M4 World Championship

2023 - 1 - 2

Post cover
Image courtesy of "Sports Interactive Network Philippines"

'Part of the job,' OhMyV33nus says of holidays away from home (Sports Interactive Network Philippines)

For Blacklist captain Johnmar “OhMyV33nus” Villaluna, making sacrifices is part of their job.

Everything has different strategies so we have to prepare for each team, depending on how they play.” “We only have a few samples and we just relied on that," explained BON CHAN. "And that’s the beauty of facing different regions.” “It’s about the mindset because if I experienced the holiday in the PH, we won’t have M4. He added: “Some regions have aggressive gameplay, while some regions have defensive gameplay. After suffering a defeat against Indonesia’s IESF roster last December, the team knew momentum was against them as they prepared for their M series title defense.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "AFK Gaming"

The Valley Proves Doubters Wrong With a Win Against S11 in M4 ... (AFK Gaming)

The Valley secures massive victory over S11 Gaming Argentina in the M4 World Championship group stage.

With another Lord secured, The Valley headed straight to the Nexus at the 14-minute mark and closed the match with a massive victory against S11 Gaming Argentina. With a massive lead in all resources, the NA squad went all out at the 11-minute mark and opened up the EXP lane, pushing S11 to go on the defensive with little chance of recovery. This continued at the 5-minute and 7-minute mark with constant pressure and Turtle secures from the NA squad, pushing S11 Gaming Argentina into a bad situation in the early game.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "AFK Gaming"

RRQ Akira Takes Down Fan-Favorite Squad The Valley in the M4 ... (AFK Gaming)

RRQ Akira redeemed itself after its lackluster performance back in the M3 World Championship, when the team was still playing under Keyd Stars. The squad will ...

A massive wipeout in favor of RRQ Akira occurred at the 10-minute mark, pushing The Valley into a much more disadvantageous position. RRQ Akira’s Arthur "Tekashi" Nascimento was able to spearhead the squad to a seven-kill lead and took the first EXP Lane turret at the 7-minute mark. The Brazilian squad of RRQ Akira won the match with a large number of kills while the North American (NA) team, The Valley only got a few kills.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "Rappler"

Echo frustrates RRQ in M4 World Championship opener even as ... (Rappler)

Yawi gets sidelined, but Echo nonetheless dominates Indonesian powerhouse RRQ Hoshi in the group stage of the M4 World Championship.

Echo eyes a sweep of the group stage when it faces RSG Singapore and Occupy Thrones of Egypt on Wednesday for a spot in the upper bracket playoffs. Jaypee held the fort using Khufra and assisted on 14 of their 17 kills as Echo overcame arguably its toughest foe in Group C. Alston “Sanji” Pabico and Benedict “Bennyqt” Gonzales dazzled in their world championship debut as Echo gained a share of the lead in Group C, tying RSG Singapore with identical 1-0 cards.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "Tiebreaker Times"

Yawi sits out ECHO's opening match in M4 (Tiebreaker Times)

Tristan “Yawi” Cabrera sat out ECHO's opening game against RRQ Hoshi in the M4 World Championship, Monday night. Yawi is currently involved in an alleged ...

Filling in for Yawi is veteran roamer Jaypee “Jaypee” Dela Cruz. The former MPL PH MVP joins the core of Karl “KarlTzy” Nepomuceno, Benedict “Bennyqt” Gonzales, Alaton “Sanji” Pabico, and Sanford “Sanford” Vinuya in the starting five. ECHO placed second in the MPL Philippines Season 10.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "ABS-CBN News"

M4: Sans Yawi, Echo open M4 title campaign with win over RRQ (ABS-CBN News)

Echo Philippines on Monday started their M4 World Championship campaign with a convincing win over former coach Michael 'Arcadia' Bocado and Indonesia's RRQ ...

With the results, RRQ Hoshi split its matches. Jaypee, in his first world tournament appearance since the inaugural M1 world championships, chalked up 9 assists. The Valley, RRQ split matches

Post cover
Image courtesy of "Sports Interactive Network Philippines"

'Part of the job,' OhMyV33nus says of holidays away from home (Sports Interactive Network Philippines)

For Blacklist captain Johnmar “OhMyV33nus” Villaluna, making sacrifices is part of their job.

Everything has different strategies so we have to prepare for each team, depending on how they play.” “We only have a few samples and we just relied on that," explained BON CHAN. "And that’s the beauty of facing different regions.” “It’s about the mindset because if I experienced the holiday in the PH, we won’t have M4. He added: “Some regions have aggressive gameplay, while some regions have defensive gameplay. After suffering a defeat against Indonesia’s IESF roster last December, the team knew momentum was against them as they prepared for their M series title defense.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "Manila Bulletin"

Sanji shines as ECHO opens M4 bid with rout of home bet RRQ (Manila Bulletin)

There's no such thing as rookie jitters for Alston “Sanji” Pabico as he lead ECHO to a masterful performance over RRQ Hoshi that opened its campaign in the ...

In the first Lord fight, ECHO scored a two-man pickoff on RRQ that allowed them to secure the objective and take down the outer turrets of the Indonesian representatives. That, however, couldn’t stop ECHO from cruising to the victory as they completed the three-man wipe in the next Lord fight to put the nail on the coffin on RRQ and silence the raucous home crowd. There’s no such thing as rookie jitters for Alston “Sanji” Pabico as he lead ECHO to a masterful performance over RRQ Hoshi that opened its campaign in the M4 World Championship on a high note at the Bali United Studio in Indonesia on Monday, Jan.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "ONE Esports"

OhMyV33nus and Wise chose to make these big personal sacrifices ... (ONE Esports)

Blacklist International Johnmar "OhMyV33nus" Villaluna shared what it's like missing out on holiday celebrations to prepare for the M4 World Championship.

GMT+8 and Myanmar’s [Falcon Esports](https://www.oneesports.gg/mobile-legends/falcon-esports-myanmar-m4-rep/) at 8 p.m. [Burn X Flash](https://www.oneesports.gg/mobile-legends/burn-x-flash-zico-covid-m4/) tomorrow at 6 p.m. Follow [ONE Esports on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/ONEEsports) for more Mobile Legends: Bang Bang and M4 news, guides, and updates. “For me, it’s really all about passion If your dream is to become a world champion,” he added. The team had been staying in Indonesia since December 17 to prepare for the tournament. It’s all about mindset,” he said.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "Sports Interactive Network Philippines"

Jaypee turns back the clock with ECHO victory over RRQ (Sports Interactive Network Philippines)

THE MUCH-AWAITED matchup between the "Baby Alien" Albert “Alberttt” Iskandar and the Filipino prodigy Karl “KarlTzy” Nepomuceno finally happened in the ...

However, not everything was smooth sailing for the Pinoy team as RRQ still had a trump card left. This limited RRQ in most teamfights, and ECHO could afford to patiently wait and dissect their foes with KarlTzy’s setups. The assistance from Jaypee was important for Bennyqt to acquire key items in skirmishes.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "GMA News Online"

Coach Mundo's Occupy Thrones goes winless in two games; RRQ ... (GMA News Online)

The second day of the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang M4 World Championship didn't exactly go well for other Filipinos seeing action in the tournament.

The Valley, whose core is composed of the now-defunct BTK squad, also features Filipino players in Peter "Basic" Lozano and Chris Amiel "Mielow" Enobio. RRQ has a Filipino tactician in Michael "Arcadia" Bocado, who was elevated as the head coach for their M4 campaign after serving as the team's analyst. Meanwhile, RRQ Hoshi and The Valley, both of which have Filipino representatives in their roster, split their respective games for the day.

Explore the last week