M4 World Championship: ECHO win after sweeping Blacklist Int.

Luís Mira

The M4 World Championship crowned a new champion as ECHO made light work of Black International in the final. Here you can find our recap of the the Mobile Legends tournament, organized by Moonton.

Sixteen of the world’s best Mobile Legends teams traveled to Jakarta for the M4 World Championship, the final event of the 2022 competitive season.

Just like last year, 16 teams qualified for the event via a series of regional or national qualifiers, with $800,000 on the line.

The M3 world champions, Blacklist International, were the first team to reach the grand final after coming through the upper bracket, beating RRQ Hoshi in a nail-biting five-game series that shattered Mobile Legends’ viewership record. However, they were no match for their Filipino rival ECHO, who ran out 4-0 winners in a one-sided final.

With this victory, ECHO jungler Karl ‘KarlTzy’ Nepomuceno adds another world title to his CV, having previously won the M2 World Championship with Bren Esports.

The M4 World Championship was a resounding success and highlighted the growing popularity of mobile esports. The tournament had an average viewership of over 800,000 people, up from the M3 World Championship’s average viewership of 602,000 people, according to Esports Charts.

Below you can find all the information the M4 World Championship, including results and final standings. Missed a match? You can watch all the VODs of the event on MLBB’s YouTube channel.

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M4 World Championship: Final standings

Below you can find the prize pool distribution and the final standings.

Placement Team Prize Money (USD)
1 ECHO $300,000 
2 Blacklist International $120,000
3 RRQ Hoshi $80,000
4 ONIC $55,000
5-6 The Valley $40,000
Falcon
7-8 RRQ Akira $30,000
Incendio Supremacy
9-12 Occupy Thrones $15,000
TODAK
Team HAQ
S11 Argentina
13-16 Malvinas $10,000
Burn
MDH
RSG SG

M4 World Championship: Format and results

The M4 World Championship began with a round-robin group stage with four groups of four teams. Every match was played in a best-of-one format, with the top two advancing to the upper bracket and the bottom two to the lower bracket.

The first two rounds of the lower bracket featured a best-of-three format. All the other matches were best-of-five clashes, with the exception of the grand final, which was played in a best-of-seven format.

Local fans were able to watch the matches at the Bali United Studio during the group stage and at the Tennis Indoor Stadium Senayan during the knockout stages.

Knockout stage (January 7-15)

Note: WIB stands for Western Indonesian Time (GMT +7)

Day 9: January 15

Stage Match WIB GMT PT
Grand Final Blacklist Int. 0-4 ECHO 5:30 PM 10:30 AM 2:30 AM

Day 1: January 7

Stage Match WIB GMT PT
Upper QF Falcon 0-3 ONIC 2 PM 7 AM 11 PM
Upper QF ECHO 3-2 Team HAQ 6 PM 11 AM 3 AM

Day 2: January 8

Stage Match WIB GMT PT
Upper QF TODAK 0-3 RRQ Hoshi 2 PM 7 AM 11 PM
Upper QF RRQ Akira 1-3 Blacklist Int. 6 PM 11 AM 3 AM

Day 3: January 9

Stage Match WIB GMT PT
Lower Round 1 RSG SG 0-2 S11 Argentina 2 PM 7 AM 11 PM
Lower Round 1 INC 2-0 MDH 4 PM 9 AM 1 AM
Lower Round 1 The Valley 2-0 Burn 6 PM 11 AM 3 AM
Lower Round 1 Malvinas 0-2 Occupy Thrones 8 PM 1 PM 5 AM

Day 4: January 10

Stage Match WIB GMT PT
Lower Round 2 Falcon 2-0 S11 Argentina 2 PM 7 AM 11 PM
Lower Round 2 Team HAQ 1-2 INC 4 PM 9 AM 1 AM
Lower Round 2 TODAK 0-2 The Valley 6 PM 11 AM 3 AM
Lower Round 2 RRQ Akira 2-0 Occupy Thrones 8 PM 1 PM 5 AM

Day 5: January 11

Stage Match WIB GMT PT
Lower Round 3 Falcon 3-2 INC 2 PM 7 AM 11 PM
Upper SF RRQ Hoshi 2-3 Blacklist Int. 6 PM 11 AM 3 AM

Day 6: January 12

Stage Match WIB GMT PT
Lower Round 3 The Valley 3-1 RRQ Akira 2 PM 7 AM 11 PM
Upper SF ONIC 1-3 ECHO 6 PM 11 AM 3 AM

Day 7: January 13

Stage Match WIB GMT PT
Lower Round 4 Falcon 2-3 RRQ Hoshi 11 AM 4 AM 8 PM
Lower Round 4 ONIC 3-1 The Valley 3 PM 8 AM 12 AM
Upper Final ECHO 2-3 Blacklist Int. 7 PM 12 PM 4 AM

Day 8: January 14

Stage Match WIB GMT PT
Lower Round 5 RRQ Hoshi 3-0 ONIC 2 PM 7 AM 11 PM
Lower Final RRQ Hoshi 1-3 ECHO 6 PM 11 AM 3 AM

Group Stage (January 1-4)

Group A

Placement Team Record
1 Falcon 4-1
2 Blacklist International 3-2
3 INC 2-3
4 Burn 0-3

Group B

Placement Team Record
1 TODAK 3-0
2 ONIC 2-1
3 Malvinas 1-2
4 MDH 0-3

Group C

Placement Team Record
1 Echo 3-0
2 RRQ Hoshi 2-1
3 RSG Singapore 1-2
4 Occupy Thrones 0-3

Group D

Placement Team Record
1 RRQ Akira 2-1
2 Team HAQ 2-1
3 The Valley 1-2
4 S11 Argentina 1-2

Day 1: January 1

Stage Match PT GMT WIB
Group A  Blacklist Int. 1-0 INC 11 PM 7 AM 2 PM
Group B Malvinas 1-0 MDH 12 AM 8 AM 3 PM 
Group A INC 1-0 Falcon 1 AM 9 AM 4 PM
Group B TODAK 1-0 Malvinas 2 AM 10 AM 5 PM
Group A Falcon 1-0 Burn 3 AM 11 AM 6 PM
Group B ONIC 0-1 TODAK 4 AM 12 PM 7 PM

Day 2: January 2

Stage Match PT GMT WIB
Group C RSG SG 1-0 OT 11 PM 7 AM 2 PM
Group D The Valley 1-0 S11  12 AM 8 AM 3 PM 
Group C RRQ 1-0 OT 1 AM 9 AM 4 PM
Group D RRQ Akira 1-0 The Valley 2 AM 10 AM 5 PM
Group C ECHO 1-0 RRQ 3 AM 11 AM 6 PM
Group D Team HAQ 0-1 RRQ Akira 4 AM 12 PM 7 PM

Day 3: January 3

Stage Match PT GMT WIB
Group B  Malvinas 0-1 ONIC 11 PM 7 AM 2 PM
Group A INC 1-0 Burn 12 AM 8 AM 3 PM 
Group B MDH 0-1 ONIC 1 AM 9 AM 4 PM
Group A Burn 0-1 Blacklist Int. 2 AM 10 AM 5 PM
Group B TODAK 1-0 MDH 3 AM 11 AM 6 PM
Group A Falcon 1-0 Blacklist Int. 4 AM 12 PM 7 PM
Tiebreaker Falcon 1-0 INC 6 AM 2 PM 9 PM
Tiebreaker Blacklist Int. 0-1 Falcon 6:30 AM 2:30 PM 9:30 PM
Tiebreaker Blacklist Int. 1-0 INC 7 AM 3 PM 10 PM

Day 4: January 4

Stage Match WIB GMT PT
Group D S11 1-0 RRQ Akira 2 PM 7 AM 11 PM
Group C OT 0-1 ECHO 3 PM 8 AM  12 AM
Group D S11 0-1 Team HAQ 4 PM 9 AM 1 AM
Group C ECHO 1-0 RSG SG 5 PM 10 AM 2 AM
Group D The Valley 0-1 Team HAQ 6 PM 11 AM 3 AM
Group C RRQ 1-0 RSG SG 7 PM 12 PM 4 AM

M4 World Championship: All qualified teams

The M4 World Championship will feature 16 teams from different regions. The CIS will not have any representatives at the event, while Myanmar and Mekong make an appearance after missing last year’s tournament.

Team Players
Blacklist Int. Edward, Wise, Hadji, Oheb, OhMyV33NUS
ONIC Butsss, Kairi, Drian, CW, Kiboy
RRQ Hoshi R7, Alberttt, Lemon, Skylar, VYN
ECHO SanFord, KarlTzy, Sanji, Bennyqt, Jaypee
Team HAQ Lolla, Garyy, Mann, Panda, Minn
TODAK Momo, Rival, Moon, CikuGais, YumSkie
S11 Argentina Papadog, Jotun, Chan, Mael, Erwin
Malvinas Dragon, PriceFran, Harle, JoelCrew, Stephe
RSG Singapore Diablo, BRAYYY, 505, babycakes, Lolsie
Burn ImYourATM, CHMA, C Cat, Hesa, D7
RRQ Akira Tekashi, Kiing, Seigen, Gustalagusta, Luizz
Occupy Thrones Hulk, Lio, Fury77, Gado, Maro
INC Alien, Tienzy, Rosa, Sunshine, APEX47
The Valley FwydChickn, MobaZane, Hoon, Basic, SUPERSHARK
Falcon yellowflash, Kenn, JustiN, Zippx, Naomi
MDH TheKing, Jowga, NeedMyHelp, Hehehehehehe, GNART