MPL Philippines Season 7

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MPL Philippines Season 7
2021
Tournament information
Game Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
LocationFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
DatesMarch 19, 2021–May 30, 2021
Administrator Moonton
Tournament
format(s)
Teams10
Purse$120,000 USD
Final positions
Champion Blacklist International
1st runners-upExecration
2nd runners-up AURA Philippines
MVP Edward Jay "EDWARD" Dapadap (Blacklist International)
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The MPL Philippines Season 7 was the seventh season of the Mobile Legends Professional League (MPL) in the Philippines and the seventh iteration of the tournament.. At that time, Bren Esports, who came off from a victorious run in the M2 World Championship securing a historic championship for the Philippines, were the defending champions as they have defeated Execration in the previous season 6, 4 games to 2. [1]

Contents

The season began on March 19, 2021, and concluded with the final game of the season's playoffs, the grand finals, with Blacklist International securing the league championship against Execration after a full-seven game in a best-of-seven championship series, 4 games to 3, to claim its maiden championship. This was the final season that the promotion and relegation system was used as starting in eighth season, the league turned into a professional franchise-based league.

Background

M2 World Champions Bren Esports were deemed as the favorites to repeat as MPL-PH Champions for this season, as the squad have won the MLBB M2 World Championships in Singapore earlier on January 24, 2021, taking down Myanmar's Burmese Ghouls, 4 games to 3 in a best-of-7 championship series. [2] [3] They also have beaten Execration in the previous season in six games, 4 games to 2 to claim its maiden championship. [1]

Regular season

The ten teams were divided into two groups of five teams each. Teams within the same group played a double round robin format, meeting them twice (8 games) and all teams played against the other group in a single round robin format, meeting them once (5 games), for a total of 13 games played by each team in the regular season. [5]

Standings

Group A

PosTeamPldWLMFMAMDPtsQualification
1 AURA Philippines 13942112+926Upper Bracket Playoffs
2 Bren Esports 13851914+523 [lower-alpha 1]
3 Work Auster Force 13851813+523 [lower-alpha 1] Lower Bracket Playoffs
4 ONIC Philippines 13761516−118
5 Cignal Ultra Warriors 13013526−215Eliminated
Source: MPL Official Website
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Bren wins regular season series, 2–0

Group B

PosTeamPldWLMFMAMDPtsQualification
1 Blacklist International 13121257+1832Upper Bracket Playoffs
2 Smart Omega 13671514+121
3Execration13671717020Lower Bracket Playoffs
4 Nexplay Esports 13671618−215
5Playbook Esports13211822−148Eliminated

Playoffs

With the playoffs being held still entirely online due to the threat of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, all games were cast inside the MPL Arena.

Bracket

Upper Bracket SemifinalsUpper Bracket FinalGrand Final
A1 AURA Philippines 3
B2 Smart Omega 2
A1 AURA Philippines 1
B1 Blacklist International 3
B1 Blacklist International 3
A2 Bren Esports 2
B1 Blacklist International 4
B3Execration3
Lower Bracket - Round 1Lower Bracket QuarterfinalsLower Bracket SemifinalsLower Bracket Final
A2 Bren Esports 3
A3 Work Auster Force 3A3 Work Auster Force 1A1 AURA Philippines 0
B4 Nexplay Esports 1A2 Bren Esports 2B3Execration3
B3Execration3
B2 Smart Omega 2
A4 ONIC Philippines 2B3Execration3
B3Execration3

Playoff Matchup Results

Reference: [6]

Day No. 1

Team 1 Series Team 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5
(#3) Work Auster Force 3-1(#4) Nexplay Solid NXPEWORKWORKWORK
(#2) AURA Philippines 3-2(#2) Omega Esports OMGAURAAURAOMGAURA

Day No. 2

Team 1 Series Team 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5
(#2) Bren Esports 3-2(#4) ONIC Philippines BRENONICBRENONICBREN
(#1) Blacklist International 3-2(#2) Bren Esports BLCKBLCKBRENBRENBLCK

Day No. 3

Team 1 Series Team 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5
(#2) Bren Esports 3-1(#3) Work Auster Force BRENWORKBRENBREN
(#3) Execration3-2(#2) Omega Esports EXEOMGEXEOMGEXE

Day No. 4

Team 1 Series Team 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5
(#1) Blacklist International 3-1(#1) AURA Philippines BLCKBLCKAURABLCK
(#3) Execration3-2(#2) Bren Esports BRENBRENEXEEXEEXE

Day No. 5 and Grand Finals

Team 1 Series Team 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7
(#3) Execration3-0(#1) AURA Philippines EXEEXEEXE
(#1) Blacklist International 4-3(#3) ExecrationEXEEXEBLCKEXEBLCKBLCKBLCK

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