2024 MPL Philippines season

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2024 MPL Philippines season
League MPL Philippines
Sport Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
Duration15 March–26 May 2024
(Season 13)
August–November 2024
(Season 14)
Number of teams8
MPL Philippines Season 13
Top seed Falcons AP Bren
Season MVPMarco "Super Marco" Requitiano
(Falcons AP Bren)
MPL Philippines Season 14
Top seedTBD
Season MVPTBD
2024 MPL Philippines Playoffs
Upper Bracket champions Liquid ECHO
(Season 13)
TBD
(Season 14)
Lower Bracket championsFalcons AP Bren
(Season 13)
TBD
(Season 14)
2024 MPL Philippines Grand Finals
Date26 May 2024 (Season 13)
November 2024
(Season 14)
Venue SM Southmall (Season 13)
ChampionsLiquid ECHO
(Season 13)
TBD
(Season 14)
Finals MVPSanford "Sanford" Vinuya
(Liquid ECHO - Season 13)
TBD
(Season 14)
Seasons
2025 

The 2024 MPL Philippines Season is the seventh year of professional gameplay [1] and the second year of development talent gameplay [2] for the country. MPL Philippines is a professional esports league for the MOBA game Mobile Legends: Bang Bang . The season will be divided into two splits: Season 13 is accompanied by MDL Philippines Season 3, and Season 14, accompanying it will be MDL Season 4. Season 13 will begin by March 15 and conclude the season with the Grand Finals match on May 26, 2024. Meanwhile, Season 14 will likely begin by August and end by November.

Contents

MDL Philippines was established as the second development league in Southeast Asia behind MDL Indonesia in 2023 and its first two seasons were played during the same year. [3] Season 13 is the ongoing qualifying tournament for Philippine teams to the 2024 Mid-Season Cup in Riyadh. [4] Season 14 on the other hand will be the qualifying tournament for Philippine teams to the MLBB M6 World Championships in Kuala Lumpur. [5] Only the champions and the runner-up teams will be qualifying for both international tournaments.

MPL Philippines Season 13 was the first professional season of the league in 2024. It is succeeding a season that culminated the championship of Falcons AP Bren for the second time in league history, and the second time in world history after winning the M5 World championship title on home soil against ONIC Esports. [6] Furthermore, the Mid-Season Cup is hosted for the first time outside of Southeast Asia and the first tournament bearing the rebranded name “Mid-Season Cup”. The tournament was formerly known as the “Southeast Asia Cup”. [7] Liquid ECHO defeated the defending world champions and MPL champions Falcons AP Bren in the Grand Finals in a 40 sweep. [8] This is Liquid ECHO's first title as "Liquid ECHO" and the second title under the "ECHO" brand name.

Season 14 will be the succeeding season following the Mid Season Cup. The Season 14 champions will become one of two-Filipino teams representing the country and the league in the M6 World Championships in Kuala Lumpur. Currently, three Filipino teams have consecutively-won the last four world championship series: Blacklist International (M3), [9] Team Liquid PH (M4), [10] and Falcons AP Bren (M2 and M5). [11]

Occurring in the same year was the international multi-game tournament Games of the Future 2024 which was held in Kazan, Russia. [12] Falcons AP Bren and Blacklist International were invited to participate alongside teams that have competed during the M5 World Championships and teams that were directly invited by organizers.

Format

MPL Philippines’ Seasons are split into two: The Regular Season and the Playoffs. The Regular Season consists of fourteen games. Each team competing will be playing a double-round robin tournament format, facing each other twice in the span of six to eight weeks. Only the top six teams will advance to the playoffs and the remaining two will be eliminated. Furthermore, the Regular Season instituted a new pointing system wherein:

Playoff format

Venue

MPL Philippines Season 13MPL Philippines Season 14
Regular SeasonPlayoffs & Grand FinalsRegular SeasonPlayoffs & Grand Finals
Shooting Gallery Studios SM Southmall To be determined
Metro Manila location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Shooting Gallery Studios
Red pog.svg
SM Southmall
Venue Locations for the Regular Season and the Playoffs.
To be determined
Las Piñas City, Philippines

Split 1

Season 13

MPL Philippines Season 13
2024
Tournament information
Game Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
LocationFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
DateMarch 15–May 5, 2024
(Regular Season)
May 22–May 26, 2024
(Playoffs)
Administrator Moonton
Venue(s)Shooting Gallery Studios
(Regular season)
SM Southmall
(Playoffs)
Teams8
Defending champions AP Bren
PurseUS$150,000
Final positions
ChampionsLiquid ECHO
1st runners-upFalcons AP Bren
2nd runners-upRSG Philippines
Finals MVPSanford "Sanford" Vinuya (Liquid ECHO)
  S12
S14  

Season 13 is the first MPL Philippines season following the conclusion of the M5 World Championships. During Season 8, the league shifted to a franchise-based system, eliminating regional qualifiers for local teams and fixing only eight franchise teams to compete in MPL Philippines. The Philippines is the second league to adhere to the franchise-based system, the other being Indonesia. [13] The season began on March 15 and concluded its regular season on May 5. The playoffs were held from May 22 to 26 at SM Southmall Events Center in Las Piñas [14]

The same 8 teams will be participating in the tournament which includes: Falcons AP Bren, Blacklist International, Team Liquid PH, Minana EVOS, Fnatic ONIC PH, Smart Omega, RSG Philippines, and TNC Pro Team.

Falcons AP Bren won the Games of the Future tournament in Kazan, defeating ONIC Esports 3 games to 1. Falcons AP Bren is the only Filipino team to be part of the Top 4 as Blacklist International lost to Fire Flux Esports of Turkey during the Quarterfinals of the single-elimination bracket. [15]

Transactions

The following transfers are only from the team's starting five and substitutes along with its coaching and managing staffs.

Falcons AP Bren
Date of TransferNameIGNRoleNew TeamRef
12 January 2024Vrendon LimCoach VrenTechnical CoachFlag of Indonesia.svg RRQ Hoshi [16]
21 February 2024Robert SanchezCoach TreborAssistant CoachFlag of the Philippines.svg Falcons AP Bren [17]
Blacklist International
26 January 2024Jon Redick BordeosSuper RedGold LaneFlag of Indonesia.svg EVOS Glory [18]
21 February 2024Ian Jakob SeguiranRindoJunglerFlag of Cambodia.svg BURN x FLASH [19]
Lee Howard GonzalesOwlGold LaneFlag of Cambodia.svg BURN x FLASH [20]
Kyle Dominic SotoDominicEXP LaneFlag of the Philippines.svg Blacklist International (Inactive)
Renejay BarcaseRenejayEXP LaneFlag of the Philippines.svg Blacklist International (Inactive) [21]
Team Liquid PH
29 January 2024Tristan CabreraYAWIRoamerFlag of Indonesia.svg Liquid AURA [22]
20 February 2024Robert SanchezCoach TreborAssistant CoachFlag of the Philippines.svg Falcons AP Bren [23]
Minana EVOS
5 November 2023Borris James ParroBruskoRoamerFlag of Indonesia.svg RRQ Hoshi [24]
2 February 2024Jhon Marl SebastianJMEXP LaneFlag of Indonesia.svg Bigetron Alpha [25]
Omega Esports
14 February 2024Grant Duane PillasKelraGoldFlag of the Philippines.svg Fnatic ONIC PH [26]
Patrick James CaidicE2MAXEXP LaneFlag of the Philippines.svg Fnatic ONIC PH [27]
15 February 2024Joshua Garcia MangilogCh4knuRoamerFlag of the Philippines.svg Omega Neos [28]
16 February 2024Ezequiel CauilanSpideeeyGold LaneNone [29]
Fnatic ONIC PH
9 January 2024Mark Genzon RusianaKrammEXP LaneFlag of Malaysia.svg Red Giants Esports [30]
11 January 2024Czedrick RomeroYoshinuRoamerFlag of the Philippines.svg TNC Pro Team [31]
13 January 2024John SumawanPerkzRoamerFlag of the Philippines.svg Minana EVOS [32]
15 January 2024Dean Christian SumaguiRaizenJunglerFlag of the Philippines.svg TNC Pro Team [33]
RSG Philippines
5 January 2024John Theo Guinto EusebioTheoAssistant CoachFlag of Indonesia.svg EVOS Glory [34]
7 January 2024Eman Llanda SangcoEMANNGold LaneFlag of Indonesia.svg Bigetron Alpha [35]
26 January 2024Kennt Anthony BaesaSouuulGold LaneFlag of Cambodia.svg SeeYouSoon [36]
TNC Pro Team
13 January 2024John Vincent BanalInnocentGold LaneFlag of Malaysia.svg Red Giant Esports [37]
15 January 2024King Cyric PerezK1NGKONGJunglerFlag of the Philippines.svg Fnatic ONIC PH [38]
15 February 2024Ajay RubioAjayyEXP LaneFlag of the Philippines.svg TNCZ4 [39]

Teams

With the annual MSC 2024 tournament being held in Saudi Arabia, the tournament became the new sight for opportunities for international organizationa tournament with a $3,000,000 prize pool. International organizations have been partnering with Filipino organizations in order to fund and subsequently target the winning teams that can compete in MSC 2024.

On 19 May 2024, Falcons AP Bren announced its partnership with MPL MENA Organization Team Falcons for the season-ending playoffs. [40] A day later, Fnatic ONIC PH announced their own partnership with the European-based organization Fnatic, [41] and a day later, Team Liquid PH announced their own partnership for the upcoming playoffs with Team Liquid. Liquid however, has announced their own acquisition of the AURA Esports franchise, thereby rebranding the team from TLPH/AURA to Team Liquid. [42]

Regular Season Standings

PosTeamPldWLGMGL+/-PTSQualification
1Falcons AP Bren (Q)14113248+1635Advance as the First Seed in the Upper Bracket Semifinals
2Team Liquid PH (Q)14952112+930Advance to the Upper Bracket Semifinals
3RSG Philippines (Q)14952013+729
4Fnatic ONIC PH (Q)14951910+928Advance to Round 2
5Blacklist International (Q)14771520-522Advance to Round 1
6Minana EVOS (Q)14681517-221
7Omega Esports (E)14311823-1511Eliminated from Playoff Contention
8TNC Pro Team (E)14212625-198
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2024. Source: https://ph-mpl.com/
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Weekly accolades

  • Week 1 MVP - (TLPH) - Alston "Sanji" Pabico
  • Week 2 MVP - (FNOP) - Grant "Kelra" Pillas
  • Week 3 MVP - (FNOP) - Jomearie "Escalera" Santos
  • Week 4 MVP - (FNOP) - Frince "Super Frince" Ramirez
  • Week 5 MVP - (FCAB) - Rowgien "Owgwen" Unigo
  • Week 6 MVP - (OMG) - Joshua "Ch4knu" Mangilog
  • Week 7 MVP - (FCAB) - Marco "Super Marco" Requitiano

Playoffs

Falcons AP Bren was the first team to qualify for the Playoffs during their Week 5, 2-0 sweep over TNC Pro Team which propelled them to an 8-1 record, seeding Fnatic ONIC PH to Number 2 following their loss to RSG Philippines during Day 1 of Week 5. Moreover, Fnatic ONIC PH was the next team to qualify for the playoffs after winning over Smart Omega in Week 5 Day 2.

After a 2-0 victory over Fnatic ONIC PH in Week 6, Minana EVOS qualified for the playoffs as the potential fifth seed for the first time since Season 9 when they were still branded as "Nexplay EVOS". This is the first playoffs for Minana EVOS since their rebrand. [43]

TNC Pro Team misses the playoffs for the fourth-consecutive season after losing 2-0 to their Week 6 match. TNC Pro Team's last playoff appearance was their third-place finish during MPL Philippines Season 9. [44]

Blacklist International secures the final playoff spot after winning one match against Team Liquid PH to tie the game series 1-1. That gave Blacklist International enough games to qualify for the MPL Philippines Season 13 playoffs, thereby eliminating Smart Omega from playoff contention.

After a 2-1 victory over Team Liquid PH, Falcons AP Bren finishes the regular season with an 11-3 record and 35 points, giving them the first seed in the playoffs. Team Liquid PH remained the second seed because of their total number of regular season points and due to the promptly defeat of RSG Philippines to Blacklist International which only gave RSG an additional 1 point to secure the third seed.

Day 1: Gauntlet Play-in

MPL Philippines Season 13's playoffs began with the introduction of the Philippines' continual accolades from MSC 2018 to the M5 World Championship and subsequent Games of the Future.

(#5) Blacklist International vs. (#6) Minana EVOS

Gauntlet Round 1May 22 Blacklist International 32 Minana EVOS Las Piñas
4:00 PM (PST)   BLCK wins the series 3–2; Minana EVOS is eliminated from playoff contention SM Southmall Events Center
15Game 1 Kills9
6Game 2 Kills13
16Game 3 Kills9
16Game 4 Kills16
9Game 5 Kills5

(#4) Fnatic ONIC PH vs. (#5) Blacklist International

Gauntlet Round 2May 22 Fnatic ONIC PH 13 Blacklist International Las Piñas
7:30 PM (PST)   BLCK wins the series 3-1, Fnatic ONIC PH is eliminated from playoff contention SM Southmall Events Center
14Game 1 Kills5
5Game 2 Kills16
4Game 3 Kills11
7Game 4 Kills13

Day 2: Upper Bracket Semifinals

(#2) Liquid ECHO vs. (#3) RSG Philippines

Upper Bracket SemifinalsMay 23 Liquid ECHO 30 RSG Philippines Las Piñas
4:00 PM (PST)   Team Liquid PH wins the series 3-0, RSG PH moves down to the Lower Bracket Knockouts SM Southmall Events Center
7Game 1 Kills5
15Game 2 Kills7
15Game 3 Kills7


(#1) Falcons AP Bren vs. (#5) Blacklist International

Upper Bracket SemifinalsMay 23 Falcons AP Bren 30 Blacklist International Las Piñas
7:00 PM (PST)   FCAP wins the series 3-0, BLCK moves downt o the Lower Bracket Knockouts SM Southmall Events Center
13Game 1 Kills2
15Game 2 Kills6
13Game 3 Kills6

Day 3: Upper Bracket Finals and Lower Bracket Semifinals

Winner of the Upper Bracket Final match qualify for the MSC 2024, loser is relegated to the Lower Bracket Final match. Liquid ECHO qualified for MSC 2024 after winning a close Best-of-5 matchup with defending world champions Falcons AP Bren in the upper bracket finals. [45]

(#1) Falcons AP Bren vs. (#2) Liquid ECHO

Upper Bracket FinalMay 24Falcons AP Bren23Liquid ECHO Las Piñas
4:00 PM (PST)   Liquid ECHO wins the series 3-2; Falcons AP Bren goes down to the Lower Bracket Finals. SM Southmall Events Center
10Game 1 Kills2
13Game 2 Kills15
4Game 3 Kills11
11Game 4 Kills6
16Game 5 Kills17

(#3) RSG Philippines vs. (#5) Blacklist International

Blacklist International has appeared in all MPL Philippines Grand Finals since Season 10 and winning one of three appearances. [46] [47] [48] Season 13 is the first since Season 9 where Blacklist International would miss an international tournament such as MSC 2024 and the Grand Finals.

Lower Bracket SemifinalMay 24RSG Philippines31Blacklist International Las Piñas
7:00 PM (PST)   RSG PH wins the series 3-1; Blacklist International is eliminated from playoff contention SM Southmall Events Center
19Game 1 Kills2
12Game 2 Kills10
3Game 3 Kills9
12Game 4 Kills2

Day 4: Lower Bracket Final

(#1) Falcons AP Bren vs. (#3) RSG Philippines

Winning team in this match qualify for the MSC 2024.

Lower Bracket FinalMay 25Falcons AP Bren31RSG Philippines Las Piñas
4:00 PM (PST)   FCAP wins the series 3-1; RSG PH is eliminated from playoff contention. SM Southmall Events Center
5Game 1 Kills15
15Game 2 Kills16
9Game 3 Kills11
14Game 4 Kills5


Grand Final

(#2) Liquid ECHO vs. (#1) Falcons AP Bren

Liquid ECHO and Falcons AP Bren will be having a rematch in the Grand Finals following FCAP's defeat in the upper bracket finals to TLPH in 5 games. FCAP defeated RSG-PH to qualify for MSC 2024 and a slot in the Grand Finals, poised to win back-to-back titles and become the third organization in MPL history to achieve such feat.

Liquid ECHO defeated Falcons AP Bren in a 4-0 sweep Grand Finals. This series was the second sweep by Liquid ECHO in a Grand Finals matchup since S11's 4-0 sweep against Blacklist International. [47]

Grand FinalMay 26Liquid ECHO40Falcons AP Bren Las Piñas
4:00 PM (PST)   TLPH wins the MPL Philippines S13 title, 4-0 SM Southmall Events Center
11Game 1 Kills7
16Game 2 Kills6
13Game 3 Kills3
14Game 4 Kills18

Playoff Bracket

Gauntlet Round 1
(Best of 5)
Gauntlet Round 2
(Best of 5)
Upper Bracket Semifinals
(Best of 5)
Upper Bracket Finals
(Best of 5)
Grand Finals
(Best of 7)
Match 4
(May 23, 2024; 7:30 PM)
Match 2
(May 22, 2024; 8:45 PM)
1 Falcons AP Bren 3
Match 1
(May 22, 2024; 4:00 PM)
4 Fnatic ONIC PH 15 Blacklist Intl. 0
Match 5
(May 24, 2024; 4:00 PM)
5 Blacklist Intl. 35 Blacklist Intl. 3
1Falcons AP Bren2
6 Minana EVOS 2
2Liquid ECHO3
Match 3
(May 23, 2024; 4:00 PM)
2 Liquid ECHO 3
3 RSG Philippines 0
Match 8
(May 26, 2024; 6:00 PM)
2Liquid ECHO4
1Falcons AP Bren0
Lower Bracket Semifinals
(Best of 5)
Lower Bracket Finals
(Best of 5)
Match 7
(May 25, 2024; 6:00 PM)
Match 6
(May 24, 2024; 8:30 PM)
1Falcons AP Bren3
3RSG Philippines33RSG Philippines1
5Blacklist Int.1


Final Placements

PlacementQualificationTeam%
Champions MSC 2024 Liquid ECHO
$44,590
First Runner Up MSC 2024 Falcons AP Bren
$31,090
Second Runner Up-RSG Philippines
$18,990
Third Runner Up-Blacklist International
$10,990
5th-Fnatic ONIC PH
$12,090
6th-Minana EVOS
$9,690
7th- Smart Omega $4,190
8th- TNC Pro Team $3,290

Alongside MPL Indonesia, the Philippines is the only lone region-country in the MPL to have two teams to qualify for MSC in Riyadh.

MDL Philippines Season 3

Regular Season Standings

MDL Philippines Season 3
2024
Tournament information
Game Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
LocationFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
DateMarch 12–May 12, 2024
Administrator Moonton
Tournament
format(s)
Regular Season:
Single Round Robin
Playoffs:
Single Elimination
Venue(s)Regular Season:
Online Tournament
Playoffs:
Shooting Gallery Studios
Teams10
PurseUS$20,000
Final positions
Champions RRQ Kaito (1st title)
1st runners-up ECHO Proud
2nd runners-up Blacklist Academy
Omega Neos
  S2
S4 [ broken anchor ] 

Unlike the second season of MDL Philippines, only ten teams will be competing in the tournament with Euphoria Esports and MHRLK Esports exiting the amateur scene. [49]

PosTeamPldWLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1(-) RRQ Kaito (Q)990183+1524Advance to the semifinals
2(-) Omega Neos (Q)963136+719
3(-) Blacklist Academy (Q)954118+316Advance to the quarterfinals
4(-) ONIC Arsenals (Q)9541210+215
5(-) ECHO Proud (Q)9541210+215
6(-) TNCZ4 (Q)9541110+114
7(-) AP Bren XIA (E)9451011113Eliminated from Playoff contention
8(-) RSG El Ganador (E)93671369
9(-) GameLab (E)93681578
10(-) Minana Archives (E)909218162
Source: https://ph-mpl.com/
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Playoffs

Similar to the former playoff tournament of MPL Philippines prior to Season 13, MDL Philippines Season 3 will transition from a double-elimination bracket to a single-elimination bracket of the Top 6 teams. Teams seeded third to sixth will play in the Quarterfinals/Knockout Round and will advance to face the first and second seed in the Semifinals. All games apart from the Grand Finals will be played in a Best of 3. The Finals will be played as a Best of 5.

MDL Philippines Season 3's playoffs was held at the Shooting Gallery Studios where MPL Philippines' regular season had been hosted prior to the playoff preparation break.


Both Blacklist Academy / Blacklist Rough World Era and TLPH Proud advances to the Semifinals to face off the two top seeds in MDL Philippines, RRQ Kaito and Omega. [50] RRQ Kaito defeated Blacklist Academy in the Semifinals of the playoffs, qualifying the team to its first Grand Finals appearance. Meanwhile, TLPH Proud defeated Omega Neos 2-0 in the Semifinals on the same day, thereby qualifying to the Grand Finals for the third consecutive season in a row in a potential three-peat scenario. They will be facing RRQ Kaito in the Grand Finals.

RRQ Kaito wins the MDL Philippines Season 3 Grand Finals, defeating the two-time defending champions TLPH Proud 3-2 in the series. RRQ is the first organization to win an international league's title in the Philippines as RRQ Kaito is a team under the RRQ organization, an Indonesian-based organization.

Quarterfinals
(Best of 3)
Semifinals
(Best of 3)
Grand Finals
(Best of 5)
1 RRQ Kaito 2
3 Blacklist Academy 2 3 Blacklist Academy 0
6 TNCZ4 0 1 RRQ Kaito 3
5 ECHO Proud 2
2 Omega Neos 0
4 ONIC Arsenals 0 5 ECHO Proud 2
5 ECHO Proud 2

Final Placement

PlacementTeamPrize (USD)
ChampionsRRQ Kaito$3,690
Runner-UpTLPH Proud$2,425
3rd-4thBlacklist Rough World Era$1,450
Omega Neos$1,535
5th-6thTNCZ4$1,100
ONIC Arsenals$1,125
7thAP.Bren XIA$715
8thRSG El Ganador$655
9thGameLab$455
10thMinana Archives$300

Split 2

MPL Philippines Season 14 will be the second split of MPL Philippines following the conclusion of the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mid Season Cup in Riyadh. However, the offseason MPL Philippines Season 14 have begun following the conclusion of the MPL Philippines Season 13 Grand Finals.

Departures

Return(s)

Others

Controversies

Season 13

Controversial comment

Season 13 was known for having a controversial occurrence during the Third Week of Professional Play when Ian "Fywdchickn" Hohl of Gaimin Gladiators commented in a stream of his thoughts of MPL Philippines Season 13. Initially, Hohl critiqued MPL Philippines and MPL Indonesia together, citing that the production of MPL Indonesia was relatively better than that of MPL Philippines but quickly reiterated that the Philippines' gameplay is substantially better. [53] During the first day of the third week, Hohl's image alongside the exact comment he made was posted during the livestream which the casters have quoted "MPL Philippines is boring".

Continuous backlash was thrown at Hohl for his comments with even players being asked to comment regarding the issue which included David "FlapTzy" Canon and King "K1NGKONG" Perez of Falcons AP Bren and Fnatic ONIC PH to name a few, respectively. In retaliation, Hohl made a public response regarding the matter on his personal YouTube channel which he criticized MPL Philippines' production for manipulating its fans. [54]

In a podcast episode from Mara "Mara" Aquinoone of the hosts whom quoted the comment made by Hohl, discussed it alongside David "Assassin Dave" Maohost-turned head coach in North America, regarding the quote. [55] Hohl personally apologized to Aquino (whom she thanked for posting his response video) following the backlash she received upon the video's posting, to which Aquino affirmed Hohl that it was okay. He also gave thanks to Johnmar "OhMyV33Nus" Villaluna who made a different video citing his comments regarding the issue.

Game Fixing Controversy

On 25 April 2024, Francis "Duckeyyy" Glindro posted on his official Facebook Page a screenshot of former University of Santo Tomas Teletigers Esports Club Head Coach Jigen Paul "Jigen Paul" Masangkay's profile alongside a messenger conversation allegedly working a deal with amateur players to game fix certain matches. [56] The conversation asked an unidentified individual if he/she is willing to pay a ₱100,000 fee (US$1,734.97) to game fix three MPL or MDL Philippines matches. Following the allegations, all MPL organizations and amateur teams have released statements regarding the matter and have launched independent investigations regarding the allegations.

At 9:55 PM of the same day, TNCZ4, the MDL Team affiliated to TNC Pro Team and Z4 Esports have suspended Jhonjie Paul "Jiee" Dela Rosa following match-making allegations surfaced online with tagged screenshots of his conversations with an unidentified individual. Furthermore, Z4 Esports' co-founded JC "King Cosmos" Garcia had inquired a league-wide investigation of the matter. [57]

On 26 April, RSG Philippines released a statement that two amateur players from their affiliated MDL team, RSG-El Ganador Esports in Raven "Aeris" Arellano and Christian John "Nyija" Calantoc were guilty of the match-making allegations and have terminated their rookie contracts following the ordeal. [58]

Awards

Season 13

Award NameRecipientTeam
MPL Philippines Hall of Legends Inductee(s)David "FlapTzy" CanonFalcons AP Bren
Kairi "Kairi" Rayosdelsol ONIC Esports
ALAMAT All-Star Team SelectionHead CoachFrancis "Duckyy" GlindroFalcons AP Bren
Exp LaneNatanael "Nathzz" EstrologoRSG Philippines
JunglerMichael "KyleTzy" SaysonFalcons AP Bren
Mid LaneAlston "Sanji" PabicoLiquid ECHO
Gold LaneMarco "Super Marco" RequitianoFalcons AP Bren
RoamerRowgien "Owgwen" UnigoFalcons AP Bren
Season 13 Rookie of the Season AwardNomedTNC Pro Team
Season 13 Regular Season MVPMarco "Super Marco" RequitianoFalcons AP Bren
Season 13 Grand Finals MVPSanford "Sanford" VinuyaLiquid ECHO
Season 13 Sportsmanship AwardeeKenneth "Yue" TadeoBlacklist International
Season 13 Freshest Face AwardeeEdward "Edward" DapadapBlacklist International
Season 13 Best Team ContentRSG Philippines
Season 13 Best Team Correspondent(s)Dannica "Dannica" SuazoBlacklist International
Anna "AnnaBae" MarceloFNATIC ONIC PH
Season 13 Best English TalentRenmar "Reptar" Sta. Cruz
Season 13 Best Tagalog TalentTheodore "Uomi" Ignacio

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The 2023 Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Southeast Asia Cup, commonly referred as MSC 2023, was the sixth edition of the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mid Season Cup, the annual international esports tournament for the mobile game Mobile Legends: Bang Bang organized by Moonton.

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Kairi Ygnacio Rayosdelsol, known professionally as simply Kairi, is a Filipino professional esports player for the game Mobile Legends: Bang Bang. He is the current jungler for Indonesian team ONIC Esports.

The 2024 Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mid Season Cup, commonly referred to as MSC 2024, was the seventh edition of the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mid Season Cup, an annual mid-year international esports tournament for the mobile game Mobile Legends: Bang Bang organized by Moonton.

The 2023 MPL Philippines season was the sixth year of professional Esports competitions for the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League of the 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.

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