The Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League MENA (MPL MENA) has unveiled VOV Gaming, a subsidiary of Saudi Arabian esports and gaming company Savvy Games Group, as Presenting Partner for MPL MENA Fall Split 2023. As the leading brand in ‘Building Communities’ and pioneering esports, virtual reality, and modern video gaming in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, VOV Gaming will elevate the competitive and fan experience this season by hosting the tournament at its state-of-the-art venues and providing integrated marketing support.
Jerry Gamez, CEO at VOV Gaming, said: “MPL MENA is renowned for giving aspiring esports athletes a platform to showcase their talents on the international stage. This dovetails perfectly with VOV, which is home to the next generation of gaming and esports venues and services. Through its offerings and partnerships with leading brands, VOV enables gamers of all genders, disciplines, and abilities to explore their passion, learn new skills, and unlock their potential. This season, players and fans can look forward to a supercharged competitive arena – one that empowers our athletes to soar beyond their limits.”
This season’s MPL MENA theme, “Soar Beyond Limits”, reflects the opportunity that await the winning team – the right to spread their wings on the global stage at the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang M5 World Championship 2023. The region’s top eight Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) teams will battle for that privilege and the lion’s share of the US$100,000 (~SAR375,000) prize pool when the league commences this Friday, 8 September.
MPL MENA Fall Split 2023 Regular Season Schedule & Team List
Defending champions Team Occupy will kick the season off against newcomers Team Falcons in the opening match on 9 September at 9:00 PM AST/GMT+3. Fans will be sizing up Team Falcons and their potential to be genuine title contenders this season, especially with Team Occupy’s star players from last season, Lio and Goodnight, having joined Team Falcons.
The Regular Season will follow a single round-robin format, Best-of-Three (BO3) match format. After all 28 matches have been played, each of the top teams from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and United Arab Emirates (UAE), as well as the second-best performing team, will advance to the Playoffs, which will be held from 19 to 21 October.
The full team list:
- Curse Squad
- Geekay Esports
- Okami eSports
- Team Falcons
- Team Occupy
- Team SEN
- Triple Esports
- Twisted Minds
All games will be streamed live from 9:00 PM AST/GMT+3 each Saturday and Sunday, on the following platforms:
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Arabic Facebook page
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Arabic TikTok channel
- MLBB MENA BIGO channel
- MLBB Arabic Twitch channel
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Facebook page
- Mobile Legends Esports Facebook page
- MLBB-مواجهة الأبطال YouTube channel
- MLBB Esports YouTube channel
- MLBB YouTube channel
New Season, New Challengers
This season marks some of the biggest transfers for MPL MENA, with the returning teams having heavily revamped their rosters as they strive to reach greater heights this season. With a new season comes a completely blank slate, and teams will be looking to prove themselves and go from #ZerotoHero.
Title favourites Team Occupy, Team Falcons, and Okami eSports will want to progress to the Playoffs, with anything less unacceptable, given their proven quality and versatility. However, the other teams will want to shake up the competition – Triple Esports, Curse Squad, and Geekay Esports will be relying on its seasoned MPL MENA veterans, while newcomers Twisted Minds and Team SEN have all to play for.
- Team Occupy
The two-time MPL MENA defending champions – of the 2023 Spring and 2022 Fall Splits – have freshened up its roster with an almost all-Egyptian lineup. Their preference to dominate right from the early game and through teamfights will make them one of the favourites for the season. However, their loss of Lio and Goodnight will be significant, and it remains to be seen if they can fill their voids.
- Mahmoud “7oda” Ayman Saleh Abdel Rahman (Jungler)
- Ahmed “Smile” Mohsen Ahmed Fawzy Moustafa (Mid Laner)
- Belal “Speedyyy” Adel Saleh Sheref Dahab (Gold Laner)
- Ahmed “Alpho” Osama Ibrahim Aly (EXP Laner)
- Amr “Maro” Khaled Rashid Amin (Roamer)
- Amr “Kakashi” Wafed Yassein Hafez Elsayed (SUB)
- Philip “NABZ” Christian Garcia Gannaban (Coach)
- Abdelrahman Mohamed Elsayed Mohamed Elshamy (Manager)
- Team Falcons
Team Falcons, one of the biggest esports organisations in Saudi Arabia, makes its debut this season with an impressive lineup boasting the formidable Jungler, Lio, and the talented Mid-Laner, Goodnight, both of whom secured the runner-up position in the MPL MENA Spring Split 2023 with Team Occupy. They’ve also recruited Lawtrick, a Gold Lane powerhouse from MPL Malaysia champions TODAK.
- Mahmoud “Lio” Mostafa Mahmoud Elsayed (Jungler)
- Fabito “Goodnight” Bacog Jaylord (Mid Laner)
- Patrick “Lawtrick” Lawrence Gonzaga Ciego (Gold Laner)
- Abdulaziz “Hulk” Helal Sulaimani (EXP Laner)
- Ahmad “Super” Sameer Ibraheem Alzaglul (Roamer)
- Ramez “Ramez” Elsayed Mohamed Elsayed Hassanin (SUB)
- Mahmoud “R4” Sayed Sedik Salem Ali (SUB)
- Tariq Zeyad Salem Al Khatatneh (Manager)
- Okami eSports
After a heart-wrenching loss to Team Occupy in the intense MPL MENA Spring Split Finals, Okami eSports has switched up its line-up entirely, bringing in Filipino talents H4NIESALAS and Yunaan, as well as Filipino coach Dalyot. With hefty investments and a focus on recruiting Filipino talent and management, they will hope their determination will lift them to surpass last season’s performance by securing them qualification to the M5 World Championship this time.
- Amir “Kenji” Tarek Abdelwaged Mahmoud Mohamed (Jungler)
- Dan “Yunaan” Marco Anthony Laranjo La Victoria (Mid Laner)
- Simon “H4NIESALAS” Clayton Dela Cruz Salas (Gold Laner)
- Noureldein “Senzi” Khaled Elsayed Othman Hassan (EXP Laner)
- Mahmoud “RiseCrim” Ahmed Sayed Ahmed Rawash (Roamer)
- Naif “Fury77” Jmah A Alslobi (SUB)
- Ivan “Dalyot” Dale Cabatingan Hipulan (Coach)
- Andrew Jadulco Baronda (Manager)
- Triple Esports
Hailing from the heart of Saudi Arabia, Triple Esports enters the MPL MENA arena for the first time. However, most of their line-up will be immediately recognisable to MPL MENA fans, with most of Triple Esports’ line-up having joined from last season’s third-placed team, WildAxe. This includes veteran jungler Tarzannn, who will be sure to excite fans with his electrifying touch. Triple Esports will be looking to build upon their impressive reputation within the Saudi gaming landscape by shaking up the competition as one of its stronger contenders.
- Mohammed “Tarzannn” Ayman M Kharabah (Jungler)
- Abdullah “LarK” Mohammed S Alshammari (Mid Laner)
- Ahmad “Fury” Zeyad Ahmad Alzyod (Gold Laner)
- Ayman “Sanji” Othman Bin Muidh Alqarni (EXP Laner)
- Moayed “Trolll” Ayman M Kharaba (Roamer)
- Muath “Cuffin” Saad S Alkoraini (SUB)
- Sulaiman “Saano” Musallam S Alrashdi (SUB)
- John “Lyrick” Henrick Calahi (Coach)
- Geekay Esports
Geekay Esports’ all-Egyptian roster will be one to be watched this season. They dominated in the Egypt Open Qualifers, with three-season veteran Koba leading the charge. The Gold Laner will be an integral part of their title push and is expected to be a leader and mentor to league debutants Ryujin, Bazo, and Top 500.
- Ahmed “Bazo” Waheed Rafeek Abdelmoneim (Jungler)
- Mohamed “Ryujin” Sherif Fayz Mahmoud (Mid Laner)
- Mohmmed “Koba” Mhmoud Mohmmed Teleb Abdrabou (Gold Laner)
- Mohamed “Ghost” Saeed Attia Elgmeay (EXP Laner)
- Mohamed “Shen” Ahmed helmy Mohamed Elshanawany (Roamer)
- Adel “Top 500” Khaled Allam (SUB)
- Mohamad Ghafour (Manager)
- Curse Squad
Curse Squad returns with renewed vigor after failing to qualify for last season’s Playoffs. They have since reinvented their line-up, having merged with fellow Regular Season contenders, Royals Esports. The refreshed Curse Squad line-up comprises five different ethicities – Iraq, Kuwait, Palestine, the Philippines, and Saudi Arabia – united by their passion for competitive MLBB. They will be looking to weaponise its multicultural line-up to show up the rest of the competition.
- Orayfan “Arshven Zz” Jamaan O Alsulaimani (Jungler)
- Mohammed “Laverio” Jabbar Nufie (Mid Laner)
- Moustafa “Terrible” Ayman Meari (Gold Laner)
- Hamad “Lightemon” Fajri Faleh Alazmi (EXP Laner)
- Joshua “SUPER4wky” Ortaleza Besa (Roamer)
- Jomell “KingCara” De Castro Gallano (SUB)
- Malak Jamaan O Alsulaimani (Manager)
- Team SEN
Team SEN makes its debut in MPL MENA this season, having advanced from the Saudi Arabia Open Qualifiers. With most of its line-up having never featured in the league, Team SEN remains an enigma. They do have a recognisable face in Zerooo, who joins having placed third last season with WildAxe. As their captain and beacon of experience, he will be expected to lead the rest of the team. Fans will be especially interested to see how Zerooo performs against his old teammates in their new team, Triple Esports.
- Rakan “Bingo” Rizq Allah A Alayli (Jungler)
- Abdulrahman “Zerooo” Jameel A Aljameeli (Mid Laner)
- Mohammed “Roma” Ibrahim J Abdulrahim (Gold Laner)
- Mohammad “Faris” Faraj Asal Alajmi (EXP Laner)
- Fuad “Hero” Hassan J Almalki (Roamer)
- Saud “Dinzr” Lafi S Alotaibi (SUB)
- Jamal “Jamal” Khaled S Almtheebi (Coach)
- Twisted Minds
Twisted Minds, a respected gaming organisation in the MENA region, enters the competitive MLBB arena this season. Seasoned Jungler Zid marks his triumphant return to MPL MENA after a one-season hiatus, infusing Twisted Minds with experience and fire for the season ahead.
- Moyad “Doremi” Mousa Mahmoud Abdallah (Jungler)
- Mahmoud “7agar” Zuhier Mahmoud Al Ali (Mid Laner)
- Huthaifa “FoFo” Amin Sulieman Abuabteh (Gold Laner)
- Adrian “Z-Dragon” Be Chavez Bolotano (EXP Laner)
- Zaid “Zid” Arafat Hashem Alhelo (Roamer)
- Bernard “Naix” Ian Dumlao Santella (SUB)
- Yaqoob “Suzoi” Qusay Yaqoob (SUB)
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