M2 World Championship

CompletedTier S

The M2 World Championship is the second edition of the annual world championship for the game Mobile Legends (Mobile Legends: Bang Bang), which posed an exceptional challenge as it is the first major international tournament.

Mobile Legends: Bang BangJan 18, 2021 – Jan 24, 2021Singapore, Poland

$300,000Moonton + IO Esports

Format

Group Stage & Play-Ins (January 18th – 20th, 2021)

Phase 1 (Group Stage): The 12 participating teams were split into 4 groups of 3. They competed in a Single Round Robin format where all matches were Best-of-3 (Bo3) series.
- Group Winners: Advanced directly to the Playoffs Upper Bracket.
Phase 2 (Play-In Matches): The 2nd and 3rd placed teams from each group faced off in qualification cross-matches.
- Winners: Advanced to the Playoffs Lower Bracket.
- Losers: Faced immediate tournament elimination.

Playoffs (January 22nd – 24th, 2021)

Format: A fast-paced, high-stakes Double-Elimination bracket consisting of the final surviving teams.