Five more teams booked their places at the M8 World Championship this weekend, bringing the confirmed field to ten.
- Malaysia: Selangor Red Giants and Team Rey are both through to the main stage. They meet in the MPL Malaysia Season 18 grand final today.
- Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Team Spirit beat Aurevia Team 4–0 to win MCC Season 8 and go to the main stage. Aurevia and Team Yandex go to the Wildcard stage in Bangkok.
MPL Malaysia Season 18
Friday 30 October. Team Vamos beat Bigetron MY 3–1 to stay alive, with EXP laner Sizkaa named MVP. In the upper bracket final, SRG beat Team Rey 3–0 (14:08, 10:49, 13:21) to reach the grand final and become the first Malaysian team at M8. Roamer Yums was MVP.
Saturday 31 October. Team Rey lost the first game of the Bo7 lower bracket final to Vamos, then came back to win 4–2. Gold laner Cliveee, also MVP of Rey's 3–0 over Vamos on Thursday, was named MVP again. Vamos finish third.
| Match | Score | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| Team Vamos vs Bigetron MY | 3–1 | Lower bracket semifinal |
| SRG vs Team Rey | 3–0 | Upper bracket final |
| Team Rey vs Team Vamos | 4–2 | Lower bracket final |
Grand final today: SRG vs Team Rey
Sunday 1 November, 17:30 Malaysia Time (same as Philippine time), Bo7. Both teams are already going to M8, so this one is for the MPL MY title. SRG beat Rey 3–0 on Friday; Rey have played two more series since.
MCC Season 8
Team Spirit, top of the regular season at 13–1, won the playoffs without being taken to a deciding game. They beat Rakuzan 3–0 and Aurevia 3–1 in the upper bracket, then Aurevia again 4–0 in the grand final (17:14, 15:21, 15:42, 14:34). Gold laner Hiko was MVP of the first two games and jungler zaur egoist of the last two.
Aurevia reached the final by beating Team Yandex 3–2 in the lower bracket final, from 2–1 down. Yandex finish third, which is still enough for an M8 Wildcard place.
The M8 field so far
| Team | Qualified as | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora Gaming PH | MPL PH S18 champion | Main stage |
| Team Falcons PH | MPL PH S18 runner-up | Main stage |
| Team Falcons | MPL MENA S10 champion | Main stage |
| Selangor Red Giants | MPL MY S18 finalist | Main stage |
| Team Rey | MPL MY S18 finalist | Main stage |
| Team Spirit | MCC S8 champion | Main stage |
| Leon Esports | MSL Thailand S2 champion | Wildcard |
| Titan Esports Club AR | MPL MENA S10 runner-up | Wildcard |
| Aurevia Team | MCC S8 runner-up | Wildcard |
| Team Yandex | MCC S8 third place | Wildcard |
Indonesia is next: the MPL ID Season 18 playoffs start on Wednesday 4 November, with two main stage places on the line. Türkiye's MTC Season 8 grand final, Aurora Gaming vs FUT Esports, is on 7 November. The Wildcard stage is in Bangkok in December, and the main stage finishes in Istanbul in January.
Earlier MPL MY reports: day 1 and day 2. Full brackets are on the MPL Malaysia Season 18 and MCC Season 8 pages.
Sources: results and MVPs from the Liquipedia MPL Malaysia Season 18 playoffs and MCC Season 8 playoffs pages; M8 places from the Liquipedia M8 World Championship page (CC BY-SA 3.0). Schedules are subject to change by the organisers.
