MPL Philippines Season 8

This season would be the fourth tournament held almost online, except for the Grand Finals which was held offline with no live audience at the World Trade Center, Pasay City. The season saw a dramatic decrease in viewership, obtaining 26.5 million hours watched compared to Season 7's 33 million. This was primarily due to the lost and abandoning of other languages' streams such as the English and Indonesian streams. Furthermore, its peak viewers would rank 3rd all-time with 593,399 peak viewers compared to Season 7's 1.4 million peak viewers and Season 6's 765.9 thousand viewers.{{Cite web |title=MPL PH Season 8 / Statistics |url=https://escharts.com/tournaments/mobile-legends/mpl-ph-season-8}}{{better source needed|date=December 2021}}

The season also served as the Philippine qualifiers for the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang World Championship or known as M3.{{Cite web|title=Every team qualified for the M3 World Championship|url=https://www.oneesports.gg/mobile-legends/teams-m3-world-championship/|access-date=December 23, 2021|website=ONE Esports|date=October 19, 2021 |language=en-US}}

The regular season began on August 27, 2021, and ended on October 10, 2021. The regular season was a double round-robin format, with each team plays their opponents twice, for a total of 14 games being played per team. A total of three group stage points may be earned in a single regular season match, based on the following:{{cite web |title=Rules of Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League (Philippines) |url=https://ph-mpl.com/s8/rules |publisher=MPL |access-date=31 December 2021}}

• If the match is decided by a 2–0 score, the winner shall earn 3 group stage points, while the loser earns 0 group stage points.
• If the match is decided by a 2–1 score, the winner shall earn 2 group stage points, while the loser earns 1 group stage point.

The top two teams of the standings gained outright qualification to the Upper Bracket Semifinals, while the next four teams qualified for the play-ins.

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The top 6 teams at the end of regular season qualified for the playoffs. All of the playoff teams after the season were invited for the 2021 ONE Esports Invitationals, with the champion gaining outright quarterfinal slot.{{cite news |last1=Lojo |first1=Michelle |title=ONE Esports forges partnerships ahead of MLBB Invitational |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2021/10/30/2137850/one-esports-forges-partnerships-ahead-mlbb-invitational |access-date=26 December 2021 |work=Philstar.com |date=30 October 2021}}

The playoffs will follow a two-elimination series at the beginning and would follow a double-elimination tournament where the upper-bracket losers will descend to the lower-bracket. Playoff games would be a best-of-five tournament and the grand finals would be a best-of-seven matchup.{{Cite web|last=Vistek|title=MPL PH Season 8 playoffs are set – Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League Philippines|url=https://ph-mpl.com/news/mpl-ph-season-8-playoffs-are-set|access-date=2022-01-24|website=ph-mpl.com|language=en-US}}

The six matches of the playoffs were cast at the MPL Arena Games and were held online. The final two matches, the lower bracket final and the Grand Finals, took place at World Trade Center, Pasay City and were held with no live audience.{{cite news |last1=Magallon |first1=Reynald |title=Season 8 Finale marks MPL PH return to offline event after 2 years |url=https://mb.com.ph/2021/10/24/season-8-finale-marks-mpl-ph-return-to-offline-event-after-2-years/ |access-date=31 December 2021 |work=Manila Bulletin |date=24 October 2021}}

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Play-ins are a best-of-5 series, the winners advanced to the Upper Bracket Semifinals, the losers were eliminated.

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{{ThreeLegResult|(#3) Nexplay EVOS || 3–0 |(#6) RSG Philippines || NXPE | NXPE | NXPE }}

{{ThreeLegResult|(#4) Omega Esports ||3–1 |(#5) ECHO Philippines || OMG | ECHO | OMG | OMG}}

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Winners advanced to the Upper Bracket Final, losers were relegated to the Lower Bracket Semifinals.

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{{ThreeLegResult|{{right|(#2) ONIC Philippines}} ||3–0 |(#3) Nexplay EVOS || ONIC | ONIC | ONIC }}

{{ThreeLegResult|{{right|(#1) Blacklist International}} ||1–3 |(#4) Omega Esports || BLCK | OMG | OMG | OMG}}

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An eliminator match. Winner advanced to the Lower Bracket Final.

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{{ThreeLegResult|{{right|(#3) Nexplay EVOS}} ||0–3|(#1) Blacklist International || BLCK | BLCK | BLCK }}

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Winner advanced to the Grand Final and qualified for M3 World Championships, while loser was relegated to the Lower Bracket Final.

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{{ThreeLegResult|{{right|(#2) ONIC Philippines}} ||3–0 |(#4) Omega Esports || ONIC | ONIC | ONIC }}

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An eliminator match. Winner advanced to the Grand Finals, and qualified for the M3 World Championships.

Venue: World Trade Center, Pasay City

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{{ThreeLegResult|{{right|(#4) Omega Esports}} ||1–3 |(#1) Blacklist International || BLCK | BLCK | OMG | BLCK}}

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Grand Finals were a best-of-seven series, both finalists represented the Philippines for the M3 World Championships.

Venue: World Trade Center, Pasay City

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{{ThreeLegResult|{{right|(#2) ONIC Philippines}} ||1–4|(#1) Blacklist International || BLCK | ONIC | BLCK | BLCK |BLCK}}

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Source:{{Cite web|title=MPL Philippines – Sila Kairi., OHEB (Kiel Gaming), Edward., Ohmyv33nus, at HAD JI ang bumubuo sa #MPLPH S8 Team of the Season! |url=https://www.facebook.com/101055898381295/photos/a.138798227940395/429224205564461/|access-date=December 23, 2021|website=Facebook|language=en}}Wikipedia:SPS

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