Mobile Legends: Bang Bang World Championship

Mobile Legends: Bang Bang World Championship
Tournament information
GameMobile Legends: Bang Bang
LocationWorldwide
Established2024
Number of
tournaments
5
AdministratorMoonton
Tournament
format(s)
Venue(s)
Participants
  • 16 teams (M1: 2019, M3: 2021, M4: 2022, and M5: 2023)
  • 12 teams (M2: 2020)
Websiteworlds.mobilelegends.com
Current champion
Philippines AP Bren (2nd Title)
Most recent tournament
M5 2023

The Mobile Legends: Bang Bang World Championship (abbreviated as M World or M-Series) is the annual professional Mobile Legends: Bang Bang world esports championship tournament for the game wherein teams worldwide would be facing off each other to become the world champion for Mobile Legends: Bang Bang. The yearly tournament is presented by Moonton and has been held five times.

The most recent tournament was the MLBB M5 World Championship or commonly referred to as M5 which was held in the Philippines. M5 featured the first "Wild Card" Stage prior to the Group and Knockout Stages held in Kuala Lumpur.[1] The Philippines' AP Bren defeated Indonesia's ONIC Esports, 4-3 in the Grand Finals.[2] Furthermore, the grand finals stage amassed 5,067,107 peak viewers, making it the second most-viewed esports world finals tournament worldwide behind the 2023 League of Legends World Championships. In addition, the best-of-7 matchup was the most-followed event of popular mobile disciplines in 2023, beating games such as PUBG Mobile, Arena of Valor and Free Fire.[3]

  1. ^ Virginia, Cambodia (November 26, 2023). "M5 Wild Card: Schedule, format, teams, where to watch | ONE Esports". www.oneesports.gg. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
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  3. ^ "Most popular mobile tournaments of 2023". escharts.com. January 1, 2024. Retrieved January 1, 2024.