M6 World Championship: teams, dates, format change, and cash prizes for co-casters
The M6 World Championship is scheduled to start on November 21, increasing the anticipation and excitement among fans worldwide. After all, it is the final and most prestigious tournament of the 2024 Mobile Legends: Bang Bang esports season and one of the most-watched events in esports today.
As a world championship for one of the most successful competitive video games comes globally, there's a lot to look forward to. With that in mind, Esports Charts has prepared a primer of sorts for readers looking forward to some intense action from arguably the most popular mobile esports game today.
M6 World Championship venue and dates
Interestingly, the M5 World Championship was the first M-series competition to be held across two countries — Malaysia and The Philippines. However, the organizer, Moonton, has decided to use a single host nation this time, although there will be multiple venues to host different stages.
The 2024 iteration will emanate from the IOI Grand Exhibition & Convention Center in Putrajaya and the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, both in Malaysia. The former venue will host the initial stages (Wildcard, Swiss Stage, 1st Phase Knockout Stage) while the latter is where the latter rounds will take place, including the Semifinals and Grand Final.
The M6 World Championship will run from November 21 to December 15, ensuring almost a month of matches and moments for fans of the mobile multiplayer online battle arena game. The break up of stages is such:
- Wildcard: November 21 to 24
- Swiss Stage: November 28 to December 5
- Knockout Stage: December 7 to 15
M6 World Championship live-streams and co-casting
All the games will be broadcast live on Mobile Legends: Bang Bang's official platforms:
These livestreaming services will also have regional channels where fans can catch the action live. Regarding those looking to attend the event in person, fans in Malaysia can buy tickets at the tournament's official ticketing merchant here.
With the M5 World Championship creating several records, the latest edition should continue this trend and reach new highs. The return of perhaps the game's most popular team, RRQ Hoshi, should be a big boost, with co-casting also set to play a vital role in how big the audience reach will turn out to be.
Speaking of co-streamers, there will also be dozens of these content creators who will be covering the games live. To reward these online personalities for their hard work, Moonton has partnered with Esports Charts to reward the most-watched co-casters of the M6 World Championship.
The top 30 co-streamers at Mobile Legends: Bang Bang's premier esports event of the year will receive exciting cash prizes totaling $24,000 at the end of the tournament. A leaderboard will rank these internet stars by their total watch hours spent covering the competition and will be available to the public on Esports Charts' M6 World Championship page.
M6 World Championship prize pool
The sixth edition of the world's most prestigious Mobile Legends: Bang Bang tournament will carry a total prize pool of $1 million. This is the largest purse in M-Series history, building on the record $900,000 from last year, and the first time the overall earnings on offer have touched the seven-figure mark.
However, among all MLBB competitions, it is the second-highest prize pool, with the leader coming from earlier this year. The EWC X MLBB Mid Season Cup 2024, part of the Esports World Cup 2024, gave away a cumulative purse of $3 million.
M6 World Championship format
All Group Stage matches in the Wildcard round will be best of three apart from the Decider Stage, which will witness best of five affairs. Swiss Stage games will have best-of-one clashes, although the High and Low encounters in Rounds 3 and 4 and the contests in Round 5 will be Bo5.
The Knockout Stage is where the matches get longer and more grueling for fans and players. Only the Upper Bracket Quarterfinals will be Bo3, with the remaining games following the Bo5 formula and the Grand Final seeing the two sides battle it out over seven games.
Regarding the format itself, there have been some changes compared to the 2023 iteration. The most significant change by Moonton Games has been the addition of the Swiss format for the first time in the Group Stage, which followed the GSL style last year. This will mean more matches played by teams, ensuring more action and more chances for prominent names to advance to the playoffs.
As a result, teams with identical records will clash as they strive to secure three wins to advance to the playoffs, while three losses will result in elimination. Moreover, the Swiss Stage will run for five rounds, beginning with random pairings in the opening round.
Sides who have reached 2-0 or 2-1 records will play best-of-three matches to qualify, while esports organizations with 0-2 or 1-2 records will duke it out in best-of-three games to avoid elimination. The fifth and final round will see teams with 2-2 records compete in best-of-three clashes to decide who makes the playoff and who goes home empty-handed.
When it comes to the Knockout Round, it will follow the double-elimination bracket. Winning the upper bracket matches is the quickest way to reach the Grand Final, while teams heading to the lower bracket could play as many as four games before reaching the summit clash.
M6 World Championship teams
Including the Wildcard round, there will be 23 teams participating for the tag of world champion. The Swiss Stage will whittle this number down to 16, with eight sides going on to clash in the Knockout Stage.
Defending champion Falcons AP.Bren could not qualify for this coveted tournament after only finishing third in the MPL Philippines Season 14. This means that a new champion will be guaranteed to emerge, further raising the stakes for all the participants.
Nevertheless, Filipino teams FNATIC Onic PH and Aurora Gaming will look to maintain the nation's dominance in this series. After all, teams from this SEA region have won every title since the M2 World Championship.
For perhaps the first time, Malaysia will be one of the favorites alongside the big two of Indonesia and The Philippines. Selangor Red Giants recently became the country's first victor in international MLBB tournaments by dominating the MSC 2024 and proving that it is a rising force in the game.
Among the teams making their M-series debuts at the M6 World Championship are:
- Twisted Minds (MENA)
- Aurora Gaming (The Philippines)
- CFU Gaming (Cambodia)
- Selangor Red Giants (Malaysia)
- Team Vamos (Malaysia)
- Team Spirit (Russia)
- S2G Esports (Turkey)
- Maycam Evolve (Argentina)
- Legion Esports (Vietnam)
- Insilio (Russia)
- ULFHEDNAR (Turkey)
- The MongolZ (Mongolia)
- Geekay Esports (MENA)
China got a direct slot at the M World Championship for the first time via the M6 China Qualifiers, a significant milestone for the region as it joins MLBB's most coveted tournament. KeepBest Gaming, the winner of the qualifying event, will be joined by DianFengYaoGuai in the Wildcard Stage, making it possible for the country to have two entrants in the main event.
There are also a few sides under new guises taking part in the 2024 World Championship, as seen below:
- Team Liquid ID (Team Liquid/AURA Esports)
- Fnatic ONIC PH (ONIC Philippines/Fnatic)
It promises to be another hard-fought M series event as the MLBB season reaches its apex. With so many subplots revolving around the event, it remains to be seen which side comes out on top.
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