MPL Cambodia Season 6 returns to action March 23rd

One of Southeast Asia’s premier Mobile Legends: Bang Bang regions will now also return to worldwide pro play.

MPL Cambodia’s Season 6 will launch on March 23rd, featuring a host of various Khmer teams.

Daniel Chew, MOONTON Games Cambodia Head of Esports, said, “Cambodia is home to MLBB esports players with exceptional performances and we believe that the Khmer teams will, once again, pull off surprising strategies this season. MPL Cambodia Season 6 has a bigger challenge and we are thrilled to see how far the Khmer teams can go to fight for their kingdom and the country’s glory.”

“This season, eight Khmer squads will carry on the mission to fight for the kingdom and take home the biggest share of the prize pool worth US$40,000.00.

M5 World Championship 5th-6th placer See You Soon will once again participate in the country’s most prestigious tournament along with CFU Gaming, Team Flash (formerly known as Burn X Flash), Team Max, D-Roar Legends, and 2024 Challenger Cup winners Team SV and Duck Rice Esport.

The top Cambodian squad will become part of the 2024 Mid-Season Cup or MSC, which will venture outside Southeast Asia as part of the Esports World Cup in Saudi Arabia. The said tournament will feature the biggest ever in MLBB history: US$3 million.

17 IMPORTS PLAYING IN CAMBODIA

MPL Cambodia Season 6 will witness new and improved strategies including the changes in the teams’ rosters and the participation of at least 17 imports who will be challenged to level up the competition further.

PRO Esports has revamped its lineup to include Filipino players namely Bien “Boyet” Chumecera (jungler), Mariusz “Donut” Tan (gold laner), and Jhonwin “Hesa” Vergara (gold laner). On the other hand, Team SV has acquired former ONIC PH roamer Ralph “Rapidoot” Adrales.

M5 World Championship finalist Michael “MP THE KING” Endino remains as See You Soon’s jungler, with Kennt Anthony “Souuul” Baesa as their gold laner. Flash KH acquires Blacklist International’s Ian Jakob “Rindo” Seguiran as their new jungler and Lee Howard “Owl” Gonzales as the gold laner. They also hired Indonesian coach Ervan “Belin” Hasan.

On the other hand, D-Roar Legends continues acquiring Kenneth “SuperCadenza” Castro as the team’s roamer together with Mc Ivan Kelly “Aykii” Ocampo as their mid laner.

Those who wish to watch the action on ground can purchase tickets from Legend Cinema’s mobile application or its official website.

Matches start at 12:00 GMT+7 every weekend, with the matches in the regular season being Best of 3 formats. The opening match will feature See You Soon and D-Roar Legends.

Paolo Barcelon

Paolo Barcelon is Fragster.com's esports correspondent based in Manila, Philippines. He is a multiplatform journalist with television and digital journalism experience reporting for CNN Philippines. He covered national and international news, focusing on general breaking news in the Philippines's economic and governmental hub: the Greater Manila Area. Paolo also anchors the first-ever esports and gaming show on Philippine radio, "Press Start Pilipinas", which airs every Saturday on government-owned DZSR Radyo Pilipinas 2 Sports 918 kHz AM from 12nn-1pm. He also currently works as a Kinterviewer for Kintell.com, a top online knowledge-sharing platform.

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