The 2025 MPL Philippines season was the eighth year of professional and the third year of amateur gameplay in the Philippines for the multiplayer online battle arena game Mobile Legends: Bang Bang. This year collates two season splits for both MPL Philippines and MDL Philippines.
The year began with the inaugural Magic Chess Go Go World Championships where new teams competed for a new world title. The Magic Chess: Go Go world championships was announced during the announcement portion of the MLBB M6 World Championship in Malaysia. Following the world championship is MPL Philippines Season 15 and MDL Philippines Season 5, the two regional competitions for the professional and amateur scenes of the Philippines. Eight teams are competing for a chance to qualify for second iteration of the Esports World Cup in Riyadh where the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mid Season Cup or MSC 2025 will be held coinciding with it. The Philippines has yet to win MSC since 2022 when RSG Philippines won the country's last title.
With the conclusion of MSC 2025, the second splitMPL Philippines Season 16 and MDL Philippines Season 6was held. MPL Philippines featured the same eight teams to compete for two slots in the upcoming MLBB M7 World Championship. Team Liquid PH became the first back-to-back MPL champions since Blacklist International in 2021.
The seventh iteration of the tournament will be held in Indonesia. The tournament will return to the Southeast Asian giant for the first time since M4. However, similarly to M3, the M7 World Championships will be held in 2026 to avoid scheduling conflicts with the 2025 SEA Games.
Background The Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League of the Philippines (MPL Philippines) is a professional esports league managed by Moonton Games. MPL Philippines was established with sister-leagues MPL Indonesia and MPL Malaysia (formerly known as MPL MYSG) to accommodate the growing population of esports players for the sports discipline. Since its establishment nine different teams have won the MPL Philippines championship title from Aether Main to most-recently ONIC Philippines. Prior to Season 16, Blacklist International holds the most number of championship titles by any organization in the Philippines with 3, winning Season 7, Season 8, and Season 10.
Since Season 8, the league has transitioned to a franchise-based system, thereby effectively removing the qualifier portion of MPL Philippines. Their transition to a franchise-based league was with their fellow-sister league MPL Indonesia.
Venue
Season 15 MPL Philippines Season 15 was held at the Green Sun Hotel in Makati, the same venue for the MPL Philippines Season 14 Regular and Playoffs season. MDL Philippines would remain an online event with the Finals being played offline.
Season 16 MPL Philippines Season 16 was the first season since Season 13 with the playoffs and grand finals being held in a different location. Season 16 was held at the Green Sun Hotel in Makati while the Playoffs was at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City. MPL Philippines Season 15MPL Philippines Season 16Regular SeasonPlayoffs & Grand FinalsRegular SeasonPlayoffs & Grand FinalsGreen Sun HotelGreen Sun HotelGreen Sun HotelCuneta Astrodome
Split 1
MPL Philippines Season 15
Season 15 was the fifteenth iteration of MPL Philippines and the seventh season since the league transitioned to the franchise-base system. Season 15 featured eight franchise teams that have competed during MPL Philippines Season 14.Team Liquid made its entry during the midpoint of MPL Philippines Season 13 after acquiring Aura Esports, the organization that held teams in MPL Indonesia and the Philippines. The most-recent entry for any team was Dota 2 organization Aurora Gaming who acquired the slot of Minana EVOS during the offseason of Season 14.
Season 15 is well known for the departures of the two original franchises for MPL Philippines: Blacklist International and RSG Philippines. Both of their slots have been bought out by Saudi Arabian-organizations Team Falcons and Twisted Minds.
Offseason Notable Returns Tristan "Yawi" Cabrera returns to MPL Philippines. He previously played for Team Liquid Indonesia before returning to MPL Philippines under TNC Pro Team. Sanford "Sanford" Vinuya has resigned with Team Liquid Philippines on a contract extension. Vinuya was rumored to join ONIC Indonesia until the team's manager Mitch Liwanag rebuked all rumors and said that Vinuya has agreed to a contract extension with the squad. Rodel "Ar Sy" Cruz signs with Team Liquid Philippines as their new coach. Ar Sy previously served as the Head Coach for Falcon Esports in Myanmar. He will be the team's new head coach as former head coach Tictac transitions to a managerial post. James "Jeymz" Gloria is returns Philippines to become the starting Exp-Laner for Twisted Minds. Gloria previously was a substitute Exp-Laner for Nexplay EVOS and TLPH Academy before transferring to Team Liquid Indonesia. Frediemar "3MarTzy" Serafico returns to the Philippines and joins TNC Pro Team as their starting Exp-Laner. Serafico previously played for TNC Pro Team during Season 8 and was the Exp-Laner of ECHO Philippines (now Team Liquid PH) for Season 9 and 10. He transferred to Pendekar Esports in Indonesia and had a brief stint with See You Soon. Stephen "Sensui" Castillo returns to the Philippines and joins Twisted Minds as their substitute Jungler. Castillo played a brief stint in MPL Malaysia under RED Esports. Before that he was the starting jungler for ONIC Philippines and Blacklist International. Francis "Duckey" Glindro left AP Bren during the roster's complete exodus for Team Falcons. Since then, Glindro has been a notable free agent as a head coach. However, on May 15, 2025, Team Falcons announced that Glindro will become the Southeast Asian (SEA) Head Coach. This is in part of the country's preparation for the 2025 IESF World Championship. Transfers Justine "Zaida" Palma has transferred from Team Liquid Philippines to TNC Pro Team. Palma had been the sixth man for TLPH as a substitute Jungler. Kiel Calvin "Oheb" Soriano has transferred from Blacklist International to Team Liquid Philippines. Soriano will be filling in the spot of Frederic "Bennyqt" Gonzales. Soriano had been the starting Gold Laner for Blacklist until the team's disbandment in early 2025. Louis "Louis" Ariola has been promoted to the MPL roster for Smart Omega and will be the team's starting Exp-Laner. Ariola will be filling the shoes of former Exp-Laner Nowee "Ryota" Macasa. Jaylord "Hate" Gonzales has transferred from TNC Pro Team to ONIC Philippines as their substitute sixth man. Gonzales had been the substitute mid-laner for TNC Pro Team during Season 14. He returns to ONIC Philippines after previously playing for the team back from Season 7 to 9. Several members of the former Blacklist International squad have transferred to Twisted Minds including Jhonville "Outplayed" Villar, Imam "Hadji" Salic, and Michael "MP the King" Endino. Former Blacklist International Roamer John "Perkz" Sumawan has transferred to Team Liquid Academy, the development roster of Team Liquid PH. Sumawan spent one season with Blacklist International with the team placing fourth during their last season in MPL PH S14. Notable International Transfers and Departures Dylan "Light" Catipon left RSG Philippines for Bigetron Alpha and joining former teammate Eman "Emann" Sangco in the region. Catipon played for TNC Pro Team and Z4 Esports before transferring to RSG Philippines. He won 1 MPL Philippines title and 1 MSC title with the squad. Jomearie "Escalera" Santos transferred to HomeBois MY after a brief season stint with TNC Pro Team. Santos was announced to be the stand-in player for HomeBois for ESL Snapdragon Pro Series Season 6. However, this stint would be short-lived as Santos joined the Philippine squad Twisted Minds. Ben "Benthings" Maglaque has left Aurora Gaming after spending one season with the team. He is currently a free agent. Team Falcons has bought out the entire roster of AP Bren for Season 15. Team Falcons and AP Bren formerly partnered together to be "Falcons AP Bren" and won the M5 World Championship title under the name. Longtime franchise head coach Francis "Duckyyy" Glindro has left AP Bren after five years with the team. Glindro led the organization to two MLBB world championship titles and two MPL titles in Season 6 and Season 12. Nowee "Ryota" Macasa has been demoted to the MDL team of Smart Omega, Omega Neos. Macasa was the team's starting Exp Laner. Later, Macasa transferred to MPL Indonesia as ONIC Esports' starting Exp Laner. Frederic "Bennyqt" Gonzales left Team Liquid Philippines after spending eight seasons with the team. Formerly known as ECHO Philippines, he appeared in three MPL Philippine finals in Season 10, Season 11, and Season 13 winning both 11 and 13. He was also the Finals MVP for the M4 World championship run. Gonzales is now the current Gold Laner for TNC Pro Team. Other events Blacklist International and RSG Philippines have officially left MPL Philippines and are not competing in Season 15. Their spots were taken over by Saudi Arabian-teams Team Falcons and Twisted Minds.
Regular season
Rosters
Team/LaneAP BrenAurora GamingONIC PhilippinesOmega EsportsTeam FalconsTeam Liquid Twisted MindsTNC Pro TeamManagerAdiRada align="left" RianneRen VitugTictacLexieScholarHead CoachBomMaster the BasicsYnoTSN4PTreborAr SyBon ChanImbadeejayAssistant CoachPakbetDex StarHazeLembot align="left" align="left" ESONXemyExp LaneDerEdwardKirkLouisFlapTzySanfordJeymzLord JMJungleJamespangksDemonkiteK1NGKONGAndoryuuuKyleTzyKarlTzyMP the KingZaidaMid LaneChovyskrtYueSuper FrinceUkirPhewwSanjiHadjiLanceCyGold LaneShizouDomengkiteKelraYoshinuSuper MarcoOhebOutplayedKouzenRoamerKekedotRenejayBruskoCh4knuOwgwenJaypeeEscaleraYawiSixth ManSindelCaladHateJowmPandoYukTzySensui / JamalKoyl / 3MarTzy MPL Philippines follows a double-round robin tournament format where each team face each other twice during the regular season. Each team will play 14 Best of three matches for the entirety of the first split. The top six teams will advance to the playoffs.
Notable free agents
The following players have been listed as free agents after leaving a certain team last season and has not signed with a new club for this season in any league.
Ben "Benthings" Maglaque (Free agent as of February 12, 2025) Brian "SpiderMilez" Santos (Free agent as of February 12, 2025) Carlito "Ribo" Ribo Jr. (Free agent as of February 12, 2025) Brian "Panda" Im Chang-rok (Free agent as of February 12, 2025)
Standings
TeamAPBRRORAOMGEONICFCONTLPHTNCPTWIS AP.Bren 1-4(1-2, 0-2) 4-1(2-0, 2-1) 0-4(0-2, 0-2) 3-3(2-1, 1-2) 0-4(0-2, 0-2) 0-4(0-2, 0-2) 1-4(1-2, 0-2) Aurora Gaming 4-1(2-0, 2-1) 4-1(2-0, 2-1) 3-3(2-1, 1-2) 4-1(2-0, 2-1) 2-3(2-1, 0-2) 4-2(2-1, 2-1) 4-0(2-0, 2-0) Smart Omega 1-4(1-2, 0-2) 1-4(1-2, 0-2) 1-4(1-2, 0-2) 0-4(0-2, 0-2) 1-4(1-2, 0-2) 0-4(0-2, 0-2) 4-1(2-0, 2-1) ONIC Philippines 4-0(2-0, 2-0) 3-3(2-1, 1-2) 4-1(2-0, 2-1) 3-2(2-0, 1-2) 2-3(2-1, 0-2) 4-0(2-0, 2-0) 4-1(2-0, 2-1) Team Falcons PH 3-3(2-1, 1-2) 1-4(1-2, 0-2) 4-0(2-0, 2-0) 2-3(2-1, 0-2) 1-4(1-2, 0-2) 4-1(2-1, 2-0) 4-0(2-0, 2-0) Team Liquid PH 4-0(2-0, 2-0) 3-2(2-0, 1-2) 4-1(2-1, 2-0) 3-2(2-0, 1-2) 4-1(2-1, 2-0) 4-1(2-1, 2-0) 4-1(2-1, 2-0) TNC Pro Team 4-0(2-0, 2-0) 2-4(1-2, 1-2) 4-0(2-0, 2-0) 0-4(0-2, 0-2) 1-4(1-2, 0-2) 1-4(1-2, 0-2) 2-3(2-1, 0-2) Twisted Minds PH 4-1(2-1, 2-0) 0-4(0-2, 0-2) 1-4(1-2, 0-2) 1-4(1-2, 0-2) 1-4(1-2, 0-2) 0-4(0-2, 0-2) 3-2(2-0, 1-2)
TNC Pro Team's win over AP Bren during Week 1 was the team's first win since MPL Philippines Season 13. TNC went 0–14 in the previous season which prolonged to 0-15 when they lost their opening match to the defending champions ONIC Philippines.