Cell Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB)’s esports plan for 2026 was revealed in the course of the M7 World Championship Grand Finals, together with huge steps in the direction of world enlargement.
MLBB is including a number of ‘intercontinental tournaments’ throughout the Americas, Europe and Southeast Asia, which make up the brand new Championship Tour. This follows the M7 World Championship, which began the yr sturdy with a brand new cell esports viewership file of 5.68 million peak concurrent viewers.
The 2026 MLBB esports roadmap consists of 5 areas, with an enormous give attention to worldwide enlargement. MOONTON’s objective is to achieve 70 areas, stage over 5,000 occasions, and surpass 600 million hours watched in 2026, in line with a press launch. Alongside the championship excursions, the MLBB esports ecosystem will nonetheless function its franchised/companion MPL leagues. This consists of the newly franchised MPL Malaysia.
Cell Legends: Bang Bang has been quickly rising in recognition throughout Southeast Asia, however MOONTON is hoping to duplicate the identical hype in different areas. As such, the M8 World Championship Finals might be held in Turkey, the first-ever European-based MLBB event.
Different huge occasions to regulate in 2026 embody the Esports Nations Cup, which has MLBB as the primary confirmed title. It’s not a shocking transfer after Cell Legends: Bang Bang made up practically one-third of the Esports World Cup’s whole viewership.
MLBB may also be a medal occasion on the twentieth Asian Video games Aichi-Nagoya 2026, one other milestone for the cell MOBA.
Cell Legends: Bang Bang in 5 areas in 2026
For the primary time in its nine-year historical past, MLBB will transition to a five-region construction in 2026. This consists of:
- Southeast Asia
- Jap Europe and Central Asia
- Europe, Center East and Africa
- East Asia
- Americas
“This framework unifies the worldwide MLBB Esports ecosystem whereas empowering every area by tailor-made infrastructure and expertise improvement pathways,” wrote MOONTON.
“On the coronary heart of the plan is the Championship Tour, an intercontinental event piloting throughout AMER, EA and SEA to raise regional competitors and highlight rising expertise. The shift to a region-focused mannequin displays MLBB Esports’ ambition to stability native improvement with world integration, the place every area upholds the power of the worldwide ecosystem.”
Tiger Xu, World Head of MLBB Esports at MOONTON Video games, mentioned: “With this blueprint, we’re taking a long-term view of what MLBB Esports could be. Each neighborhood may have the possibility to develop and develop its personal id whereas remaining related to a bigger ecosystem.
“This transition is as a lot about integration as it’s about enlargement. By bringing rising areas into the fold, we make sure that each market performs a central position within the aggressive panorama.”
By January 2027, the season will finish in Turkey with the M8 Finals. It is a big transfer for MLBB, which has largely held tournaments in Southeast Asia till now. MOONTON’s objective is to convey Cell Legends: Bang Bang into extra areas, and it’s ‘assured’ the sport will develop because of its built-in, related ecosystem.
On prime of the brand new regional tournaments, followers can anticipate some staple occasions, together with the 2026 Esports World Cup (EWC). The Mid-Season Cup and the Ladies’s Invitational will each happen in the course of the summer-long occasion.
