- Malaysia's longest-running esports
league issued a statement expressing support for the recovering athletes.
- Selangor Red Giants set a new Regular
Season benchmark by remaining invincible throughout and earning a maximum
27 points.
- Bountee Esports become the first team to
be relegated to Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Academy League (MAL MY).
Selangor Red Giants on the
MPL Malaysia stage taking a stance against violence and sending their well
wishes to Faisal "Miki" Halim.
KUALA LUMPUR, 13 May – The final
week of the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League (MPL) Malaysia Season
13 Regular Season concluded with the esports community uniting in a
heart-warming display of solidarity for is national footballers, following the
recent attacks. The display took place during the match between Selangor Red
Giants and NINERS on 12 May, and featured banners and solidarity chants led by
the ultras. Last week, Selangor Red Giants Football Club launched the
"Stand With Faisal Halim. Stop The Violence!" solidarity campaign
following the acid-splashing attack on the Malaysian player.
Selangor Red Giants
player, Ilman "Gojes" Zulkifli, leads the audience in a Dua for Faisal Halim – to wish him a speedy
recovery (4:51:38).
MPL Malaysia also issued a
statement expressing support for the recovering athletes. Fikri Rizal Mahruddin, Marketing & Business Development Lead at
MOONTON Games, said: "The recent attacks on our national footballers
have greatly shocked and saddened us. We stand in solidarity with our fellow
professional athletes on this matter and will take stricter precautions for the
wellbeing and safety of our own. The league wishes a speedy recovery for Faisal
"Miki" Halim and Akhyar Rashid.”
MPL Malaysia fans
expressed their solidarity with Faisal Halim before the match between Selangor
Red Giants and NINERS on Week 6, Day 2.
Week 6: Selangor Red Giants set unbeaten
record, Bountee Esports relegated
The final week of the
Season 13 Regular Season saw joy and misery at both ends of the table. League
leaders, Selangor Red Giants, set a new benchmark by becoming the only team in
MPL Malaysia history to not drop a single game during the Regular Season. They
defeated NINERS 2-0 to bring their season tally to 18 games won with no reply,
surpassing Team SMG's 18-1 run in Season 11.
Bountee Esports became the
first team in MPL Malaysia history to be relegated to the Mobile Legends: Bang
Bang Academy League (MAL MY) – the developmental leg of the Malaysian MLBB
esports league system – after losing 1-2 to RSG MY. Game 3 was decided on the
18th-minute mark, when the Sarawakian team's Midlaner, Chua "Azyst"
Yu Hao, was caught out of position, leading to a Wipeout and defeat. Bountee
Esports will compete in Season 2 of MAL MY as a Challengers Conference team,
where they will be looking for a quick return to MPL Malaysia.
The final standings for
the Season 13 Regular Season are:
With the conclusion of the
Season 13 Regular Season, the top 6 teams will next meet in the Playoffs from
30 May to 2 June. There, they will battle for the MPL Malaysia title and USD
100,000 (~MYR 468,000) prize pool, as well as the opportunity to compete for
the life-changing ~MYR 14 million (USD 3 million) prize pool at the Mid Season
Cup (MSC) 2024, held in conjunction with the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi
Arabia, from 28 June to 14 July. The Season 13 champions of MPL Malaysia will
earn direct qualification to the MSC 2024 Main Stage, while the first runner-up
will proceed to the MSC 2024 Wild Card. MPL Malaysia is organised by MOONTON
Games and IO Esports and supported by the Ministry of Youth and Sports (KBS)
and Esports Integrated (ESI).
MPL Malaysia Season 13
Playoffs Schedule
In the meantime, MPL
Malaysia fans can catch their favourite athletes compete at the Hotlink x MPL MY Jaguh All Star tournament on 18 May.
The MYR 50,000 one-day event is the league's first-ever tournament where the
teams competing have been picked by fans.
Stay up to speed with MPL
Malaysia Season 13 updates and action with Hotlink. Hotlink's 5G network
provides unmatched network latency with affordable plans in the spirit of
making the internet more accessible to offer the best MLBB gaming experience.
Fans should not miss out on the chance to win exclusive in-game items and
merchandise by visiting the Hotlink booth at the stadium. This season also
brings back strategic partners ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) and Nescafe.
Download the MPL Malaysia
Season 13 media kit, which contains photos of the players, talents, and
matches, as well as key information such as the match schedule and broadcast
platforms: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1F9Cgl5H1Rd00FpKs5UK2usM3BLjf_aKR
To stay up
to date on MPL Malaysia, please check out the Official Website and like/follow the league on Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram.
