PHL esports teams ArkAngel, Bren Esports, to play in Mobile Legends Southeast Asia Cup

Twelve teams from nine countries will compete for a minimum prize of US $120,000 in the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Southeast Asia Cup (MSC), which will happen on June 21-23, 2019, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

According to the MSC website, this is "Southeast Asia's most prestigious, elite-level Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) tournament."

A group stage tournament will be held on June 19-20 to determine who will enter the main event. The draw for the group stage was held Tuesday at Novotel Hotel, Quezon City and Philippine team Bren Esports is pooled in Group A, while ArkAngel is included in Group B.

Here is the complete result of the draw:

LOOK: Results of the draw for the group stage of the MLBB Southeast Asia Cup 2019. 12 teams from 9 countries are included. | @jk_carandang pic.twitter.com/UIc80RuZcH

— GMA News (@gmanews) June 4, 2019

Group A:
-Geek Fam (Malaysia)
-Bren Esports (Philippines)
-IDNS (Thailand)

Group B:
-Evos Esports SG (Singapore)
-Arkangel (Philippines)
-Overclockers (Vietnam)

Group C:
-Louvre (Indonesia)
-Diversity Helheim (Cambodia)
-Team Resolution (Myanmar)

Group D:
-Onic Esports (Indonesia)
-Burmese Ghouls (Myanmar)
-Wawa Gaming (Laos)

Each group contains an Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League (MPL) Champion team, an MPL invited team, and an MPL qualified team. No teams from the same country were grouped.

WATCH: The 12 teams that will compete in the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Southeast Asia Cup @gmanews pic.twitter.com/XX7unMgA5Y

— JK Carandang (@jk_carandang) June 4, 2019

The teams in each group will play in a round robin format, best-of-three. From there, the top ranked-team per group at the end of the group stage will proceed to the upper bracket of the playoffs, while the bottom two teams will proceed to the play-ins.

The eight team in the play-ins will battle in a single elimination, best-of-three series. The winners of each pair will move to the lower bracket of the playoffs. Both brackets will play in a best-of-three series, while those who will advance to the Finals will face-off in a best-of-five series.

Why the Philippines and what to expect from MSC

JJ Lin, Esports Manager of Moonton, said they chose the Philippines as the venue of MSC because they see the country as a big market for the mobile game.

Philippines is the second biggest audience for MLBB and Lin said the MSC is just a start of their increased efforts for the Philippines which may include more tournaments, heroes, and skins.

According to Lin, they are still in discussion for more activities in the said tournament. He also confirmed that they are cooking something bigger for MLBB fans all over the world.

"We are actually planning bigger events for MLBB fans, but [it will] not [be announced] yet in the MSC," Lin said.

Tickets for the MSC range from P290 to P1710, and freebies will also be given away. — LA, GMA News