Moonton Games has announced that two teams from the Middle East and North Africa region will participate in the highly anticipated M5 World Championship. The first runner-up of the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League Middle East and North Africa (MPL MENA) will have a chance to compete in the upcoming M5 Wildcard event. This brings the total number of participating regions to seven, with one more region yet to be revealed.
The M5 Wildcard event will take place in Malaysia in November, just a month before the M5 World Championship in the Philippines. During the Wildcard tournament, two teams will secure their spots in the global championship. This year, new regions like South Asia and Mongolia will also be competing for the first time.
The Middle East and North Africa region recently formed its MPL league in 2021 and is still in the regular season, which will conclude on October 7. The winner of the tournament will receive a direct invitation to the M5 World Championship.
Here is a summary of the participating countries and their placements in the various tournaments:
TOURNAMENT PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES PLACEMENT
MLBB Champions Battle South Asia, Nepal, and Bangladesh Champion
Mekong Qualifiers Vietnam, Laos, Brunei, Thailand Champion
MPL Malaysia Season 12 Malaysia Second place
Liga Latam Latin America Third place
MLBB Continental Championship Eastern Europe and Central Asia Second place
M5 World Championship National Wildcard Qualifier Mongolia Champion
MPL MENA Fall Split 2023 Middle East and North Africa Second place
TBA TBA TBA
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