RSG PH has dominated the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League – Philippines (MPL-PH) Season 9. Held at the SMX Convention Center, the competition concluded with RSG PH coming off victorious in a best-of-seven (BO7) series against Smart Omega.

With a score of 4-1, the Kingslayers triumped over the Kings of SEA, snatched the national title as the new kings of the MPL Philippines.

“We’ve done our part here in the Philippines, and for the MSC, our job has just started. I’m proud of this team,” said Coach Brian “Panda” Lim in a post-match interview.

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RSG PH is the first foreign-owned team to win an MPL Philippines title. Meanwhile, RSG PH’s Exp-laner Nathanael “Nathzz” Estrologo was declared the Grand Final MVP for his outstanding performance in the playoffs.

Smart

Both RSG PH and Smart Omega will represent the country to the upcoming Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Southeast Asia Cup (MSC) 2022 in June.

The MPL-PH Season 9 is sponsored by Smart as the official telco partner. Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart), the official telco partner of the MPL-PH Season 9, which also serves as the internet provider for the screening of the playoffs to championships.

Smart serves 96% of the country’s population with its combined 2G, 3G, 4G LTE and 5G network, providing mobile communications services, high-speed internet connectivity, and access to digital services and content to over 71.2 million Filipinos (as of Dec. 2021), through its commercial brands Smart and TNT. Smart also offers satellite communication services under the brand Smart World.

This year, official tech partner Samsung has also joined PayMaya (Now known as Maya Bank) as official sponsors. Secretlab, Gillette, Everest Appliances, and J&T joined the roster of the official esports partners.