2023 MPL Philippines season | |
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League | MPL Philippines |
Sport | Mobile Legends: Bang Bang |
Duration |
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Number of teams | 8 |
Season 11 | |
Season champions | ECHO Philippines |
Runners-up | Blacklist International |
Top seed | Bren Esports |
Season MVP | Rowgien "Owgwen" Unigo (Bren Esports) |
Season 12 | |
Season champions | AP Bren |
Runners-up | Blacklist International |
Top seed | ECHO Philippines |
Season MVP | Karl "KarlTzy" Nepomuceno (ECHO Philippines) |
The 2023 MPL Philippines season was the sixth year of professional Esports competitions for the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League of the Philippines (referred to as: MPL Philippines). The 2023 season features two seasonal splits: MPL Philippines Season 11 and MPL Philippines Season 12. It was during this year that the inaugural Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Development League was introduced to the Philippines with MDL Philippines Season 1 occurring as the preceding event prior to MPL Philippines Season 11.
MPL Philippines Season 11 was the first season for the year 2023 and was the first professional season for the league after the MLBB M4 World Championships. Defending champions Blacklist International were beaten by the M4 World Champions ECHO Philippines during the Season 11 Grand Finals and was the first sweep by a team in the Finals since Season 1 between Aether Main and Digital Devils Pro Team. [1] [2] ECHO and Blacklist would qualify as the two teams of the Philippines to the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Southeast Asia Cup (MSC 2023) in Cambodia. [3] Blacklist International would boast the best performance by a Filipino team in the aforementioned competition as the team loss 4–2 to Indonesian team ONIC Esports with two Filipino imports in Kairi Rayosdelsol and Yeb Miranda. [4] ECHO Philippines finished in third place, defeating home-team BURN x FLASH, 3–2. [5]
MPL Philippines Season 12 began in September 2023, 4 months after the Grand Finals match of MPL Philippines Season 11. Season 12 was the qualifying tournament for the Philippines to the MLBB M5 World Championships that will be played on home soil. [6] Defending world champions and MPL champions ECHO Philippines failed to defend their world title and MPL title after losing to Blacklist International, who has included the services of Renejay "Renejay" Barcase to the roster, 3–1 in the Lower Bracket Finals to qualify for M5. [7] Blacklist International is the only team in the Philippines to qualify for three-consecutive world championship series, appearing since the M3 World Championship which the team won. [8] AP Bren would defeat Blacklist International in the Grand Finals 4–1 to give the organization its second MPL title. [9] Furthermore, AP Bren would win the M5 World Championships on home soil as they defeat Indonesia's ONIC Esports 4–3 in the Grand Finals, making them the only organization thus far to win two world championships. [10]
During the 2023 season, Filipino teams have won one M-World Series titles and one MPLI Invitational titles with RSG Philippines defeating ECHO in an all-Filipino Grand Finals. [11]
2023 | |
Tournament information | |
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Game | Mobile Legends: Bang Bang |
Location | Philippines |
Dates | February 17–May 7, 2023 |
Administrator | Moonton |
Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin (Regular season) Double-elimination (Playoffs) |
Teams | 8 |
Final positions | |
Champions | ECHO Philippines (1st title) |
1st runners-up | Blacklist International |
2nd runners-up | RSG Philippines |
MVP | Rowgien "Owgwen" Unigo (Bren Esports) |
MPL Philippines Season 11 features the same eight (8) franchise teams that have previously competed during MPL Philippines Season 10.
All participating teams will participate in a double round-robin tournament format in the eight-week duration of MPL Philippines Season 11. [12] Every team will play a Bo3 match against each other with a total of fourteen games being played per team. A pointing system will be followed for teams to be properly seeded coming into the playoffs.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Bren Esports (Q) | 14 | 11 | 3 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 31 | Qualified for the Upper-Bracket Semifinals |
2 | ECHO Philippines (Q) | 14 | 11 | 3 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 29 | |
3 | Blacklist International (Q) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 24 | Qualified for the Play-in |
4 | RSG Slate Philippines (Q) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 22 | |
5 | ONIC Philippines (Q) | 14 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 19 | |
6 | Omega Esports (Q) | 14 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 18 | |
7 | Nexplay EVOS (E) | 14 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 15 | Eliminated from Playoff Contention |
8 | TNC Pro Team (E) | 14 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 10 |
The head-to-head matches between the eight teams have been accumulated together counting the number of wins each team has won in their face-to-face match. (Bren Esports' 4–0 record over Blacklist International denotes that in the two matches that both teams have faced off against each other, AP Bren has won 4 matches and lost 0 to Blacklist).
Play-in Round | Upper Bracket Semifinals | Upper Bracket Finals | Grand Finals | |||||||||||||||
1 | Bren Esports | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Blacklist Int. | 3 | 3 | Blacklist Int. | 3 | |||||||||||||
6 | Smart Omega | 0 | 3 | Blacklist Int. | 3 | |||||||||||||
4 | RSG Slate Philippines | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | ECHO Philippines | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | RSG Slate Philippines | 3 | 3 | RSG Slate Philippines | 3 | |||||||||||||
5 | ONIC Philippines | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Blacklist Int. | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | ECHO Philippines | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Lower Bracket Knockouts | Lower Bracket Finals | |||||||||||||||||
4 | RSG Slate Philippines | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Bren Esports | 1 | 3 | ECHO Philippines | 3 | |||||||||||||
3 | ECHO Philippines | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
MPL Philippines Season 11 was ECHO Philippines' first MPL title since the team rebranded from SunSparks to AURA Philippines to simply ECHO Philippines. This is also the first season where the defending champions were defeated in their attempt of a back-to-back campaign. [1]
Position | Winnings | Qualification | Team |
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Champions | $45,060 | MSC 2023 | ECHO Philippines |
1st Runner Up | $28,560 | MSC 2023 | Blacklist International |
2nd Runner Up | $17,660 | – | RSG Slate Philippines |
3rd Runner Up | $15,660 | – | Bren Esports |
5th-6th | $9,560 | – | ONIC Philippines |
$9,260 | – | Omega Esports | |
7th | $5,860 | – | Minana EVOS |
8th | $4,360 | – | TNC Pro Team |
MPL Philippines Season 12 was the succeeding professional season following MSC 2023. [13] Season 12's regular season began on 8 September and concluded with the Grand Finals on 29 October 2023. Similar to Season 11, the top six teams will advance to the playoff bracket and only the Top 2 teams will qualify for the M5 World Championships held in home soil. The Grand Finals was played at the EVM Convention Center in Quezon City. [14]
The same Eight Franchises will be participating in Season 12 with roster changes during the off-season and in-season.
Date | IGN | Role | Previous Team | Change | New Team | Role | Ref. |
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Blacklist International | |||||||
21 June 2023 | Super Red | Gold Laner | Blacklist International | Transfer | Red Selangor Giants (Loan) | Gold Laner | [15] |
22 June 2023 | Hadess | Jungler | Geek Fam Indonesia | Transfer | Blacklist International (Loan) | Jungler | [16] |
3 July 2023 | Hadess | Jungler | Blacklist International (Loan) | Transfer | Team Flash SG | Jungler | [17] |
10 August 2023 | KEVIER | Jungler | Blacklist International (Inactive Player) | Transfer | Blacklist Lunatix | Jungler | [18] |
OhMyV33Nus | Roamer | Blacklist International | Inactivity | Blacklist International (Inactive Player) | Content Creator | [19] | |
Wise | Jungler | Blacklist International | Inactivity | Blacklist International (Inactive Player) | Content Creator | [19] | |
Hadji | Mid/Roam | Blacklist International (Inactive Player) | Return | Blacklist International | Mid/Roam | [20] | |
BON CHAN | Head Coach | Blacklist International (Inactive Player) | Return | Blacklist International | Technical Coach | [20] | |
Oheb | Gold Laner | Blacklist Lunatix | Promotion | Blacklist International | Gold Laner | [20] | |
Eyon | Mid Laner | Blacklist Lunatix | Promotion | Blacklist International | Mid Laner | [21] | |
13 August 2023 | ESON | Roamer/Substitute | Blacklist International (Inactive Player) | Return | Blacklist Lunatix | Coach | [22] |
ECHO Philippines | |||||||
6 August 2023 | Jian | Gold Laner | ECHO Philippines | Departure | None | Gold Laner | |
9 August 2023 | Jaypee | Roamer | ECHO Proud | Promotion | ECHO Philippines | Roamer | [23] |
Minana EVOS | |||||||
10 August 2023 | Entire roster and organization transitions from Nexplay EVOS to Minana EVOS | [24] | |||||
Smart Omega / Omega Esports | |||||||
21 July 2023 | Stowm | Mid Lane | Omega Esports | Transfer | RSG Malaysia | Roamer | [25] |
28 July 2023 | Renzio | Exp-Lane | Omega Esports | Transfer | Team Max | Exp-Lane | [26] |
4 August 2023 | Raizen | Jungler | Omega Esports | Transfer | ONIC Philippines | Jungler | [27] |
5 August 2023 | Mikko | Roamer | Omega Esports | Transfer | Team SMG | Roamer | [28] |
9 August 2023 | Louiis | Exp-Lane | Omega Esports | Demotion | Omega Neos | Exp-Lane | |
10 August 2023 | Jowm | Gold Lane | Team Lunatix | Transfer | Omega Esports | Gold Lane | [29] |
Spideeey | Gold Lane | None | New Signing | Omega Esports | Gold Lane | ||
Ryota | Exp-Lane | ONIC Philippines | Transfer | Omega Esports | Exp-Lane | ||
Andoryuuu | Jungler | Omega Neos | Promotion | Omega Esports | Jungler | ||
Stronger | Head Coach | None | New Signing | Omega Esports | Head Coach | ||
E2MAX | Technical Coach | Omega Esports | Role Transition | Omega Esports | Mid Lane | ||
Ch4knu | Roamer | Omega Esports (Inactive Player) | Return | Omega Esports | Roamer | ||
Ribo | Multirole | ZOL Esports | New Signing | Omega Esports | Multirole | ||
11 August 2023 | Pakbet | Head Coach | Omega Esports | Transfer | Team Max | Head Coach | [26] |
ONIC Philippines | |||||||
10 June 2023 | Lyrick | Assistant Coach | ONIC Philippines | Transfer | Triple Esports | Coach | [30] |
Ryota | Exp-Lane | ONIC Philippines | Transfer | Omega Esports | Exp-Lane | [31] | |
15 June 2023 | Kekedoot | Roamer | ONIC Philippines | Demotion | ONIC Arsenals | Roamer | [32] |
17 June 2023 | Der | Exp-Lane | ONIC Philippines | Demotion | ONIC Arsenals | Exp-Lane | [33] |
19 June 2023 | Sensui | Jungler | ONIC Philippines | Transfer | Blacklist International | Jungler | [34] |
4 August 2023 | Bluffzy | Coach | ONIC Philippines | Role Transition | ONIC Philippines | Head Coach | [35] |
RSG Philippines | |||||||
2 August 2023 | Demonkite | Jungler | RSG Philippines | Transfer | RSG Malaysia | Jungler | [36] |
27 August 2028 | H2wo | Jungler | RSG Philippines | Inactivity | None | Jungler | [37] |
All participating teams will participate in a double round-robin tournament format in the eight-week duration of MPL Philippines Season 11. [12] Every team will play a Bo3 match against each other with a total of fourteen games being played per team. A pointing system will be followed for teams to be properly seeded coming into the playoffs.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ECHO Philippines (Q) | 14 | 11 | 3 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 30 | Qualified for the Upper-Bracket Semifinals |
2 | AP Bren (Q) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 24 | |
3 | Blacklist International (Q) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 22 | Qualified for the Play-in |
4 | RSG Philippines (Q) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 22 | |
5 | ONIC Philippines (Q) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 21 | |
6 | Omega Esports (Q) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 19 | |
7 | Minana EVOS (E) | 14 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 19 | Eliminated from Playoff Contention |
8 | TNC Pro Team (E) | 14 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 23 | −14 | 11 |
Play-in Round | Upper Bracket Semifinals | Upper Bracket Finals | Grand Finals | |||||||||||||||
1 | ECHO Philippines | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Blacklist Int. | 3 | 3 | Blacklist Int. | 3 | |||||||||||||
5 | ONIC Philippines | 2 | 3 | Blacklist Int. | 0 | |||||||||||||
2 | AP Bren | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | AP Bren | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | RSG Slate Philippines | 3 | 4 | RSG Slate Philippines | 2 | |||||||||||||
6 | Omega Esports | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | AP Bren | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Blacklist Int. | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Lower Bracket Knockouts | Lower Bracket Finals | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Blacklist Int. | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | ECHO Philippines | 3 | 1 | ECHO Philippines | 1 | |||||||||||||
4 | RSG Philippines | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Position | Winnings | Qualification | Team | |
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Champions | $43,220 | MPLI 2023 | M5 | AP Bren |
1st Runner Up | $27,620 | MPLI 2023 | M5 | Blacklist International |
2nd Runner Up | $20,020 | MPLI 2023 | ECHO Philippines | |
3rd Runner Up | $12,260 | MPLI 2023 | RSG Philippines | |
5th-6th | $9,820 | – | ONIC Philippines | |
$9,220 | – | Omega Esports | ||
7th | $6,720 | – | Minana EVOS | |
8th | $4,320 | – | TNC Pro Team |
Unlike from previous seasons, the ONE Esports MPLI Invitational has invited only the Top Four teams of MPL Philippines, being AP Bren, Blacklist International, ECHO Philippines and RSG Philippines. [38] Previously, the Top Six teams to qualify for the playoffs also qualified for MPLI. This was the case during MPLI 2022. [39]
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