After getting postponed last year, the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Southeast Asia Cup 2021 (MSC 2021) is back, and will be one of the biggest MLBB tournaments this year.
Here’s everything you need to know about the tournament before it begins in June 2021.
What is MSC 2021?
The tournament will feature 12 of the best teams in Southeast Asia. There will be two team representing each MPL region, and one representative for each non-MPL region.
MSC 2021 full schedule and results
The tournament will run from June 7 to 13. The first two group stages will be held from June 7 to 9.
After a two-day break, playoffs will take place from June 11 to 13.
Playoffs Day 1 (Friday, June 11)
(These match results were updated on June 11)
- Bigetron Alpha 2 – 0 Todak
- Impunity KH 2 – 0 EVOS SG
- RSG MY 0 – 2 Blacklist International
- EVOS Legends 2 – 1 Execration
Playoffs Day 2 (Saturday, June 12)
- RSG MY 2 – 1 Bigetron Alpha
- Execration 2 – 1 Impunity KH
- Blacklist International 3 – 0 EVOS Legends
- RSG MY 0 – 2 Execration
Playoffs Day 3 (Sunday, June 13)
- Execration 3 -1 EVOS Legends
- Blacklist International vs Execration
Group Stage Day 1 (Monday, 7 June)
- RSG MY 2 – 0 RSG SG
- EVOS Legends 2 – 0 Todak
- Blacklist International 2 – 0 Bigetron Alpha
- EVOS SG 0 – 2 Execration
- RSG SG 2 – 0 IDONOTSLEEP
- Todak 2 – 0 Cyber Exe
Group Stage Day 2 (Tuesday, June 8)
- Bigetron Alpha 1 – 2 Impunity KH
- Execration 2 – 0 Nightmare Esports
- IDNOTSLEEP 0 – 2 RSG MY
- Cyber Exe 0 – 2 EVOS Legends
- Impunity KH 0 – 2 Blacklist International
- Nightmare Esports 2 – 0 EVOS SG
Group Stage Day 3 (Wednesday, June 9)
- RSG SG 0 – 2 Bigetron Alpha
- IDONOTSLEEP 1 – 2 Impunity KH
- Todak 2 – 0 Nightmare Esports
- Cyber Exe 0 – 2 EVOS SG
MSC 2021 standings
(These standings were updated on June 10)
Group A
- RSG MY (2-0)
- RSG SG (1-2)
- IDONOTSLEEP (0-3)
Group B
- EVOS Legends (2-0)
- Todak (1-2)
- Cyber Exe (0-3)
Group C
- Blacklist International (2-0)
- Impunity KH (1-2)
- Bigetron Alpha (0-3)
Group D
- Execration (2-0)
- EVOS SG (1-2)
- Nightmare Esports (0-3)
MSC 2021 prize pool
MSC 2021 also boasts a whopping $150,000 prize pool, and will be held online due to COVID-19 restrictions.
- Champion: $70,000
MSC 2021 participating teams
Here are the teams participating in the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Southeast Asia Cup:
Indonesia
- EVOS Legends
- Bigetron Alpha
Singapore
- EVOS SG
- RSG SG
Malaysia
- RSG MY
- Todak
Philippines
- Blacklist International
- Execration
Laos
- Nightmare Esports
Cambodia
- KH Impunity
Vietnam
- Cyber Exe
Thailand
- IDONOTSLEEP
MSC 2021 group draw format
Twelve teams will each be assigned to different pools. Pool 1 will be for the MPL teams who won the championship, the Pool 2 is for those who came in second in their respective region, and Pool 3 will be for non-MPL teams.
One team from each pool will then be placed in a group. A lottery will then take place on June 2 to determine what team from each pool will be placed in one of four groups.
No team from the same region will be part of one group. A re-roll will happen if in case two teams from the same region are drawn for a group.
Pool 1
- EVOS Legends
- EVOS SG
- RSG MY
- Blacklist International
Pool 2
- Bigetron Alpha
- RSG ID
- Todak
- Execration
Pool 3
- Nightmare Esports
- Cyber Exe
- Impunity KH
- IDONOTSLEEP
MSC 2021 group draw results
The four groups have now been decided during a live draw event last June 2.
Group A
- RSG MY
- RSG SG
- IDONOTSLEEP
Group B
- EVOS Legends
- Todak
- Cyber Exe
Group C
- Blacklist International
- Bigetron Alpha
- Impunity KH
Group D
- EVOS SG
- Execration
- Nightmare Esports
You can watch the official draw on Mobile Legends: Bang Bang official YouTube and Facebook.
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