Mobile Legends betting

Mobile Legends: Bang Bang is a five-against-five battle arena game played on phones. Each game - a map - is won by destroying the other team's base, and professional matches are series of maps: usually the best of three in the regular season and the best of five or seven in the playoffs and finals.

It is one of the biggest esports in Southeast Asia, above all in Indonesia and the Philippines, where league matches draw some of the largest audiences in esports. A single map takes around fifteen to twenty minutes, so a series moves quickly.

Markets you usually see

• Match winner - which team wins the series.
• Map winner - who takes a given map.
• Map handicap - the favourite gives a start in maps.
• Total maps - whether the series runs long or ends quickly.

Competitions

Each region runs its own MPL league - MPL Indonesia and MPL Philippines are the best known. The strongest teams then meet at the Mid Season Cup and at the M-series World Championship, the biggest event of the year.

Questions people ask

How long is a Mobile Legends match?

A single map usually takes fifteen to twenty minutes. A best-of-three series often finishes inside an hour.

Which regions are strongest?

Indonesia and the Philippines have the strongest leagues and have won most of the world titles.

What is a map handicap?

The favourite gives a start in maps - for example, it must win a best-of-three series 2-0 for a minus 1.5 handicap to win.

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