MPL Philippines Season 10
2022
Tournament information
GameMobile Legends: Bang Bang
LocationPhilippines
DatesAugust 12–October 23, 2022
AdministratorMoonton
Tournament
format(s)
Double round-robin tournament
(Regular season)
Double-elimination tournament
(Playoffs)
Venue(s)ICite Building Auditorium, Bagumbayan, Quezon City[1]
(Regular season)
Teams8
PurseUS$150,000
Final positions
ChampionsBlacklist International
1st runners-upECHO Philippines
2nd runners-upRSG Philippines
Tournament statistics
MVPJohnmar "OhMyV33Nus" Villaluna (Blacklist International)
Finals MVPEdward Jay "EDWARD" Dapadap (Blacklist International)
Rookie of the SeasonMichael "KyleTzy" Sayson (Bren Esports)
Best Casters/PanelistChantelle "Chantelle" Hernandez (Tagalog)
Joseph Charles "Naisou" Rezabek (English)

The MPL Philippines Season 10 is the tenth season of the MPL Philippines. The season began on August 12, 2022, and ended on October 23, 2022. The season served as the Philippine Qualifiers for the MLBB M4 World Championships slated on January 1–15, 2023.[2] It was won by Blacklist International.

Venues and Competition Format

Venue

After the league runs online for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the league has opened doors to the live audience which began last August 12. However, the league has set some rules for the fans who wish to witness the games personally. Fans must present proof of vaccination and return a negative antigen test result in the day they wish to witness the games. 90 fans can be accommodated for Fridays and Sundays, 70 fans can be accommodated for Saturdays.[1]

The games for the regular season are being held in iCite Auditorium, Bagumbayan, Quezon City.[1]

Competition Format

Similar to the previous season, 8 teams will compete in a double round-robin elimination and only the Top 6 teams will qualify for the playoffs. However, the first and third-placed teams will have the advantage of selecting matchups in the play-in rounds. Only the Grand Finalists will represent the Philippines in the upcoming MLBB M4 World Championships.

Regular Season

The regular season began on August 12, 2022, and will end on October 03, 2022. The regular season are a double round-robin format, with each team playing against 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:[3]

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.

On September 24, 2022, the league announced the suspension of games scheduled for September 25 (Week 7-Day 3), in light of the onslaught of Typhoon Karding (international name: Typhoon Noru), which had hit different parts of Luzon.[4] However, it was announced that suspended games due to the typhoon are rescheduled on October 03, 2022, which will mean the final week of the Regular Season will run for four days, with the regular season officially ending on October 03, 2022.[5]

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Blacklist International 14 9 5 22 12 +10 29 Advanced to the Upper Bracket Semifinals
2 ECHO Philippines 14 10 4 22 13 +9 27
3 RSG Philippines 14 9 5 20 14 +6 25 Qualified to the Play-ins
4 Bren Esports 14 9 5 20 16 +4 23
5 Smart Omega 14 8 6 18 16 +2 22
6 ONIC Philippines 14 7 7 18 17 +1 22
7 Nexplay EVOS 14 2 12 8 25 −17 10 Eliminated from the Playoffs
8 TNC Pro Team - ML 14 2 12 9 25 −16 10
Source: MPL Philippines official website
Rules for classification: 1) Group Points; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Season Match Win/Loss Ratio; 4) Season Game Win/Loss Rate; 5) Best-of-One Tiebreaker Match

Playoffs

On September 29, the league announced that the playoff games (including the Grand Finals) are to be played in The Blue Leaf Cosmopolitan in Quezon City, and will be held from October 20–23, 2022.[6]

All matches will be in a best-of-5 series, except for the Grand Finals, which will be a best-of-7 series.

 
Play-ins
Bracket Semifinals
Bracket Finals
Grand Finals
 
              
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ECHO Philippines3
 
 
 
RSG Philippines1
 
RSG Philippines3
 
 
 
Onic Philippines0
 
ECHO Philippines0
 
 
Blacklist International3
 
 
 
 
 
Blacklist International3
 
 
 
Bren Esports2
 
Bren Esports3
 
 
 
Smart Omega2
 
Blacklist International4
 
 
ECHO Philippines2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ECHO Philippines3
 
 
RSG Philippines1
 
 
 
 
 
RSG Philippines3
 
 
Bren Esports2
 
 
 
 

Play-ins

Play-ins were a best-of-five series, the winners advances to the Upper Semifinals, while the losers were eliminated.

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
RSG Philippines
 		3–0 ONIC Philippines RSG RSG RSG
Bren Esports
 		3–2 Smart Omega OMG OMG BREN BREN BREN

Upper Bracket Semifinals

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
3-2 Bren Esports BLCK BREN BREN BLCK BLCK
3-1 RSG Philippines ECHO ECHO RSG ECHO

Lower Bracket Semifinals

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
RSG Philippines
 3-2 Bren Esports RSG RSG BREN BREN RSG

Upper Bracket Final

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
ECHO Philippines
 0-3 Blacklist International BLCK BLCK BLCK

Lower Bracket Final

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
ECHO Philippines
 3-1 RSG Philippines ECHO ECHO RSG ECHO

Grand Finals

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7
Blacklist International
 4-2 ECHO Philippines BLCK ECHO ECHO BLCK BLCK BLCK

Awards

Regular Season Weekly MVPs

Every Week, a player from the teams that had faced off during one week of the season is awarded as the Regular Season's Weekly MVP. This tradition has been part of the achievements sections of MPL Philippines since Season 7.[7]

Week Player Team
1 Micophobia Nexplay EVOS
2 Super Frince ONIC Philippines (1)
3 Nets ONIC Philippines (2)
4 KyleTzy Bren Esports
5 Kelra Smart Omega
6 KarlTzy ECHO Philippines
7 Hadji Blacklist International
8 Aqua RSG Philippines

Individual awards

Award Player Name Team
Regular Season MVP[7] OhMyV33Nus Blacklist International
Finals MVP[7] EDWARD
Rookie of the Season[7] KyleTzy Bren Esports

Team of the Season

Name Position Team
Super Marco Gold Lane Bren Esports
EDWARD EXP Lane Blacklist International
OhMyV33Nus Roam
Wise Jungle
Hadji Mid Lane

MPL Philippines Press Corps Award Night

The MPL Philippines Press Corps posted the result of the MPL Philippines Awards Night that was held by the organization, Smart, Razer, and Evident. The following awards were given: Match of the Year, Play of the Year, Executive of the Year, Sportsmanship Award, Breakout Player of the Year, Comeback Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, Rookie of the Year, and All-MPL PH Team honors.[8]

MPL Philippines Awards Night Results (All from MPL Philippines Season 10)
Award Winner Ref.
Smart's Match of the Year Blacklist International vs. Bren Esports [1]
Smart's Play of the Year ECHO Philippines [2]
Razer Gold's Sportsmanship Award John Paul "H2WO" Salonga (Nexplay EVOS) [3]
Evident's Executive of the Year Mitch Liwanag (ECHO Philippines) [4]
Razer Gold's Breakout Player of the Year Sanford "SANFORD" Vinuya (ECHO Philippines) [5]
Razer Gold's Comeback Player of the Year Johnmar "OhMyV33Nus" Villaluna (Blacklist International) [6]
Smart's Coach of the Year Brian "Coach Panda" Lim (RSG Philippines) [7]
Smart's Rookie of the Year Alston "SANJI" Pabico (ECHO Philippines) [8]
Evident's All-MPH Philippines Team (Roam) - Dylan "LIGHT" Catipon (RSG Philippines)
(Mid Lane) - Alston "SANJI" Pabico (ECHO Philippines)
(Exp Lane) - Edward Jay "EDWARD" Dapadap (Blacklist International)
(Gold Lane) - Benedict "BennyQt" Gonzales (ECHO Philippines)
(Jungle) - Karl Gabriel "KarlTzy" Nepomuceno (ECHO Philippines)

Hall of Legends

The league officially introduces the "MPL Hall of Legends," a hall of fame set up by the organizing committee beginning this season. It is also the newest initiative by the league in honoring the Esports athletes who have greatly contributed to the game's growth and to Esports scene overall. According to Maui Tang, the Moonton Marketing and Business Development Specialist, he said that players, coaches, Moonton staff, and the media that are covering the league's games will comprise the voting committee. He also noted that fans will also have the power to select their choices on who makes it to the 10 inaugural inductees of the Hall of Legends. He added also that any MPL-PH professional player who have played from Season 1 up until the current season (Season 10) are eligible for nomination for induction in the Hall of Legends.[9]

The following are the ten (10) inductees to the MPL Hall of Legends, including one (1) honorable inductee:

The induction ceremonies of the ten (10) inaugural awardees for the Hall of Legends were awarded during the Grand Finals of the Season.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c Elona, Jules (11 August 2022). "MPL PH Season 10: How to get free tickets to watch live | ONE Esports". One Esports. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  2. ^ Elona, Jules (22 June 2022). "Mobile Legends M4 World Championship will take place in January 2023 | ONE Esports". One Esports. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Rules of Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League (Philippines)". MPL. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  4. ^ Pineda, Carlos (24 September 2022). "MPL-PH postpones September 25 matches due to typhoon Karding". Spin.ph. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  5. ^ "MPL Season 10: Karding-hit games rescheduled to October 3". ABS-CBN News. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  6. ^ Elona, Jules (29 September 2022). "Where to buy tickets to watch MPL PH Season 10 Playoffs live". One Esports. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  7. ^ a b c d Vistek. "Achievements - Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League Philippines". MPL Philippines Season 9. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  8. ^ "MPL PH Press Corps Awards Night Set - Where's RR". 2023-02-28. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  9. ^ Dannug, Jonash (1 August 2022). "MPL PH celebrates 10th season with launch of Hall of Legends". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  10. ^ Ubaldo, John Edison (1 August 2022). "#LAKASNA10TO: Moonton launches MPL PH "Hall of Legends"". GMA News Online. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
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