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Shanghai-based game publisher Moonton <\/strong>has revealed details surrounding its Mobile Legends: Bang Bang<\/strong> esports roadmap for 2023.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
The competitive year will unfold through a series of events every month beginning in February and concluding with the M5 Championship in the Philippines this December.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
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- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang expands MPL to Cambodia\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n
- MLBB\u2019s M4 World Championship secures over 1 million viewers on opening day<\/a><\/li>\n
- Moonton partners with Esports Middle East for MLBB MENA series<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n \n
Earlier in January, the M4 Championship beat Mobile Legends’ previous viewership record<\/a>, showcasing that interest in MLBB\u2019s competitive scene continues to grow.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
\n \nMPL Season 11<\/strong> and official tournaments will commence from February to May, including the North America Challenger Tournaments (NACT)<\/strong> and a new tournament in Turkey. The seven professional regional leagues<\/strong> will take place in Malaysia, Singapore, Brazil, MENA, Cambodia, Indonesia and the Philippines.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
\n \nThe second MLBB Women\u2019s Invitational (MWI)<\/a><\/strong> will also be held in February with four teams from Laos, Singapore, Cambodia and Indonesia battling it out.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
\n \nNext, MSC 2023<\/strong> will kick off in June featuring talent from all across Southeast Asia. This will be back-to-back with the 2023 SEA Games, which is set to conclude on May 17th.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Esports Insider has teamed up with the University of Warwick for ESI Next Gen. To find out more, click here<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n \n \nIn July, MLBB will be included in the Snapdragon Pro Series organised by ESL<\/strong> for the first time ever. Teams will also take part in the World Cyber Games (WCG) Grand Final which is also happening in the same month.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
\n \nAs the second half of the year starts, so does MPL Season 12<\/strong>, which will feature the same tournaments and regional leagues, leading up to MPL Invitational<\/strong> in November.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
\n \nThe year will end with the fifth iteration of MLBB\u2019s World Championship, otherwise known as the M5 World Championship.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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