Selangor Red Giants defeated Team Vamos 4-2 in the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League Malaysia Season 14 Grand Finals in Johor Bahru, becoming the first team to claim back-to-back MPL Malaysia titles. The result, delivered in front of a record offline crowd, extended a breakthrough year for the organisation after it had claimed Malaysia's first international MLBB Esports title at the MLBB Mid Season Cup in Saudi Arabia in July. In 2026, the Season 14 finale remains a landmark moment for Malaysian esports: it was the night a domestic league final became a national spectacle, and it set the stage for the M6 World Championship chase that followed.
A Golden Road in sight
At the time, Selangor Red Giants were still marching toward the Golden Road — the feat of winning all MLBB Esports events in the same year, namely MSC 2024, MPL Malaysia Season 14 and the M6 World Championship. The M6 began with the Wild Card Stage on 21 November and moved to the Main Stage on 28 November, where both Selangor Red Giants and Team Vamos qualified to compete for the USD 1 million purse. The Malaysian representatives carried national attention into the global event, with fans hoping the domestic dominance would translate into an M Series title.
Leaders endorse esports ahead of M6
Malaysia's leaders attended the Grand Finals in a display of support for esports. In an exclusive press conference, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Rural and Regional Development YAB Dato' Seri Dr. Zahid bin Hamidi reiterated the government's backing for the industry and expressed hopes for continued growth. He applauded the recently announced MYR 20 million Madani Budget 2025 allocation to enhance the esports ecosystem and revealed that MYR 10 million would be used to develop a stadium specifically for esports, while the remainder would support training and other esports-related activities.
The Deputy Prime Minister also praised plans from the Sarawak government to build its own esports stadium and to integrate Technical and Vocational Education and Training into hafiz secondary schools throughout the state. Those plans included a course for content creation, including match reporting. He highlighted the importance of creators, anticipating that content creators would be key to providing more success in the industry. Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports YB Adam Adli shared his well wishes with Selangor Red Giants and Team Vamos, telling media that he hoped success in MPL Malaysia would snowball to M6, not just in team performance but in support from overall fans.
Viewership and crowd records smashed
MPL Malaysia set a record for the most-watched Malaysian esports event of all time. According to esports analytics platform Esports Charts, the Season 14 Grand Finals had 812,911 Peak Concurrent Viewers. The figure eclipsed the previous national record of 610,943 PCV, also set by MPL Malaysia in Season 13, and continued the league's consistent growth record season-on-season.
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Since the split between the Malaysia and Singapore leagues, MPL Malaysia has consistently raised the bar, setting new viewership records for eight seasons in a row. The Season 14 turnout further solidified MPL Malaysia's position as a top esports event in the region, ranking as the third most-watched league within the MPL series, only behind the powerhouses of Indonesia and the Philippines. The strong fan engagement reflected the deepening connection between the MPL brand and the Malaysian esports community, making it a pivotal contributor to the regional esports landscape. The MPL recently became the first esports event series to surpass 1 billion hours of watch time globally, according to Esports Charts.
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The Grand Finals also had the biggest offline audience in league history, with more than 15,000 fans descending upon the Educity Sports Complex in Iskandar Puteri, Johor Bahru. The Season 14 Playoffs was the first time MPL Malaysia ventured outside the Klang Valley area in its six-year history. Fikri Rizal Mahruddin, Marketing and Business Development Lead at MOONTON Games, said that with Season 14 having concluded as the most successful MPL Malaysia so far, all eyes turned to the M6 later that month. He noted that the biggest accolade in MLBB history — an M Series championship title — still eluded Malaysia, and that the national representatives would show the world Malaysian esports prowess in front of home fans.
Roller coaster Playoffs for Selangor Red Giants
The Season 14 Playoffs sent Selangor Red Giants on a roller coaster of results and emotions after beginning their first match with a stunning 1-3 loss to TODAK in the Upper Bracket Semi Finals. The defending champions had to navigate the rest of the tournament via the Lower Brackets, knowing that one more loss would send them out of the competition. They displayed a champion's mentality to secure a comprehensive 3-0 win over RED Esports before securing the Grand Finals spot and sweet revenge over TODAK in the Lower Bracket Finals.
The summit clash saw Selangor Red Giants take Game 1 in convincing fashion after a disciplined display. Team Vamos upped the aggression in Game 2 to overwhelm the Red Giants and tie the series. However, Games 3 and 4 went the way of the defending champions, with Game 3 lasting a mere 10 minutes, the fastest in Season 14. With Selangor Red Giants at match point in the Best-of-Seven clash, Team Vamos rallied impressively to take Game 5, but were systematically dismantled by the eventual champions in Game 6 after being able to contend with their backline-focused draft.
| Game | Winner | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | Selangor Red Giants | Disciplined display |
| Game 2 | Team Vamos | Increased aggression |
| Game 3 | Selangor Red Giants | 10 minutes, fastest of Season 14 |
| Game 4 | Selangor Red Giants | Match point reached |
| Game 5 | Team Vamos | Rally kept series alive |
| Game 6 | Selangor Red Giants | Series closed 4-2 |
Selangor Red Giants comprised Coach Michael Arcadia Angelo Bocado; Assistant Coach Poon OzoraVeki Kok Sing; Mid Laner Hazziq Danish Stormie bin Mohamad Rizwan; Jungler Muhammad Haqqullah Sekys bin Ahmad Shahrul Zaman; EXP Laner Mark Kramm Genzon Sojero Rusiana; Gold Laner John Innocent Vincent Banal; Roamer Muhammad Qayyum Ariffin YumS bin Mohd Suhairi; and substitute Ilman Zareef Gojes bin Zulkifli. The team's mage prodigy, Stormie, was named the Finals Most Valuable Player, marking the first time a Mid Laner was named FMVP in MPL Malaysia.
Team Vamos was composed of Coach Khairul Azman Pabz bin Mohd Sharif; Tactical Coach Paolo Paoweeburn Lobaton; Mid Laner Rizky Warlord Agustian; Jungler Muhammad Nazhan Chibi bin Mohd Nor; EXP Laner Aeliff Adam Smooth bin Md Ariff; Gold Laner Kenneth Nets Sablande Barro; Roamer Mohammad Zul Hisham Xorn bin Mohd Noor; and substitute Muhammad Irfan Sepat bin Aujang.
Organisers and partners
Season 14 was jointly organised by MOONTON Games and KPRJ Sports Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Kumpulan Prasarana Rakyat Johor Sdn Bhd, with the support of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Esports Integrated and the Malaysia Electronic Sports Federation. As the Malaysia Presenter, Hotlink was on hand to fully optimise the league's network to deliver the best gaming experience for MLBB. ASUS Republic of Gamers and JD Sports were the league's Official Sponsors, while Head & Shoulders was the Partner in Esports. The league also had strategic partners TNTCO and Majlis Sukan Negeri Johor.
In 2026, the MLBB competitive calendar has introduced new chapters, but the Season 14 Grand Finals remains a clear reference point for Malaysian esports. It combined a historic back-to-back title, a record live audience, a national viewership high and strong government endorsement. For Selangor Red Giants, Team Vamos and the wider Malaysian scene, the Johor Bahru finale showed that domestic MLBB had become both a sporting contest and a cultural event — and that the pursuit of global glory would continue to define the next stage of the story. 🏆🇲🇾
Data referenced from Esports Charts helps contextualize why MPL Malaysia Season 14 was such a milestone, especially as the Johor Bahru Grand Finals turned Selangor Red Giants’ title defense into a broader benchmark for Malaysian esports growth through record-setting peak viewership, expanding offline attendance, and stronger visibility for the league within the regional Mobile Legends ecosystem.