MPL Philippines

Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League Philippines (MPL-PH) is a professional esports league for the game Mobile Legends: Bang Bang in the Philippines. MPL Philippines is the direct route of qualified teams to both the Mobile Legends World Championships and Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Southeast Asia Cup. MPL Philippines currently follows a franchise-based system,[1] wherein 8 teams are currently competing as and officially removing local team qualifiers, previously evident during MPL Philippines Season 7.[2]

MPL Philippines
Current season, competition or edition:
MPL Philippines Season 9
Logo
GameMobile Legends: Bang Bang
Founded2018
Inaugural season2018
AdministratorMoonton, MET Events
No. of teams8 (Season 8)
CountryPhilippines
Most recent
champion(s)		Blacklist International
(Season 8 (2021))
Most titlesBlacklist International and Sunsparks (2 titles)
TV partner(s)
Sponsor(s)Smart Communications
Oppo
Secretlab
Nivea
Alaxan FR
Foodpanda
Gillette
Enervon Activ
Close-Up
J&T Express
Tournament format
Official websiteph-mpl.com

Being established in 2018, there have been 6 teams that have won the championship title of MPL Philippines,[3] with two teams being back-to-back champions in Sunsparks[4] and the current defending champions Blacklist International.[5] Two of the eight teams have as well won the Mobile Legends World Championship title in Bren Esports[6] and the aforementioned Blacklist International.[7] MPL Philippines has a "Split" (Season) system wherein a year is split into two.[8]

MPL Philippines is considered to be one of the strongest region after it had produced to world champions, winning consecutive world championship titles in 2021.[9]

History

The first MPL Philippines tournament was held in SM Mall of Asia Music Hall from June 30 to July 1, 2018. The number of esports teams were reduced into 8 to fight for the $50,000 cash prize.[10] In the end, Aether Main was the first team to win the inaugural championship of the MPL Philippines.[11]

The COVID-19 pandemic hit the Philippines in March 2020 marking the 5th Season of MPL Philippines the first offline tournament that was unable to have a live audience due to the surge of cases. In the same season, the team Sunsparks had made history for becoming the first team in MPL Philippines history to win back-to-back championship titles, defeating ONIC Philippines in two-consecutive seasons.

Season 1 (2018)

MPL Philippines was established in 2018 with a qualifying stage for competing teams from the entire country rather than having the franchise-based system that MPL Philippines Season 8 and onwards will be following. The very first season of MPL Philippines was won by the team Aether Main, overseen by the leader and named the "Father of Mobile Legends in the Philippines", AkoSiDogie.[12][13]

In the same year, Aether Main was acquired by Bren Esports and would play as the name Aether Main in MSC 2018, where they would eventually win the title.[14]

Season 2 (2018)

MPL Philippines Season 2 was the first and so-far only MPL Philippines Season to have been held in two different years from October 2018 and finishing in January 2019. MPL Philippines Season 2 would see a new Champion to take the title from Aether Main, Cignal Ultra esports, defeating Bren Esports in the Grand Finals.[15]

Season 3 (2019)

MPL Philippines Season 3 would as well be held on 2019, a few months after MPL Philippines Season 2. Bren Esports would regain a spot in the Grand Finals, yet was ultimately defeated by the darkhorse team in Arkangel.[16]

Season 4 (2019)

MPL Philippines Season 4 was seen to be the beginning of the imminent rivalries between specific teams. MPL Philippines Season 4 saw ONIC Philippines play in the Grand Finals against Sunsparks. With a 2-1 series lead in the Finals, it was seen that ONIC was favoured to win the Championship, however, at a clutch defense on the base of Sunsparks by Rafflesia, sent the series into Game 5 after a minion wave would ultimately end the Game in favour of Sunsparks. The team wold immediately win the Championship title after winning Game 5.[17]

Season 5 (2020)

MPL Philippines Season 5 became the first edition of the league to be held offline without a live audience due to COVID-19 pandemic that had hit the country on the same year. MPL Philippines Season 5 would ultimately see a rematch between ONIC Philippines and the defending champions of Sunsparks however, Sunsparks would ultimately win the Finals in a 3-1 series, making them the first team in MPL PH History to win back-to-back championship titles.[17]

Season 6 (2020)

MPL Philippines Season 6 would become the second edition of the league to have its tournaments held offline. The sixth season saw the teams of MPL Philippines that we are currently having in the upcoming MPL Philippines Season 9. Ultimately, Bren Esports would win their first MPL Philippines title, defeating Omega Esports in 6 games, making MPL Philippines Season 6 the first edition to introduce a best-of-seven matchup.[13]

Both teams alongside another Aura Philippines (now ECHO Philippines), Blacklist International, Execration and ONIC Philippines would compete in the ONE Esports MPL Invitational 2020, a regional competition in Southeast Asia. Bren Esports would eventually lose in a 0-3 sweep by Indonesia's Alter Ego.[18]

Bren Esports and Omega Esports would then represent the Philippines in the M2 World Championships as both the champions and runner-up for MPL Philippines Season 6. Bren Esports would go on to win the championship title after a close 7-game series against Myanmar's Burmese Ghouls.[19]

Season 7 (2021)
See also: MPL Philippines Season 7 and MSC 2021

MPL Philippines Season 7 would foresee one of the biggest "win-win" trades for two teams in Blacklist International and ONIC Philippines where ONIC's dynamic duo in "VeeWise" of Johnmar "OhMyV33nus" Villaluna and Danerie James "Wise." Del Rosario would be traded to Blacklist, in return of Rookie Jungler Kairi "Kairi" Rayodelsol. Blacklist International would then win the Championship against Execration, despite being down 1-3 during Game 5.[20]

Both Blacklist and Execration would represent the Philippines in the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Southeast Asia Cup in Singapore, commonly known as MSC 2021. Execration would eventually defeat Blacklist in a 1-4 series.[21]

Season 8 (2021)
See also: MPL Philippines Season 8 and MLBB M3 World Championship

MPL Philippines Season 8 would become the first season in MPL Philippines to become a franchise-league system, ultimately removing the team qualifying rounds that would begin prior to the season. Having been favoured to win back-to-back titles, Blacklist International would eventually see themselves in the Grand Finals against the Upper-Bracket champions of ONIC Philippines. Blacklist was eliminated during the first round of the Upper-Bracket after a 1–3 series loss against Omega Esports and the absence of Kiel Calvin "OHEB" Soriano after getting suspended.[22][23]

Blacklist International would make history, becoming the second team in MPL Philippines to win back-to-back titles, after defeating ONIC Philippines in 5 games. Blacklist International would eventually represent the Philippines, alongside ONIC Philippines in the M3 World Championships to be held in Singapore.[24]

Prior to the World Championships, Blacklist International and ONIC Philippines, accompanied by Omega Esports, ECHO Philippines, RSG Philippines and Nexplay EVOS, would compete in ONE Esports MPL Invitational 2021. Blacklist International would eventually secure the Grand Finals position, however, was defeated by ONIC Esports of Indonesia in a 1–3 series.

Blacklist International and ONIC Philippines would begin their M3 World Championship run in dominance however, Blacklist would be eliminated from the upper-bracket contention by the North American team BloodThirstyKings (BTK).[25] ONIC Philippines would go 9-0 in the Upper-Bracket and would secure the Upper-Bracket Grand Finals spot, whereas Blacklist International would defeat BTK in a rematch for the lower-bracket Grand Finals spot in a 3–1 series, ultimately making M3 the second M-Series to be battled by the two teams of a single country, the first being M1 by EVOS Esports and RRQ Hoshi of Indonesia. [26]

Blacklist International would win the M3 World Title in a 4–0 sweep against ONIC Philippines.[27]

Season 9 (2022)
See also: MPL Philippines Season 9

MPL Philippines Season 9 would become the second season in MPL Philippines to have a franchise-based system alongside being the fifth edition of the tournament to be held offline due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. MPL Philippines Season 9 would resume with a live-audience during its playoffs and would determine the representatives of the Philippines at MSC 2022 in Kuala Lumpur.

RSG Philippines would win the MPL PH S9 Title, defeating the reigning MSC Champions Smart Omega in a 4-1 Grand Finals.

Winners
 Background shading indicates that the team won the world championship.
Year Season Upper-Bracket Winner Results Lower-Bracket Winner Prize Pool Dates Notes
2018 1 Aether Main 2 1 Digital Devils Pro $50,000 June 30 – July 1, 2018 Aether Main wins MSC Cup 2018.
2 Bren Esports 1 3 Cignal Ultra Esports $100,000 October 27 - December 9, 2018[28]
2019 3 Arkangel
3
2
 Bren Esports $100,000 March 23 - May 5, 2019[29] Arkangel ranks 3rd in MSC Cup 2019.
4 Sunsparks ONIC Philippines $54,000 August 10 – October 6, 2019[30]
2020 5 1 $100,000 February 29 – May 31, 2020
6 Omega Esports 2 4 Bren Esports $120,000 Bren Esports wins the MLBB M2 World Championships against Burmese Ghouls.
2021 7 Blacklist International 4 3 Execration $120,000 March 19 – May 30, 2021 Execration wins the MSC Cup 2021 against Blacklist International.
8 ONIC Philippines 1 4 Blacklist International $150,000 August 27 – October 24, 2021 Blacklist International wins the MLBB M3 World Championship against ONIC Philippines.
2022 9 RSG Philippines 4 1 Smart Omega $150,000 February 19 - May 1, 2022

Player Awards and Achievements
YearEditionAwardWinnerTeam
2018MPL Philippines Season 1KDA KingRIBOAether Main
Regular Season MVP
Grand Finals MVP
MPL Philippines Season 2 Regular Season MVP YUJI Bren Esports
Grand Finals MVP PHEWW Cignal Ultra Esports
2019 MPL Philippines Season 3 Regular Season MVP YUJI Bren Esports
Grand Finals MVP Should Be Ryo Arkangel
MPL Philippines Season 4 Regular Season MVP JAYPEE SunSparks
2020 MPL Philippines Season 5 Grand Finals MVP KIELVJ
MPL Philippines Season 6 KarlTzy Bren Esports
2021 MPL Philippines Season 7 Rookie of the Season Kelra Execration
Grand Finals MVP EDWARD Blacklist International
MPL Philippines Season 8 Rookie of the Season Demonkite RSG Philippines
Regular Season MVP Hadji Blacklist International
Grand Finals MVP
2022 MPL Philippines Season 9 Regular Season MVP Light RSG Philippines
Rookie of the Season
Grand Finals MVP Nathzz RSG Philippines

Reference: [31]

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