The Cell Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) Ladies’s Invitational on the upcoming 2025 Esports World Cup has formally confirmed it’ll increase to 16 groups, including 4 groups in comparison with the earlier version.
MLBB Ladies’s Invitational to increase to 16 groups
The sport writer MOONTON Video games has unveiled the brand new slot allocation for the MLBB Ladies’s Invitational (MWI) earlier immediately, saying the biggest lineup ever, with newcomer areas together with Africa, Mongolia, and Türkiye. Going down on the Esports World Cup 2025 on July 15-19, the MWI will develop into one of many largest feminine competitions in esports historical past and shine the highlight on ladies’s esports.
With a complete prize pool of $500,000, the variety of qualifying areas will increase from 46 to 57, as MOONTON appears to additional increase the event’s attain and the writer’s purpose to create a extra inclusive system.
Ray Ng, Head of Esports Ecosystem at MOONTON Video games, commented on the announcement: “At MOONTON Video games, we imagine that everybody has a spot in esports. MWI at EWC 25 is our manner of constructing certain ladies are seen, heard, and celebrated. The event serves as a platform for girls to shine on the highest stage and opens the door to esports as a viable profession path. As we increase the event’s attain, we’re amplifying the voices of girls worldwide. That is how we empower ladies esports athletes—by advancing the ladies’s ecosystem and breaking down boundaries.”
MOONTON has showcased its dedication to inclusivity with a number of women-focused tournaments. On high of the MWI 2024, the corporate additionally hosted competitions on the Asian Esports Video games (AEG) 2024, and the IESF World Esports Championship (WEC) 2024, permitting athletes to compete on the top-tier competitions and acquire recognition on the worldwide stage. Except for the EWC, there may even be the thirty third Southeast Asian Video games, set to happen later this yr in Chonburi, Thailand.
The 2025 MWI Ladies’s Invitational Defined
The 2024 Esports World Cup already noticed MWI featured as a contest, with the Filipino group Sensible Omega Empress taking the win over Workforce Vitality within the ultimate to crown themselves champions. The Filipino squad was acquired by European esports group Natus Vincere earlier immediately, as they are going to be competing below the NAVI banner within the upcoming 2025 EWC.
The certified groups for the 2025 MWI are as follows:
- Prime 2 from the BOG S1 (Indonesia championship)
- Prime 2 from the Athena League (Filipino championship)
- Prime 1 from:
- Queen Legends S1 (CFU Serendipity)
- Woman MVP S7
- MYSG Qualifier (Natus Vincere MY)
- ESN MWI Qualifer
- Africa Cup (Falcons Vega Mena)
- LATAM Qualifier (DreamMax Women)
- Mekong Qualifier
- Turkiye Qualifier
- North America Qualifier
- Center East Qualifier
- China Qualifier
- Myanmar Qualifier
Whereas the prize pool is barely decrease in comparison with the 2024 version, the event will nonetheless play a key position within the Esports World Cup Membership Championship, which places over $27 million in prize cash on the road for the best-performing esports organizations.
With esports groups anticipating to compete throughout a number of titles to realize entry to the additional monetary incentives of the EWC Accomplice programme, there might be growing curiosity within the MWI within the years to come back.
