports and the global esports ecosystem," stated Ray Ng, Head of Esports Ecosystem, MOONTON Games, "We are thrilled to partner with the Esports World Cup Foundation and go beyond our horizons to Riyadh. Alongside teams from new participating regions, this year's iteration presents boundless opportunities for more regions to participate, in line with our vision to expand MSC and MWI to foster greater diversity and inclusiveness."
MSC 2024 will be held between 1 - 14 July. More details on the dates for MWI and the tournament format for the respective competitions will be announced later.
