Mobile Legends Mid‑Season Cup 2025 EWC tips – July 23

The Esports World Cup’s Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mid‑Season Cup (MSC) opens its group stage on Wednesday afternoon in Riyadh.

The 16 teams have been split into two double‑elimination brackets, with every Day 1 series a best‑of‑three. The winners will advance in the upper bracket, while the losers will tumble immediately into elimination territory.

Check out eSportBet’s free betting preview for Day 1 action of the MLBB MSC at the 2025 Esports World Cup.

Team Liquid PH vs Ultra Legends

Best Odds: Team Liquid PH -5000 at BetOnline | Ultra Legends +1070 at SportsBetting
When: July 23, 2025 | 12:00 AST
Watch Live: Twitch

MPL‑PH champions Team Liquid PH arrive with a superstar core of Karla “KarlTzy” Nepomuceno, Alston “Sanji” Pabico and Kiel “OHEB” Q.Soriano after buying out STUN.GG earlier this year. Their map control is suffocating and they boast the tournament’s highest average gold lead at 15 minutes (+3.1k).

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Ultra Legends, the Egyptian Cinderella story out of MPL‑MENA, lean on Mostafa “DARK LORD” Mahmoud’s assassin jungling but conceded first turtle in 65 % of qualifiers. Against Liquid’s early‑objective discipline, that is a recipe for a quick 2‑0.

ONIC vs CFU Gaming

Best Odds: ONIC -277.78 at BetOnline | CFU Gaming +196 at BetOnline
When: July 23, 2025 | 14:00 AST
Watch Live: Twitch

Indonesian juggernaut ONIC retained the spine of their 2024 world‑title roster – Kairi “Kairi” Rayosdelsol and Nicky “Kiboy” Pontonuwu – and still top the global MLBB rankings. Cambodian champions CFU Gaming broke through regionally after adding veteran roamer Vann “Wadu” Dane and 17‑year‑old mid‑laner Cheang “Zee” Piseth in March.

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CFU are fearless, but their macro often stalls if they miss the first lord call. ONIC’s superior shot‑calling and split‑push discipline should tell across a Bo3, yet the Cambodians’ skirmish confidence makes a one‑map steal plausible.

Selangor Red Giants OG vs Virtus.pro

Best Odds: SRG.OG -1250 at SportsBetting | Virtus.pro +600 at BetOnline
When: July 23, 2025 | 12:00 AST
Watch Live: Twitch

Fresh off an unbeaten MPL-Malaysia title run, SRG.OG partnered with European powerhouse OG Esports in March, bringing analyst depth and crisp objective trees. Gold‑laner John “Innocent” Banal posted a 6.4 KDA across playoffs.

Virtus.pro’s all‑CIS lineup led by 19-year-old mid Dmitry “sorrybae” Belyaev can snowball behind aggressive Franco hooks, but their drafts are predictable, and they ceded 52 % of turrets in the EECA qualifier. Unless VP hit chain pickoffs early, SRG’s macro will strangle the map.

Mythic SEAL vs Corinthians

Best Odds: Mythic SEAL -222.22 at BetOnline | Corinthians +165 at BetOnline
When: July 23, 2025 | 14:00 AST
Watch Live: Twitch

The Myanmar super‑team Mythic SEAL carry a fearsome 78 % match‑win rate over the past 10 months, fuelled by hyper‑farm jungler Pyae “Kenn” Ko and veteran EXP‑laner Swan “Ruby DD” Hter Aung. Brazilian outfit Corinthians Esports, rebooted in January with ex‑RRQ star Luiz “Luiizz” Alves roaming, have looked revitalised, sweeping MPL‑LATAM sides with relentless team‑fight drafts around Akashi’s Terizla.

The South Americans are wildcard unknowns to most Asian teams, and their willingness to trade early skirmishes could nick a game – but SEAL’s late‑game lord traps are world‑class.