MSC 2019

MLBB Southeast Asia Cup 2019 (MSC 2019) was the third season of the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang annual SEA tournament MSC. It was held at Smart Araneta Coliseum with a total prize pool of US$120,000 from June 19–23, 2019.^[1] The event was hosted by Eruption,^[2] Faraz Shababi, Fiera Fendi, and Serahline.

MLBB SEA Cup (MSC)

2019
Tournament information
Sport	Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
Location	Manila, Philippines
Date	Group Stage June 19–20, 2019 Playoffs June 21–23, 2019
Administrator	Moonton
Tournament format(s)	Group Stage Round robin Playoffs Double elimination
Host(s)	Eric Tai Faraz Shababi Fiera Fendi Serahline
Venue(s)	Smart Araneta Coliseum
Participants	12 teams (See MSC 2019 Participating Teams)
Final positions
Champions	ONIC Esports (1st title)
1st runner-up	Louvre Esports
2nd runner-up	ArkAngel
← 2018 2021 →

Background

Previous MSC events were hosted at Jakarta, Indonesia with total prize pools of US$100,000. Philippines was the venue after two Filipino teams won 1st and 2nd place at MSC 2018.^[3] 12 teams were invited from 9 Southeast Asian countries namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar, the Philippines, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam.

Format

A total of 12 teams were invited, 2 teams each from Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional Leagues (MPL) from Indonesia, Malaysia/Singapore, Myanmar, and the Philippines. One team each for Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam were invited through local qualifiers. The tournaments start with a group stage where teams are selected through best of 3 round round robin. Teams winning the best of 3 get to the upper bracket. The other two teams compete on play-ins where the winning team gets to the lower bracket and the losing team is eliminated. After the group stage is the tournament proper. Losing teams from the upper bracket are demoted to the lower bracket while losing teams from the lower bracket are eliminated. One finalist will come from each bracket and compete in the Grand Finals.^[4][5][6]

Results

Group stage

Group A Team Advanced to Geek Fam Play-ins Bren Esports Play-ins IDNS Upper Bracket

Group B Team Advanced to EVOS Esports SG Play-ins ArkAngel Upper Bracket Overlockers Play-ins

Group C Team Advanced to Team Resolution Play-ins Louvre Esports Upper Bracket Diversity Helheim Play-ins

Group D Team Advanced to ONIC Esports Upper Bracket Burmese Ghouls Play-ins WAWA Gaming Play-ins

Play-ins

Play-ins (Bo3)       Geek Fam 2 Diversity Helheim 0

Play-ins (Bo3)       Burmese Ghouls 0 EVOS Esports SG 2

Play-ins (Bo3)       Overlockers 2 WAWA Gaming 0

Play-ins (Bo3)       Team Resolution 0 Bren Esports 2

Reference:^[5][7]

Playoffs

All playoff games were a Bo3 series, except for the Grand Final, which were a Bo5 series.

						Upper Bracket Semifinals					Upper Bracket Final										Grand Final
						ArkAngel		1
						Louvre Esports		2
											Louvre Esports		1
											ONIC Esports		2
						IDONOTSLEEP		0
						ONIC Esports		2
																					ONIC Esports		3
																					Louvre Esports		0
	Lower Bracket - Round 1					Lower Bracket Quarterfinals					Lower Bracket Semifinals					Lower Bracket Final
						ArkAngel		2
	Geek Fam		0			EVOS Singapore		0								Louvre Esports		2
	EVOS Singapore		2								ArkAngel		2			ArkAngel		0
											The Overclockers		1
						IDONOTSLEEP		1
	The Overclockers		2			The Overclockers		2
	Bren Esports		0

Reference:^[8][9]

Viewership

MSC 2019 was streamed live on YouTube, Facebook Gaming, and Nimo TV. Facebook Gaming is the livestream partner.^{[10][better source needed]}

Peak Viewers	Average Viewers	Hours Watched	Air Time
276,579	64,552	2,802,625	44

MSC 2020

MSC 2020, the next season succeeding MSC 2019, was set again to take place in the Philippines at the Mall of Asia Arena with the prize pool increased to US$150,000. On May 11, Moonton announced the cancellation of the event via their official Mobile Legends Indonesia Instagram account due to Coronavirus disease 2019.^[11]

References

1. Marges, Jason (June 5, 2019). "Mobile Legends' Sea Cup (MSC) Will Feature a Us$120,000 Prize Pool". ONE Esports. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
2. Tomada, Nathalie. "'Balance is life': Eric Tai on being a father & gamer". philstar GLOBAL.
3. Reyes, Maouie (July 30, 2018). "PH Esports Teams Win Back-To-Back Championship Titles". mineski.net. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
4. "Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Southeast Asia Cup is coming to the Philippines this 19 to 23 June 2019".
5. "The MSC 2019 Groups Have Been Announced!".
6. "MSC 2019 Will Take Place in the Philippines!".
7. "MSC 2019: Group and Play-in Stage Recap, Day 1 Playoff Matchups".
8. "MSC Playoffs Day 1 Recap".
9. "Onic Esports Crowned Champion of MSC 2019".
10. "MLBB SEA Cup 2019 (MSC) detailed stats". Esports Charts.
11. Subari, Hilmy Ramadhan (May 14, 2020). "Moonton Officially Announces MSC 2020 Canceled". DUNIA GAMESS.

External links

• MSC 2019 Group Stage Day 1 Part 1 on Facebook
• MSC 2019 Group Stage Day 1 Part 2 on Facebook
• MSC 2019 Group Stage Day 2 on Facebook
• MSC 2019 Playoffs Day 1 Part 1 Global on Facebook
• MSC 2019 Playoffs Day 1 Part 2 Global on Facebook
• MSC 2019 Playoffs Day 2 Part 1 Global on Facebook
• MSC 2019 Playoffs Day 2 Part 2 Global on Facebook
• MSC 2019 Playoffs Day 2 Part 3 Global on Facebook