SIBOL, the Philippines’ national esports team, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) retained its throne at the 31st Southeast Asian Games. Team Philippines earned the gold medal after taking down Team Indonesia in the Finals in four games.
Team SIBOL MLBB roster is comprised of veteran players from Blacklist International namely Johnmar “PHI VILLALUNA” Villaluna as team captain, together with Danerie “PHI DEL ROSARIO” Del Rosario, Salic “Hadji” Imam, and Dexter “PHI ALABA” Alaba. They were joined by amateur players Kyle “PHI SOTO” Soto, Howard “PHI GONZALES” Gonzales, and Russel “PHI USI” Usi.
According to Esports Charts, the 31st SEA Games MLBB tournament reached a new peak-concurrent viewership of 2.2 million with an average of 610,000 viewers.
| Rank | Country | Roster |
|---|---|---|
| GOLD | Philippines | Johnmar “PHI VILLALUNA” Villaluna Danerie “PHI DEL ROSARIO” Del Rosario Salic “Hadji” Imam Dexter “PHI ALABA” Alaba, Kyle “PHI SOTO” Soto Howard “PHI GONZALES” Gonzales Russel “PHI USI” Usi Coaches – Kristoffer “PHI RICAPLAZA” Ricaplaza and Aniel “PHI JIANDANI” Jiandani |
| SILVER | Indonesia | Albert Neilsen “INA Alberttt” Iskandar Gilang “INA SANZ” Calvin “INA VYN” Rivaldi “INA R7” Fatah Calvin “INA CW” Winata Nicky Fernando “INA Kiboy” Pontonuwu Ihsan Besari “INA Luminaire” Kusudana Coach – Chen Jui “INA James” Teng. |
| BRONZE | Singapore | Chong “SGP Soul” Ru Chyi Basil’ “SGP Seilah” Lim Remas “SGP Remaniscent” Ker Akihiro “SGP JPL” Furusawa Adam “SGP Adammir” Chong Coach – Daryl “SGP Youngin” Ng |
The Philippines and Indonesia were also in the finals in the 30th SEA Games MLBB in 2019 with the Philippines winning in five games.
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