Team Vamos and Bigetron MY by VIT won the first day of the MPL MY Season 18 playoffs on Wednesday 28 October at Stadium Juara, Bukit Kiara. Team Flash and Invictus Gaming are out. All times are Malaysian time (MYT).
Vamos beat Flash 3–1
In the first upper quarter-final at 3:00 PM, Team Vamos, third in the regular season, beat sixth-placed Team Flash 3–1 in a best of 5.
Bigetron beat Invictus 3–1
At 7:00 PM, Bigetron MY by VIT, fifth after the regular season, beat fourth-placed Invictus Gaming by the same score. The two had finished one win apart: Invictus won 7 of their 14 regular-season matches, Bigetron 6.
Who plays next
The top two seeds join on Thursday 29 October in the best-of-5 upper semi-finals:
- 3:00 PM MYT: Team Rey against Team Vamos. Both won 10 regular-season matches, and Team Rey took second place on game difference.
- 7:00 PM MYT: Selangor Red Giants, top with 11 wins, against Bigetron MY by VIT.
The winners meet in the upper final on Friday 30 October at 7:00 PM. The losers drop to the lower semi-final at 3:00 PM that day, where another loss ends their season. The champion and the runner-up qualify for the M8 World Championship.
Follow the bracket in Malaysian time on our MPL MY Season 18 page, and read how the playoffs work.