ANOTHER gold medal in the Southeast Asian Games is one of the short-term goals of the Team Sibol national men’s esports team.
Philippine Esports Sports Organization (PESO) executive director Marlon Manalo said this as the second weekend of the Mobile Legends Bang Bang Professional League Season is set to unfold on Friday at the Green Sun Hotel.
“Our short-term goal for Team Sibol is to win a medal in the Thailand SEA Games, while our mid-term goal is a medal in the Asian Games, since pasok na ang MLBB,” said Manalo.
A selection process for Team Sibol will get under way once Season 15 is done, according to Manalo.
Among those eyed to be part of the national squad are members of Team Fnatic Onic Sonics, which won the M6 World Championships and are the defending champions, after ruling Season 14.
The Team Aurora, whom the Sonics beat in the Season 14 championship, are also being considered.
Listed in the SEA Games are MLBB, Free Fire, Arena of Valor and FC online.
PESO is celebrating the return of esports in the Asian Games, which will be hoisted by Aichi and Nagoya, Japan in 2026.
“This is a welcome development for the local gaming community in the Philippines,” said Manalo.
Among the titles that have been included with MLBB are the Street Fighter Series, the Tekken Series, the King of Fighters Series, Pokémon Unite, Honor of Kings, League of Legends, PUBG Mobile – Asian Games Version, Identity V: Asian Games Version, Naraka: Bladepoint, Gran Turismo 7, Efootball Series and Puyo Puyo Champions.
MLBB is a 5v5 Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) game and was one of the first games chosen to be the first medal event of esports at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, developed and published by Moonton Games.
