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Blacklist International reclaims their MPL Philippines crown

In the grand finale between Blacklist International and ECHO PH, Blacklist International won 4-2 and edged out the competition to be the MPL-PH S10 Champions. They will take home the lion’s share of $150,000, and a ticket to the M4 World Championships happening in Jakarta on Jan. 1-16, 2023.

They will once again clash with ECHO in the legendary championship, that garnered a peak-concurrent viewership of 3.1 million viewers in the last iteration according to analytics partner Esports Charts.

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Over 4,500 audiences came to support their favorite teams at Blue Leaf Cosmopolitan in Quezon City. The grand finals saw a staggering 1,600 offline viewers and an online viewership of over 900,000, with audiences as far as Singapore coming with handmade banners and clappers to give their teams more strength. This support helped to propel Edward Jay “Edward” Dapadap to become the Finals MVP, winning $1,000.

The 10th season grand finale came with a special 11 MPL Philippines Legends awards ceremony to mark the league’s longlasting operations in the nation, and outstanding talents which has followed its journey. Manjean was announced as the special 11th MPL Philippines Legend, given his contribution to the community and league over the last few years.