The MongolZ break Immortality Armour: East Asia's three paths to M8
The MongolZ head straight to M8 after winning in Ulaanbaatar; DFYG and GZG enter the Bangkok Wild Card.
The MongolZ won the MLBB Championship Tour East Asia stop in Ulaanbaatar on October 31, earning a direct place at the M8 main stage in Istanbul in January 2027. The home team beat Guangzhou Gaming (GZG) 3–0 in the lower-bracket final and then overcame DianFengYaoGuai (DFYG) 5–3 in the grand final.
The final used a distinctive format. MOONTON explains that DFYG, unbeaten through the double-elimination stage and winner of the upper bracket, held “Immortality Armour”: four game wins would have given DFYG the title. When The MongolZ reached four first, an “Armour Break” removed that advantage and play continued for the championship. The MongolZ secured a fifth win. This was a rule for this event's final; it should not be assumed to apply to other tournaments.
DFYG and GZG finished second and third and will head to the M8 Wild Card in Bangkok, Thailand, in December. According to the organiser, ten teams will contest three main-stage places there, so the two Chinese teams must still come through that stage to join The MongolZ in Istanbul.
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