Selangor Red Giants (SRG) completed their Cinderella story at the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) Mid Season Cup (MSC) 2024 today (14 July). The tournament dark horses defeated world champions, Falcons AP.Bren (FCAP), 4:3 in an intense best-of-seven (BO7) series, in front of a full-house Amazon Arena, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Jungler, Muhammad Haqqullah “Sekys” Ahmad Shahrul Zaman, was awarded the Grand Finals Most Valuable Player (FMVP). The newly crowned champions will take home USD 1 million, while FCAP will receive USD 500,000.
SRG’s title win marks the first time a Malaysian team has secured the top honours at a major MLBB esports tournament, with no team from Malaysia having even made it to a Grand Finals previously. SRG’s victory in the summit clash also continues their 106-day unbeaten streak in competitive MLBB esports.
This year’s MSC becomes the biggest mid-season MLBB esports tournament as it ventures outside Southeast Asia for the first time and features international teams from North America, Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA), Turkey, Latin America, and China. It was the first title to be announced for the inaugural Esports World Cup.
SRG is comprised of key players, Muhammad Haqqullah “Sekys” Ahmad Shahrul Zaman, Mark “Kramm” Rusiana, Muhammad “Zakqt” Noor, Hazziq “Stormie” Rizwan, John “Innocent” Banal, Muhammad “Yums” Suhairi, Ilman “Gojes” Zulkifli, as well as Head Coach Michael “Arcadia” Bocado and Assistant Coach Poon “OzoraVeki” Kok Sing.
SRG Head Coach, Michael “Arcadia” Bocado, said in the post-match press conference:
“We made sure to stay composed. The best-of-seven series tested our mental fortitude, so we had to ensure we were in the zone and focused laser-sharp to execute our plans game by game seamlessly.”
FCAP (formerly AP.Bren) is the current World Champion and the only team with two M-Series championship titles to their name. The team from the Philippines is composed of key players, David Charles “FlapTzy” Canon, Vincent Joseph “Pando” Unigo, Michael Angelo “KyleTzy” Sayson, Angelo Kyle “Pheww” Arcangel, Marco Stephen “Super Marco” Requitiano, and Rowgien Stimpson “Owgwen” Unigo.
The team is led by Head Coach Francis “Ducky” Glindro and Technical Coach Robert Alexis “Trebor” Sanchez. An MSC championship remains the only missing title from their list of major MLBB honours.
The summit clash had 2,382,990 peak concurrent viewers (PCV), the most-watched esports event at the Esports World Cup, according to Esports Charts.
