Update, 23 October: Team Falcons PH beat Aurora 3–2 and qualify for M8. Match times for 23 October and the MENA grand final date have been corrected below.
Two days into the MPL Philippines playoffs, the top seed is already fighting for its life. Aurora Gaming PH beat Team Liquid PH 3–1 on 22 October, and four teams are left chasing two M8 World Championship places. Here is everything happening from 22 October to 1 November.
MPL Philippines Season 18 playoffs: 21–25 October
All times are Philippine Time (PHT), at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig.
Results so far:
| Date | Round | Result | MVP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct | Round 1 | ONIC Philippines 3–2 TNC Pro Team | Super Frince |
| 21 Oct | Round 1 | Aurora Gaming PH 3–2 Omega Esports | Domeng |
| 22 Oct | Upper bracket semifinal | Team Falcons PH 3–0 ONIC Philippines | KyleTzy |
| 22 Oct | Upper bracket semifinal | Team Liquid PH 1–3 Aurora Gaming PH | — |
TNC and Omega are out. Both Round 1 series went the full five games, and Aurora have now won two series in two days.
Still to play:
| Date | Time | Match | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, 23 Oct | 15:00 | Upper bracket final: Team Falcons PH vs Aurora Gaming PH | Bo5 |
| Fri, 23 Oct | 20:00 | Lower bracket semifinal: ONIC Philippines vs Team Liquid PH | Bo5 |
| Sat, 24 Oct | 17:00 | Lower bracket final | Bo7 |
| Sun, 25 Oct | 17:00 | Grand final | Bo7 |
What is at stake: both grand finalists qualify for M8. The winner of Friday's upper bracket final is through. Team Liquid PH, who finished the regular season on top at 12–2, now need to win two elimination series in two days to get there.
MPL MENA Season 10 grand final: 23 October
Titan Esports Club and Team Falcons play the best-of-seven grand final on Friday 23 October at 18:00 Arabia Standard Time. Titan beat Falcons 3–1 in the upper bracket final on 11 October; Falcons came back through the lower bracket final with a 3–0 over XProjekt Esports. The winner goes straight to M8 and the runner-up to the M8 Wildcard.
MCC Season 8 finals: 31 October
Eastern Europe and Central Asia finish on one day. Aurevia Team and Team Yandex meet in the lower bracket final at 13:00 Moscow time (Bo5), and the winner plays Team Spirit in the grand final at 17:00 (Bo7). Spirit beat Aurevia 3–1 in the upper bracket final.
MPL Malaysia Season 18 playoffs: 28 October – 1 November
All times are Malaysia Time (MYT).
- Wednesday 28 October: Team Vamos vs Team Flash at 15:00, Invictus Gaming vs Bigetron MY at 19:00 (Bo5; losers are out)
- Thursday 29 October: Team Rey and Selangor Red Giants enter in the upper bracket semifinals
- Saturday 31 October: lower bracket final, 17:30 (Bo7)
- Sunday 1 November: grand final, 17:30 (Bo7)
MPL Indonesia Season 18 playoffs: 4–8 November
The playoffs move to the Jatim Expo in Surabaya. Round 1 is on Wednesday 4 November (WIB): Alter Ego vs ONIC at 13:00 and Bigetron by Vitality vs EVOS at 18:00. Team Liquid ID and Natus Vincere wait in Round 2 on 5 November. The grand final is on 8 November, and both finalists qualify for M8. The final table is in our 19 October results.
Live scores are on our matches page. For the qualification picture, see where every region stands on the road to M8.
Sources: Liquipedia pages for MPL Philippines Season 18, MPL MENA Season 10, MLBB Continental Championships Season 8, MPL Malaysia Season 18 and MPL Indonesia Season 18 (CC BY-SA 3.0). Schedules are subject to change by the organisers.
