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M8 World Championship

Schedule, format and teams

The M8 starts with the Wild Card in Bangkok. The Main Stage follows in Istanbul, the first M Series in Europe.

Dates
Dec 17, 2026 – Jan 23, 2027
Prize pool
US$1,000,000
Teams
23 teams: 13 go straight to the Main Stage, 10 play the Wild Card for 3 more places

Last checked on Nov 13, 2026 against the official Moonton sources.

M8 schedule

  1. Dec 17–20
    Wild Card
    Bangkok · Venue not announced yet
    10 teams play for 3 Main Stage places
  2. Jan 3–10
    Swiss Stage
    Istanbul · Venue not announced yet
    16 teams, 8 go through
  3. Jan 14–19
    Knockout Stage
    ESA Espor Arena, Istanbul
    8 teams, double elimination
  4. Jan 23
    Grand Final
    Ora Arena, Istanbul
    Best of 7 for the title

Moonton has not published the match times and the pairings yet. When it does, the official M8 site has them first. Official M8 site

M8 format, stage by stage

Wild Card · Dec 17–20 · Bangkok

Phase 1: 10 teams play in 2 groups of 5. Each group is a single round robin, best of 1. The winner of each group goes to the Main Stage.

Phase 2: the 2nd and 3rd teams of each group, 4 teams in total, play a cross-group single-elimination bracket, best of 5. The winner takes the last Main Stage place.

Swiss Stage · Jan 3–10 · Istanbul

16 teams play up to 5 rounds. A team with 3 wins goes to the Knockout Stage, and a team with 3 losses is out. 8 teams go through.

Moonton has not said the match length of the Swiss Stage yet.

Knockout Stage · Jan 14–19 · Istanbul

8 teams play a double-elimination bracket. The first matches are best of 3, and the later matches are best of 5.

Grand Final · Jan 23 · Istanbul

The last two teams play one best of 7 series for the title.

M8 teams

A team is here only when Moonton names it in an official release. An open place shows the event that decides it.

Main Stage, direct places (13)

  • Team Falcons
    MPL MENA Season 10, champion · Source
    Qualified for M8 (stage not yet stated by Moonton). The Main Stage is derived from the slot rules. Source
  • Aurora Gaming PH
    MPL Philippines Season 18, champion · Source
    Qualified for M8 (stage not yet stated by Moonton). The Main Stage is derived from the slot rules. Source
  • Team Falcons PH
    MPL Philippines Season 18, runner-up · Source
    Qualified for M8 (stage not yet stated by Moonton). The Main Stage is derived from the slot rules. Source
  • Team Spirit
    MLBB Continental Championships Season 8, champion · Source
  • Selangor Red Giants
    MPL Malaysia Season 18, champion · Source
  • Team Rey
    MPL Malaysia Season 18, runner-up · Source
  • The MongolZ
    MLBB Championship Tour East Asia, champion · Source
  • Aurora Gaming
    MLBB Türkiye Championship Season 8, champion · Source
    Qualified for M8 (stage not yet stated by Moonton). The Main Stage is derived from the slot rules. Source
  • Bigetron by Vitality
    MPL Indonesia Season 18, champion · Source
    Qualified for M8 (stage not yet stated by Moonton). The Main Stage is derived from the slot rules. Source
  • Natus Vincere
    MPL Indonesia Season 18, runner-up · Source
    Qualified for M8 (stage not yet stated by Moonton). The Main Stage is derived from the slot rules. Source
  • To be confirmed
    MCT Southeast Asia, champion · Decided Dec 11 to Dec 13 · Source
  • To be confirmed
    MCT Southeast Asia, runner-up · Decided Dec 11 to Dec 13 · Source
  • To be confirmed
    MCT Americas, champion · Dates not announced yet · Source

The last 3 Main Stage places go to the best teams of the Wild Card.

Wild Card places (10)

  • Titan Esports Club
    MPL MENA Season 10, runner-up · Source
  • Aurevia Team
    MLBB Continental Championships Season 8, runner-up · Source
  • Team Yandex
    MLBB Continental Championships Season 8, qualified · Source
  • DianFengYaoGuai
    MLBB Championship Tour East Asia, runner-up · Source
  • Guangzhou Gaming
    MLBB Championship Tour East Asia, 3rd place · Source
  • Leon Esports
    MSL Thailand Season 2, champion · Source
  • FUT Esports
    MLBB Türkiye Championship Season 8, runner-up · Source
  • To be confirmed
    MCT Southeast Asia, 3rd place · Decided Dec 11 to Dec 13 · Source
  • To be confirmed
    MCT Southeast Asia, 4th place · Decided Dec 11 to Dec 13 · Source
  • To be confirmed
    MCT Americas, runner-up · Dates not announced yet · Source

What is still open

  • 6 team places, shown above as "To be confirmed".
  • The venue of the Wild Card in Bangkok.
  • The venue of the Swiss Stage in Istanbul.
  • The match times, the pairings and the bracket of each stage.
  • How the US$1,000,000 prize pool is split between the teams.

Sources

Each fact on this page comes from a Moonton press release or the official M8 site. We do not use fan wikis for M8 data.

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