MPL Philippines Season 8

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MPL Philippines Season 8
2021
Tournament information
Game Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
LocationFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
DatesAugust 27–October 24, 2021
Administrator Moonton
Venue(s)
Teams8
PurseUS$150,000
Final positions
Champions Blacklist International (2nd title)
1st runners-up ONIC Philippines
2nd runners-up Smart Omega
MVP Salic "Hadji" Imam (Blacklist International)
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The MPL-Philippines Season 8 was the eight iteration of the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League (MPL) of the Philippines. The season ran from August 27, 2021, and ended on the conclusion of the Grand Finals on October 24, 2021. [1] Season 8 was the fourth online tournament in MPL Philippines primarily due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Contents

The season was known for its shift to the franchise-based setup system and that numerous franchises would be added on by the league. [2] The season concluded with Blacklist International winning the season's championship defeating ONIC Philippines in the best-of-seven grand final series, 4–1, [3] to win back-to-back MPL championships and becoming the second team to do this in league history. The first to do it was the Sunsparks, winning both titles for Seasons 4 and 5. [4]

Background

This season would be the fourth tournament held almost online, except for the Grand Finals which was held offline with no live audience at the World Trade Center, Pasay City. The season saw a dramatic decrease in viewership, obtaining 26.5 million hours watched compared to Season 7's 33 million. This was primarily due to the lost and abandoning of other languages' streams such as the English and Indonesian streams. Furthermore, its peak viewers would rank 3rd all-time with 593,399 peak viewers compared to Season 7's 1.4 million peak viewers and Season 6's 765.9 thousand viewers. [5] [ better source needed ]

The season also served as the Philippine qualifiers for the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang World Championship or known as M3. [6]

Regular season

Format

The regular season began on August 27, 2021, and ended on October 10, 2021. The regular season was a double round-robin format, with each team plays their opponents twice, for a total of 14 games being played per team. A total of three group stage points may be earned in a single regular season match, based on the following: [7]

The top two teams of the standings gained outright qualification to the Upper Bracket Semifinals, while the next four teams qualified for the play-ins. [7]

Standings

PosTeamPldWLMFMAMDPtsQualification
1 Blacklist International 14131267+1934Qualified for the Upper Bracket Semifinals
2 ONIC Philippines 14952113+827
3 Nexplay EVOS 14771816+223Qualified for the Play-ins
4 Smart Omega 14591518−320
5 ECHO Philippines 14681518−319
6 RSG Philippines 14771519−417
7 Bren Esports 14591221−914Eliminated
8 TNC Pro Team 144101020−1014
Source: [8]

Playoffs

Format

The top 6 teams at the end of regular season qualified for the playoffs. All of the playoff teams after the season were invited for the 2021 ONE Esports Invitationals, with the champion gaining outright quarterfinal slot. [9]

The playoffs will follow a two-elimination series at the beginning and would follow a double-elimination tournament where the upper-bracket losers will descend to the lower-bracket. Playoff games would be a best-of-five tournament and the grand finals would be a best-of-seven matchup. [10]

Venues

The six matches of the playoffs were cast at the MPL Arena Games and were held online. The final two matches, the lower bracket final and the Grand Finals, took place at World Trade Center, Pasay City and were held with no live audience. [11]

Bracket

Play-insUpper Bracket SemifinalsUpper Bracket FinalGrand Final
October 22, 2021 – Bo5
October 21, 2021 – Bo52 ONIC Philippines 3
3 Nexplay EVOS 33 Nexplay EVOS 0October 23, 2021 – Bo5
6 RSG Philippines 02 ONIC Philippines 3
October 22, 2021 – Bo54 Smart Omega 0
October 21, 2021 – Bo51 Blacklist International 1
4 Smart Omega 34 Smart Omega 3
October 24, 2021 – Bo7
5 ECHO Philippines 1
2 ONIC Philippines 1
1 Blacklist International 4
Lower Bracket SemifinalLower Bracket Final
October 24, 2021 – Bo5
October 23, 2021 – Bo54 Smart Omega 1
3 Nexplay EVOS 01 Blacklist International 3
1 Blacklist International 3

Play-ins

Play-ins are a best-of-5 series, the winners advanced to the Upper Bracket Semifinals, the losers were eliminated.

Team 1 Series Team 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5
(#3) Nexplay EVOS 3–0(#6) RSG PhilippinesNXPENXPENXPE
(#4) Omega Esports 3–1(#5) ECHO Philippines OMGECHOOMGOMG

Upper Bracket Semifinals

Winners advanced to the Upper Bracket Final, losers were relegated to the Lower Bracket Semifinals.

Team 1 Series Team 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5
3–0(#3) Nexplay EVOS ONICONICONIC
1–3(#4) Omega Esports BLCKOMGOMGOMG

Lower Bracket Semifinals

An eliminator match. Winner advanced to the Lower Bracket Final.

Team 1 Series Team 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5
0–3(#1) Blacklist International BLCKBLCKBLCK

Upper Bracket Finals

Winner advanced to the Grand Final and qualified for M3 World Championships, while loser was relegated to the Lower Bracket Final.

Team 1 Series Team 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5
3–0(#4) Omega Esports ONICONICONIC

Lower Bracket Finals

An eliminator match. Winner advanced to the Grand Finals, and qualified for the M3 World Championships.
Venue: World Trade Center, Pasay City

Team 1 Series Team 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5
1–3(#1) Blacklist International BLCKBLCKOMGBLCK

Grand Finals

Grand Finals were a best-of-seven series, both finalists represented the Philippines for the M3 World Championships.
Venue: World Trade Center, Pasay City

Team 1 Series Team 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7
1–4(#1) Blacklist International BLCKONICBLCKBLCKBLCK

Awards

Individual awards

AwardRecipient
Best Rookie of the SeasonDemonkite (RSG Philippines) [12]
Regular Season MVPHadji (Blacklist International) [13]
Playoff MVPHadji (Blacklist International) [14]

Team of the Season

PlayerPositionTeam
EDWARDExp-lane Blacklist International
KairiJungle ONIC Philippines
OhMyV33NusMid-lane Blacklist International
OHEBGold lane
HadjiRoamer

Source: [15]

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