MPL Malaysia selects eight core teams for a new four-year partnership, aiming to elevate the league’s standards and boost the nation’s global esports standing.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League Malaysia (MPL MY) has selected eight core teams for a newly launched long-term partnership programme.

The teams are holders Selangor Red Giants (SRG), Team Vamos (VMS), Team Rey (TR), Rex Regum Qeon (RRQ), Bigetron MY by VIT (BTRM), All Combo (AC), Invictus Gaming (iG) and Team Flash (TF).

Moonton Games business development head Krystal Tan said the programme represents a long-term commitment to reshape the league.

“This new partnership programme is not a temporary initiative, but a long-term commitment to elevate the league and Malaysian esports as a whole,” she said.

She added the teams were selected through a careful process with the future of Malaysian esports as the top priority.

The partnership will span four years with evaluations conducted annually to maintain the league’s standards.

Malaysia Esports Federation (MESF) president Muhammad Naim Al-Amin said the programme brings improvements particularly to local teams.

“This gives a balance and impact to the athletes themselves, the athletes gain more experience and knowledge from the big teams abroad,” he said.

SRG, Team Vamos and Team Rey are the three Malaysian representatives retained from MPL MY Season 16 last year.

RRQ and Bigetron MY by VIT are from Indonesia, Invictus Gaming and All Combo from China and Team Flash of Singapore.

 The Sun Malaysia