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GamingMLBB M7 World Championship Smashes 6 Wild Records
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB)’s M7 World Championship has become the fourth biggest tournament in esports history in terms of peak viewership numbers, but that’s not all. As the dust settles over the Tennis Indoor Stadium Senayan in Jakarta, Indonesia, a total of six incredible records have been broken.
The success of the M7 World Championship signals impressive, continued growth for the mobile MOBA title, as it also became the most-watched esports event in mobile gaming history.
M7 World Championship’s New Viewership Records
The previous peak viewership record for an esports tournament featuring a mobile gaming title was set by the Free Fire World Series 2021 tournament, with 5,415,990 viewers. In the lower bracket final of the M7 World Championship between Alter Ego and Selangor Red Giants, the record was broken, with 5,594,138.
However, the grand final on January 25, 2026, between Aurora Gaming PH and Alter Ego further improved peak viewership to a whopping 5,680,511.
According to Esports Chart’s detailed report, the M7 World Championship has set the following new records:
- Most popular mobile esports event ever by Peak Viewers (5,680,511).
- The most-watched mobile esports event ever by the Hours Watched (135,559,616).
- Esports peak viewership record (3,854,485) for Indonesian-language broadcasts.
- Esports peak viewership record (1,358,856) for Tagalog-language broadcasts.
- Esports peak viewership record (2,498,373 peak) for TikTok esports broadcasts.
- Esports peak viewership record (800,072) for the Bahasa Malaysia broadcasts.
These statistics exclude Chinese platforms, according to Esports Charts.
M7 World Championship Results & Final Standings
In the upper bracket of the M7 World Championship knockout stage (playoffs), it was Aurora Gaming PH who shone brightest, first beating Team Liquid PH 2–1. The all-Filipino squad went on to take down Alter Ego with a solid 3–1 win, and Selangor Red Giants in a 3–2 nailbiter to reach the grand final.
After getting knocked down to the lower bracket, Alter Ego recovered with vigor, first defeating Team Spirit 3–1. The all-Indonesian squad went on to eliminate Team Liquid PH in a close 3–2 slugfest, and Selangor Red Giants with a 3–1 score to claim a spot in the grand final.
Aurora Gaming PH shut down Alter Ego’s comeback, beating down the home crowd favorites with a 4–0 score in the grand final to win the M7 World Championship in style.
You’ll find the complete results and final standings, including how much money each team won (in USD), outlined below.
| Place | Team (s) | Prize Money |
| 1st | Aurora Gaming PH | $320,000 |
| 2nd | Alter Ego Esports | $150,000 |
| 3rd | Selangor Red Giants | $90,000 |
| 4th | Team Liquid PH | $60,000 |
| 5th–6th | Team Spirit and Aurora Gaming (Turkey) | $50,000 |
| 7th–8th | ONIC ID and Yangon Galacticos | $40,000 |
| 9th–11th | Team Falcons, CG Esports, and CFU Gaming | $20,000 |
| 12th–14th | Evil, Black Sentence Esports, and Team Zone | $16,000 |
| 15th–16th | DianFengYaoGuai and Bootsgate Esports | $13,500 |
| 17th–18th | Guangzhou Gaming and Virtus.pro | $12,000 |
| 19th–22nd | Leon Esports, Axe, ZETA DIVISION, and RLG SE | $9,000 |
Who Was M7 World Championship Finals MVP?
Aurora Gaming’s roamer, Dylan “Light” Catipon, was named the MVP of the grand finals for his fantastic plays throughout the best-of-seven series. As the best player in the grand final of the M7 World Championship, Light received an additional $5,000 in prize money. He also earned four match MVP awards during the knockout stage.
Alter Ego’s Syauki “Nino” Sumarno was named the event’s “Rising Star,” while Alter Ego’s Arifudin “Arfy” Dingarai won a total of five match MVPs in the knockout stage.
