Mobile Legends Bang Bang Mid Season Cup Playoffs: 5 best MLBB teams to look out for in Esports World Cup

The Mobile Legends Bang Bang Mid Season Cup 2024 playoffs are right around the corner, and the community is looking forward to the clashes between the eight best MLBB teams at the Esports World Cup. The Group Stage saw the rise of small teams as See You Soon secured its playoff spot despite playing against hot favorites like Fnatic ONIC and Team Falcons.

The success story of HomeBois Malaysia was nothing short of a fairytale as the team entered the Group Stages by winning the WildCard tournament, and then secured a spot in the Knockout stages.

However, there was plenty of domination from the heavyweights too in the Group Stages as Selangor Red Giants maintained its four-month unbeaten streak, and Falcons AP.Bren also entered the Playoffs undefeated.

With the Playoffs kicking off on July 10, 2024, this article will try to predict the five best MLBB teams in the Esports World Cup to watch out for.

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Mobile Legends Bang Bang Mid Season Cup Playoffs: Falcons AP.Bren and four more of the best MLBB teams in Esports World Cup 2024

The Mobile Legends Bang Bang Mid Season Cup has seen plenty of amazing contests between the 16 best MLBB teams in Esports World Cup during the Group Stages. Now that eight teams have come a step closer to the champion's crown, here are the 5 best squads you should look out for.

Note: This article is subjective and reflects the writer's point of view.

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1) Falcons AP.Bren

After winning the M5 World Championship and the Games of the Future tournament in Russia, AP.Bren, the Philippines-based multi-gaming organization has partnered with Team Falcons, a Saudi-based franchise to participate in the Mobile Legends Bang Bang Mid Season Cup 2024.

While Team Falcons (Group B) with all the home ]advantage failed to reach the Playoffs, Falcons AP.Bren showed sheer dominance by winning all its Group Stage games to enter the Playoffs.

AP. Bren, the only Philippino team to win the MLBB Southeast Asia Cup and the M World Championship, finished second at the recently concluded MPL Philippines Season 13. As one of the best MLBB teams, it is prepared to compete for the Mobile Legends Bang Bang Mid Season Cup.

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2) Selangor Red Giants

Selangor Red Giants arrives as the undefeated champions og MPL MY Season 13 (Image via Selangor FC)

The undefeated champions of MPL Malaysia Season 13 have announced their arrival in the MLBB Esports community. The team is riding a four-month unbeaten streak on its way to the Knockout Stages.

The esports division of Selangor Football Club of Malaysia, the red giants has been consistently knocking on the door for its first major MLBB esports trophy. The team finished fourth in the Johor All Star Esports Tournament in 2023 and secured a ranking between first to fourth place in the Snapdragon Pro Series Season 5 APAC - Challenge Season.

Thanks to its great form, Selangor Red Giants is easily among the best MLBB teams in the Esports World Cup 2024.

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3) NIP Flash

Despite being in the same group with great teams like RRQ Akira and EVOS Glory, NIP Flash managed to top Group A and secured a Playoff slot with an impressive 2-1-0 (Win - Draw - Lose) record.

Team Flash, a Singaporean MLBB pro squad, is a well-known name in the circuit. It partnered with Ninjas in Pyjamas (hence the NIP prefix) before entering the Mobile Legends Bang Bang Mid Season Cup 2024.

While the team has suffered a bad run in two of its previous three major tournaments — ranking between nine and 12th place in both the M5 World Championship and Games of the Future tournament — it managed to clinch the MPL Singapore Season 7. This was a huge boost in confidence before the Mobile Legends Bang Bang Mid Season Cup.

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4) HomeBois

HoeBois complete roster from the official X page (Image via X/@homebois_)

HomeBois Malaysia arrives at the Mobile Legends Bang Bang Mid Season Cup with a huge fanbase and eyes locked on the trophy. They are the second Malaysian entry on this list of the best MLBB teams in Esports World Cup. This shows the country's dominance in the tournament.

Despite winning the MPL Malaysia Season 12, and finishing fourth position in the One Esports MPL Invitational 2023, HomeBois Malaysia's performance in the last two out of three major tournaments was not that impressive.

It ranked between 13 and 16th at the M5 World Championship and between five to eight at the Games of the Future tournament. However, the team finished as runners-up at the recently concluded MPL Malaysia Season 13. Many consider them to be the dark horses of MSC 2024 along with See You Soon.

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5) See You Soon

While there are plenty of heavyweights in the Knockout Stages of Mobile Legends Bang Bang Mid Season Cup 2024, many consider See You Soon as the dark horses of the tournament. Especially, after witnessing its ability to navigate pressure in the Group Stage.

While Fnatic ONIC was only one win away from the playoffs, See You Soon managed to perform a clean sweep against last year's M World Championship runner-up to secure a spot in the Playoffs.

Winner of MPL Cambodia Autumn 2023 and MPL Cambodia Season 6 (2024), See You Soon is one of the best MLBB teams in Esports World Cup.