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.
| 2024 MPL Philippines season | |
|---|---|
| League | MPL Philippines |
| Sport | Mobile Legends: Bang Bang |
| Duration | 15 March–26 May 2024 (Season 13) August–November 2024 (Season 14) |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| MPL Philippines Season 13 | |
| Top seed | Falcons AP Bren |
| Season MVP | Marco "Super Marco" Requitiano (Falcons AP Bren) |
| MPL Philippines Season 14 | |
| Top seed | TBD |
| Season MVP | TBD |
| 2024 MPL Philippines Playoffs | |
| Upper Bracket champions | Liquid ECHO (Season 13) TBD (Season 14) |
| Lower Bracket champions | Falcons AP Bren (Season 13) TBD (Season 14) |
| 2024 MPL Philippines Grand Finals | |
| Date | 26 May 2024 (Season 13) November 2024 (Season 14) |
| Venue | SM Southmall (Season 13) |
| Champions | Liquid ECHO (Season 13) TBD (Season 14) |
| Finals MVP | Sanford "Sanford" Vinuya (Liquid ECHO - Season 13) TBD (Season 14) |
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 will be 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, denying the organization a back-to-back championship peat in the Grand Finals.[8]
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:
- The team who won a 2-0 series will receive 3 points;
- The team who won a 2-1 series will receive 3 points;
- The team who lost a 2-1 series will receive 1 point;
- The team who lost a 2-0 series will receive 0 points.
Playoff format
- The Top 6 teams from the Regular Season table will advance to the playoff round. The bottom 2 will be eliminated from contention.
- Teams Seeded 5 and 6 will be facing each other for a Best of 5 series to advance to the second round in a modified King of the Hill Tournament format.
- The winning team from Match 1 will advance to face Seed 4 and play a Best of 5 series to advance to the Upper Bracket Semifinals.
- Seed 3 will be matching up with Seed 2 in the playoffs, making Seed 3 a qualifying team in the semifinals.
- All teams will be playing a Best of 5 series except for the Grand Finals which will be a Best of 7.
Split 1
Season 13
| 2024 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Game | Mobile Legends: Bang Bang |
| Location |  Philippines |
| Date | March 15–May 5, 2024 (Regular Season) May 22–May 26, 2024 (Playoffs) |
| Administrator | Moonton |
| Venue(s) | Shooting Gallery Studios (Regular season) SM Southmall (Playoffs) |
| Teams | 8 |
| Defending champions | AP Bren |
| Purse | US$150,000 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Liquid ECHO |
| 1st runners-up | Falcons AP Bren |
| 2nd runners-up | RSG Philippines |
| Finals MVP | Sanford "Sanford" Vinuya (Liquid ECHO) |
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]
Transfers
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 Transfer | Name | IGN | Role | New Team | Ref |
| 12 January 2024 | Vrendon Lim | Coach Vren | Technical Coach |  RRQ Hoshi | [16] |
| 21 February 2024 | Robert Sanchez | Coach Trebor | Assistant Coach | Falcons AP Bren | [17] |
| Blacklist International | |||||
| 26 January 2024 | Jon Redick Bordeos | Super Red | Gold Lane | EVOS Glory | [18] |
| 21 February 2024 | Ian Jakob Seguiran | Rindo | Jungler |  BURN x FLASH | [19] |
| Lee Howard Gonzales | Owl | Gold Lane | BURN x FLASH | [20] | |
| Kyle Dominic Soto | Dominic | EXP Lane | Blacklist International (Inactive) | ||
| Renejay Barcase | Renejay | EXP Lane | Blacklist International (Inactive) | [21] | |
| Team Liquid PH | |||||
| 29 January 2024 | Tristan Cabrera | YAWI | Roamer | Liquid AURA | [22] |
| 20 February 2024 | Robert Sanchez | Coach Trebor | Assistant Coach | Falcons AP Bren | [23] |
| Minana EVOS | |||||
| 5 November 2023 | Borris James Parro | Brusko | Roamer | RRQ Hoshi | [24] |
| 2 February 2024 | Jhon Marl Sebastian | JM | EXP Lane | Bigetron Alpha | [25] |
| Omega Esports | |||||
| 14 February 2024 | Grant Duane Pillas | Kelra | Gold | Fnatic ONIC PH | [26] |
| Patrick James Caidic | E2MAX | EXP Lane | Fnatic ONIC PH | [27] | |
| 15 February 2024 | Joshua Garcia Mangilog | Ch4knu | Roamer | Omega Neos | [28] |
| 16 February 2024 | Ezequiel Cauilan | Spideeey | Gold Lane | None | [29] |
| Fnatic ONIC PH | |||||
| 9 January 2024 | Mark Genzon Rusiana | Kramm | EXP Lane |  Red Giants Esports | [30] |
| 11 January 2024 | Czedrick Romero | Yoshinu | Roamer | TNC Pro Team | [31] |
| 13 January 2024 | John Sumawan | Perkz | Roamer | Minana EVOS | [32] |
| 15 January 2024 | Dean Christian Sumagui | Raizen | Jungler | TNC Pro Team | [33] |
| RSG Philippines | |||||
| 5 January 2024 | John Theo Guinto Eusebio | Theo | Assistant Coach | EVOS Glory | [34] |
| 7 January 2024 | Eman Llanda Sangco | EMANN | Gold Lane | Bigetron Alpha | [35] |
| 26 January 2024 | Kennt Anthony Baesa | Souuul | Gold Lane | SeeYouSoon | [36] |
| TNC Pro Team | |||||
| 13 January 2024 | John Vincent Banal | Innocent | Gold Lane | Red Giant Esports | [37] |
| 15 January 2024 | King Cyric Perez | K1NGKONG | Jungler | Fnatic ONIC PH | [38] |
| 15 February 2024 | Ajay Rubio | Ajayy | EXP Lane | TNCZ4 | [39] |
Teams
With the annual MSC 2024 tournament being held in Saudi Arabia, the tournament became the new sight for opportunities for international organization–a 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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GM | GL | +/- | PTS | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Falcons AP Bren (Q) | 14 | 11 | 3 | 24 | 8 | +16 | 35 | Advance as the First Seed in the Upper Bracket Semifinals |
| 2 | Team Liquid PH (Q) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 30 | Advance to the Upper Bracket Semifinals |
| 3 | RSG Philippines (Q) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 29 | |
| 4 | Fnatic ONIC PH (Q) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 28 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 5 | Blacklist International (Q) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 22 | Advance to Round 1 |
| 6 | Minana EVOS (Q) | 14 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 21 | |
| 7 | Omega Esports (E) | 14 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 23 | -15 | 11 | Eliminated from Playoff Contention |
| 8 | TNC Pro Team (E) | 14 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 25 | -19 | 8 |
(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 1 | May 22 | Blacklist International | 3 | – | 2 | 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 | ||||||
| 15 | Game 1 Kills | 9 | ||||||
| 6 | Game 2 Kills | 13 | ||||||
| 16 | Game 3 Kills | 9 | ||||||
| 16 | Game 4 Kills | 16 | ||||||
| 9 | Game 5 Kills | 5 | ||||||
(#4) Fnatic ONIC PH vs. (#5) Blacklist International
| Gauntlet Round 2 | May 22 | Fnatic ONIC PH | 1 | – | 3 | 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 | ||||||
| 14 | Game 1 Kills | 5 | ||||||
| 5 | Game 2 Kills | 16 | ||||||
| 4 | Game 3 Kills | 11 | ||||||
| 7 | Game 4 Kills | 13 | ||||||
Day 2: Upper Bracket Semifinals
(#2) Liquid ECHO vs. (#3) RSG Philippines
| Upper Bracket Semifinals | May 23 | Liquid ECHO | 3 | – | 0 | 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 | ||||||
| 7 | Game 1 Kills | 5 | ||||||
| 15 | Game 2 Kills | 7 | ||||||
| 15 | Game 3 Kills | 7 | ||||||
(#1) Falcons AP Bren vs. (#5) Blacklist International
| Upper Bracket Semifinals | May 23 | Falcons AP Bren | 3 | – | 0 | 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 | ||||||
| 13 | Game 1 Kills | 2 | ||||||
| 15 | Game 2 Kills | 6 | ||||||
| 13 | Game 3 Kills | 6 | ||||||
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 Final | May 24 | Falcons AP Bren | 2 | – | 3 | Liquid 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 | ||||||
| 10 | Game 1 Kills | 2 | ||||||
| 13 | Game 2 Kills | 15 | ||||||
| 4 | Game 3 Kills | 11 | ||||||
| 11 | Game 4 Kills | 6 | ||||||
| 16 | Game 5 Kills | 17 | ||||||
(#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 Semifinal | May 24 | RSG Philippines | 3 | – | 1 | Blacklist 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 | ||||||
| 19 | Game 1 Kills | 2 | ||||||
| 12 | Game 2 Kills | 10 | ||||||
| 3 | Game 3 Kills | 9 | ||||||
| 12 | Game 4 Kills | 2 | ||||||
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 Final | May 25 | Falcons AP Bren | 3 | – | 1 | RSG Philippines | Las Piñas | |
| 4:00 PM (PST) | FCAP wins the series 3-1; RSG PH is eliminated from playoff contention. | SM Southmall Events Center | ||||||
| 5 | Game 1 Kills | 15 | ||||||
| 15 | Game 2 Kills | 16 | ||||||
| 9 | Game 3 Kills | 11 | ||||||
| 14 | Game 4 Kills | 5 | ||||||
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 Final | May 26 | Liquid ECHO | 4 | – | 0 | Falcons AP Bren | Las Piñas | |
| 4:00 PM (PST) | TLPH wins the MPL Philippines S13 title, 4-0 | SM Southmall Events Center | ||||||
| 11 | Game 1 Kills | 7 | ||||||
| 16 | Game 2 Kills | 6 | ||||||
| 13 | Game 3 Kills | 3 | ||||||
| 14 | Game 4 Kills | 18 | ||||||
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 | 1 | 5 | Blacklist Intl. | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Match 5 (May 24, 2024; 4:00 PM) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Blacklist Intl. | 3 | 5 | Blacklist Intl. | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Falcons AP Bren | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Minana EVOS | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Liquid ECHO | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Match 3 (May 23, 2024; 4:00 PM) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Liquid ECHO | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | RSG Philippines | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Match 8 (May 26, 2024; 6:00 PM) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Liquid ECHO | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Falcons AP Bren | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | 1 | Falcons AP Bren | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | RSG Philippines | 3 | 3 | RSG Philippines | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Blacklist Int. | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Final Placements
| Placement | Qualification | Team | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| 2024 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Game | Mobile Legends: Bang Bang |
| Location | Philippines |
| Date | March 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 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Purse | US$20,000 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | RRQ Kaito (1st title) |
| 1st runners-up | ECHO Proud |
| 2nd runners-up | Blacklist Academy Omega Neos |
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]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (-) RRQ Kaito (Q) | 9 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 24 | Advance to the semifinals |
| 2 | (-) Omega Neos (Q) | 9 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 19 | |
| 3 | (-) Blacklist Academy (Q) | 9 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 16 | Advance to the quarterfinals |
| 4 | (-) ONIC Arsenals (Q) | 9 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 15 | |
| 5 | (-) ECHO Proud (Q) | 9 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 15 | |
| 6 | (-) TNCZ4 (Q) | 9 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 14 | |
| 7 | (-) AP Bren XIA (E) | 9 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 13 | Eliminated from Playoff contention |
| 8 | (-) RSG El Ganador (E) | 9 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 9 | |
| 9 | (-) GameLab (E) | 9 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 8 | |
| 10 | (-) Minana Archives (E) | 9 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 2 |
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
| Placement | Team | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| Champions | RRQ Kaito | $3,690 |
| Runner-Up | TLPH Proud | $2,425 |
| 3rd-4th | Blacklist Rough World Era | $1,450 |
| Omega Neos | $1,535 | |
| 5th-6th | TNCZ4 | $1,100 |
| ONIC Arsenals | $1,125 | |
| 7th | AP.Bren XIA | $715 |
| 8th | RSG El Ganador | $655 |
| 9th | GameLab | $455 |
| 10th | Minana Archives | $300 |
Controversies
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.[51] 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.[52]
In a podcast episode from Mara "Mara" Aquino–one of the hosts whom quoted the comment made by Hohl, discussed it alongside David "Assassin Dave" Mao–host-turned head coach in North America, regarding the quote.[53] 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.[54] 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.[55]
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.[56]
Awards
Season 13
| Award Name | Recipient | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPL Philippines Hall of Legends Inductee(s) | David "FlapTzy" Canon | Falcons AP Bren | ||
| Kairi "Kairi" Rayosdelsol | ONIC Esports | |||
| ALAMAT All-Star Team Selection | Head Coach | Francis "Duckyy" Glindro | Falcons AP Bren | |
| Exp Lane | Natanael "Nathzz" Estrologo | RSG Philippines | ||
| Jungler | Michael "KyleTzy" Sayson | Falcons AP Bren | ||
| Mid Lane | Alston "Sanji" Pabico | Liquid ECHO | ||
| Gold Lane | Marco "Super Marco" Requitiano | Falcons AP Bren | ||
| Roamer | Rowgien "Owgwen" Unigo | Falcons AP Bren | ||
| Season 13 Rookie of the Season Award | Nomed | TNC Pro Team | ||
| Season 13 Regular Season MVP | Marco "Super Marco" Requitiano | Falcons AP Bren | ||
| Season 13 Grand Finals MVP | Sanford "Sanford" Vinuya | Liquid ECHO | ||
| Season 13 Sportsmanship Awardee | Kenneth "Yue" Tadeo | Blacklist International | ||
| Season 13 Freshest Face Awardee | Edward "Edward" Dapadap | Blacklist International | ||
| Season 13 Best Team Content | RSG Philippines | |||
| Season 13 Best Team Correspondent(s) | Dannica "Dannica" Suazo | Blacklist International | ||
| Anna "AnnaBae" Marcelo | FNATIC ONIC PH | |||
| Season 13 Best English Talent | Renmar "Reptar" Sta. Cruz | |||
| Season 13 Best Tagalog Talent | Theodore "Uomi" Ignacio | |||