‘Pinas lang malakasand history has actually been made as AP.Bren win the M5 competition with design. The group not just won the M5 World Championship, however likewise ended up being the very first two-time M-Series world champ.
The Philippines is still the MLBB capital of the world. Credits: MPL Philippines Facebook page
AP.Bren as the personification of ‘Pinas lang malakas’
‘Pinas lang malakas’ is not simply a declaration, however a mantra that makes the imagine the Philippines as the greatest MLBB country a truth. It’s larger significance is that the Philippines is the just strong nation when it concerns playing Mobile Legends. AP.Bren puts an end to the argument in 2023 that Indonesia may have stopped Philippine dominance in the expert MLBB esports scene after Onic Esports won the MSC champion in June.
Some members of AP.Bren was inquired about how they feel towards the well-known Filipino declaration.
AP.Bren’s Rowgien “Owgwen” Unigo mentioned that ‘Pinas lang malakas’ is a cheer that sums up all the accomplishments Philippines noted throughout the years when it concerns the expert MLBB scene.
“I believe when it pertains to the Philippines, I believe that’s the primary cheer for us since we won a great deal of significant worldwide competitions. It indicates a lot to us.”
Killing the Sky Kings and making history
AP.Bren had their rematch versus upper bracket finals winner Onic Esportswho are considered as the “Sky Kings” of Indonesia in the grand finals of M5. After their very first encounter where Onic controlled the Filipinos in a 3-0 tidy sweep to send out AP.Bren down the lower bracket, AP.Bren handled to climb their method back by beating fellow Filipino agents Blacklist International.
Games one, 3, 4, and 7 were all won by AP.Bren, while Onic handled to get the win in video games 2, 5 and 6. The series lasted for nearly 5 hours, however it was all worth the wait on the Philippines.
Aside from AP.Bren’s task of ending up being the very first two-time M-Series champs, the group is likewise the very first to win the title as a host nation. No other group has actually won an M-Series title in their home nation throughout the very first 4 versions of the competition. AP.Bren has actually broken the curse and bagged the world title in front of their home crowd.
What’s next for AP.Bren?
When inquired about the next strategies of the group, AP.Bren head coach and now two-time M-Series world champ Francis “Duckeyyy” Glindro shared that a person of their next targets as a team is to win the MSC Championship.
“I have my eyes on MSC for sure. I do not have an MSC title simply. That’s quite paradoxical, I simply stated previously that titles do not truly matter however I desire my kids to get it all. Those resemble fitness center badges in Pokemon.”
All of them stated that they will initially take a well-deserved rest while enjoying their M5 world champion reign.
AP.Bren Duckeyyy discussed Blacklist’s type also
Aside from slaying Indonesia’s Onic Esports in the grand last, AP.Bren very first fought it out with Blacklist International in an all-Filipino lower bracket finals. Head coach Francis “Duckeyyy” Glindro shared his ideas about their match versus their fellow Philippine agent.
Speaking in the post match interview, Coach Duckeyyy compared how his group changed for both Blacklist and Onic. According to him, it was “much easier” for AP.Bren to change for Blacklist in regards to preparations compared to their strategy for Onic.
“For Blacklist, considering that we have actually been betting them for a long time, I believe we changed truly well in regards to preparations. It was much easier for us to get ready for Blacklist than Onic Indonesia. I believe that’s one of the leading things that took place back there.”
He did point out that Blacklist is still a great group
“I believe Blacklist, they’re still so great. It’s simply that, there’s something doing not have at the minute. I can’t determine what it is. For sure, they’ll discover it. We admire Blacklist for a very long time currently. They’re able to do all these fantastic wonders for their gamers. Ideally they recuperate more powerful.”
With both Filipino groups in the leading 3, it’s apparent that since M2, the Philippines are constantly the World Champion. Their groups are the meta developers for each occasion up until now.
I do hope 2024 blends things up a bit, however I likewise hope we get to shout “Pinas lang malakas” next year!
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