The MLBB M4 World Championship is near. From January 1 to January 15, 2023, MLBB teams from different regions will gather in Indonesia in front of a live audience to bring the most exciting plays and bring home a share of the US$ 800,000 prize pool and be called the M4 World Champion. In this article, we will list the basic information and the schedule of the matches, along with where to watch the M4 World Championship.
What is the M4 World Championship?
M4 World Championship is one of the elite tournaments in Mobile Legends Bang Bang (MLBB). It showcases the best teams in different regions and their rightful place in MLBB’s tournament history. This year marks the first time the event will be held in front of a live audience since the restrictions brought by the pandemic forced venues to have little to no audience in live events.
16 teams from different regions will be represented in the World Championship, including Latin America, Middle East and North Africa, Brazil, Southeast Asia, and North America.
Here are the 16 teams who qualified for the M4 World Championship:
| Team | Region/Country, Highest Place to Qualify for M4 World Championship |
| Blacklist International | Philippines, MPL PH Season 10 Champions |
| ECHO | Philippines, MPL PH Season 10 Runner-up |
| ONIC Esports | Indonesia, MPL ID Season 10 Champion |
| RRQ Hoshi | Indonesia, MPL ID Season 10 Runner-up |
| Team HAQ | Malaysia, MPL MY Season 10 Champion |
| Todak | Malaysia, MPL MY Season 10 Runner-up |
| S11 Argentina | Argentina, LATAM Super League Season 1 Champion |
| Malvinas Gaming | Argentina, LATAM Super League Season 1 Runner-up |
| RSG SG | Singapore, MPL SG Season 4 Champion |
| Burn x Flash | Cambodia, MPL KH Autumn Split 2022 Champion |
| Falcon Esports | Myanmar, Myanmar Qualifier Champion |
| Incendio Supremacy | Turkey, Turkiye Sampiyonasi Champion |
| Thrones Esport | Egypt, MPL MENA Fall Split 2022 Champion |
| The Valley | North America (US and Canada), NACT Fall Season – Path to M4 Champion |
| RRQ Akira | Brazil, MPL BR Season 3 Champion |
| MDH Esports | Vietnam, Mekong Qualifier |
M4 World Championship Format
The tournament format is divided into two parts: the group stage (round-robin format) and the knockout stage (double elimination format). In the group stage, each of the 16 teams is slotted into groups of four (Group A, Group B, Group C, and Group D) comprising four teams in each group and will play in a single-round round-robin format. The top two teams of each group will be in the upper bracket of the knockout stage while the bottom two will be in the lower bracket. There is no elimination in the group stage.
Meanwhile, the knockout stage will feature a double elimination format where the ones in the upper and lower brackets have to be eliminated twice to be sent home. For this stage, the games will be played in a best-of-five games except for the first two rounds of the lower bracket (best-of-three) and the grand final (best-of-seven).
Here are the groups for the M4 World Championship.
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| Blacklist International | ONIC Esports | RSG SG | Team HAQ |
| Incendio Supremacy | Todak | Occupy Thrones | RRQ Akira |
| Falcon Esports | Malvinas Gaming | RRQ Hoshi | The Valley |
| Burn x Flash | MDH Esports | ECHO | S11 Argentina |
M4 World Championship Schedule: Group Stage
Day 1 (January 1); All times in GMT +8
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Schedule |
| Blacklist International | Incendio Supremacy | 3 p.m. |
| Malvinas Gaming | MDH Esports | 4 p.m. |
| Incendio Supremacy | Falcon Esports | 5 p.m. |
| Todak | Malvinas Gaming | 6 p.m. |
| Falcon Esports | Burn x Flash | 7 p.m. |
| ONIC Esports | Todak | 8 p.m. |
Day 2 (January 2); All times in GMT +8
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Schedule |
| RSG SG | Occupy Thrones | 3 p.m. |
| The Valley | S11 Argentina | 4 p.m. |
| RRQ Hoshi | Occupy Thrones | 5 p.m. |
| RRQ Akira | The Valley | 6 p.m. |
| ECHO | RRQ Hoshi | 7 p.m. |
| Team HAQ | RRQ Akira | 8 p.m. |
Day 3 (January 3); All times GMT +8
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Schedule |
| Malvinas Gaming | ONIC Esports | 3 p.m. |
| Incendio Supremacy | Burn x Flash | 4 p.m. |
| MDH Esports | ONIC Esports | 5 p.m. |
| Burn x Flash | Blacklist International | 6 p.m. |
| Todak | MDH Esports | 7 p.m. |
| Falcon Esports | Blacklist International | 8 p.m. |
Day 4 (January 4); All times GMT +8
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Schedule |
| RRQ Akira | S11 Argentina | 3 p.m. |
| Occupy Thrones | ECHO | 4 p.m. |
| S11 Argentina | Team HAQ | 5 p.m. |
| ECHO | RSG SG | 6 p.m. |
| The Valley | Team HAQ | 7 p.m. |
| RRQ Hoshi | RSG SG | 8 p.m. |
This schedule is to be updated.
Where to Watch M4 World Championship
The M4 World Championship can be streamed live on MLBB’s official Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok channels. While those who want to see it live may attend the event at the Bali United Studio in West Jakarta for the group stage and at Istora Senayan in Tennis Indoor Senayan for the knockout stage. Tickets are sold via Blibli.
