The upcoming Mobile Legends Bang Bang Southeast Asia Cup 2022 is set to happen in an offline event on June 11-19 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The top 12 teams in the Southeast Asia will be battling for the MSC crown and the lion’s share of the $300,000 prize pool.
The top two teams in MPL Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Cambodia Spring Split will get a direct qualification to the tournament while one team from Myanmar which will be selected through a qualifier will also get a ticket to the regional event.
Teams from Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam meanwhile will have to join in one qualifying tournament to secure the final spot to the MSC group stage.
Further details of the MSC 2022, including the format and the qualified teams will be announced during the group stage draw on May 29.
The event marks the return of the tournament to the LAN setting after staging last year’s edition through online which featured an all-Filipino clash between Blacklist International and Execration.
Execration, which now composed the core players of Omega Esports, defeated the MPL PH Season 7 champions Blacklist, 4-1 with Duane “Kelra” Pillas bagging the MVP honors.
According to Esports Charts, MSC recorded a peak-concurrent viewership of 2,284,012 and amassed a combined 32,711,776 hours watched in the week-long tournament.
It will be the fourth staging of the regional meet since 2017 which took place in Jakarta, Indonesia. The 2018 edition was hosted in Manila while the supposed 2020 installment was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.