The 2026 MPL Philippines season is the ongoing ninth year of MPL Philippines' biannual competition format for the multiplayer online battle arena mobile game Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.
MPL Philippines Season 17 began with its regular season on March 20th and ending on May 17th and its playoffs occurring from May 27th until May 31st. Team Liquid PH made history as the first team to win a three-peat in MPL Philippines after their 4-2 win over Team Falcons PH. This makes Team Liquid PH and Team Falcons PH as the representatives of the Philippines to the Mid Season Cup 2026 in Paris.
Split 1 (Season 17)
Rosters Legend:Player TransferPosition/Role ChangeMid-Season TransferPosition/Role VacatedBoldTeam CaptainItalicImport player/coach Team Roster Staff Exp Jungler Mid Gold Roamer Substitute(s) Manager Head coach Asst. coach Analyst AP Bren Kielvj Jamespangks Aqua Shizou Nova Chovskrt Adi Giee Bom Aurora Gaming PH Edward Demonkite Yue Domengkite Light Calad Rada Master The Basics Dex Star Onic Philippines Kirk K1NGKONG Super Frince Savero Brusko Ryota Haze Bluffzy Smart Omega Jeymz Raizen Minguin Netskie Perkziva Peuder Rianne Wurahhhh Lembot Vacant Team Falcons PH Flap Kyle Hadji Super Marco Owgwen Ferdz Ducky Moody Vr3n Team Liquid PH Sanford KarlTzy Sanji TeddyDave "Teddyqt" Viaña was promoted prior to the start of MPL Philippines Season 17 Week 2 following the management's ongoing legal disputes with Oheb. Jaypee Daiki – Mitch Aeon SN4P TNC Pro Team 3Mar Zaida LanceCy Bennyqt Ch4knu Stown Dredd E2MAX FindingHito Twisted Minds PH Lansu MPtheKing Sionnn Noisa Caloy Owl Lexie Bonchan Eson
Roster changes Roster changes began after the conclusion of MPL Philippines Season 16 and majority of teams have either put their players and staff into the inactive roles or have released them for other teams. The most significant addition to Season 17 was the entry of Clayton "Savero" Kuswanto and initially Sultan "AeronShikii" Muhammad to Onic Philippines and Team Liquid PH, respectively. Both of them would've been the first two Indonesian imports playing for Filipino teams. Kuswanto would play for Onic for the entire season while Muhammad never played for Team Liquid PH due to visa issues. TeamMovePlayerRoleFormer TeamNew TeamNotesRef.AP BrenSignedKiel Vj "KielVj" CruzemExp LanerDianFengYaoGuaiAP BrenSignedKarl Luigi "Coach Giee" BarrientosHead CoachInfluence RageAP BrenReleasedJhon Marl "Lord JM" SebastianExp LanerAP Bren VSGReleasedJeffrey "Jeff" ManforteHead CoachAP Bren Team FlashSmart OmegaSignedCarl "Minguin" GallantesMid LanerRRQ KaitoSmart OmegaSignedJohn "Perkz" SumawanRoamerTeam Liquid PHSmart OmegaReleasedImam "Hadji" SalicMid LanerSmart OmegaTeam Falcons PHReleasedCzedrick "Super Yoshi" RomeroRoamerSmart Omega RRQ ToraTeam Falcons PHSignedImam "Hadji" SalicMid LanerSmart OmegaTeam Falcons PHSignedVrendom "Vr3n" PesebreAnalystTeam SpiritTeam Falcons PHLoanedAngelo Kyle "Pheww" ArcangelMid LanerTeam Falcons PH EVOSInactiveRobert "Trebor" SanchezCoachTeam Falcons PHInactiveNot named head coach for the seasonSignedFrancis "Ducky" GlindroHead CoachTeam FalconsTeam Falcons PHFormer Team Falcons head coach; returned for Season 17Twisted Minds PHReleasedStephen "Sensui" CastilloSubstituteTwisted Minds PHFree AgentSignedLee Howard "Owl" GonzalesSubstituteGuangzhou GamingTwisted Minds PHPromotedDamasco "Tracy" DanielleRoamerTwisted Minds BearTwisted Minds PHMid-season promotion from MDL squadOnic PhilippinesTransferGrant Duane "Kelra" PillasGold LanerOnic Philippines Onic EsportsTransferClayton "Savero" KuswantoGold LanerOnic EsportsOnic PhilippinesFirst announced import to Onic PhilippinesSignedMark "Bluffzy" ReyesAssistant CoachGeek FamOnic PhilippinesTeam Liquid PHSignedSultan "AeronShikii" MuhammadGold LanerTeam Liquid AC EsportsReleased shortly after due to failure to secure a working visaPromotedDave "Teddy" ViañaGold LanerTeam Liquid AcademyTeam Liquid PHPromoted from the team's MDL squadSignedVentanilla "Daiki" CruzAnalyst / Gold LanerTeam Liquid AcademyTeam Liquid PHSignedSanti "Santi" NobleMid LanerTeam Liquid AcademyTeam Liquid PHLater demoted back to MDL following Teddy's promotionReleasedRodel "Ar Sy" CruzCoachTeam Liquid PH AI EsportsReleasedHarrold "Tictac" ReyesCoachTeam Liquid PHFree AgentSignedOng Wei "Coach Aeon" ShengHead CoachInactiveTeam Liquid PHFirst Singaporean head coach in MPL PhilippinesSignedAllec "SN4P" AlvaradoAssistant CoachSmart megaTeam Liquid PHTNC Pro TeamSignedDale "Stowm" VidorSubstituteDXSoul EsportsTNC Pro Team Format The regular season featured a double round-robin tournament, where each team played two best-of-three matches against all other teams for a total of seven matches. The top six teams advanced to the playoffs. In this case, Team Liquid PH, Team Falcons PH, Onic Philippines, Twisted Minds PH, and Aurora Gaming PH returned playoffs while Smart Omega qualified for playoffs for the first time since Season 14. Teams ranked third through sixth playeda single match to determine which teams join the top two in the double-elimination tournament. All matches were best-of-fives except for the lower bracket finals and grand finals at best-of-sevens. The two finalists will qualify for the 2026 Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mid Season Cup in Paris, France.
Standings
Teams of the Week (†) MVP of the Week
Week No. Exp LaneJunglerMid LaneGold LaneRoamerWeek 1 Kiel Vj "Kielvj" Cruzem (†)(AP Bren) James "Jamespangks." Mendoza (AP Bren) Alston "Sanji" Pabico (Team Liquid PH) Kim "Daiki." Sebanes (Team Liquid PH) Denniel "Nova" Gomez (AP Bren)Week 2Sanford "Sanford" Vinuya (Team Liquid PH)Karl Gabriel "KarlTzy" Nepomuceno (†) (Team Liquid PH)Kenneth "Yue" Tadeo (Aurora Gaming)Marco Stephen "Super Marco" Requitiano (Team Falcons PH)Joshua "Ch4knu" Mangilog (TNC Pro Team)Week 3 David Charles "Flap" Canon (Team Falcons PH) Michael Angelo "Kyle" Sayson(Team Falcons PH) Alston "Sanji" Pabico (Team Liquid PH) Clayton Adrielo "Savero" Kuswanto (Onic Philippines)Jaypee Gonzales "Jaypee" dela Cruz (†)(Team Liquid PH)Week 4 David Charles "Flap" Canon (Team Falcons PH) Michael Angelo "Kyle" Sayson(Team Falcons PH) Salic Alauya "Hadji" Imam(Team Falcons PH)Marco Stephen "Super Marco" Requitiano (†) (Team Falcons PH) Rowgien Stimpson "Owgwen" Unigo(Team Falcons PH)Week 5 Sanford "Sanford" Vinuya (Team Liquid PH)Karl Gabriel "KarlTzy" Nepomuceno (†) (Team Liquid PH) Alston "Sanji" Pabico (Team Liquid PH) Dave "Teddy" Viaña(Team Liquid PH) Jaypee Gonzales "Jaypee" dela Cruz(Team Liquid PH)Week 6 James "Jeymz" Gloria (Smart Omega)Michael Angelo "Kyle" Sayson (†)(Team Falcons PH) Carl Edriel "Minguin" Gallantes (Smart Omega) Kenneth Sablande "Nets" Barro(Smart Omega) Damasco Tracy "Tracy" Danielle(Twisted Minds PH)Week 7 Sanford "Sanford" Vinuya (Team Liquid PH)Karl Gabriel "KarlTzy" Nepomuceno (†) (Team Liquid PH) Frince Miguel "Super Frince" Ramirez (Onic Philippines) Kenneth Sablande "Nets" Barro(Smart Omega) Jaypee Gonzales "Jaypee" dela Cruz(Team Liquid PH)Week 8 Lance Aaron "Lansu" Misa(Twisted Minds PH) Karl Gabriel "KarlTzy" Nepomuceno(Team Liquid PH) Frince Miguel "Super Frince" Ramirez (Onic Philippines)Marco Stephen "Super Marco" Requitiano (†) (Team Falcons PH) Jaypee Gonzales "Jaypee" dela Cruz(Team Liquid PH)
Playoffs Season 17's playoffs was hosted at the Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan, Metro Manila, the site of the 2019 SEA Games' esports inception of Mobile Legends: Bang Bang into the biennial tournament. Smart Omega returned to the playoffs after back-to-back season misses since Season 15 while Team Liquid PH, Team Falcons PH, Onic Philippines, and Twisted Minds PH returned to the playoffs. TNC Pro Team finished 2-12 this season, affirming their elimination after their third-place finish last season.
Team Liquid PH makes history as the first organization in MPL Philippines history to achieve a three-peat. The organization now holds the most titles in MPL Philippines history with five and surpassing the number of appearances for an organization in a grand finals series with six.
Matches
Play-in Tournament (3) ONIC Philippines vs. (6) Aurora Gaming PH
The high-stakes play-in series opened with an aggressive, back-and-forth trade of map victories as both teams aggressively draft-picked to exploit their respective comfort zones in Games 1 and 2. As the series shifted into the randomly selected battlegrounds of Games 3 and 4, the draft strategies became heavily calculated, resulting in highly methodical macro play and meticulous objective setups from both sides. Aurora Gaming PH managed to seize early game momentum and critical objective controls in the deciding Game 5, successfully carving out a noticeable net-worth resource advantage. However, despite their lead, Aurora completely faltered in execution during five-on-five skirmishes, failing to secure a single clean team fight victory against ONIC’s superior late-game synergy. The definitive breaking point occurred during a chaotic Lord dance at the 21-minute mark, where ONIC PH executed a flawless team fight wipeout to decisively shatter Aurora's base and seal the hard-fought 3-2 series win.
Aurora's defeat becomes the worst performance post-world championship by a defending world champion, getting eliminated in the play-in tournament. Bren Esports – during their pit for a back-to-back in Season 7 – finished fourth place.
(4) Smart Omega vs. (5) Twisted Minds PH
In the second high-stakes play-in match of the opening day, Smart Omega and Twisted Minds PH collided in a highly anticipated bracket showdown that heavily favored tactical macro adjustments. Smart Omega immediately set a dominant tone in the early games, dictating the map tempo with aggressive early-game rotations and superb jungle control to consistently secure primary objectives. Twisted Minds PH attempted to counter this momentum with highly defensive draft pivots, aiming to drag the matches into the late-game territory where their scaling composition could thrive. However, Smart Omega routinely exposed their opponents' defensive gaps, executing clinical five-on-five team fights and punishing Twisted Minds' positioning errors before their scaling could reach full potential. By the fourth game, Omega completely choked out Twisted Minds' map presence, securing a clean base siege at the 16-minute mark to confidently close out the series with a decisive 3–1 victory.
Upper Bracket Semifinals (2) Team Falcons PH vs. (3) Onic Philippines
During the MPL Philippines Season 17 Playoffs, Onic Philippines delivered a 3-0 sweep over Team Falcons PH in the Upper Bracket Semifinals on Playoffs Day 2, dismantling the league's second-seeded team through their drafting, control, and team fighting. The victory highlighted Onic's playoff resurgence, as the squad transitioned from the departure of Kelra and the entry of Savero. With the sweep, Onic secured a place in the Upper Bracket Final and moved closer to qualifying for MSC 2026, while Team Falcons PH were sent to the lower bracket facing.
(1) Team Liquid PH vs. (4) Smart Omega
Team Liquid Philippines swept Smart Omega 3-0 in a commanding Lower Seed vs. Upper Seed clash on Playoffs Day 2. From the opening game, Liquid's superior macro play, objective setups, and team fight coordination consistently neutralized Omega's attempts to create momentum, allowing KarlTzy, Sanford, Sanji, and the rest of the squad to dictate the tempo across all three games and steadily build insurmountable advantages. The clean sweep secured Team Liquid PH's progression deeper into the upper bracket while reaffirming their championship credentials, as their disciplined execution and calculated aggression left Smart Omega with little room for comeback opportunities and highlighted the gap in playoff preparedness between the two teams.
Upper Bracket Finals (1) Team Liquid PH vs. (3) Onic Philippines