MANILA - The Wildcard round for the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) World Championships will be held in Malaysia, on November, Moonton Games announced on Wednesday.

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Changes for M5 were initially announced during the closing ceremonies of the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Southeast Asia Cup in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Wildcard hosts Malaysia will be participating in the competition, joining the following:

• Malaysia (MPL Malaysia runner-up)
• Mekong (M5 Mekong qualifier)
• Latin America (third placer of LIGA LATAM)
• South Asia (winner from MLBB Champions Battle)
• Eastern Europe and Central Asia (runner-up from MLBB Continental Championships)
• Mongolia (M5 World Championship national wildcard qualifier Mongolia)
• 2 other regions

The finalists will be participating in the M5 World Championships, which will be held in the Philippines on December.

The Philippines, which will already have 2 automatic slots to the world championships, will not be playing in the wildcard rounds.