The MPL Malaysia Season 18 playoffs opened on Wednesday 28 October with two knockout matches. Team Vamos beat Team Flash 3–1, and Bigetron MY came from a game down to beat Invictus Gaming (IG) 3–1. Team Flash and IG are eliminated. Two M8 World Championship places are on the line, for the champion and the runner-up.
Results
| Match | Score | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Team Vamos vs Team Flash | 3–1 | 11:50, 13:46, 11:36 (Flash), 12:48 |
| IG vs Bigetron MY | 1–3 | 17:40 (IG), 18:37, 11:26, 24:18 |
Team Vamos 3–1 Team Flash
Vamos won the first two games in under 14 minutes each, with substitute jungler EyyMal starting game 1 in place of Error 404. Flash pulled one back in game 3, but Vamos closed it out in game 4. Roamer Zqeef was named MVP.
Vamos drafted Obsidia in each of the first three games, then banned her themselves in game 4. Vamos also banned Freya in the first three games; Flash banned her in the fourth.
IG 1–3 Bigetron MY
IG took game 1 in 17:40. Bigetron then won three in a row, ending with the longest game of the day, 24:18 in game 4. Bigetron banned Freya, Alice and Masha in all four games, and IG banned Esmeralda in all four. Atlas was picked in every game: by IG in game 1 and by Bigetron in the three games they won. Uranus was also picked in all four.
The day's draft
- Freya was banned in all eight games.
- Masha was picked or banned in all eight, and Atlas in seven.
Both Atlas and Masha are nerfed in patch 2.2.28 on the Advance Server. Until that patch reaches the main game, expect them to stay at the top of every draft.
Thursday 29 October: upper bracket semifinals
All times are Malaysia Time (MYT), which is the same as Philippine time.
- 15:00: Team Rey vs Team Vamos (Bo5)
- 19:00: Selangor Red Giants vs Bigetron MY (Bo5)
The two winners meet in the upper bracket final on Friday 30 October, and its winner reaches the grand final, which means a place at M8. The lower bracket final (Bo7) is on Saturday 31 October and the grand final (Bo7) on Sunday 1 November.
The bracket and results are on the MPL Malaysia Season 18 page. For the qualification picture, see where every region stands on the road to M8.
Sources: results, picks and bans from the Liquipedia MPL Malaysia Season 18 playoffs page (CC BY-SA 3.0). Schedules are subject to change by the organisers.
