MLBB M5 World Championship

Following M4, the MLBB M5 World Championships is the fifth Mobile Legends: Bang Bang World Championship and the first edition of the games to be held in the Philippines.[1] Malaysia was later announced to be the host of the wildcard round.[2]

Previously, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia held the first four editions of the games, M1 in Kuala Lumpur;[3] M2[4] and M3[5] in Singapore; and M4 in Jakarta.[6]

M5 will feature teams from Asia, North America, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Europe and Latin America. Teams qualified through their region's qualification method, whether it be an MPL Region or a Moonton-approved qualification tournament.

The M5 World Championship was announced to be held in the capital region of the Philippines, Metro Manila.

Alongside Moonton, the country's Department of Tourism will organize the event. EVM Convention Center (located in Quezon City) will host the group stage and first knockouts stage of M5. On the other hand, the latter knockout stages and grand finals will be held at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Manila. The selling of tickets for the event started on October 25.[7]

Qualifying for the M5 World Championships comes from the competing nation's Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League or commonly known as "MPL." However, regional qualifiers in the North America, Turkey, Myanmar, and Latin American regions were also held to broaden the reach of the Championship's teams. Two teams shall also qualify from the M5 Wildcards.

M5 will feature the European region for the fourth time since its absence in the last M4 World Championships. The number of natural qualifiers for MPL Malaysia have also been reduced to one. Instead of having its own slot, Brazil is now included in the Latin America region for a chance in the two regional teams participating for the world championship.

• Group Stage: December 2nd - 7th, 2023
  • 16 teams will be divided into 4 groups.
  • Single Round Robin, all matches are played in a Bo3.
  • Top 2 teams from each groups will advance to Knockout Stage.
  • Bottom 2 teams from each groups will be eliminated from the tournament.

• Knockout Stage: December 9th - 17th, 2023
  • 8 teams from Group Stage will play in a double-elimination bracket.
    • All Matches will be played in a Bo5 except Grand Final.
    • Grand Finals will be played in a Bo7.

Region	League	Qualification method[8]	Team name	ID	Group
Philippines	MPL Philippines	MPL Philippines Season 12 Champions	TBA
		MPL Philippines Season 12 Runners-Up	TBA
Indonesia	MPL Indonesia	MPL Indonesia Season 12 Champions	ONIC Esports	ONIC
		MPL Indonesia Season 12 Runners-Up	Geek Fam ID[9]	GEEK
Latin America	Liga LATAM	Liga LATAM 2023 Champions	RRQ Akira	RRQ
		Liga LATAM 2023 Runners-Up	Bigetron Sons	BTR
Malaysia	MPL Malaysia	MPL Malaysia Season 12 Champions	HomeBois	HB
Singapore	MPL Singapore	MPL Singapore Season 6 Champions	Team Flash	FL
Cambodia	MPL Cambodia	MPL Cambodia Autumn Split 2023 Champions	SeeYouSoon	SYS
Middle East and North Africa	MPL MENA	MPL MENA Fall Split 2023 Champions	Triple Esports	TE
Myanmar	M5 Myanmar Qualifiers	M5 Myanmar Qualifier Champions	Burmese Ghouls	BG
Turkiye	MTC Turkiye Championship	MLBB Türkiye Şampiyonası Season 2 Champions	Fire Flux Esports	FF
North America	MLBB NACT	MLBB NACT Fall Season 2023 Champions	TheOhioBrothers	TOB
Eastern Europe and Central Asia	MLBB Continental Championships	MLBB Continental Championships Season 2 Champions	Deus Vult	DeVu
TBA	M5 Wildcard Qualifiers	M5 Wildcard Qualifying Team	TBA
TBA	M5 Wildcard Qualifiers	M5 Wildcard Qualifying Team	TBA

MLBB M5 Wild Card

2023
Tournament information
Sport	Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
Dates	November 23–26, 2023
Administrator	Moonton
Tournament format(s)	Group stage Single Round Robin Format
Host(s)	Malaysia
Venue(s)	Jio Space
Teams	8
Purse	$900,000

The M5 Wild Card tournament is a qualifying tournament for the MLBB M5 World Championship, an esports tournament for the Mobile Game Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.

The M5 World Championship is the first edition to include a wild card round.[10] The top two teams will qualify for the main tournament.

• Wildcard Groups: November 23-25th, 2023
  • 8 teams will be randomly drawn into 2 groups.
  • Single Round Robin, all matches are played in a Bo1.
  • Top 2 teams from each groups will play in Crossover Match.
  • Bottom 2 teams from each groups will be eliminated from the tournament.
• Crossover Match: November 26th, 2023
  • First place will compete in a Bo3 against the second placer from the other group.
  • Winner of each matches will advance to Group Stage.
  • Loser will be eliminated.

Region	League	Qualification method	Team name	ID	Group
South Asia	MLBB Champion Battles (MCB)	MLBB Champion Battles (MCB) Champions	4Merical Esports[11]	4M
Mekong Region	M5 M Challenge Cup	M5 M Challenge Cup Champions	Niightmare Esports	NM
Malaysia	MPL Malaysia	MPL Malaysia Season 12 Runners-Up	Team SMG[12]	SMG
Latin America	Liga LATAM	Liga LATAM 2023 2nd Runners-Up	Imperio Esports	IMPE
Eastern Europe and Central Asia	MLBB Continental Championship	MLBB Continental Championship Season 2 Runners-Up	Umbrella Squad	US
Mongolia	MLBB ESN National Championship	MLBB ESN National Champions	Team Lilgun	lg
Middle East and North Africa	MPL MENA	MPL MENA Fall Split 2023 Runners-Up	Team Falcons	FLCN
China	M5 China Qualifier	M5 China Qualifier Champions	Keep Best Gaming	KBG