Updated: October 23 (added final results).

Marking their mark in the esports ecosystem, Moonton's MLBB development league MDL PH is back with a bang with MDL Philippines Season 2, starting on August 29.

Nurturing young talent and working as a feeder series for the MPL PH Season, new and old faces will be back as Mobile Legends continues to expand in the Philippines and Southeast Asia.

Here's everything fans need to know about MDL Philippines Season 2, including the competition's format, schedule, and all the teams competing!

MDL PH Season 2: Format

Like MPL Philippines, MDL PH Season 2 has two stages: the Regular Season and the Playoffs. Instead of MDL PH Season 1, where there were ten teams, 12 teams will compete in Season 2.

• The Regular Season begins on August 29, running until October 5. All 12 teams will engage in a single round-robin format, where all matches are best-of-three.

There is a unique points system, detailed below. The top eight teams will advance to the playoffs with a hybrid-elimination system.

• Three points for winning 2-0 games
• Two points for winning 2-1 games.
• One point for losing 1-2 games
• Zero points for losing 0-2 games.

MDL PH Season 2: Teams

Long-time Mobile Legends fans may recognize several of the teams on this list, although some rebranding has gone ahead over the summer. With new teams and players joining the fray, MDL PH Season 2 will be electrifying, especially with a $20,000 USD prize pool on the line!

MPL Franchised Teams

Blacklist Lunatix

Blacklist Lunatix has undergone a metamorphosis over the summer break. As revealed on their official Facebook page, Blacklist International has partnered with esports organization Team Lunatix. This bold move will hopefully bring back their winning culture to the MDL PH Season 2, as they had modest success in the maiden season.

• Kyle "Dominic" Soto
• Ian Jakob "Rindo" Seguiran
• Eduard "larvs" Baylen
• Rhonald "Bullet" Bacolod
• John David "JD" Osorio

ECHO Proud

Defending MDL PH champions Echo Proud aim to maintain their crown as the regular season begins. Their main roster stays consistent with last season, with key players like Outplayed and KurTzy remaining with ECHO Proud.

• James "Jeymz" Gloria
• Justine "Zaida" Palma
• JanKurt Russel "KurTzy" Matira
• Jhonville "Outplayed" Villar
• Santi "Santi Sucre" Noble

Omega Neos

Omega Neos boasts tons of up-and-coming talent among their ranks, and it's nice to see some new faces joining the professional MLBB esports scene.

• Dan Nathaniel "Dan" Yambao
• Luke Andrei "Lucas" Reodica
• Ryan Michi "Rayl" Asaoka
• Christian "West" Mangabay
• Eric Joseph "Cyre" Mercader

ONIC Arsenals

For ONIC PH, we have the ONIC Arsenals. Their MDL PH team came 9th last season, so they'll do everything possible to turn their luck around. The iconic yellow hedgehogs' roster has been completely changed aside from Chovyy maintaining his role in Mid.

• Landher "Der" San Gabriel
• James "Jamespangks" Mendoza
• Jerry Ian "Chovyy" Nicol
• Boyson Miguel "Bysn" Cruz
• Jefferson "Kkdot" Mogol

Minana Archives

Previously known as NXPE Tiger Cubs, Minana Archives is another team starting with a clean, revamped slate. Their lineup is almost entirely new, except for SanaaaAR keeping his previous role.

• John Clarence "MilkteaAR" Cabaron
• Gellert Mackenzie "BriskzzzAR" Pangilinan 
• Josh Ian "DaizoAR" Alburo
• Salvick "KouzenAR" Tolarba
• Martin Kian "SanaaaAR" Cabaron

AP.Bren Hornets

The AP Hornets, previously known as Bren Esports, are breaking out on their own as they have formally ended their partnership with Euphoria Esports to become two teams separately.

• MJ "Sh4rpp" Vasquez
• Tommy "Kingfrenzy" Tolentino
• Aaron "Solaire" Orencia
• Jimmy "Wayann" Padua
• Robin "Yobabz" Benedicto

TNCZ4

The development team for TNC Pro Team, TNCZ4, has released their roster, made up of Click Esports players. Last season, the then-TNC Neo team only won three games, so the only way to go is up!

• Jedrick "Micro" Medina
• Jhonjie "Jiee" dela Rosa
• Kurt "Hao" Navarro
• Neil Allen "Kuro" Caga
• Vincent "Yusuke" Tenedero

RSG Mistah

RSG Philippines' development team, RSG-Ignite, has completely disbanded as they left to go to other teams. As such, RSG PH has now requested the aid of Mistah Esports and some player transfers.

• Mark Vincent "VANE" Dasig
• Sendrey "Drey Scofield" Zabala
• Mark John Henrix "SUPER MJAY" Aspa
• Joshua "WAN-6" Fajardo
• Denniel Denison "XNOVA" Gomez

Other Non-MPL Teams

GameLab

Last season, GameLab established itself as a strong competitor, as they dominated the playoffs to come in an impressive second-place finish. Their team is looking strong for MDL PH Season 2. Can they replicate last season's performance?

• Jan Bradford "XBOCT" Amande
• Vincent Brian "Takenaga" Montilla
• Jermaine "Aizawa" Fernandez
• Masayuki "YukTzy" Fujita
• Mark Ferry "Dokmen" Nazar

RRQ Kaito

The Rex Regun Qeon Kaito team has signed an impressive roster in preparation for MDL Philippines Season 2, including a gold medalist from the MLBB SEA Games!

• Kenneth Jiane "Kenji" Villa
• Janus "Y4nusu" Badando
• Justin Ahron "Shocker" Guanga
• Kim "Dai Ki" Sebanes
• Karl Rouvic "Karl" Devorosa

Euphoria Esports

Breaking out into a league of their own, Euphoria Esports are looking to better their performance in the maiden season with several new additions to their lineup.

• Christian Francis “HEADS” Morada
• Vincent Seth “VENOGO” Orogo
• Joshua Aaron “RYUJIN” Ramos
• Jan Carl "shizou" Valdez
• Lilflesh “ZONE?” Miranda

MHRLK Esports

Having competed in the IESF World Championship 2022, MHRLK is now trying its luck in MDL Season 2 as one of the non-franchised MPL teams.

• Drin "Dr1nsanity" Fontanilla
• Kelvin "Kelvin" Chen
• Edriel "Minguin" Gallantes
• Aldrin "Seiji" Damian
• Miguel "Migss" Sto Niño

MDL PH Season 2: Schedule

MDL Philippines Season 2 regular season will kick off on August 29 for over a month of action-packed MLBB matches! Every match will be live-streamed on the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang official YouTube channel, embedded below.

Here you'll find the the schedule for Group Stage is listed below, and upcoming playoffs schedules will be filled in closer to the time. All times are in PHT, and match winners will be in bold.

MDL PH Season 2: Playoffs Schedule

October 20 - Lower Bracket Round 1

• 2:00 PM: ONIC Arsenals v GameLab
• 4:00 PM: RSG Mistah v MHRLK

October 20 - Upper Bracket Final

• 6:00 PM: ECHO Proud v Omega Neos

October 21 - Lower Bracket Quarterfinals

• 2:00 PM: TNCZ4 v RSG Mistah
• 4:00 PM: Euphoria Esports v ONIC Arsenals

October 21 - Lower Bracket Semifinals

• 6:00 PM: TNCZ4 v Euphoria Esports

October 22 - Lower Bracket Final

• 5:00 PM: ECHO Proud v TNCZ4

October 22 - Grand Final

• 7:00 PM: Omega Neos v ECHO Proud

Week 1: August 29 - August 31

August 29

• 12:00 PM: GameLab v ECHO Proud
• 2:00 PM: Blacklist Lunatix v RSG Mistah
• 4:00 PM: TNCZ4 v Minana
• 6:00 PM: MHRLK v AP.Bren Hornets

August 30

• 12:00 PM: RRQ Kaito v GameLab
• 2:00 PM: Minana v ONIC Arsenals
• 4:00 PM: AP.Bren Hornets v Euphoria Esports
• 6:00 PM: Omega Neos v Blacklist Lunatix

August 31

• 2:00 PM: RSG Mistah v MHRLK
• 4:00 PM: ECHO Proud v TNCZ4
• 6:00 PM: Euphoria Esports v RRQ Kaito

Week 2: September 5 - September 7

September 5

• 12:00 PM: Blacklist Lunatix v Minana
• 2:00 PM: Omega Neos v MHRLK
• 4:00 PM: ONIC Arsenals v ECHO Proud
• 6:00 PM: Euphoria Esports v RSG Mistah

September 6

• 12:00 PM: MHRLK v Minana
• 2:00 PM: GameLab v TNCZ4
• 4:00 PM: RRQ Kaito v AP.Bren Hornets
• 6:00 PM: ECHO Proud v Blacklist Lunatix

September 7

• 2:00 PM: ONIC Arsenals v Omega Neos
• 4:00 PM: AP.Bren Hornets v GameLab
• 6:00 PM: RSG Mistah v RRQ Kaito

Week 3: September 12 - September 14

September 12

• 12:00 PM: Blacklist Lunatix v TNCZ4
• 2:00 PM: GameLab v ONIC Arsenals
• 4:00 PM: ECHO Proud v Euphoria Esports
• 6:00 PM: Omega Neos v RRQ Kaito

September 13

• 12:00 PM: RSG Mistah v GameLab
• 2:00 PM: Omega Neos v AP.Bren Hornets
• 4:00 PM: TNCZ4 v MHRLK
• 6:00 PM: Minana v RRQ Kaito

September 14

• 2:00 PM: ONIC Arsenals v Blacklist Lunatix
• 4:00 PM: Euphoria Esports v Minana
• 6:00 PM: MHRLK v ECHO Proud

Week 4: September 19 - September 21

September 19

• 12:00 PM: RRQ Kaito v ECHO Proud
• 2:00 PM: MHRLK v ONIC Arsenals
• 4:00 PM: RSG Mistah v Omega Neos
• 6:00 PM: AP.Bren Hornets v Minana Archives

September 20

• 12:00 PM: ONIC Arsenals v Euphoria Esports
• 2:00 PM: TNCZ4 v RRQ Kaito
• 4:00 PM: Minana Archives v RSG Mistah
• 6:00 PM: GameLab v Omega Neos

September 21

• 2:00 PM: ECHO Proud v AP.Bren Hornets
• 4:00 PM: Blacklist Lunatix v MHRLK
• 6:00 PM: Euphoria Esports v TNCZ4

Week 5: September 26 - 28

September 16

• 12:00 PM: AP.Bren Hornets v TNCZ4
• 2:00 PM: Euphoria Esports v Blacklist Lunatix
• 4:00 PM: GameLab v MHRLK
• 6:00 PM: ECHO Proud v RSG Mistah

September 27

• 12:00 PM: Blacklist Lunatix v RRQ Kaito
• 2:00 PM: ONIC Arsenals v AP.Bren Hornets
• 4:00 PM: Omega Neos v ECHO Proud
• 6:00 PM: TNCZ4 v RSG Mistah

September 28

• 2:00 PM: RRQ Kaito v ONIC Arsenals
• 4:00 PM: Minana Archives v Omega Neos
• 6:00 PM: Euphoria Esports v GameLab

Week 6: October 3 - 5

October 3

• 12:00 PM: RRQ Kaito v MHRLK
• 2:00 PM: RSG Mistah v ONIC Arsenals
• 4:00 PM: Blacklist Lunatix v GameLab
• 6:00 PM: TNCZ4 v Omega Neos

October 4

• 12:00 PM: AP.Bren Hornets v Blacklist Lunatix
• 2:00 PM: Minana Archives v ECHO Proud
• 4:00 PM: Euphoria Esports v Omega Neos
• 6:00 PM: ONIC Arsenals v TNCZ4

October 5

• 2:00 PM: MHRLK v Euphoria Esports
• 4:00 PM: GameLab v Minana Archives
• 6:00 PM: RSG Mistah v AP.Bren Hornets

Final Thoughts

That's all the information we have on MDL PH Season 2! Remember to check the upcoming schedules, match winners, and standings. If you want more MLBB content, check out our articles on the best skins, hero tier lists, and how to get free diamonds.