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Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mid Season Cup
Tournament information
SportMobile Legends: Bang Bang
LocationWorldwide (2024–present)
Regional SEA (2017–2023)
Month playedSeptember (2017)
July (2018)
June (2019–present)
Established2017; 7 years ago (2017)
Number of
tournaments
7
AdministratorMoonton
Tournament
format(s)
Host(s)
List
  • Jakarta (2017, 2018)
  • Manila (2019)
  • Cancelled (2020)
  • Online Tournament (2021)
  • Kuala Lumpur (2022)
  • Phnom Penh (2023)
  • Riyadh (2024)
Participants
  • 8 teams (2017)
  • 10 teams (2018)
  • 12 teams (2019–2023)
  • 23 teams (2024–present)
Websitemcl.mobilelegends.com
Current champion
Malaysia Selangor Red Giants (1st title)
Most recent tournament
MSC 2024

Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mid Season Cup, (previously known as Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Southeast Asia Cup) referred to as MSC, is an annual international tournament for professional esport teams for the MOBA game Mobile Legends: Bang Bang hosted by Moonton in the middle of years, since 2017.

On 1 January 2024, Moonton announced the rebranding of the formerly SEA-based tournament, "Southeast Asia Cup" to the "Mid Season Cup" as the first international tournament before the second leg of MLBB professional leagues.[1] The Mid Season Cup will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This year saw the introduction of the wildcard format, which will bring in eight international teams to fight for a slot in the group stage happening in July.

Malaysia's Selangor Red Giants won the most recent edition of the tournament in 2024, defeating Falcons AP Bren, 4–3.

History

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As the Southeast Asia Cup (2017–2023)

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Mall Taman Anggrek, the venue for MSC 2017.

The first iteration of the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Southeast Asia Cup was held in Indonesia in 2017 during the start of Mobile Legends: Bang Bang's growth into the mainstream gaming scene. A total of eight participating teams qualified in MSC 2017, two from Indonesia, the Philippines, and Malaysia while one team qualifying from Thailand and Singapore. No group stage was held for MSC 2017 and a direct playoff, double-elimination bracket was staged for the eight participating teams. The Philippines' Salty Salad advanced to the Grand Finals after defeating Thailand's IDONOTSLEEP 2–1 in the Upper Bracket but fell to the team in the Grand Finals in a 3–0, hailing Thailand the first MSC Cup champions.[2][3]

The second iteration of the Southeast Asia Cup remained in Indonesia for 2018 and this was during the time the inaugural MPL seasons have been held in Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore. Defending champions IDONOTSLEEP, Myanmar's Burmese Ghouls and Vietnam's Fantasy Main all qualified through regional qualifiers meanwhile, the Philippines, Indonesia and the combined league for Malaysia and Singapore sent its champions and runner-up to the tournament. MSC 2018 is the first tournament in the MSC scene to have a Group Stage with both Filipino squads topping the seeds. Only the top 2 teams from both groups qualifies to the playoff bracket. MSC 2018 saw the first Philippines vs. Philippines final and a rematch of the MPL Philippines Season 1 grand finals between Aether Main and Digital Devils Pro with Aether Main sweeping DD in the Grand Finals.[4]

Smart Araneta Coliseum, the venue for MSC 2019.

MSC 2019 was held in the Philippines for the first time and from 10 teams, the participating teams grew to 12. The roster of the defending champions Aether Main qualified under the organization of Bren Esports.[5] MSC 2019 became the first tournament in MSC history to have an Indonesia vs. Indonesia Grand Finals. ONIC Esports swept MSC 2017 champions IDONOTSLEEP in the Upper Bracket Semifinals and won 2–1 against co-Indonesian team Louvre Esports to advance to the Grand Finals. Initially, ArkAngel won 2–1 against Vietnam's Overclockers but fell to a 2–0 sweep from Louvre, eliminating the Philippines' champions from the tournament.[6] ONIC Esports won Indonesia its first MSC title since the tournament was established.[7]

COVID-19 Pandemic (2020–2021)

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The COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020 following the sudden growth and spread of the virus around the world, especially in Southeast Asia where Mobile Legends' primary players were located. Majority of the Governments of Southeast Asia including the Philippines, Indonesia, and Singapore shut and closed its countries from foreign visitors and tightened border security and patrol. In May 2020, game developers Moonton have announced the cancellation of MSC 2020 in order to comply with the "laws set to fight against the pandemic."[8]

Following the easing of restrictions in the region, MSC 2021 became the first iteration of MSC following the 2020 iteration's cancellation. Twelve teams participated in the online tournament with four teams in Cybe EXE, IDONOTSLEEP, Impunity KH and Nightmare Esports being directly invited to compete. MSC 2021 saw the resurgence in the Philippines' dominance in Mobile Legends, having an all Filipino grand finals after a 3–0 win by Blacklist International in the Upper Bracket Finals and a 3–1 win by Execration in the Lower Bracket Finals against Indonesia's EVOS Legends.[9][10] Execration won MSC 2021 and won the title for the Philippines since 2018.

Post the COVID-19 pandemic (2021–2023)

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MSC 2022 and MSC 2023 were the first two iterations of the tournaments to feature a live audience since the COVID-19 pandemic's easing of restrictions from hosts Malaysia and Cambodia, respectively.

MSC 2022 was hosted in Malaysia for the first time since the MLBB M1 World Championships were held in the region in 2019. MSC 2022 featured twelve teams from seven different regions with Myanmar returning to the international stage. Myanmar representatives were abruptly halted from leaving and participating from international tournaments of any Esports discipline due to the ongoing Myanmar civil war.[11] Falcon Esports were able to qualify through the regional qualifiers against other amateur and pro teams including Burmese Ghouls. The tournament ran from 11–19 June 2022 with the group stage and the playoff brackets. In the Grand Finals, the Philippines and Indonesia matched up for the first time in history with RRQ Hoshi besting RSG Philippines in the Upper Bracket Finals 3–1[12] and RSG Philippines sending their co-Filipino team Smart Omega home, 3–2.[13] RSG Philippines retaliated in the Grand Finals and swept the Indonesian champions 4–0 to bring the Philippines its unprecedented third MSC title.[14]

MSC 2023 was hosted in Phnom Penh in Cambodia for the first time.[15] Twelve teams were slated to participate in the tournament with representations from Malaysia and Singapore dropping from 2 to 1 in lieu for newer regions. This iteration of MSC was particularly interesting for many as it introduced the MENA, North American, and Turkish regions participating for the first time in MSC.[16] Also, Laos were able to win the Mekong qualifiers against Vietnamese and Thai teams. The tournament ran from 10–18 June 2023 with the Group Stage and the Playoff Brackets. This iteration of the tournament featured a single-elimination bracket and a third-place matcher between the two eliminated teams in the Semifinals.

In the Grand Finals, Indonesia's ONIC Esports faced off the Philippines' Blacklist International. ONIC swept tournament favorites and then-defending world champions ECHO Philippines in the semifinals.[17] Moreover, Blacklist International defeated hometown team BURN x FLASH 3–1 in the semifinals.[18] This Grand Finals would be the second appearance for both teams, ONIC Esports appearing and winning MSC 2019 while Blacklist International were the runner-up team during MSC 2021. ONIC Esports bested Blacklist International in the Grand Finals, winning the series 4–2. This marked the first title for the indonesian organizations' imports in Kairi "Kairi" Rayosdelsol and Head Coach Denver "Yeb" Miranda.[19] This was the first major international tournament that Indonesia has won following their array of defeats in the M2, M3 and M4 World Championships, and the 2021 and 2022 MSC iterations.

As the Mid Season Cup (2024–present)

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Boulevard City, the expected venue for MSC 2024

MSC 2024 will be the first tournament bearing the rebranded name "Mid Season Cup". This iteration of the tournament is significant because it will be the first tournament outside of the Southeast Asian region, being held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the first iteration of the tournament to be part of the 2024 Esports World Cup, and having the largest prize pool for any MLBB international and regional tournament with a prize purse of US$3,000,000.00.[20]

The Defending MSC champions Fnatic ONIC failed to defend their title in MSC 2024 due to their one-game loss to Malaysia's Selangor Red Giants. MSC 2024 was the first MSC tournament to not feature any Indonesian teams in the Knockout and Playoff stages. Selangor Red Giants won Malaysia its first MSC and international trophy after defeating the Philippines' Falcons AP Bren in seven games.

Format

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Two teams from Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional Leagues (MPL) in different Southeast Asian countries are invited to MSC. For countries without MPL, local qualifiers are hosted. The tournaments start with a group stage where teams fight for the spot in the upper bracket through the best of 3 round robin. Teams winning the best of 3 in the group stage get the spot in the upper bracket. The other two teams compete on play-ins where the winning team gets to the lower bracket and the losing team is eliminated. After the group stage is the tournament proper. Losing teams from the upper bracket are demoted to the lower bracket while losing teams from the lower bracket are eliminated. One finalist will come from each bracket and compete in the Grand Finals.[21] From 2017 to 2019, the Grand Finals are played in best of 5, but since the 2021 version, it is played in best of 7.

Venue

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Mall Taman Anggrek atrium used for MSC 2017 main event.

Viewership

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Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mid-Season Cup is streamed live on Facebook Gaming, TikTok and YouTube.

Year Peak Viewers Average Viewers Hours Watched Reference
Southeast Asia Cup
2017 53,837 20,102 353,451 [22][better source needed]
2018 100,000+ N/A N/A [23]
2019 276,579 68,220 2,887,965 [24][better source needed]
2020
Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 2,284,012 514,618 29,461,866 [25][better source needed]
2022 2,800,606 477,042 35,181,778 [26]
2023 3,650,305 659,399 40,552,979 [27]
Mid Season Cup
2024 2,383,016 406,594 29,139,183 [28]

Participating teams

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MSC 2017

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Five-Nations Finals
Team Seed
Malaysia Team Saiyan MSC 2017 Malaysia Winner
Malaysia MYA JR MSC 2017 Malaysia Runner-Up
Philippines Solid Gaming Alpha MSC 2017 Philippines Winner
Philippines Salty Salad MSC 2017 Philippines Runner-Up
Indonesia Saints Indo MSC 2017 Indonesia Winner
Indonesia Elite8 Esports MSC 2017 Indonesia Runner-Up
Thailand IDNS MSC 2017 Thailand Winner
Singapore Impunity MSC 2017 Singapore Winner

References:[29]

MSC 2018

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Group A Group B
Team Seed Team Seed
Indonesia Aerowolf Roxy1 MPL-ID S1 Winner Philippines Bren Esports4 MPL-PH S1 Winner
Singapore Bigetron Singapore2 MPL-MY/SG S1 Winner Indonesia EVOS Esports MPL-ID S1 Runner-Up
Malaysia AirAsia Saiyan3 MPL-MY/SG S1 4th Place Indonesia RRQ.O2 MPL-ID S1 3rd Place
Philippines Digital Devils Pro Gaming MPL-PH S1 Runner-Up Thailand IDNS Thailand Local Qualifiers
Myanmar Burmese Ghouls Myanmar Local Qualifiers Vietnam Fantasy Main Vietnam Local Qualifiers

1 = Formerly known as Team NXL

2 = Formerly known as IDNS SG; Best Singapore team

3 = Formerly known as Team Saiyan; Best Malaysia team

4 = Played as Aether Main

References:[30]

MSC 2019

[edit]
Group A Group B
Team Seed Team Seed
Malaysia Geek Fam MPL-MY/SG S3 Winner Philippines ArkAngel MPL-PH S3 Winner
Philippines Bren Esports MPL-PH S3 Runner-Up Singapore EVOS.SG MPL-MY/SG S3 Runner-Up
Thailand IDNS Thailand Local Qualifiers Vietnam Overclockers Vietnam Local Qualifiers
Group C Group D
Team Seed Team Seed
Myanmar Team Resolution MPL-MM S2 Winner Indonesia ONIC Esports MPL-ID S3 Winner
Indonesia Louvre Esports MPL-ID S3 Runner-Up Myanmar Burmese Ghouls MPL-MM S2 Runner-Up
Cambodia Diversity Helheim Cambodia Local Qualifiers Laos WAWA Gaming Laos Local Qualifiers

References:[31]

MSC 2021

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Group A Group B
Team Seed Team Seed
Malaysia RSG Malaysia MPL-MY S7 Champion Indonesia EVOS Legends MPL-ID S7 Champion
Singapore RSG Singapore MPL-SG S1 Runner-Up Malaysia Todak MPL-MY S7 Runner-Up
Thailand IDoNoSleep Thailand Local Qualifiers Vietnam Cyber EXE Vietnam Local Qualifiers
Group C Group D
Team Seed Team Seed
Philippines Blacklist International MPL-PH S7 Champion Singapore EVOS SG MPL-SG S1 Champion
Indonesia Bigetron Alpha MPL-ID S7 Runner-Up Philippines Execration MPL-PH S7 Runner-Up
Cambodia Impunity KH Cambodia Local Qualifiers Laos Nightmare Esports Laos Local Qualifiers

References:[32]

MSC 2022

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Group A Group B
Team Seed Team Seed
Malaysia TODAK MPL-MY S9 Champion Philippines RSG Philippines MPL-PH S9 Champion
Myanmar Falcon Esports Myanmar Qualifier Champion Cambodia See You Soon MPL-KH Spring 2022 Runner-Up
Indonesia ONIC Esports MPL-ID S9 Runner-Up Singapore RSG Singapore MPL-SG S3 Champion
Group C Group D
Team Seed Team Seed
Indonesia RRQ Hoshi MPL-ID S9 Champion Cambodia Impunity KH MPL-KH Spring 2022 Champion
Thailand IDONOTSLEEP Mekong1 Qualifier Champion Malaysia Orange Esports MPL-MY S9 Runner-Up
Philippines Omega Esports MPL-PH S9 Runner-Up Singapore EVOS SG MPL-SG S3 Runner-Up

1 = Laos, Thailand, Vietnam

Reference:[33]

MSC 2023

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Group A Group B
Team Seed Team Seed
Philippines ECHO Philippines MPL-PH S11 Champion RSG Slate Singapore MPL-SG S5 Champion
Turkey Fire Flux Impunity MTC-Turkiye S1 Champion EVOS Legends MPL-ID S11 Runner-Up
Laos Team EVO Mekong Qualifier Myanmar Fenix Esports Myanmar Qualifier
Group C Group D
Team Seed Team Seed
Indonesia ONIC Esports MPL-ID S11 Champion Philippines Blacklist International MPL-PH S11 Runner-Up
Cambodia BURN x FLASH MPL-KH Spring Champion Malaysia TODAK MPL-MY S11 Champion
United States Outplay

(TOB)

NACT Spring 2023 Runner-Up Egypt Team Occupy MPL-MENA Spring 2023 Champion

Reference:[34]

MSC 2024

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Wildcard stage

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Group A Group B
Team Seed Team Seed
Vietnam Zino Zenith MCCM S3 champion Nepal   Trained to Kill MCB S3 champion
Turkey S2G Esports MTC S3 runner-up Malaysia HomeBois MPL MY S13 runner-up
Peru Entity7 MPL LATAM S1 runner-up Russia Brute Force1 MCC S3 runner-up
China KeepBest Gaming China Qualifier 2nd place Mongolia IHC Esports Mongolia Qualifier

Reference:[35]

Group stage

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Group A Group B
Team Seed Team Seed
Singapore NIP Flash MPL SG S7 champion Indonesia Fnatic ONIC MPL ID S13 champion
Turkey Fire Flux Esports MTC S3 champion Malaysia Selangor Red Giants MPL MY S13 champion
Brazil RRQ Akira MPL LATAM S1 champion Cambodia See You Soon MPL KH S6 champion
Indonesia EVOS Glory MPL ID S13 runner-up Saudi Arabia Team Falcons MPL MENA S5 champion
Group C Group D
Team Seed Team Seed
Philippines Liquid ECHO MPL PH S13 champion United States Cloud92 NACT Spring 2024 champion
Russia Team Spirit1 MCC S3 champion Philippines Falcons AP Bren MPL PH S13 runner-up
Saudi Arabia Twisted Minds MPL MENA S5 runner-up China Xianyou Gaming China Qualifier 1st place
Malaysia HomeBois Wildcard stage Myanmar Falcon Esports Myanmar Qualifier

Reference:[36]

Notes
1. ^ For documentary purpose only, according to their majority of players, teams from Commonwealth of Independent States region: Brute Force based in Saudi Arabia and Team Spirit based in Serbia both will represent Russia.
2. ^ For documentary purpose only, according to their base of operations, team from North America region: Cloud9 will represent United States.

Results

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Top four results

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Edition Year Hosts Grand final Third place Fourth place No. of teams
Champions Score Runners-up
Southeast Asia Cup
1 2017  Indonesia Thailand
IDONOTSLEEP
3–0 Philippines
Salty Salad
Philippines
Solid Gaming Alpha
Singapore
Impunity
8
2 2018  Indonesia Philippines
Aether Main
3–0 Philippines
Digital Devils Pro Gaming
Indonesia
RRQ.O2
Indonesia
Aerowolf Roxy
10
3 2019  Philippines Indonesia
ONIC Esports
3–0 Indonesia
Louvre Esports
Philippines
ArkAngel
Vietnam
OverClockers
12
2020 Cancelled because of COVID-19 pandemic
4 2021 None
[note 1]
Philippines
Execration
4–1
[note 2]
Philippines
Blacklist International
Indonesia
EVOS Legends
Malaysia
RSG Malaysia
12
5 2022  Malaysia Philippines
RSG Philippines
4–0 Indonesia
RRQ Hoshi
Philippines
Omega Esports
Myanmar
Falcon Esports
12
6 2023  Cambodia Indonesia
ONIC Esports
4–2 Philippines
Blacklist International
Philippines
ECHO Philippines
Cambodia
BURN x FLASH
12
Mid Season Cup
7 2024 Saudi Arabia Malaysia
Selangor Red Giants
4–3 Philippines
Falcons AP Bren
Philippines Liquid ECHO and Singapore NIP Flash
[note 3]
23
Notes
  1. ^ Online tournament.
  2. ^ Since 2021, Grand final would be held in best-of-seven (BO7) series format.
  3. ^ For MSC 2024, Third place match did not held. Semi-finalists are listed in alphabetical order.

Performances by teams

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Legend

  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • SF – Semi-finals
  • PO – Playoffs
  • PI – Play-in
  • GS – Group stage
  • WC – Wildcard stage
  • Q – Qualified
  •  •  – Did not qualify
  •  ×  – Did not enter / Withdrew
  •    – Nation hosts
Teams reaching the Top Four by tournament
Team (22) Indonesia
2017
Indonesia
2018
Philippines
2019
ASEAN
2021
Malaysia
2022
Cambodia
2023
Saudi Arabia
2024
Times
entered
Times
qualified
Top Four
total
Indonesia Fnatic ONIC1 × × 1st GS 1st GS 5 4 2
Philippines Falcons AP.Bren2 × 1st PO 2nd 6 3 2
Philippines Omega Esports3 × × 1st[a] 3rd 5 2 2
Thailand IDONOTSLEEP 1st GS PO PI GS × 6 5 1
Philippines RSG Philippines × × × × 1st 3 1 1
Malaysia Selangor Red Giants × × × × × 1st 2 1 1
Philippines Blacklist International4 × × 2nd 2nd 5 2 2
Indonesia RRQ Hoshi5 × 3rd 2nd 6 2 2
Philippines Salty Salad 2nd × × × × × × 1 1 1
Philippines Cignal Ultra6 × 2nd × × × 3 1 1
Indonesia Louvre Esports × 2nd × × × × 2 1 1
Philippines Liquid ECHO7 × × × 3rd SF 4 2 2
Indonesia EVOS Glory8 × GS 3rd PO GS 6 4 1
Philippines Solid Gaming Alpha 3rd × × × × × × 1 1 1
Philippines ArkAngel × × 3rd × × × 2 1 1
Singapore NIP Flash9 × × × × SF 3 1 1
Singapore EVOS SG10 4th × PO PO PO × × 4 1 1
Myanmar Falcon Esports11 × × × × 4th GS[b] PO 3 3 1
Indonesia Aerowolf Pro Team12 × 4th × × × 3 1 1
Vietnam OverClockers × × 4th × × × × 1 1 1
Malaysia RSG Malaysia × × × 4th 4 1 1
Cambodia Team Flash KH13 × × × × 4th 3 1 1
Team (22) Indonesia
2017
Indonesia
2018
Philippines
2019
ASEAN
2021
Malaysia
2022
Cambodia
2023
Saudi Arabia
2024
Times
entered
Times
qualified
Top Four
total
Notes
1. ^ Includes result playing as ONIC Esports during 2019–2023.
2. ^ Includes result playing as Aether Main during 2018 and Bren Esports during 2019–2023.
3. ^ Includes result playing as Execration during 2019–2021.
4. ^ Includes result playing as EVOS Esports PH during 2019.
5. ^ Includes result playing as RRQ.O2 during 2018 and PSG.RRQ during 2019.
6. ^ Includes result playing as Digital Devils Pro Gaming during 2018.
7. ^ Includes result playing as ECHO Philippines during 2023.
8. ^ Includes result playing as EVOS Esports during 2018–2019 and EVOS Legends during 2021–2023.
9. ^ Includes result playing as Team Flash during 2022–2023.
10. ^ Includes result playing as Impunity during 2017.
11. ^ Includes result playing as Fenix Esports during 2023.
12. ^ Includes result playing as Aerowolf Roxy during 2018–2019.
13. ^ Includes result playing as BURN x FLASH during 2022–2023.
[a]. ^ For MSC 2021, Omega Esports did not qualify. Omega Esports acquired the roster of Execration on 12 July 2021.[37]
[b]. ^ For MSC 2023, Falcon Esports did not qualify. Falcon Esports acquired the roster of Fenix Esports on 10 July 2023.[38]

Performances by nations

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Legend

  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • SF – Semi-finals
  • PO – Playoffs
  • PI – Play-in
  • GS – Group stage
  • WC – Wildcard stage
  • Q – Qualified
  •  •  – Did not qualify
  •  ×  – Did not enter / eligible
  •    – Hosts

Number of participating teams by nation

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Nation (19) Indonesia
2017
(8)
Indonesia
2018
(10)
Philippines
2019
(12)
ASEAN
2021
(12)
Malaysia
2022
(12)
Cambodia
2023
(12)
Saudi Arabia
2024
(23)
Total
 Indonesia 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 15
 Philippines 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 14
 Malaysia 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 11
 Singapore 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 9
 Myanmar 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 6
 Cambodia 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 6
 Thailand 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 5
 Vietnam 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 4
 Laos 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3
 Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3
 United States 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
 China 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
 Russia 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
 Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
 Egypt 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
 Brazil 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
 Mongolia 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
   Nepal 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
 Peru 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Nation (19) (8)
Indonesia
2017
(10)
Indonesia
2018
(12)
Philippines
2019
(12)
ASEAN
2021
(12)
Malaysia
2022
(12)
Cambodia
2023
(23)
Saudi Arabia
2024
Total

Team nations best result by tournament

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Team nations best result.
  Champions   Runner-up   Third Place   Semi-finals   Fourth Place   Playoffs   Play-in   Group Stage   Wildcard Stage
Nation (19) Indonesia
2017
Indonesia
2018
Philippines
2019
ASEAN
2021
Malaysia
2022
Cambodia
2023
Saudi Arabia
2024
Times
entered
Times
qualified
Top Four
total
 Philippines 2nd 1st 3rd 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 7 7 7
 Indonesia PO[a] 3rd 1st 3rd 2nd 1st GS 7 7 5
 Malaysia PO[a] GS PO 4th PO PO 1st 7 7 2
 Thailand 1st GS PO PI GS 7 5 1
 Singapore 4th GS PO PO PO PO SF 7 7 2
 Myanmar × GS PI × 4th GS PO 5 5 1
 Vietnam × GS 4th PI WC 6 4 1
 Cambodia × × PI PO GS 4th PO 5 5 1
 Turkey × × × × × PO PO 2 2 0
 Laos × × PI PI GS 5 3 0
 United States × × × × × GS GS 2 2 0
 Egypt × × × × × GS 2 1 0
 Saudi Arabia × × × × × GS 2 1 0
 Brazil × × × × × × GS 1 1 0
 China × × × × × × GS 1 1 0
 Russia × × × × × × GS 1 1 0
 Mongolia × × × × × × WC 1 1 0
   Nepal × × × × × × WC 1 1 0
 Peru × × × × × × WC 1 1 0
Nation (19) Indonesia
2017
Indonesia
2018
Philippines
2019
ASEAN
2021
Malaysia
2022
Cambodia
2023
Saudi Arabia
2024
Times
entered
Times
qualified
Top Four
total
Notes
[a]. ^ For MSC 2017, there was no group stage.

Team nations that have never qualified

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Teams from these nations have gone through qualifications that lead to MSC, but failed to qualify.

Nation (12) Cambodia
2023
Saudi Arabia
2024
Attempts
 Brunei 2
 Kuwait 2
 UAE 2
 Iraq × 1
 Jordan × 1
 Argentina × 1
 Bangladesh × 1
 Bhutan × 1
 Bolivia × 1
 Kazakhstan × 1
 Mexico × 1
 Ukraine × 1
Nation (12) Cambodia
2023
Saudi Arabia
2024
Attempts

See also

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