MPL Philippines Season 7
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| 2021 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Game | Mobile Legends: Bang Bang |
| Location | Philippines |
| Dates | March 19, 2021–May 30, 2021 |
| Administrator | Moonton |
Tournament formats |
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| Teams | 10 |
| Purse | $120,000 USD |
| Final positions | |
| Champion | Blacklist International |
| 1st runners-up | Execration |
| 2nd runners-up | AURA Philippines |
| MVP | Edward Jay "EDWARD" Dapadap (Blacklist International) |
The MPL Philippines Season 7 was the seventh season of the Mobile Legends Professional League (MPL) in the Philippines and the seventh iteration of the tournament.. At that time, Bren Esports, who came off from a victorious run in the M2 World Championship securing a historic championship for the Philippines, were the defending champions as they have defeated Execration in the previous season 6, 4 games to 2.[1]
The season began on March 19, 2021, and concluded with the final game of the season's playoffs, the grand finals, with Blacklist International securing the league championship against Execration after a full-seven game in a best-of-seven championship series, 4 games to 3, to claim its maiden championship. This was the final season that the promotion and relegation system was used as starting in eighth season, the league turned into a professional franchise-based league.
M2 World Champions Bren Esports were deemed as the favorites to repeat as MPL-PH Champions for this season, as the squad have won the MLBB M2 World Championships in Singapore earlier on January 24, 2021, taking down Myanmar's Burmese Ghouls, 4 games to 3 in a best-of-7 championship series.[2][3] They also have beaten Execration in the previous season in six games, 4 games to 2 to claim its maiden championship.[1]
- This was the first MPL appearance for Playbook Esports and Work Auster Force, that qualified from the Open Qualifiers which saw thousands of teams across the country fight for a spot in the league.[4]
