MSC 2019

MLBB Southeast Asia Cup 2019 (MSC 2019) was the third season of the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang annual SEA tournament MSC. It was held at Smart Araneta Coliseum with a total prize pool of US$120,000 from June 19–23, 2019.[1] The event was hosted by Eruption,[2] Faraz Shababi, Fiera Fendi, and Serahline.

MLBB SEA Cup (MSC)
2019
Tournament information
SportMobile Legends: Bang Bang
LocationManila, Philippines
Date
  • Group Stage
  • June 19–20, 2019
  • Playoffs
  • June 21–23, 2019
Administrator(s)Moonton
Tournament
format(s)
Host(s)
  • Eric Tai
  • Faraz Shababi
  • Fiera Fendi
  • Serahline
Venue(s)Smart Araneta Coliseum
Participants
Final positions
Champions ONIC Esports (1st title)
1st runner-up Louvre Esports
2nd runner-up ArkAngel

Background

Previous MSC events were hosted at Jakarta, Indonesia with total prize pools of US$100,000. Philippines was the venue after two Filipino teams won 1st and 2nd place at MSC 2018.[3] 12 teams were invited from 9 Southeast Asian countries namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar, the Philippines, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam.

Format

A total of 12 teams were invited, 2 teams each from Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional Leagues (MPL) from Indonesia, Malaysia/Singapore, Myanmar, and the Philippines. One team each for Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam were invited through local qualifiers. The tournaments start with a group stage where teams are selected through best of 3 round round robin. Teams winning the best of 3 get to the upper bracket. The other two teams compete on play-ins where the winning team gets to the lower bracket and the losing team is eliminated. After the group stage is the tournament proper. Losing teams from the upper bracket are demoted to the lower bracket while losing teams from the lower bracket are eliminated. One finalist will come from each bracket and compete in the Grand Finals.[4][5][6]

Results

Group Stage
Group A
Team Advanced to
Geek Fam Play-ins
Bren Esports Play-ins
IDNS Upper Bracket
 Group B
Team Advanced to
EVOS Esports SG Play-ins
ArkAngel Upper Bracket
Overlockers Play-ins
 Group C
Team Advanced to
Team Resolution Play-ins
Louvre Esports Upper Bracket
Diversity Helheim Play-ins
 Group D
Team Advanced to
ONIC ESports Upper Bracket
Burmese Ghouls Play-ins
WAWA Gaming Play-ins

Play-ins
Play-ins (Bo3)
   
Geek Fam 2
Diversity Helheim 0
Play-ins (Bo3)
   
Burmese Ghouls 0
EVOS Esports SG 2
Play-ins (Bo3)
   
Overlockers 2
WAWA Gaming 0
Play-ins (Bo3)
   
Team Resolution 0
Bren Esports 2

Reference:[5][7]

Upper Bracket
Upper Bracket 1 (Bo3) Upper Bracket 2 (Bo3)
      
ArkAngel 1
Louvre Esports 2
Louvre Esports 1
ONIC Esports 2
IDNS 0
ONIC Esports 2

Lower Bracket
  Lower Bracket 1 (Bo3)     Lower Bracket 2 (Bo3)     Lower Bracket 3 (Bo3)
                           
      ArkAngel 2  
  Geek Fam 0     EVOS Esports SG 0    
  EVOS Esports SG 2         ArkAngel 2
      The Overlockers 1
      IDNS 1    
  The Overlockers 2     The Overlockers 2  
  Bren Esports 0  

Grand Finals
  Lower Bracket Final (Bo3)     Grand Final (Bo5)
                 
    ONIC Esports 3
  Louvre Esports 2     Louvre Esports 0
  ArkAngel 0  

Reference:[8][9]

Viewership

MSC 2019 was streamed live on YouTube, Facebook Gaming, and Nimo TV. Facebook Gaming is the livestream partner.[10]

Peak Viewers Average Viewers Hours Watched Air Time
276,579 64,552 2,802,625 44

MSC 2020

MSC 2020, the next season succeeding MSC 2019, was set again to take place in the Philippines at the Mall of Asia Arena with the prize pool increased to $150,000 USD. On May 11, Moonton announced the cancellation of the event via their official Mobile Legends Indonesia instagram account due to Coronavirus disease 2019.[11][12]

References
  1. Marges, Jason (June 5, 2019). "Mobile Legends' Sea Cup (MSC) Will Feature a Us$120,000 Prize Pool". ONE Esports. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  2. Tomada, Nathalie. "'Balance is life': Eric Tai on being a father & gamer". philstar GLOBAL.
  3. Reyes, Maouie (July 30, 2018). "PH Esports Teams Win Back-To-Back Championship Titles". mineski.net. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  4. "Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Southeast Asia Cup is coming to the Philippines this 19 to 23 June 2019".
  5. "The MSC 2019 Groups Have Been Announced!".
  6. "MSC 2019 Will Take Place in the Philippines!".
  7. "MSC 2019: Group and Play-in Stage Recap, Day 1 Playoff Matchups".
  8. "MSC Playoffs Day 1 Recap".
  9. "Onic Esports Crowned Champion of MSC 2019".
  10. "MLBB SEA Cup 2019 (MSC) detailed stats". Esports Charts.
  11. Raghuram, Vignesh (May 13, 2020). "Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Southeast Asia Cup 2020 Cancelled". afkgaming.com.
  12. "Moonton Officially Announces MSC 2020 Canceled". DUNIA GAMESS. May 14, 2020. |first= missing |last= (help)
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