CG Esports (CG) secure first Playoffs berth as Selangor Red Giants OG Esports (SRG) close in after a dramatic Week 4.
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, 29 September 2025—The Mobile
Legends: Bang Bang Professional League (MPL) Malaysia Season 16 Playoffs will
officially kick off from 13 to 16 November 2025, with tickets to go on sale on
10 October. The MPL Malaysia Season 16 Playoffs will take place at the Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang (MAEPS) in Serdang,
Selangor. The largest agro park in Asia will transform into an esports arena,
where four days of world-class, competitive MLBB action will culminate in the
crowning of Malaysia's Season 16 champion.
This season's Playoffs
promises more than elite-level competition—it marks the end of an era; the
Season 16 Playoffs will be the final one under the current model before MPL
Malaysia transitions to an "enhanced franchise format" in 2026. This
will be fans' last chance to be a part of history and experience the Playoffs
in its current form!
The top two teams from MPL
Malaysia Season 16 will secure Malaysia's spots on the main stage of the M7
World Championship (M7), the pinnacle of Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB)
esports. The stakes go beyond the trophy—it's about putting Malaysia on the global
esports map as the last major trophy that eludes a Malaysian team.
The winner of MPL Malaysia
Season 16 will also secure the lion's share of the USD 100,000 (~MYR 420,800)
prize pool.
Season 16 Playoffs Format: Lower Bracket
Finals Becomes BO7
The Season 16 Playoffs
sees a key format change, with the Lower Bracket Finals extended to a
Best-of-Seven (BO7).
Krystal Tan, Head of Business Development for
Malaysia Esports at MOONTON Games, said:
"Our decision to have a BO7 Lower Bracket Finals reflects our league's
maturity and brings the level of competition to parity with the MLBB Esports
ecosystem's other top-tier franchises. Additionally, our fans and teams have
given feedback that they simply want more esports action during the Lower
Bracket Finals, which is one of the most high-stakes points of the season. This
season's Lower Bracket Finals promises to be our most exciting yet!"
All the Playoffs matches
will be played in a Best-of-Five (BO5) except for the Lower Bracket Finals and
Grand Finals, which will both be Best-of-Seven (BO7) matches.
The Playoffs comprises a
two-part hybrid elimination format. The first phase will comprise the Upper
Bracket Quarter Finals, which will follow a single elimination format, i.e, the
losing team will be knocked out of the tournament immediately. The victors of
the Upper Bracket Quarter Finals will advance to the Upper Bracket Semi Finals;
from this stage onwards, matches will follow a double-elimination format, i.e,
teams will not be eliminated until they lose two matches and will fall to the
Loser's Bracket upon their first loss.
The MPL Malaysia Season 16
Playoffs bracket may be seen below:
20% Off Playoffs Tickets To Celebrate MLBB's
9th Anniversary!
Tickets to the MPL
Malaysia Seaason 16 Playoffs will go on sale on 10 October at 3:00 PM GMT+8. To
celebrate MLBB's 9th Anniversary, tickets will have a limited-time discount of
20% from 10 to 16 October.
The full list of ticket
categories and pricing structure may be seen below:
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Week 4 Recap: CG Esports Qualify First To
Playoffs As Teammates Reunite!
CG Esports (CG) became the
first and only team to secure a Season 16 Playoffs spot despite experiencing a
week of mixed results. They were handed a 1-2 loss to AERO Esports (AERO) on
Day 1 (3 October), but bounced back with an emphatic victory over Todak (TDK)
on Day 3 (5 October) to mathematically confirm their spot with 17 points.
CG's Muhammad Danial
"CikuGais" Mohamad Fuad embraces ex-teammate Muhammad
"Zahyed" Zaharan after the match. CikuGais left TDK in March this
year to form his own team, CG.
Selangor Red Giants OG
Esports (SRG) trail in second place with 15 points after claiming victories
over Team Vamos (VMS) and GamesMY Kelantan (GMXK) in Week 4. They have an
opportunity to overtake the league leaders next week if they beat Team Rey (TR)
with their match in hand, courtesy of superior Aggregate Points.
Note on the Season 16 Regular Season
Tiebreaker:
• During
the Regular Season, teams are ranked based on Live Points; these are earned
based on the results of each team's Best-Of-Three matches. A 2-0 win earns
teams three points; a 2-1 win earns them two points; a 1-2 loss earns teams one
point; a 0-2 loss earns teams zero points.
• If
multiple teams are tied and are unable to determine the winner through Live
Points ranking, the tied teams will be ranked by their Aggregate Points,
determined by their number of winning games. Teams get one point for winning a
game and deducted one point for losing a game.
• The
next tiebreaker will be the head-to-head record of the tied teams.
SRG's Muhammad
"Yums" Suhairi (left) and Mark "Kramm" Rusiana (right) hug
ex-teammate, Ilman "Gojes" Zulkifli (middle) after SRG beat VMS 2-0
on Day 2 (4 Oct). Gojes is on loan from SRG this season.
Please refer to the table
below for the Regular Season standings at the end of Week 4:
Week 5 Preview: SRG To Claim Second Playoffs
Spot?
SRG have an opportunity to
claim a second Playoffs spot when they open Week 5 against TR on 10 October at
3:15 PM GMT+8. But beyond that, they have pride at stake after topping the
Regular Season table in the last three seasons; they will not want to lose
their hat-trick table-topping feat to CG. SRG's ambition will be made easier by
CG's tricky match-up against third-placed Homebois on 11 October at 12:30 PM
GMT+8.
The Week 5 match schedule
is as follows:
All media resources (e.g.,
match narratives, player names, media day and match photos etc.) may be
accessed in the MPL Malaysia Season 16 Media Assets Google Sheet.
To keep up
with the latest MPL Malaysia updates, follow MPL Malaysia on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.
Purchase
match tickets on the Official Website.
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About Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
is one of the most popular mobile Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) games
worldwide that brings communities together through teamwork and strategy. With
over 1.5 billion installations and 110 million active monthly users, the
award-winning game is among the top 10 most played in over 80 countries. With
an extensive reach across the Asia Pacific region, the multiplayer is available
in 139 countries with an expansive global esports presence.
About Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Esports
Established in 2017,
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Esports serves as a platform for players to pursue
their dreams of becoming esports athletes and illuminate opportunities within
the international esports ecosystem. MLBB Esports has since expanded to multiple
leagues, including the MPL series hosted in Southeast Asia, Middle East, and
Latin America; MPL is the first esports event series to surpass 1 billion hours
of watch time globally.
About MOONTON Games
Established in 2014,
MOONTON is a global video game company dedicated to gaming development,
publication, and esports. With more than 1,600 employees worldwide, the company
operates offices in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Latin
America, and China. It has successfully launched several high-profile mobile
games globally and has built long-term relationships with governments and
esports organizations in more than 30 countries around the world. Mobile
Legends: Bang Bang is its current star game and the leading mobile multiplayer
online battle arena (MOBA) game worldwide. For more information, visit https://en.moonton.com.
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