KarlTzy, Sanford, and the Cavalry make MPL Philippines history - and DITO Telecommunity as their connectivity partner in every lobby with them.
MANILA, Philippines — Nobody in the ten-year history of MPL Philippines had done it before. Not the storied franchises. Not the squads that won back-to-back and then tried for a third.
On May 31, 2026, at the FilOil Centre in San Juan City, Team Liquid PH became the first.
Defeating Team Falcons PH 4-2 in the Season 17 Grand Finals, the Cavalry closed out a championship run that now spans three consecutive seasons — Season 15, Season 16, and Season 17, with a prize pool haul of $35,000 USD and a direct ticket to represent the Philippines at the Esports World Cup (MSC) 2026 in Paris. The crowd peaked at over 1.69 million concurrent viewers worldwide, one of the largest in Philippine esports history.
Team Liquid PH entered Season 17 after a demanding offseason, including roster questions during the transfer window. The kind of uncertainty that breaks teams that aren't built on something deeper than contracts. They finished the regular season as the top seed, dropped only one series in the entire split (to the very team they would face in the Grand Finals), and then moved through the playoffs without losing a single upper-bracket match.
In the Grand Finals, they opened with two dominant maps, went down 2-2 after Falcons adjusted, then closed out in Games 5 and 6 without blinking. EXP laner Sanford Vinuya, named Finals MVP, posted a flawless 8/0/2 KDA on Paquito in Game 5. Rookie gold laner Dave "Teddy" Viaña stole the Lord in Game 6 to seal it.
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Team Liquid PH now heads to Paris for MSC 2026, part of the Esports World Cup, held July 22 to August 1. They carry three straight titles and the weight of a country that watched every one of them. The goal is clear: become the first franchise in MLBB history to win back-to-back MSC titles.
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