Team Liquid PH Hails as the MPL PH S15 Champions!

Team Liquid PH edges ONIC in a seven-game thriller to lift the MPL PH Season 15 crown

Makati City – June 1, 2025 — The function hall of Green Sun Hotel shook with every cheer as Team Liquid Philippines (TLPH) survived a heart-stopping best-of-seven against defending champion ONIC Philippines, clinching the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League Philippines (MPL PH) Season 15 title, 4-3. It was equal parts spectacle and strategy: seven maps, seven momentum swings, and one brand-new set of silverware for the Liquid banner.

More than bragging rights on the line

Season 15 offered a total prize pool of US $150,000, with the lion’s share of US $35,000 (≈ ₱1.9 million) going to the champion and US $20,000 to the runner-up. Regular-season performance bonuses and weekly MVP stipends sweetened the pot, but the real jackpot was a golden ticket to the Mid-Season Cup (MSC 2025) in Riyadh for both finalists — the tournament where Southeast Asia’s kings test their mettle on a global stage.

A season of attrition

MPL PH’s 15th outing began with eight franchised squads, trimmed to six for the playoffs after eight grinding regular-season weeks. By May 28 the bracket was set, and in true Filipino MLBB fashion every series felt personal. Liquid clawed their way through the lower bracket; ONIC defended the upper rung. Their collision tonight felt inevitable — old rivals meeting under brighter lights.

Game-by-game fireworks

Game 1 – Liquid’s opening salvo
TLPH struck first behind Oheb’s Granger and KarlTzy’s Baxia, a bruising one-two punch that snowballed lanes and objectives in 15 minutes flat.

Game 2 – ONIC’s Ling lesson
KingKong answered with textbook jungle Ling pathing: three buffs, Turtle control, and surgical tower sieges. With Baxia now on ONIC’s side, Liquid’s rotations stalled, and the series knotted 1-1.

Game 3 – Kelra’s Harith show
The reigning Finals MVP from Season 14 proved slippery as ever. Kelra’s Chrono-Dash dances racked up kills and turrets, nudging ONIC to a 2-1 edge.

Game 4 – Vision wins games
Liquid re-equipped Baxia and unleashed Sanji’s Selena. Constant Abyssal Traps lit up the fog, and KarlTzy’s engages never missed. Sanji pocketed the map-four MVP and the series reset, 2-2.

Game 5 – Jaypee’s 200 IQ backdoor
Teleport roulette stole the spotlight. With both sides trading Luo Yi and Chip ultimates for macro plays, Jaypee gambled on a midlane TP while ONIC postured side-lane. The Hail Mary worked; Liquid reached match point.

Game 6 – ONIC’s counter-punch
Kelra snowballed gold once more, Kirk’s Chou picked Liquid apart, and KingKong closed up shop with objective-perfect jungling. Seven games it would be.

Game 7 – Liquid ice in their veins
Liquid doubled down on the teleport comp, never relinquishing tempo. Oheb’s pristine positioning and KarlTzy’s picture-perfect Retribution sealed the deal at 21 minutes, sending blue jerseys and confetti skyward.

Sanji’s MVP moment

The panel handed Grand Finals MVP honors to mid-laner Sanji, citing his surgical Selena arrows, game-sense shot-calling, and steady presence during late-series teleports. It capped a redemption arc for the 19-year-old, once tagged “too aggressive,” now the calm voice that iced a championship.

Stars that lit the stage

• KarlTzy — already the first two-time MLBB world champion (M2 with Bren Esports, M4 with ECHO) and now back-to-back domestic king after titles in Seasons 13 and 15.
• Kelra — the “Filipino Savage,” Season 14 Finals MVP, still the gold-lane gold standard even in defeat.
• Oheb — Blacklist alumnus whose switch to Liquid this season paid instant dividends with clutch late-game target selection.
• KingKong — rookie-turned-headline act; his Ling and Hayabusa pocket picks terrorised back lines all season.

Their duels weren’t just mechanical showcases; they were master classes in macro. Each won map hinged on resource timing, vision control, and the split-second confidence to pull the trigger.

Where Season 15 fits in MPL lore

The Philippines remains MLBB’s most decorated region, and its domestic league has become must-see esports TV. Recent champions read like a who’s-who of global titlists:

Each new champion has subsequently carried the flag at global events. Season 15 continues that tradition, with both Liquid and ONIC securing slots at MSC 2025 Riyadh, where a multi-million-dollar purse and international bragging rights await.

Prizes, perks, and a growing ecosystem

Beyond the US $35,000 winner’s check, MPL PH dishes weekly appearance fees (US $170) and match-win bonuses up to US $900, incentivising every regular-season map. The league’s franchise system — adopted since Season 7 — has poured sponsorship money from telcos, handset makers, and airlines into team facilities and player salaries, making a pro MLBB career in the Philippines a realistic livelihood rather than a hobby.

What happens next

With passports stamped for Saudi Arabia, analysts already fancy a Philippine podium sweep at MSC. Liquid’s refined macro and ONIC’s explosive laning give the region a lethal one-two combination. Both rosters will have just three weeks to patch meta shifts, secure visas, and scrim against Indonesian and Burmese counterparts who now have seven games’ worth of Liquid-ONIC VODs to dissect.

Final whistle

For seven games the Green Sun crowd gasped, booed, and screamed — sometimes within the same minute. It was Mobile Legends distilled: chaotic team fights tempered by surgical shot-calling, flashy mechanics backed by ice-cold objective control. Team Liquid PH’s championship run reminds fans that even dynasties are temporary and every split spawns a new storyline. ONIC walk away scarred but still Saudi-bound; Liquid hoist a trophy and extend their dynasty talk.

If tonight proved anything, it’s that MPL PH remains the beating heart of global MLBB — and somewhere in Makati, a kid just decided to queue another ranked game, dreaming of their own Game 7 teleport play.