MOONTON has unveiled the slot allocation for the 22 groups set to compete in Cellular Legends: Bang Bang’s (MLBB) M7 World Championship.
The M7 World Championship is about to happen in January 2026, with Indonesia returning as host for the second time.
Identical to final yr, M7 will function a wildcard stage and the primary occasion. Within the wildcard stage, rising areas shall be given an opportunity to compete for 2 spots within the M7 World Championship most important occasion.
Wildcard Stage Slot Allocation
Eight areas, every with one slot, will compete within the Wildcard stage. This contains Vietnam, China, Japanese Europe & Central Asia (EECA), Center East & North Africa (MENA), Turkey, Mongolia, Japan and Mekong.
Most notably, Japan has obtained a slot on the M World Championship after 5 editions. This comes because the area additionally competed within the MLBB Mid-Season Cup (MSC) in Riyadh.
Moreover, this time, two groups from the Wildcard will transfer on to the primary occasion, up from only one at M6.
M7 World Championship Major Occasion Slot Allocation
The primary occasion will function 16 groups competing for the title of world champions and a share of the $1m prize pool.
The 16 slots are as follows:
- Two slots: Indonesia, Phillipines, Malaysia
- One slot: Myanmar, China, EECA, MENA, Turkey, LATAM, Singapore, Cambiodia
Curiously, North America hasn’t been allotted a slot in the primary occasion or the wildcard stage.
This omission comes after the North America Challenger Event (NACT) has been scaled down in current editions and follows the controversy surrounding the North American representatives on the MSC 2025. The winners of the NACT 2025 Spring, BTK (acquired by S8UL), had been disqualified from the event on the Esports World Cup.
This was as a result of two of the group’s members, Jang ‘Hoon’ Seong-hun and Michael ‘MobaZane’ Cosgun, had competed in an occasion of MLBB’s rival MOBA title, Honor of Kings. Subsequently, the group introduced it was leaping ship to Honor of Kings, with MobaZane even competing in a showmatch on the Honor of Kings World Cup 2025.
The NACT has been scaled down since 2024’s Spring version, which featured a $25,600 (~£18,900) prize pool and an offline grand closing. The Fall version was moved utterly on-line, whereas the NACT Spring 2025 featured solely diamonds as a prize pool.
SEA Video games 2025 pushes M7 to January
The M World Championship, final yr held in December, has seen its seventh version pushed to January because the SEA Video games takes place in December.
The SEA Video games 2025, taking place in Thailand, marks the third time esports has been included as a medal occasion within the biennial occasion.
Per the tentative schedule, esports which incorporates Enviornment of Valor, MLBB, Free Fireplace, and EA Sports activities FC On-line, will occur from December thirteenth to nineteenth. MLBB can have separate tournaments for female and male gamers.
