[EN] Johor Bahru welcomes MPL Malaysia for the Season 14 Playoffs x Southern Festival, full schedule released!

Six teams secured berths in the Playoffs in Week 5, while the relegation dogfight heats up!

The MPL Malaysia Season 14 league table after Week 5 of the Regular Season.

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, 7 October – Malaysia's top six Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) teams have secured their spots in the MLBB Professional League (MPL) Malaysia Season 14 Playoffs, to be held in Johor from 31 October to 3 November. With the final week of the Regular Season still to play, the stakes now turn to which teams will gain crucial advantages in the Playoffs brackets by placing higher in the Regular Season, as well as to the relegation dogfight.

At the end of Week 5, Selangor Red Giants top the standings with 20 points, followed by Team Vamos and RED Esports with 14 points apiece.

Week 5 Recap: Six Teams Join The Season 14 Playoffs x Southern Festival

Week 5 saw a roller-coaster of results which saw the early confirmation all six Playoffs teams – Selangor Red Giants, Team Vamos, RED Esports, Monster Vicious, JP NINERS, and TODAK will journey to Johor later this month. There, they will vie for the USD 100,000 prize pool and two slots at the M6 World Championship, MLBB's flagship international tournament, which will be hosted by Malaysia this year.

All eyes were on Team Vamos after their humbling at the hands of defending champions, Selangor Red Giants, in Week 4. The fan favourites had been on a five-match winning streak before their 2-0 loss to the league leaders and were widely expected to overcome Monster Vicious and rebuild their momentum. However, it was their all-Malaysian opponents who found the result instead; the tournament dark horses stunned Team Vamos 2-1 in the Week 5 opener to bounce back from their losses against relegation candidates, RSG MY and Homebois, last week.

Monster Vicious secured their spot in Playoffs after snatching a point in a 1-2 loss against Team HAQ in the final match of Week 5. While they will be pleased at advancing to the Playoffs, they will rue their hugely inconsistent form against the league's supposed lesser teams, having now lost against the bottom three teams despite having defeated heavyweights TODAK, RED Esports, and Team Vamos.

Monster Vicious' Ammar Asyraf "Martzyyyy" bin Abdul Rahman celebrates after stunning Team Vamos 2-1; the Mid Laner was named MVP of the Match after stellar displays as the mage hero Aurora.

Team HAQ's surprise win over Monster Vicious has given them some wiggle room at the foot of the table, with a precious point now separating the Season 10 champions from RSG MY. The Season 7 champions could only earn a point in Week 5 after succumbing 1-2 to RED Esports. With Homebois, the Season 12 champions, rounding out the bottom three, it seems likely that one of the MPL Malaysia champions are destined for the drop this season.

In addition to RSG MY, RED Esports also notched a 2-0 win over Homebois to climb into third place. The REDs have put in a series of consistent performances since unleashing their full-strength team in Week 2 to steadily rake in the points. Their core of Filipino duo, Gold Laner Lee "Owl" Gonzales and Jungler Stephen "Sensui" Castillo from Blacklist have played pivotal roles in their rise, with the former named Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the Match against Homebois.

Elsewhere, Selangor Red Giants defeated JP NINERS 2-0 after shackling the NINERS' star Jungler, Maxwell "Maxx" Alessandro, across both games. The Red Giants' Exp Laner, Mark "Kramm" Rusiana, was crucial to this strategy, harassing and disrupting Maxx first as the hero Gloo, followed by Khaleed, to heavily restrict his impact on the match. Kramm recorded 7 kills, 2 deaths, and 11 assists to be named MVP of the Match.

Kramm is all smiles after securing the win and the plaudits as MVP of the Match.

Week 6: Things Can Go South Quickly

The final week of the Regular Season will involve two groups of teams with completely different priorities. With the top six teams having already achieved qualification to the Season 14 Playoffs x Southern Festival, the six Playoffs Contenders – Selangor Red Giants, Team Vamos, RED Esports, Monster Vicious, JP NINERS, and TODAK – will now focus on their final Regular Season standings as these will determine the Playoffs brackets. In contrast, the Relegation Battlers – Team Rey, Homebois, Team HAQ, and RSG MY – are fighting to stay in the league next season. The 10th-placed team is guaranteed relegation, while the 9th-placed team will battle against the 2nd-placed team from the MLBB Academy League Malaysia (MAL MY) Challengers Conference, with the winner set to secure a spot in MPL Malaysia Season 15.

A top two finish will be the priority for all Playoffs Contenders as it would allow both teams to play one match less by skipping the Upper Bracket Quarter Finals entirely. However, only one more spot remains up for grabs, with Selangor Red Giants having already secured the coveted Top Seed. Team Vamos are the frontrunners to secure second place; they already occupy the position and have an extra game in hand over third-placed RED Esports. They also have winnable matches against RSG MY at 5:45 PM GMT+8 on 11 October, followed by Team Rey at 12:30 PM GMT+8 on 13 October. However, the momentum-based team are currently sitting on two back-to-back losses and will need to display stronger mental fortitude to against an RSG MY fighting for survival. Their success will be determined by how much they want that top two position.

RED Esports are breathing down Team Vamos' necks and will be looking to capitalise on any slip-ups. RED Esports will be looking to take down sixth-placed TODAK on 12 October at 12:30 PM GMT+8, who themselves will be looking to improve their position in the table.

The clash between the free-falling champions, Homebois and RSG MY, will follow at 5:00 PM GMT+8, with the threat of relegation looming large for the loser. RSG MY will need to win at least one game to match Team HAQ's 7 points and for Team HAQ to lose to Selangor Red Giants for RSG MY to have a superior number of aggregate points.

Day 3 on 13 October will see Team HAQ take on Selangor Red Giants in a do-or-die match at 5:30 PM GMT+8. Anything Team HAQ takes from the defending champions will constitute a major upset, but they will be counting on Selangor Red Giants having nothing but pride to play for at this stage of the season. Unfortunately, they will be going up against one of the league's most disciplined teams, who are also looking to replicate their record in Season 13 by winning all nine of their Regular Season matches.

Note: During the Regular Season, teams will be ranked based on the number of points obtained (2-0 = 3 points; 2-1 = 2 points; 1-2 = 1 points; 0-2 = 0 points). Should multiple teams be tied on points, the rankings will be determined by the number of winning games (aggregate points), with teams to be given 1 point for winning a game and deducted 1 point for losing a game. The next tiebreaker criterion is the tied teams' head-to-head record. Should multiple teams still be tied, additional Best-of-One matches will be held.

Please see below for the Week 6 schedule:

As the Malaysia Presenter, Hotlink is on hand to fully optimise the league's network to deliver the best gaming experience for MLBB. The esports fraternity can look forward to leveraging Hotlink's 5G network to obtain unmatched network latency and improved gameplay experiences.

Season 14 is jointly organised by Kumpulan Prasarana Rakyat Johor Sdn Bhd (KPRJ) and MOONTON Games. ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) and JD Sports are the league's Official Sponsors, while Head & Shoulders is the Partner in Esports. The league also has strategic partners TNTCO, and the Subang Jaya City Council (Majlis Bandaraya Subang Jaya, MBSJ).

Download the MPL Malaysia Season 14 press kit here. The Season 14 Media Assets, including team rosters, matchday photos, media day assets etc., may be downloaded here.

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