Mobile Legends MSC Knockout Stage Set After Group Upsets
MOONTON Games closed the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang MSC group stage on July 26, 2026, with Team Liquid PH and Selangor Red Giants eliminated. The eight-team knockout stage begins July 29 in Paris.
News summary
Aurora Gaming advanced as Group B’s top team after victories over defending champion Team Liquid PH and ONIC.
Team Liquid PH and 2025 grand finalist Selangor Red Giants failed to reach the final eight.
The remaining teams enter a Best-of-Five single-elimination bracket from July 29 through July 31.
ONIC versus SRG produced a group-stage peak of 2,010,159 concurrent viewers before the August 1 Grand Final.
Event overview
MOONTON Games’ Group B recap puts Aurora Gaming at the center of the bracket shake-up. The Turkish side beat Team Liquid PH in its opening series and later defeated ONIC to finish first in the group.
ONIC recovered by eliminating Selangor Red Giants and securing a knockout berth, while Team Liquid PH exited after two Group Stage losses. Those results removed the defending champion and the previous season’s runner-up before July 29.
Upper Bracket teams earned opponent-selection priority through point differential, calculated from games won minus games lost. Each selector chose a team it had already defeated during the Group Stage.
Key details
The Paris stage moves from the completed 16-team Group Stage to an eight-team elimination bracket.
| Tournament item | Confirmed detail |
| Knockout Stage | July 29–31, 2026 |
| Teams remaining | 8 |
| Match format | Best-of-Five single elimination |
| Grand Final | August 1, 2026; Best-of-Seven |
| Eliminated favourites | Team Liquid PH; Selangor Red Giants |
| Group B winner | Aurora Gaming |
| Peak concurrent viewers | 2,010,159 during ONIC vs SRG |
Trailer, screenshots, and media
The official Group Stage Day 4 broadcast includes the ONIC–Aurora Gaming and Entity7–Team Liquid PH series that reshaped Group B before the final eight were confirmed.
Source timeline
MOONTON Games published the expanded 2026 MSC format on May 30, confirming an eight-team Best-of-Five knockout bracket and a Best-of-Seven Grand Final.
MOONTON Games set the Group Stage for July 22–26, the Knockout Stage for July 29–31 and the title match for August 1 in its July 5 Main Stage announcement.
MOONTON Games reported the completed groups, major eliminations, opponent-selection system and viewership milestone on July 27.