MPL Philippines Season 10 explained

MPL Philippines Season 10
Year:2022
Location:Philippines
Start Date:August 12
End Date:October 23, 2022
Administrator:Moonton
Tournament Format:Double round-robin tournament
(Regular season)
Double-elimination tournament
(Playoffs)
Venues:ICite Building Auditorium, Bagumbayan, Quezon City[1]
(Regular season)
Teams:8
Num Championships:3
Mvp:Johnmar "OhMyV33Nus" Villaluna (Blacklist International)
Stat1 Label:Finals MVP
Stat1:Edward Jay "EDWARD" Dapadap (Blacklist International)
Stat2 Label:Rookie of the Season
Stat2:Michael "KyleTzy" Sayson (Bren Esports)
Stat3 Label:Best Casters/Panelist
Stat3:Chantelle "Chantelle" Hernandez (Tagalog)
Joseph Charles "Naisou" Rezabek (English)
Previous:MPL-PH Season 9
Next:MPL-PH Season 11

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.

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

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]

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

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

Upper Bracket Semifinals

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Lower Bracket Semifinals

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Upper Bracket Final

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Lower Bracket Final

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Grand Finals

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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
1MicophobiaNexplay EVOS
2Super FrinceONIC Philippines (1)
3NetsONIC Philippines (2)
4KyleTzy Bren Esports
5KelraSmart Omega
6KarlTzy ECHO Philippines
7Hadji Blacklist International
8AquaRSG Philippines

Individual awards

AwardPlayer NameTeam
Regular Season MVPOhMyV33NusBlacklist International
Finals MVPEDWARD
Rookie of the SeasonKyleTzyBren Esports

Team of the Season

!Name!Position!Team
Super MarcoGold Lane Bren Esports
EDWARDEXP Lane Blacklist International
OhMyV33NusRoam
WiseJungle
HadjiMid 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 YearBlacklist International vs. Bren Esportshttps://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=125245870484018&set=a.117668447908427
Smart's Play of the YearECHO Philippineshttps://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=125314380477167&set=a.117668447908427
Razer Gold's Sportsmanship AwardJohn Paul "H2WO" Salonga (Nexplay EVOS)https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=125995593742379&set=a.117668447908427
Evident's Executive of the YearMitch Liwanag (ECHO Philippines)https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=125997660408839&set=a.117668447908427
Razer Gold's Breakout Player of the YearSanford "SANFORD" Vinuya (ECHO Philippines)https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=126811313660807&set=a.117668447908427
Razer Gold's Comeback Player of the YearJohnmar "OhMyV33Nus" Villaluna (Blacklist International)https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=126829560325649&set=a.117668447908427
Smart's Coach of the YearBrian "Coach Panda" Lim (RSG Philippines)https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=126829560325649&set=a.117668447908427
Smart's Rookie of the YearAlston "SANJI" Pabico (ECHO Philippines)https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=127574723584466&set=a.117668447908427&__cft__%5B0%5D=AZXe8oG_5Y6UtE9Icr3YhtbPPKqQSRLh_6dssVckuJ_F6GzmJ1cOQ_fJ_7zYpC9i16EH-Vg2_x5IG0dTZYTH_oH39Rt9c6nhf6nUP1xW3N1DA08hLW5EyXOygyHrnrfQK6pA3AtRRq6uwPMjihyikpTcuBcYJhC2ngkEz1Oo6-N4v1ejXsaS2hy6ntIg_1me5u8&__tn__=EH-R
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]

Notes and References

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