Newsletter: Tryke Gutierrez Talks Blacklist International, Esports, and What’s Next for Blacklist International

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In a recent exclusive interview, Tryke Gutierrez, CEO of Tier One Entertainment, got real about the incredible journey of Blacklist International and what’s next for esports. Honestly, I’m still trying to wrap my head around all the things he said. Here are some of the highlights.

"We exceeded what we expected to achieve."Tryke started off by talking about Blacklist International, and it was wild to hear how far they’ve come. Back in 2020, when the team first got started, not many people believed they could make it big. "We were just a bunch of people with an idea, and honestly, I never thought it would get this far," he said. But fast forward to today and Blacklist is a world champion, one of the top esports teams in the world. "It’s beyond what we imagined," Tryke admitted, and I think that’s something fans can really appreciate how humble and thankful he is about the team’s success.

Newsletter: Retribution Rumble Weekend: The Final Week of MPL-PH S14 Regular Season

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This weekend, the stage is set for the Retribution Rumble featured in the most intense final week of MPL PH Season 14 yet. 

Newsletter: MPL PH launches early bird ticket sale, unveils bigger community events for Season 14 playoffs!

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Sales for the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League Philippines (MPL PH) Season 14 Playoffs Early Bird Tickets officially go live on 28 September, 1 PM (GMT +8), to 9 October, 1 PM (GMT +8), or until tickets sold out. Fans can avail of the tickets with a 25% discount or only PHP 300, with lots of on-ground activities such as exhibition games, team shops, sponsor zones, and more!

Newsletter: The Dawn Of A New Rivalry: Much-awaited battle between Blacklist International and Aurora happening in MPL Philippines Season 14 Week 1!

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Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) Professional League (MPL) Philippines starts tomorrow, 16 August, with the opener between Smart Omega (OMG) and TNC Pro Team (TNC). All eyes are on TNC's former analyst turned coach Caisam "Wolf" Nopueto's historic coaching and how he can help the team move up from the bottom of the standings. Is his analytics-driven approach enough to help the Phoenix rise from the ashes?

Newsletter: Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Esports unveils 2024 Roadmap, MSC to rebrand as Mid-Season Cup

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Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Esports has unveiled its 2024 roadmap, which includes the rebranding of MSC to the Mid Season Cup. First announced in the 2024 esports roadmap video, the Mid-Season Cup was rebranded in line with MOONTON Games' Esports for Everyone vision to promote diversity and inclusivity for more global athletes to have the opportunity to compete in one of the most-watched esports tournaments worldwide. The Mid Season Cup will be held outside Southeast Asia for the first time, with more participating regions, including China, and a larger prize pool. 

Newsletter: AP Bren, Blacklist International to defend motherland in the M5 World Championship

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International gaming developer and publisher MOONTON Games, together with Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League - Philippines (MPL-PH) held a send off rites for the Philippine delegates AP Bren and Blacklist International to the M5 World Championship. 

Newsletter: The M5 World Championship introduces Wild Card format

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The M5 World Championship will introduce a Wild Card format in addition to the Group and Knockout stages of the competition. Marking its fifth anniversary, the M Series turns to a new chapter with a new and upgraded tournament model to boost the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang esports ecosystem. 

 

Newsletter: The M5 Wild Card Commences This Week! Which Two Teams Will Advance To the M5 World Championship?

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The M5 World Championship Wild Card commences this week! Introduced by Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) Esports this year, the inaugural M5 Wild Card will be held at the JioSpace arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 23 to 26 November. 

Newsletter: AP Bren seizes the MPL Philippines crown to qualify for the M5 World Championship and MPLI!

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The Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League in the Philippines (MPL-PH) Grand Finals saw AP Bren claiming the Season 12 crown! In the grand finale against Blacklist International, The Bees pursued their path to greatness and stung the Codebreakers in a dominating fashion, ending the best-of-seven match with a score of 4:1. 

Newsletter: PH Super Pass and Grand Finals MVP Passes sold out - M5 World Championship

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Launched just yesterday, the early bird PH Super Pass and MVP Pass for the M5 World Championship Grand Finals, the international flagship Mobile Legends: Bang Bang of the Year, has fully sold out! Priced at ₱2,899.00 (USD 51.70) and ₱3,199.00 (USD 57.00) respectively, the PH Super Pass and MVP Pass wields several entitlements, including limited merchandise, priority queue for qualifying esports team meet-and-greets, and more. The MVP Pass (16 December, Grand Finals) was fully sold out in three hours, followed by PH Super Pass shortly after. 

Newsletter: MOONTON Games forges partnership with DOT to co-host M5 World Championship, Wild Card, Group Stage and Knockout venues revealed

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From left to right: Department of Tourism Director for Sports and Film Tourism Robby Alabado III, Chief of Staff and Undersecretary for Legal and Special Concerns, MOONTON Games Philippine Esports Head Logan Shaw, MOONTON Games Regional PR Manager Keith Medrano

International gaming developer and publisher MOONTON Games has signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with the Philippines Department of Tourism (DOT) to co-host the M5 World Championship, the world's biggest Mobile Legends: Bang Bang esports event that kickstarts in Manila on December 2, 2023, with early bird prices, tournament venues, and ticket sales announced at the ceremony.

Newsletter: MPL-PH Season 12 Playoffs tickets officially launch, grand finals tickets almost sold out!

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MPL Philippines (MPL-PH), the country's most prestigious MLBB esports tournament, will welcome fans anew to a bigger venue. On its 12th iteration, MPL-PH officially announced that the playoffs season will be held for five days from October 25-29, 2023, at EVM Convention Center, 37 Central Ave., Quezon City. 

Newsletter: Top collegiate MLBB teams face off at first Smart University Clash

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PLDT wireless unit and top esports supporter Smart Communications, Inc. recently gathered the top collegiate teams for the first nationwide inter-school Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) tournament played over the Smart Giga Arena. 

Newsletter: Grassroots esports teams play to help feed the hungry, break stigma on mental health

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Who would have thought that a mobile game tournament could be an opportunity to change lives?

 

For GameLab and Redlist, winning the recent GIGA Arena Street League, an esports tournament powered by Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) allowed them not only to showcase their skills in Mobile Legends, but also to extend help to those in need.

 

Newsletter: Road to redemption: Smart Omega gears up for MPL Season 11

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Smart Omega, the professional esports team backed by Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart), is gearing up for the upcoming Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League, the biggest mobile games competition in Southeast Asia.

Newsletter: Local esports teams play-it-forward to give LearnSmart kits to DepEd Samar, Masbate

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Winners of the recent GIGA Arena Street League, an esports tournament powered by Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) have turned over LearnSmart kits to their chosen beneficiary, the Department of Education, benefitting almost 13,000 students in alternative learning system (ALS) communities in Masbate and Samar.

Newsletter: Smart backs Omega CODM preps for Worlds

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PLDT’s wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) is backing its professional esports team, Smart Omega Call of Duty Mobile for the World Championships happening in December in Raleigh, USA.

Newsletter: Fight toxicity with the right gameplay and attitude – Smart Omega captains

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Donning black and green jackets, the signature colors of Smart Omega, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang team captain Patrick James “E2Max” Caidic and Call of Duty Mobile team leader Jerrold “Woopiiee” Regay shared how esports changed their lives through the most recent Better Today Conversations under the Power Move Project of PLDT Inc. and its wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart). 

 

Newsletter: Lil Nas X teams up with League Of Legends for Worlds Championship anthem STAR WALKIN’

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Fresh off back-to-back sold out shows at NYC’s Radio City Music Hall, multiplatinum recording artist and the new President of League of Legends, Lil Nas X, has joined forces with LoL Esports to unveil his new single and this year’s highly-anticipated Worlds Championship anthem, “STAR WALKIN’ (League of Legends Worlds Anthem).”

Newsletter: Two-peat win of Smart Omega CODM reaps praise, regionals next

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Leading mobile services provider Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) is proud of its professional esports team Smart Omega Call of Duty: Mobile (CODM) for bagging the two-peat championship title in the recently concluded Garena Masters Season 3.