One of Southeast Asia’s most popular esports titles, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) M2 World Championship (M2) will be holding its biggest tournament in Singapore in January 2021, with a slew of promotional activities lined up, organized by game developer MOONTON supported by Singapore Tourism Board
MOONTON Technology Co. Ltd. is pleased to announce various promotional activities to celebrate the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) M2 World Championship (M2), taking place in Singapore from 18th to 24th January 2021.
Organized by MOONTON in collaboration with Singapore’s Cybersports and Online Gaming Association (SCOGA) and supported by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB), M2 will be the first global offline esports event to be held in Southeast Asia in 2021 as top esports teams from around the world will be converging in the safe confines of Shangri-La Hotel Singapore to battle for a prize pool of USD300,000 behind closed doors.
Besides battling for a prize pool of USD300,000, the winning team will walk away with USD140,000/- in cash and will also receive its very own skin integrated with the team’s branding on a hero of choice.
MOONTON is also pleased to announce that top esports teams hailing from as far as Japan, Brazil, and Russia will be flying to Singapore to compete in this highly anticipated esports tournament.
The teams who have been invited to Singapore are as follows:
- Indonesia – RRQ, ALTER EGO ESPORTS
- Philippines – BREN ESPORTS, OMEGA ESPORTS
- Malaysia – TODAK
- Singapore – RSG, EVOS SG
- Myanmar – BURMESE GHOULS
- Japan – 10S GAMING FROST
- Cambodia – IMPUNITY KH
- Russia – UNIQUE DEVU
- Brazil – DREAMMAX
As one of the most popular esports titles in Southeast Asia and in international markets including Japan, Brazil, and Russia, MLBB recently reached one billion downloads on iOS and Android mobile phones in November this year. The growth of the game has been exponential in the past year and the M2 World Championship is expected to reach 400 million views through various broadcast channels.
“Mobile Legends traces much of its global success today to its roots in Southeast Asia and MOONTON is very pleased to bring this great news to gamers everywhere with much thanks to the support of the Singapore government and our industry partners. This will be our most exciting event ever as our top players embark on this epic journey to battle it out in Singapore”, says Justin Yuan, co-founder and Chief Executive of MOONTON.
Hosting one of the world’s biggest events right here in Singapore not only gives hope to so many esports fans in a time of unprecedented disruption, but it also provides many opportunities to Singaporeans and encouragement to pursue their dreams and aspirations”, according to Nicholas Khoo, co-founder of SCOGA and esports veteran.
“The growth of esports continues to accelerate, especially in such uncertain times. With the hosting of the M2 World Championship, we look forward to connecting with fans virtually and hope to welcome esports enthusiasts around the world for future international esports tournaments and events”, said Jean Ng, Executive Director, Attractions, Entertainment & Tourism Concept Development
All approved travelers must abide by the requirements on COVID-19 prevention and control and prevailing public health regulations. A safety protocol handbook will also be distributed digitally pre-arrival and in hard copy on arrival to all participants, detailing what needs to be done from leaving their countries, arriving in Singapore, and eventually landing back home.
In anticipation of the tournament, a teaser video announcing the upcoming M2 World Championship for January 2021 was launched by MOONTON on 1 December 2020 which can be found at the following link – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbGsSPg7G0Y
For its millions of fans around the world, MOONTON is dedicating the entire month of January 2021 as a celebration of Mobile Legends esports.
