The ONE Esports MPL Invitational 2021 (MPLI 2021) is fast approaching, and fans can’t wait to see who truly is the best Mobile Legends: Bang Bang team in Southeast Asia.
20 teams from the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, and Cambodia will duke it out in the Land of Dawn starting November 2.
Don’t miss out on the action!
MPLI 2021 schedule
The captain’s draw will be livestreamed on October 31, 7 p.m. (GMT+8).
The group stage will run from November 2 to 4. The quarterfinals will take place on November 5.
The Grand Finals will be held on November 7.
Day 1 – Group stage (Tuesday, November 2)
| TEAMS | RESULTS | TEAM |
| Orange Esports | 1 – 2 | Alter Ego |
| ECHO | 2 – 1 | Aura Fire |
| EVOS Legends | 0 – 2 | RRQ Hoshi |
| Bigetron Alpha | 2 – 0 | Geek Fam |
Day 2 – Group stage (Wednesday, November 3)
| TEAMS | RESULTS | TEAMS |
| SeeYouSoon | 2 – 1 | TODAK |
| RSG SG | 0 – 2 | RSG PH |
| ONIC PH | 2 – 0 | Smart Omega |
| Rebellion Genflix | 2 – 0 | Nexplay EVOS |
Day 3 – Group stage (Thursday, November 4)
| TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
| RSG PH | 2 – 1 | ECHO |
| Rebellion Genflix | 0 – 2 | Alter Ego |
| RRQ Hoshi | 2 – 0 | ONIC PH |
| SeeYouSoon | 2 – 0 | Bigetron Alpha |
Day 4 – Quarterfinal (Friday, November 5)
| TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
| Team SMG | 0 – 2 | RRQ Hoshi |
| EVOS SG | 0 –2 | Alter Ego |
| Blacklist International | 2 – 0 | Bigetron Alpha |
| ONIC ID | 2 – 1 | RSG PH |
Day 5 – Grand Finals (Sunday, November 7)
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| TEAMS | SCHEDULE | TEAMS |
| Blacklist International | 2 – 1 | RRQ Hoshi |
| Alter Ego | 0 – 2 | ONIC Esports |
| Blacklist International | 1 – 3 | ONIC Esports |
Take note that games will be on a rolling schedule and may not start at these exact times.
MPLI 2021 format and prize pool
Blacklist International, EVOS SG, ONIC Esports, and Team SMG have been given a bye to the quarterfinals in separate brackets.
Participating teams from each bracket will be determined through the captain’s draw. A representative from the MPL champions will pick which teams they want to face by drafting them into their bracket.
All matches will be played in a best-of-three format, except for the grand final which will a best-of-five.
The winner will get the lion’s share of the US$100,000 prize pool.
- ONIC Esports survives full 7-game series to conquer MPL ID Season 8
- Blacklist International successfully defends crown in MPL PH Season 8
MPLI 2021 participating teams
Here are the 20 participating teams from each MPL region.
| TEAM | REGION |
| SeeYouSoon | MPL KH Season `1 |
| Blacklist International | MPL PH Season 8 |
| ONIC PH | MPL PH Season 8 |
| ECHO | MPL PH Season 8 |
| Nexplay EVOS | MPL PH Season 8 |
| Smart Omega | MPL PH Season 8 |
| RSG PH | MPL PH Season 8 |
| Alter Ego | MPL ID Season 8 |
| Aura Fire | MPL ID Season 8 |
| Bigetron Alpha | MPL ID Season 8 |
| EVOS Legends | MPL ID Season 8 |
| Geek Fam ID | MPL ID Season 8 |
| Rebellion Genflix | MPL ID Season 8 |
| RRQ Hoshi | MPL ID Season 8 |
| ONIC Esports | MPL ID Season 8 |
| EVOS SG | MPL SG Season 2 |
| RSG SG | MPL SG Season 2 |
| Orange Esports | MPL MY Season 8 |
| TODAK | MPL MY Season 8 |
| Team SMG | MPL MY Season 8 |
Where to watch the MPLI 2021?
You can watch the captain’s draft and the tournament on ONE Esports’ official platforms.
READ MORE: Blacklist International’s BON CHAN: ‘We want to face Team SMG at MPLI’
