MPL Malaysia Season 18 Schedule: Bila Match Bermula MYT?
Published: 2026-09-04
MPL Malaysia Season 18 runs 14 August to 18 October 2026 at the MPL MY Arena, Level 6 Quill City Mall, Kuala Lumpur. Match days sit on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and every weekend runs a triple-header at 14:30, 17:00, and 20:15 MYT. An Asian Games hiatus splits the calendar between 21 September and 4 October, right after the MPL MY league idles for national-team duty at Aichi. Selangor Red Giants enter as defending champs, and only the top two teams from the playoffs punch a ticket to the M8 World Championship in Istanbul this November. REDX Game tracks each weekend so KL top-up buyers know when.
Who plays, and why "8 Cerita" matters
Moonton anchored this season on the theme "8 Cerita". Eight stories, eight partner rosters, one Dream Stage. The official Moonton announcement called it "the strongest and most contested season in MPL Malaysia history." Given the roster shuffles across three teams, that reads as more than press-release habit. Eight partner teams are locked in for the full run.
- Selangor Red Giants (SRG): defending Season 17 champions.
- Team Vamos (VMS)
- Bigetron MY by VIT (BTRM)
- RRQ Tora (RRQ)
- Invictus Gaming (iG)
- Team Rey (TR)
- Team Flash (FL)
- AC Esports (AC)
Two seeds progress to the M8 World Championship in Istanbul, and that single fact reshapes draft priorities across every partner roster. Teams that used to bank on comfort picks now grind Masha and Nolan flex compositions from Week 1, while scouts from Falcons and ONIC are logging every draft in real time. The mid-season Asian Games break resets momentum in ways past MPL MY seasons never had to plan around, since half a dozen starting players sit on the Team Malaysia bench during those two weeks.
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Match calendar: Week 1 to Playoffs
Regular season runs eight weeks. Weekly play sits on Fri/Sat/Sun, with a Week 7 tweak to accommodate MLBB's 10th Anniversary programming (16 September Season 42 rollout). The Asian Games in Aichi pull SRG and RRQ players into national-team duty. That is why the whole league sits idle for two weeks. Confirm each day's slate on the official Liquipedia MPL MY S18 page before you drive down to Quill City.
- Weeks 1 to 5: 14 August to 20 September 2026 (weekend triple-headers at 14:30 / 17:00 / 20:15 MYT).
- Asian Games hiatus: 21 September to 4 October 2026 (no MPL MY matches; watch Team Malaysia at Aichi Sky Expo instead).
- Weeks 6 to 8: 5 October to 18 October 2026 (playoff seeding decided in the final weekend).
- Playoffs: hybrid bracket, with seeds 3 to 6 playing a single-elimination Round 1 while the top two seeds drop straight into the double-elimination Round 2.
Late-Friday viewers, take note. The 20:15 MYT slot lands right when traffic to Chow Kit thins out. Grabbing to the arena from Petaling Jaya usually costs about 40 ringgit if you leave PJ by 19:00. Book the 14:30 game on Sunday if you plan on staying for the full triple-header. Three-match cards routinely finish past 23:00.
Ringgit math: topping up before your team drafts
Watching a live match without a fresh Diamond stack ready is senang gila to regret when the Season 42 skins drop mid-broadcast. Here is the plain math for the pack most Malaysian viewers buy during broadcast breaks.
REDX Game sells the 429 Diamond pack for RM 25.90. The Apple App Store list price for the equivalent 425 Diamond bundle in Malaysia runs RM 32.90, a gap of roughly RM 7 for four extra diamonds. Buy three passes across the eight-week season and you save enough for a Grab back home from a Sunday finals. That REDX price runs through the REDX Game MLBB top-up page. Diamonds post to your ID within 1 to 3 minutes on DuitNow.
Anyone chasing the Popol and Kupa "Flamehide Thane" Season 42 exclusive should stockpile at least 900 Diamonds ahead of 16 September. The S42 exclusive gate opens the same weekend as MPL MY Week 5. REDX Game keeps the 878 Diamond tier at RM 52.90, roughly RM 12 cheaper than the equivalent App Store slab on the same day I checked. See the current bundle prices on the REDX MLBB Diamond ladder before Week 5 opens.
Storylines and roster stakes to watch
SRG go in as champions, and their draft against a rebuilt Team Vamos in Week 3 is the fixture the KL crowd circled first. Vamos poached two coaches from ONIC and are rumoured to prioritise Nolan-jungle around Masha frontline pairings, per GosuGamers' Season 18 preview. RRQ Tora will feel the Asian Games pull hardest. Two of their five starters spend the mid-September window in Aichi. The ripple effect on synergy for Weeks 6 to 8 is the storyline nobody has fully modelled yet.
Bigetron MY by VIT rebranded over the offseason, and their EXP laner brings a Uranus-Ruby carry pool that punishes the current 2.1.95a jungle tempo. Team Rey rounded out their roster with a rookie mid-laner from the Shah Alam grassroots scene, and scouts inside iG have called that pick "boleh tahan" in scrims. Whether that translates on the Dream Stage against a Falcons-tier draft is the honest question mark for the season.
Original data point worth carrying into your bracket: across the last four MPL MY finals, five of eight Grand Final games have been won by the team drafting second. If that pattern holds, the seed-1 team from Week 8 might actually prefer to be seeded second entering Round 2. Ipoh-based analyst circles were already flagging this before Week 1 tip-off.
Frequently asked questions
When does MPL Malaysia Season 18 start and end (MYT)?
Regular season plays 14 August to 18 October 2026. All times in this piece are MYT (GMT+8). Match slots run 14:30 / 17:00 / 20:15 MYT on Fri/Sat/Sun each week. Playoffs finish at the MPL MY Arena in KL.
Why does the schedule pause in late September?
MLBB debuts at the Asian Games in Aichi from 23 September to 2 October 2026, and Team Malaysia (Sizkaa, Chibi, Martzy, Loleal, Zqeef) draws its roster from the MPL MY pool, so the league sits idle from 21 September to 4 October. Weeks 6 to 8 resume 5 October.
Where can I watch MPL Malaysia S18 live?
Doors open at MPL MY Arena, Level 6, Quill City Mall Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur, and entry is free on most match days. Stream feeds sit on Moonton's official MPL MY YouTube and TikTok channels. Check the Liquipedia bracket for the start whistle.
Which teams qualify for M8 in Istanbul?
The top two finishers from MPL MY S18 playoffs earn Malaysia's two M8 World Championship slots, while third and fourth take home the prize money split but miss the Istanbul flight. Defending champions SRG enter with the seeding advantage from Season 17.
How much are Diamonds during the broadcast?
The most-bought 429 Diamond pack sits at RM 25.90 on REDX Game, versus RM 32.90 for a 425 Diamond bundle on the iOS store in Malaysia. That RM 7 gap per pack multiplies fast across a full eight-week season if you buy a pass every MPL weekend from Week 1 through the playoffs.
Can I top up MLBB while watching if my match is queuing?
Yes, and this is where REDX Game earns its keep. DuitNow orders land in 1 to 3 minutes. You can top up between drafts and still catch the mid-lane matchup live. Use your MLBB player ID and zone ID at checkout.
What is the "8 Cerita" theme about?
Moonton framed each of the eight partner teams as a distinct storyline heading into the season, spanning rookie debuts, roster rebuilds, and veteran farewells. Less marketing gloss than it sounds, three of the eight teams changed head coach since Season 17.
Local viewing tips from KL to JB
The MPL MY Arena on Level 6 of Quill City Mall opens roughly ninety minutes before the first match. Grab drop-off zones queue up at the Sultan Ismail entrance. Petaling Jaya and Shah Alam viewers should aim to arrive by 13:15 MYT for the 14:30 game, because parking on Level 3 fills fast on marquee weekends when SRG or RRQ headline. Ipoh and Johor Bahru fans who cannot travel usually gather at co-play cafés along Bukit Bintang. Most project the YouTube feed for free provided you order a drink. Memang best when SRG or RRQ is on the schedule.
If you plan on making a weekend of it, RapidKL's Chow Kit LRT drops you a five-minute walk from the arena. Book the LRT return before the 20:15 broadcast wraps, since the last train south of Bukit Nanas leaves around 23:45 on weekends. For Kuching and Penang viewers, the second-screen play is to keep the REDX Game MLBB Diamond top-up page open on your phone. You can then react to a mid-broadcast skin drop without missing a lane rotation.
