PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia — The M6 World Championship Grand Finals concluded on Dec. 14 with Fnatic ONIC Philippines (FNOP) defeating Team Liquid Indonesia (TLID) 4:1 in a best-of-seven (BO7) series. Their victory marks the Philippines’ fifth consecutive M Series title since the M2 World Championship in 2021. Their victory in the summit clash earned them an unbeaten M6 run as well as the lion’s share of the $1-million prize pool.
Selangor Red Giants placed third after losing to TLID in the Lower Bracket Finals. Their defeat put an end to their Golden Road ambitions – where a team wins all of the major MLBB titles in a year.
FNOP Gold Laner, Duane “Kelra” Pillas, was awarded the Grand Finals Most Valuable Player (FMVP). The rest of FNOP comprises Jann Kirk “Kirk” Solcruz Gutierrez (EXP Laner), King Cyric “K1NGKONG” Perez (Jungler), Frince Miguel “Super Frince” Ramirez (Mid Laner), Borris James “Brusko” Parro (Roamer), and Brian Milez “SpiderMilez” Santos (Roamer). Anthony Dennis “Ynot” Senedrin leads the team as the Head Coach and Jeniel “YellyHaze” Bata-Anon is the assistant coach.
FNOP’s historic victory was witnessed by more than 7,000 spectators in Axiata Arena. Additionally, the event recorded 4.129 million peak concurrent views (PCV) to become the third most-popular M Series edition in history, while garnering a 66% increase in average viewers (AV) with 709,919 AV, according to analytics partner Esports Charts.
Artyom Odintsov, co-founder and chief executive officer of Esports Charts, said: “M6 has once again confirmed the growing appeal of MLBB esports, bringing an ever-expanding audience to its flagship tournament. While not a record-breaking event, M6 delivered outstanding results, with notable growth compared to M5, including a 66% increase in average viewership during the Group Stage. TikTok played a pivotal role, contributing over 31% of total hours watched, while the expanded co-streaming program drove deeper community involvement, raising the share of community casting from 18% last year to 24% in terms of viewership.”
The M Series will return to Jakarta, Indonesia, for the M7 World Championship, two years after it was last held there (during M4). M7 will take place in January 2026, as previously announced during the M6 Summit, MOONTON Games’ annual industry conference held alongside each M Series.
M7 will commence after the 33rd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, slated for December 2025. MLBB was recently announced as the Games’ first esports title and is the only esports medal event with male and female divisions.