M5 World Championship

[e][h]M5 World Championship

"Better Than Great"

League Information

Series:

World Championship

Organizer:

Moonton

Sponsor(s):

Qiddiya
Republic Of Gamers
Grab Unlimited
Secretlab

Official Device:

ROG Phone 6

Type:

Offline

Location:

Selangor

Manila

Venue:

Jio Space
(Wild Card)
EVM Convention Center
(Group Stage & Knockout Stage 1)
Rizal Memorial Coliseum
(Knockout Stage 2 & Grandfinals)

Prize Pool:

$900,000 USD

Start Date:

2023-11-23

End Date:

2023-12-17

Liquipedia Tier:

S-Tier

Links

Teams

Number of teams:

22

Chronology

M4

M6

Upcoming Matches

APBR	vs.	BG
December 02, 2023 - 06:00 UTC M5 Group Stage

FFE	vs.	SMG
December 02, 2023 - 08:00 UTC M5 Group Stage

GFID	vs.	HB
December 02, 2023 - 10:00 UTC M5 Group Stage

ONIC	vs.	BTRS
December 02, 2023 - 12:00 UTC M5 Group Stage

DeVu	vs.	TOB
December 03, 2023 - 06:00 UTC M5 Group Stage

The M5 World Championship is the final event and the World Championship of the MLBB 2023 Competitive Season organized by Moonton.

This year, M5 introduces the Wildcard stage and a prize pool increase from $800,000 to $900,000 USD, and is the first time the World Championship will be held across two different countries.

Format[edit]

Click here for detailed information about Wild Card Drawing

Wild Card Drawing Live : November 4, 2023 - 16:00SGT
Eight teams are split into two groups
Teams are drawn randomly
The order of the draw is AB-AB-AB-AB

Wildcard: November 23rd - 25th, 2023
- Eight teams will be randomly drawn into two groups
- Single Round Robin
- All matches are Bo3
- Top 2 teams from each group play in a Crossover Match
- Bottom 2 teams from each group are eliminated
Crossover Match: November 26th, 2023
- First place teams compete in a Bo5 against the other group's runner-up
- The winners of each match advance to Group Stage
- The losers are eliminated

Click here for detailed information about Group Stage Drawing

Group Stage Drawing Live : November 4, 2023 - 16:00SGT
Teams are split into 3 seed pools to ensure the balance of groups
- 16 teams are split into 2 pools
  - Pool 1 consists of AP.Bren, ONIC Esports, Blacklist International and Geek Fam ID
  - Pool 2 consists of Fire Flux Esports, See You Soon, Burmese Ghouls, TheOhioBrothers, RRQ Akira, HomeBois, Team Flash, Triple Esports
  - Pool 3 consists of Deus Vult, Bigetron Sons, Wildcard #1 and Wildcard #2
Teams from the same qualified region cannot be drawn into the same group, if that happens the later team is slotted into the next group
Teams in Pool 1 cannot be drawn in the same group and teams in Pool 3 cannot be drawn in the same group
The order of the draw is ABCD-ABCD-ABCD-ABCD

Group Stage: December 2nd - 7th, 2023
- 16 teams are divided into 4 groups
- Single Round Robin
- All matches are Bo3
- Top 2 teams from each group advance to Knockout Stage
- Bottom 2 teams from each group are eliminated

Knockout Stage: December 9th - 17th, 2023
- Double elimination bracket
  - All Matches are Bo5 until the Grand Finals
  - Grand Final is Bo7

Prize Pool[edit]

$900,000 USD are spread among the participants as seen below:

Awards[edit]

Star Of The Day[edit]

MVP Wildcard
Player	#MVPs
AURORAA	3
Aizn	2
Ethan	2
Forbid	2
Goodnight	2
J4ZBIN	2
Markinho	2
Saxa	2
Smooth	2
Sosoul	2
Stormie	2
Bebex	1
Fangor	1
Juviana	1
LMU	1
Lawtrick	1
Lio	1
Marl	1
Mikko	1
Sasa	1
Troublemaker	1
Yur	1
Zxaura	1

MVP Group Stage
Player	#MVPs

MVP Knockout Stage
Player	#MVPs

Participants[edit]

Player Info

Group Stage[edit]

AP.Bren

	Pandora
Main RosterStaff
1st M2

	Ducky
	Vren
Main RosterSubstitutes
1st M2

	FlapTzy
	KyleTzy
	Pheww
	Super Marco
	Owgwen
SubstitutesStaff
1st M2


MPL PH S12 (#1)

Blacklist International

	Yue
	Owl
Main RosterStaff
1st M3

	Master the Basics
	Dex Star
Main RosterSubstitutes
1st M3

	Edward
	Sensui
	Hadji
	Oheb
	Renejay
SubstitutesStaff
1st M3


MPL PH S12 (#2)

ONIC Esports

	Albert
Main RosterStaff
4th M4

	Yeb
	Adi
Main RosterSubstitutes
4th M4

	Butsss
	Kairi
	Sanz
	CW
	Kiboy
SubstitutesStaff
4th M4


MPL ID S12 (#1)

Geek Fam ID

	Caderaa
Main RosterStaff

	Erpang
Main RosterSubstitutes

	Luke
	Nnael
	Aboy
	Markyyyyy
	Baloyskie
SubstitutesStaff


MPL ID S12 (#2)

RRQ Akira

	Blink
Main RosterStaff
7th - 8th M4

	Cabral
	Maryana
Main RosterSubstitutes
7th - 8th M4

	Tekashi
	Kiing
	Seigen
	Gustalagusta
	Luiiz
SubstitutesStaff
7th - 8th M4


LIGA LATAM 2023 (#1)

Bigetron Sons

	Akashi
Main RosterStaff

	Daarkness
	Valeria
Main RosterSubstitutes

	Bllack
	Buzizio
	Sindra
	Upa
	Lunna
SubstitutesStaff


LIGA LATAM 2023 (#2)

HomeBois

	Anip
	Vins
Main RosterStaff

	Pabz
	Saiful
Main RosterSubstitutes

	Sepat
	Chibii
	Warlord
	RaizeL
	Xorn
SubstitutesStaff


MPL MY S12 (#1)

Team Flash

	Bloopymiku
Main RosterStaff

	Remaniscent
	Kayzeepi
Main RosterSubstitutes

	Adammir
	Hadess
	Jayy
	Vanix
	Lolsie
SubstitutesStaff


MPL SG S6

See You Soon

	Tuzu
	RUNN
Main RosterStaff
9th - 12th M3

	Cattt
	Jin
Main RosterSubstitutes
9th - 12th M3

	FELIX
	MP the King
	Raa
	Kousei
	BOXI
SubstitutesStaff
9th - 12th M3


MPL KH Autumn

Triple Esports

Notes

	Saano
	Krauser
	DNP Lark
Main RosterStaff

	Lyrick
	Zuzu
Main RosterSubstitutes

	Sanji
	Tarzan
	Cuffin
	Fury
	Trolll
SubstitutesStaff


MPL MENA Fall (#1)

¹

Lark can not attend due to visa issues.

Deus Vult

	Shisu1Skie
	Lil
Main RosterStaff
13th - 16th M1

	Flysolo
	McGregoriy
Main RosterSubstitutes
13th - 16th M1

	Kid Bomba
	Magistor
	Sunset Lover
	Carvi
	SAWO
SubstitutesStaff
13th - 16th M1


MCC S2 (#1)

Fire Flux Esports

	Paranoid
Main RosterStaff

	Badgalseph
	SIGIBUM
Main RosterSubstitutes

	Alien
	Tienzy
	Rosa
	Sunshine
	APEX47
SubstitutesStaff


MTC S2

TheOhioBrothers

	Wrath
Main RosterStaff

	PikaPikaML
Main RosterSubstitutes

	Mielow
	Bestplayer1
	Hoon
	ZIA
	SHARK
SubstitutesStaff


NACT Fall

Burmese Ghouls

	Shadow
Main RosterStaff
2nd M2

	Lynn Daddy
	DJ
	EGG
Main RosterSubstitutes
2nd M2

	Carbon
	Niko
	Lina
	Stitch
	Blink
SubstitutesStaff
2nd M2


Myanmar Qualifier

Wildcard[edit]

Imperio

Notes

	DNP Mirror
	DNP Ranssio
	DNP Darken
Main RosterStaff

	El Viejo
Main RosterSubstitutes

	Markinho
	AURORAA
	Feshin
	Yur
	Stephe
SubstitutesStaff


LIGA LATAM 2023 (#3)

¹

Darken can not attend due to visa issues.

Stephe from

Íntimos will be a stand-in for this event.

Team SMG

	DNP Subway
Main RosterStaff
13th - 16th M3

	Pao
	Loong
Main RosterSubstitutes
13th - 16th M3

	Smooth
	Saxa
	Stormie
	Sasa
	Mikko
SubstitutesStaff
13th - 16th M3


MPL MY S12 (#2)

Umbrella Squad

Notes

	DNP EvilKing
	DNP A F K
Main RosterStaff

	Defender
	Finashev
Main RosterSubstitutes

	Castle
	Marl
	Troublemaker
	black march
	Fangor
SubstitutesStaff


MCC S2 (#2)

¹

A F K can not attend due to passport international issues.

4Merical Esports

	Hybrid
Main RosterStaff

	Amoux
	Genji
Main RosterSubstitutes

	Masarap
	Lunatic Panda
	Xerox
	Yahiko
	Clock
SubstitutesStaff


MCB Fall

Niightmare Esports

	Jvckkk
Main RosterStaff

	Alain
	CaTJN4
Main RosterSubstitutes

	Juviana
	2Ez4Lexxy
	Sosoul
	Khammy
	J4ZBIN
SubstitutesStaff


M Challenge Cup S2

Team Lilgun

	DNP MrLi
Main RosterStaff

	zMitch
	Milly
Main RosterSubstitutes

	Aizn
	Zxaura
	Forbid
	Bebex
	Ethan
SubstitutesStaff


ENC Mongolia

Team Falcons

	DNP Ramez
Main Roster

	Hulk
	Lio
	Goodnight
	Lawtrick
	Super
Substitutes


MPL MENA Fall (#2)

KeepBest Gaming

	DNP Past
Main RosterStaff

	Webby
	Spirit
Main RosterSubstitutes

	Siyu
	Simba
	LMU
	GodYang
	Tides
SubstitutesStaff


China Qualifier

Region Changes[edit]

China added to the championship
South Asia added to the championship
Mongolia added to the championship
CIS rejoins, having last competed in M3 World Championship, now renamed as EECA
Brazil and LAN/LAS can no longer qualify from their respective leagues. Instead, the top teams from these three leagues must now qualify to M5 through LIGA LATAM

Results[edit]

Wildcard[edit]

Wildcard Group A Week 1 Week 1
#	Team	Match	Game	Diff
1.	Team SMG	3-0	6-2	+4
2.	Niightmare Esports	2-1	5-3	+2
3.	Team Falcons	1-2	4-4	0
4.	4Merical Esports	0-3	0-6	-6

Wildcard Group B Week 1 Week 1
#	Team	Match	Game	Diff
1.	Team Lilgun	3-0	6-3	+3
2.	Imperio	2-1	5-2	+3
3.	Umbrella Squad	1-2	3-4	-1
4.	KeepBest Gaming	0-3	1-6	-5

Click here for detailed results of the Wildcard matches

Crossover Match[edit]

Crossover Matches

Qualified

Qual.

Q

Team SMGSMG

Team LilgunLil

Group Stage[edit]

Group A Week 1 Week 1
#	Team	Match	Game	Diff
	Bigetron Sons	0-0	0-0	0
	ONIC Esports	0-0	0-0	0
	See You Soon	0-0	0-0	0
	Triple Esports	0-0	0-0	0

Group B Week 1 Week 1
#	Team	Match	Game	Diff
	Blacklist International	0-0	0-0	0
	Fire Flux Esports	0-0	0-0	0
	RRQ Akira	0-0	0-0	0
	Team SMG	0-0	0-0	0

Group C Week 1 Week 1
#	Team	Match	Game	Diff
	AP.Bren	0-0	0-0	0
	Burmese Ghouls	0-0	0-0	0
	Team Flash	0-0	0-0	0
	Team Lilgun	0-0	0-0	0

Group D Week 1 Week 1
#	Team	Match	Game	Diff
	Deus Vult	0-0	0-0	0
	Geek Fam ID	0-0	0-0	0
	HomeBois	0-0	0-0	0
	TheOhioBrothers	0-0	0-0	0

Click here for detailed results of the Group Stage matches

Knockout Stage[edit]

Upper Bracket QF (Bo5)

Upper Bracket SF (Bo5)

Upper Bracket Final (Bo5)

Grand Final (Bo7)

Lower Bracket Round 1 (Bo5)

Lower Bracket QF (Bo5)

Lower Bracket SF (Bo5)

Lower Bracket Final (Bo5)

Streams[edit]

Language
Stream

Broadcast Talent[edit]

Statistics[edit]

Hero Statistics[edit]

		Picks					Blue Side				Red Side				Bans		Picks & Bans
	Hero	∑	W	L	WR	%T	∑	W	L	WR	∑	W	L	WR	∑	%T	∑	%T	Played By	Played With	Played Vs.
1	Terizla	24	13	11	54.17%	64.86%	12	8	4	66.67%	12	5	7	41.67%	12	32.43%	36	97.30%	5 (3-2)4 (4-0)4 (2-2)4 (1-3)3 (2-1)	8 (6-2) 7 (4-3) 7 (3-4) 6 (5-1) 6 (1-5)	8 (5-3) 8 (5-3) 8 (1-7) 7 (6-1) 7 (6-1)
2	Faramis	21	10	11	47.62%	56.76%	9	4	5	44.44%	12	6	6	50.00%	8	21.62%	29	78.38%	6 (4-2)4 (2-2)4 (2-2)3 (1-2)2 (0-2)	7 (3-4) 6 (2-4) 5 (3-2) 5 (2-3) 4 (4-0)	9 (5-4) 9 (3-6) 8 (3-5) 6 (3-3) 6 (2-4)
3	Bruno	19	15	4	78.95%	51.35%	10	8	2	80.00%	9	7	2	77.78%	18	48.65%	37	100.00%	6 (5-1)4 (2-2)3 (3-0)3 (2-1)2 (2-0)	6 (4-2) 5 (5-0) 5 (4-1) 4 (4-0) 4 (3-1)	9 (6-3) 8 (7-1) 8 (7-1) 4 (4-0) 4 (3-1)
4	Valentina	18	9	9	50.00%	48.65%	8	4	4	50.00%	10	5	5	50.00%	4	10.81%	22	59.46%	5 (4-1)5 (3-2)3 (0-3)2 (1-1)2 (1-1)	7 (3-4) 6 (4-2) 5 (3-2) 5 (3-2) 5 (2-3)	9 (4-5) 7 (6-1) 5 (2-3) 4 (2-2) 4 (2-2)
5	Brody	15	7	8	46.67%	40.54%	10	5	5	50.00%	5	2	3	40.00%	5	13.51%	20	54.05%	3 (2-1)3 (0-3)2 (2-0)2 (1-1)2 (0-2)	7 (4-3) 5 (3-2) 4 (4-0) 4 (1-3) 3 (1-2)	8 (1-7) 5 (3-2) 4 (2-2) 4 (1-3) 3 (3-0)
		37 games played					20W - 17L (54.05%)				17W - 20L (45.95%)
Click here for complete statistics table

Country Representation[edit]

#	Country / Region	Representation	Players
1	Philippines	25 / 131 (19%)	Baloyskie, Edward, FlapTzy, Goodnight, Hadess, Hadji, Kairi, Kousei, KyleTzy, Lawtrick, Markyyyyy, Mielow, Mikko, MP the King, Oheb, Owgwen, Owl, Pandora, Pheww, Renejay, Saxa, Sensui, Super Marco, Yue, ZIA
2	Brazil	12 / 131 (9%)	Akashi, Blink, Bllack, Buzizio, Gustalagusta, Kiing, Luiiz, Lunna, Seigen, Sindra, Tekashi, Upa
3	Indonesia	11 / 131 (8%)	Aboy, Albert, Butsss, Caderaa, CW, Kiboy, Luke, Nnael, RaizeL, Sanz, Warlord
4	Russia	9 / 131 (7%)	black march, Castle, Fangor, Lil, Magistor, Marl, SAWO, Sunset Lover, Troublemaker
5	Malaysia	8 / 131 (6%)	Anip, Chibii, Sasa, Sepat, Smooth, Stormie, Vins, Xorn
6	Saudi Arabia	7 / 131 (5%)	Cuffin, Hulk, Krauser, Saano, Sanji, Tarzan, Trolll
7	Laos	6 / 131 (5%)	2Ez4Lexxy, J4ZBIN, Juviana, Jvckkk, Khammy, Sosoul
7	Myanmar	6 / 131 (5%)	Blink, Carbon, Lina, Niko, Shadow, Stitch
7	Nepal	6 / 131 (5%)	Clock, Hybrid, Lunatic Panda, Masarap, Xerox, Yahiko
7	Turkey	6 / 131 (5%)	Alien, APEX47, Paranoid, Rosa, Sunshine, Tienzy
11	Cambodia	5 / 131 (4%)	BOXI, FELIX, Raa, RUNN, Tuzu
11	China	5 / 131 (4%)	GodYang, LMU, Simba, Siyu, Tides
11	Mongolia	5 / 131 (4%)	Aizn, Bebex, Ethan, Forbid, Zxaura
11	Singapore	5 / 131 (4%)	Adammir, Bloopymiku, Jayy, Lolsie, Vanix
15	Argentina	4 / 131 (3%)	AURORAA, Feshin, Markinho, Yur
16	United States	3 / 131 (2%)	Bestplayer1, SHARK, Wrath
17	Jordan	2 / 131 (2%)	Fury, Super
18	Egypt	1 / 131 (1%)	Lio
18	Germany	1 / 131 (1%)	Kid Bomba
18	Kazakhstan	1 / 131 (1%)	Shisu1Skie
18	Norway	1 / 131 (1%)	Carvi
18	Peru	1 / 131 (1%)	Stephe
18	South Korea	1 / 131 (1%)	Hoon

Players Appearances[edit]

	Player	TA.
	Albert	4
	Hadji	4
	Lil	4
	Luiiz	4
	SAWO	4
	Sunset Lover	4
	Alien	3
	Baloyskie	3
	Butsss	3
	CW	3
	Edward	3
	Kairi	3
Click here to modify this table

See here for the complete list.

Additional Content[edit]

Videos[edit]

M5 Teaser 1:

M5 Teaser 2:

M5 Teaser 3:

M5 Press Conference & Group Draw:

M5 Concept Cinematic Trailer:

Wild Card Announcement:

Tournament Format:

Music Video:

Trivia[edit]

Rex Regum Qeon and TODAK didn't manage to qualify to M5. Their streak ended with 4 consecutive World Championships.
- VYN, Ciku, Moon also ended their streak with 4 consecutive World Championships.

References[edit]

M5 Wild Card will be hosted in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - MLBB Esports Official
MENA are announced to have an extra slot for M5 Wild Card - MLBB Esports Official
China are announced to participate in M5 Wild Card - MLBB Esports Official
Tournament Format and Timeline - MLBB Esports Official

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2
	Game 3
	Game 4

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2
	Game 3

General

Specific

M5 World Championship

Format[edit]

Prize Pool[edit]

Awards[edit]

Star Of The Day[edit]

Participants[edit]

Group Stage[edit]

Wildcard[edit]

Region Changes[edit]

Results[edit]

Wildcard[edit]

Crossover Match[edit]

Group Stage[edit]

Knockout Stage[edit]

Streams[edit]

Broadcast Talent[edit]

Statistics[edit]

Hero Statistics[edit]

Country Representation[edit]

Players Appearances[edit]

Additional Content[edit]

Videos[edit]

Trivia[edit]

References[edit]