Roster shakeups mark new era in MPL PH Season 15


At a glance

  • Major roster shakeups, largely due to the take over of two new franchises, marked the beginning of what is brewing to be another epic and competitive season of the MPL Philippines.


Not only have players changed jerseys but teams have also changed colors.

Major roster shakeups, largely due to the take over of two new franchises, marked the beginning of what is brewing to be another epic and competitive season of the MPL Philippines.

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The eight teams have finally revealed their roster over the last few days led by the newcomers Twisted Minds and Falcon Esports – two teams that made the biggest moves in the offseason.

With the two Saudi Arabia organizations looking to be competitive right from the get go, they tapped established names in the local scene with Twisted Minds PH acquiring players from the now defunct Blacklist International MLBB team.

Led by M3 World Champion coach Kristoffer “Bon Chan” Ricaplaza, Twisted Minds is parading a team that featured Salic “Hadji” Imam, Michael “MP the King” Endino, James “Jeymz” Gloria, Jhonville “Outplayed” Villar, Joemearie “Escalera” Santos and Stephen “Sensui” Castillo.

Falcon Esports, on the other hand, bought out the roster of AP.Bren to boast a world champion caliber team in the quintet of David “Flaptzy” Canon, Angelo “Pheww” Arcangel, Marco “Super Marco” Requitano, Kyle “Kyletzy” Sayson and Rowgien “Owgwen” Unigo.

AP.Bren, for its part, is set to undergo a rebuilding period after tapping the core of amateur team Lazy Esports composed of Landher "Der" San Gabriel, Jerry "Chovskrt" Nicol, Jefferdson "Kkdot" Mogol, James "JamesPangkz" Mendoza, Carl "Shizou" Valdez, and Aaren "Sindel" Palomo.

Aiming to rise from the ashes of its eighth place finish last season, TNC is also parading a retooled roster built around the acquisition of star roamer and M4 titlist Tristan “Yawi” Cabrera. 

Markk "Zaida" Palma, Frediemar "3MarTzy" Serafico, Jhon Marl "Lord JM" Sebastian, and Kyle "Koyl" Reyes to join holdovers Salvick "Kouzen" Tolarba and Lance "LanceCy" Cunanan.

While other teams went for an overhaul to their rosters, some teams, meanwhile, are sticking to their guns and only added a few more weapons to the crew.

Defending champion Onic Philippines kept its M6 winning crew composed of Duane “Kelra” Pillas, Cyric “K1NGKONG” Perez, Jann “Kirk” Gutierrez, Frince “Super Frince” and Borris ‘Brusko’ Parro and only added Caisam “Wolf” Nepueto as part of its coaching staff.

Team Liquid PH, on the other hand, added Kiel “Oheb” Soriano at the gold lane to join hands with fellow stars Karl “Karltzy” Nepomuceno, Sanford “Sanford” Vinuya, Alston “Sanji” Pabico and Jaypee “Jaypee” Dela Cruz.

Likewise, Aurora Gaming also wants to have its roster another shot this season, not making any adjutsment to the five composed of  Renejay "Renejay" Barcarse, Kenneth "Yue" Tadeo, Edward "Edward" Jay Dapadap, Jonard Cedrix "Demonkite" Caranto, and Jan "Domeng" Delmundo.