MLBB: Professional coach Zico announces retirement at age of 23

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/sports/01/09/20230109-zico.jpg" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/sports/01/09/20230109-zico.jpg"/></figure></div>MANILA -- Professional Pinoy Mobile Legends: Bang Bang coach John Michael &quot;Zico&quot; Dizon has retired from the esports scene, he announced Wednesday afternoon. Zico, one of the youngest coaches in Philippine ML:BB, starting from Nexplay EVOS, winning an MPL Cambodia title, to his last run with Malaysia’s Team Secret this year.&quot;I’m filled with gratitude as I share the news of my official retirement from Mobile Legends Bang Bang. My journey was not an easy one but it was an incredible adventure brimming with unforgettable battles, hard-earned victories and memories that go beyond the games,&quot; Zico said in a social media post.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/01/09/23/m4-zico-rues-missed-opportunities-in-world-series-run">M4: Zico rues missed opportunities, but thankul for world series run</a></li></ul>Zico first started his career in Dream High Gaming, where he joined duo Danerie James &quot;Wise&quot; Del Rosario and Johnmar &quot;OhMyV33nus&quot; Villaluna, along with Allen &quot;Baloyskie&quot; Baloy and Gerald &quot;Dlarskie&quot; Trinchera. They would soon be absorbed by Onic Philippines, which appeared in the first M-series world championship. He went on to join Nexplay, where he lasted for two seasons, until jumping ship to Burn x Flash in Cambodia, where he won his first championship. &quot;Sobrang importante sa &#x27;ming manalo kasi gusto ko patunayan sarili ko [mula] sa mga nagda-doubt. Kasi sobrang daming tao na nag-doubt sa &#x27;kin noong nasa Nexplay pa ako,&quot; Zico said in an interview October 2022, moments after winning the title. After failing to crack through the playoffs of the M4 World Championships in Jakarta, Burn x Flash let him go, and he moved to Pro Esports, before moving to Team Secret in Malaysia.

Professional Pinoy Mobile Legends: Bang Bang coach John Michael 'Zico' Dizon has retired from the scene, he announced Wednesday afternoon. 

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MLBB: Professional coach Zico announces retirement at age of 23

MLBB: Professional coach Zico announces retirement at age of 23

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Published Dec 06, 2023 04:24 PM PHT

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