MPL Malaysia Goes Franchise: How the New 2026 Model Actually Works By KITAMEN Esports Solutions • June 2026 Executive Summary From Season 17 in 2026, MPL Malaysia runs as a franchise league with eight permanent partner teams and no promotion or relegation. Moonton announced the shift in September 2025 and formalised the eight-team partnership on…
Esports World Cup 2026: Every Major Game, the Malaysian Teams and How to Watch By KITAMEN Esports Solutions • June 2026 Executive Summary The Esports World Cup 2026 runs from 6 July to 23 August 2026 in Paris, France, after being relocated from Riyadh. It carries a reported prize pool of more than US$75 million…
How to Watch MSC 2026 from Malaysia: Schedule, Streams and the Malaysian Teams By KITAMEN Esports Solutions • June 2026 Executive Summary MSC 2026, the Mobile Legends tournament of the Esports World Cup, runs from 1 July to 1 August 2026 in Paris, France, for a US$3 million prize pool. Malaysia is represented by Selangor…
Alex Yoong Named Malaysia’s National e-Racing Coach: What It Means for Sim Racing in 2026 By KITAMEN Esports Solutions • June 2026 Executive Summary Former Formula One driver Alex Yoong has been appointed coach of Malaysia’s national e-Racing squad. He takes up the role full-time from April 2026, targeting the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games and…
Selangor Red Giants Win MPL Malaysia Season 17: Fifth Straight Title and a Ticket to MSC 2026 Paris By KITAMEN Esports Solutions • June 2026 Executive Summary Selangor Red Giants beat Team Vamos 4-0 in the MPL Malaysia Season 17 Grand Final on 7 June 2026 at Stadium Juara, Bukit Kiara. It is their fifth…
Case Study: KITAMEN x Gegaria Fest — Powering the Esports Zone of a Multi-City Festival By KITAMEN Esports Solutions • June 2026 Executive Summary Client: Media Prima, for Gegaria Fest 2018, a free multi-city entertainment festival. KITAMEN powered the esports zone, with FIFA Online 3, Tekken 7 and Mario Kart tournaments alongside free-to-try VR and…
Case Study: KITAMEN x UTOPIA by UNIFI — Grassroots Esports at LVLUP KL By KITAMEN Esports Solutions • June 2026 Executive Summary Client: UNIFI, the broadband brand of Telekom Malaysia, for the first edition of UTOPIA in 2019. Held at LVLUP KL, UTOPIA marked UNIFI’s entry into major grassroots gaming events, with KITAMEN as community…
Case Study: KITAMEN x Kejohanan E-Sukan Kampus — Malaysia’s Largest Campus Esports Circuit By KITAMEN Esports Solutions • June 2026 Executive Summary Kejohanan E-Sukan Kampus (KEK), launched in 2019, is one of Malaysia’s largest campus-level esports tournaments. KITAMEN co-created it with Media Prima’s MyGameOn and Celcom Axiata’s XPAX, later Yoodo. The circuit reached more than…
Case Study: KITAMEN x PTPTN — A Mobile Legends Challenge for a National Savings Campaign By KITAMEN Esports Solutions • June 2026 Executive Summary Client: PTPTN, under the Ministry of Higher Education, for its 2024 Bulan Menabung SSPN savings campaign. KITAMEN ran a Mobile Legends esports challenge that turned saving money into competition. The activation…
Case Study: KITAMEN x Malaysia Cyber Games — Running the FIFA Tournament at PWTC By KITAMEN Esports Solutions • June 2026 Executive Summary Client: the Ministry of Communications and Multimedia, for Malaysia Cyber Games 2018 at Putra World Trade Centre. KITAMEN designed, managed and operated the FIFA tournament segment end to end. The event drew…