1xBet welcomes Aurora Gaming PH win

The Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) World Championship recently ended in Jakarta. Despite the support of local fans, the Indonesian team Alter Ego lost the grand final to the Philippine representative Aurora Gaming PH, which secured its first world championship title.

In this 1xBet review, you will learn everything you need to know about the recently concluded tournament.

Interesting facts

The M7 World Championship ran from January 3 to 25. It was the seventh MLBB world championship and the second to be held in Jakarta.

Notably, the Philippines has only hosted the world championship once before, jointly with Malaysia: the M5 World Championship in 2023.

Historically, our esports players have dominated world championships. Six out of seven M World Championships have been won by teams from the Philippines, with only the debut M1 title going to EVOS Legends from Indonesia.

The reigning M6 World Championship holders, Fnatic ONIC PH, couldn’t defend their title, finishing fourth in MPL Philippines Season 16 and failing to qualify for the tournament.

The Philippines also boasts the most significant representation at the M7 World Championship. Every fourth player in the tournament (36 out of 153) represented our country, and of the 22 squads in the main stage, esports players from the Philippines competed in 9!

Group stage

The Indonesian team Alter Ego was the first to advance to the playoffs with a perfect 3-0 record. This squad qualified for the World Championship for the first time in five years, finishing second in the MPL Indonesia Season 16 regional league. The second participant in the final stage, with the same 3-0 match score, was the Malaysian team Selangor Red Giants.

The following three squads lost only one game each and made it to the playoffs with a 3-1 result: Aurora Gaming Turkey, Aurora Gaming PH, and Team Liquid PH.

Remarkably, two teams, the Turkish and Filipino ones from the Serbian organization Aurora Gaming, showed almost identical outcomes. Notably, Aurora’s official partner is the global betting company 1xBet.

In the decisive stage of the group stage, Team Spirit proved stronger than CFU Gaming (2-0), Yangon Galacticos beat CG Esports (2-0), and ONIC struggled but managed to defeat Team Falcons (2-1).

Playoffs

In the very first playoff match, fate brought both teams from the Philippines together. In a fierce duel, Aurora Gaming PH prevailed over the season leaders, Team Liquid PH (2-1). It’s noteworthy that after the defeat, our squad refused to give up and won two more games in the lower bracket against ONIC and Aurora Gaming Turkey with the same 3-1 score.

Only the future finalists, Alter Ego, were able to stop Team Liquid PH in a fierce clash that ended 3-2. Team Liquid PH were considered the main favorites for the tournament, but finished only fourth.

After winning the opening match, Aurora Gaming PH confidently overcame Alter Ego (3-1) and then took revenge on Selangor Red Giants for beating their sister team, Aurora Gaming Turkey, in the upper bracket final (3-2).

The grand final turned out to be a repeat of the upper bracket semifinal, with Aurora Gaming PH and Alter Ego facing off. Both teams had suffered only one defeat throughout the tournament, and their strength and form were roughly equal, so analysts expected a serious struggle in all seven games.

Nevertheless, the intrigue was evident only in the first two games, where the scales remained balanced until the very end. At the decisive moments, Aurora Gaming PH players demonstrated superior performance, confidently bringing the score to 2-0.

At this point, Alter Ego seemed to break down mentally and gave up the next two games with little resistance. Each match lasted just over 10 minutes, and Aurora Gaming PH claimed the grand final with a clean 4-0 victory! The title of Finals MVP was deservedly awarded to the team’s roamer, Dylan “Light” Catipon.

Aurora Gaming PH’s victory has once again confirmed the Philippines’ dominance in MLBB esports – our representatives now have 6 out of 7 world championship titles to their name!

1xBet Philippines legit brand, sincerely congratulates its partner, Aurora Gaming PH, on their resounding triumph at the M7 World Championship, the main tournament of the year!