MPL Philippines Season 9 explained

MPL Philippines Season 9
Sport:Esports
Game:
Year:2022
Location:Philippines
Start Date:February 18, 2022
End Date:May 1, 2022
Administrator:Moonton
Tournament Format:Round-robin tournament - Regular Season
Venues:SMX Convention Center, Pasay City (Playoffs)
Teams:8
Purse:$150,000 USD
Champions:RSG Philippines
Num Championships:1
Runners-Up1:Smart Omega
Runners-Up2:TNC Pro Team - ML
Mvp Label:Regular Season MVP
Mvp:Dylan "Light" Catipon
Stat1 Label:Regular Season MVP
Stat2 Label:Finals MVP
Stat2:Nathanael "Nathzz" Estrologo
Previous:MPL-PH Season 8
Next:MPL-PH Season 10

The MPL Philippines Season 9 is the ninth season of the Mobile Legends Professional League (MPL) of the Philippines. The season began on February 18, 2022, with all teams from last season participating once again. With the 2021+1 Southeast Asian Games being held in May, the conclusion of the season's playoffs were held last May 1, 2022 to give way for Team Sibol's participation in the biennial meet.[1]

After a nearly perfect playoff run with 10-1 win-loss record, RSG Philippines have secured their first MPL Championship after defeating Smart Omega in five games in the best-of-seven grand finals, with Nathanael "Nathzz" Estrologo winning the Finals MVP award. This would become RSG Philippines' first championship title after its establishment in MPL PH S8.[2]

Venues and Competition Format

According to the organizing committee of the league, they have been looking to stage the entire regular season in an offline format but with no live audience in the meantime, due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.[3]

Last February 11, the league has received an approval from the Games and Amusements Board (GAB) to conduct an offline setting (LAN event) of the season starting Week 5 of the Regular Season.[4] However in an update from February 14, instead of the originally scheduled Week 5, the MPL will begin its offline format of the tournament starting Week 3 of the Regular Season, which began on March 4, two weeks earlier than the original date. The season will be still played with no live audience and the access on MPL Arena are restricted to only players, casters, and staff for safety purposes, but the games are still to be livestreamed on the official social media platforms via Facebook Gaming, YouTube, and on TikTok.[5]

Roster Changes

Blacklist International

Bren Esports

ECHO Philippines

Nexplay EVOS

Smart Omega

ONIC Philippines

RSG Philippines

TNC Pro Team

Regular season

The regular season began on February 18, 2022, and ended on April 10, 2022. The regular season were 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:[19]

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. With the new playoff rule being introduced this season, the first-placed and third-placed teams shall decide the match-ups for the play-ins.

Notes

1.Due to the absence of Nexplay EVOS during Week 4 Day 3, Nexplay was ultimately disqualified, prescribed by the MPL-Philippines rule book (7.3.4.2.8)[20] and provided ECHO Philippines, Nexplay EVOS' supposed challenger, was given the win, by default.

Playoffs

For this season, the league has announced a new format for the season. While six teams are still to contend for the playoffs, the top two teams after the regular season will still get an outright Upper Bracket Semifinal slots, however, the matchups for the play-in rounds will be decided by the first and third-seeded teams.[21]

Similar to last season, all matches will still follow a best-of-five format except for the Grand Finals, which will be a best-of-seven series.

MPL Philippines Season 9 will be played and shown at SM Cinemas. Announced during Week 8, Day 3.[22]

On 12 April 2022, the seeding of the teams in the play-ins was announced with the Playoffs to begin on 28 April.[23] [24]

On April 28, it was then revealed that all of the playoff games were held inside the SMX Convention Center, Pasay City, with limited audience witnessing the games inside the venue.[25]

Play-ins

Play-ins are a best-of-5 format, winner advances to the Upper Bracket Semifinals while the losers are eliminated.|}

Upper Bracket Semifinals

Date: April 29, 2022|}

Lower Bracket Semifinals

Date: April 30, 2022|}

Upper Bracket Finals

Date: April 30, 2022|}

Lower Bracket Finals

Date: May 1, 2022
Venue: SMX Convention Center, Pasay City|}

Grand Finals

Grand Finalists will represent the Philippines on MSC 2022, and will be a best-of-seven championship series.
Date & Time: May 1, 2022 – 7:00 pm

RSG Philippines will be the first team to represent the Philippines in MSC 2022 after defeating TNC Pro Team - ML in 3 games during the Upper-Bracket Finals. Defending MSC Champions Smart Omega defeated TNC Pro Team in the Lower-Bracket Finals, appearing in their second Grand Finals since MPL PH Season 6.

Venue: SMX Convention Center, Pasay City

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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.[26]

! Week !! Player !! Team
1 SDZYZTNC Pro Team (1)
2EMANNRSG Philippines (1)
3KurtTzyECHO Philippines
4HatredONIC Philippines
5Joy BoyBren Esports
6EscaleraTNC Pro Team (2)
7LightRSG Philippines (2)
8E2MAXOmega Esports

Individual awards

Award Player Name Team
Regular Season MVPLight RSG Philippines
Finals MVPNathzz
Rookie of the SeasonEscaleraTNC Pro Team

Team of the Season

!Name!Position!Team
KelraGold LaneSmart Omega
NathzzEXP LaneRSG Philippines
LightRoam
DemonkiteJungle
AquaMid Lane

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Pineda . Carlos . MPL-PH Season 9 will commence on February 18 . 12 January 2022 . Spin.ph . 7 January 2022 . en.
  2. News: Pineda . Carlos . Kingslayers earn the crown with 4-1 dismantling of Omega . 1 May 2022 . Spin.ph . en.
  3. News: Micaller . Bea . MPL PH looking to hold games offline in S9, but no live audience for now . 12 January 2022 . GMA News Online . 7 January 2022 . en.
  4. News: Magallon . Reynald . MPL Philippines gets green light to hold offline matches . 27 February 2022 . Manila Bulletin . 11 February 2022.
  5. News: Magallon . Reynald . MPL PH S9 offline games moved to earlier date . 27 February 2022 . Manila Bulletin . 14 February 2022.
  6. News: Coloma . Angela . Blacklist duo V33wise to skip MPL Season 9 . 12 January 2022 . ABS-CBN News . 9 January 2022.
  7. News: Magallon . Reynald . Ribo out in S9 as MLBB 'GOAT' takes break from pro scene . 12 January 2022 . Manila Bulletin . 3 January 2022.
  8. News: Magallon . Reynald . ECHO forms strong team for MPL PH Season 9 . 13 January 2022 . Manila Bulletin . 21 December 2021.
  9. Web site: Marquez . CJ . December 7, 2021 . Nexplay's Big 3 era ends as Yawi leaves team . https://web.archive.org/web/20211207092712/https://cnnphilippines.com/sports/2021/12/7/Yawi-Nexplay-EVOS-Big-3-MPL-PH.html . dead . December 7, 2021 . CNN Philippines.
  10. Web site: Vistek . Nexplay EVOS - Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League Philippines . 2022-04-09 . MPL Philippines Season 9 . en-US.
  11. Web site: Dannug . Jonash . 2022-01-15 . Nexplay loads up with amateur standouts as Dogie returns as coach . 2022-06-05 . Tiebreaker Times . en-US.
  12. Web site: 2021-10-24 . Blacklist exacts revenge on Omega, sets up title clash vs Onic . 2022-04-09 . RAPPLER . en-US.
  13. Web site: Rossel . John Dave . Omega Esports Completes MPL PH Season 9 Roster With Two New Players . 2022-04-09 . AFK Gaming . en.
  14. Web site: Micaller . Bea . Onic PH announces intact roster for Season 9 as hunt for MPL title continues . 2022-04-09 . GMA News Online . en.
  15. Web site: 2022-01-11 . Light, Kousei Move to RSG PH; Iyaknu to Take a Break . 2022-06-05 . HYPRGAME . en-US.
  16. Web site: Dannug . Jonash . 2021-11-08 . TNC parts ways with ImbaDeejay, P-GOD, Light . 2022-06-05 . Tiebreaker Times . en-US.
  17. Web site: Toshi, 3MarTzy, and Der leave TNC Pro Team ML . 2022-06-05 . Spin.ph . en.
  18. Web site: BossJam . TNC unveils MPL S9 roster . . 2022-06-05 . en-US.
  19. Web site: Rules of Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League (Philippines) . MPL . 2 February 2022.
  20. Web site: MPL Philippines . Match Process of MPL-PH . ph-mpl.com.
  21. News: Elona . Jules . MPL PH Season 9 announces a surprising new playoffs rule ONE Esports . 26 January 2022 . One Esports . 24 January 2022.
  22. Web site: 2022-04-14 . MPL PH S9 playoffs to be shown in SM Cinemas . 2022-06-05 . Manila Bulletin . en-US.
  23. Web site: Micaller . Bea . 2022-04-12 . Echo-Omega clash kicks off MPL PH Season 9 playoff schedule . 2022-06-05 . GMA News Online . en.
  24. Web site: Dannug . Jonash . 2022-04-12 . RSG, ECHO make picks for MPL PH 9 brackets . 2022-06-05 . Tiebreaker Times . en-US.
  25. News: Pineda . Carlos . Coach Yeb on MPL-PH playoff viewership: 'Dapat hindi nila nili-limit' . 1 May 2022 . Spin.ph . 28 April 2022 . en.
  26. Web site: Vistek. Achievements - Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League Philippines. 2022-02-21. MPL Philippines Season 9. en-US.

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