MANILA - MPL Philippines will introduce a new playoff format and point system, as well as use a new phone, as it enters its 13th season. 

The league announced this during an online press briefing. 

After using iPhones for the past seasons, MPL Philippines will now use an Infinix phone for MPL Season 13. 

In the past, particularly during the International Esports Federation World Esports Championships in Bali, Indonesia, players had to adjust to the phones they had to use. At the time, players were made to use Samsung phones.

MPL Philippines also made changes to its point system, modifying the number of points winners can get in matches. 

Now game winners in the regular system, regardless of result (whether sweep or 2-1), will earn 3 points. Losing teams in a 1-2 matchup will earn 1 point, while losing teams that will absorb a sweep will get no points. 

Games will also start at 4 p.m. beginning March 15, with matches happening every Friday (2 matches), Saturday and Sunday (3 matches each). 

For this season's playoffs and beyond, the top three teams at the end of the regular season will advance directly to the upper bracket semifinals. 

The fourth-ranked team will proceed to round 2 of the playoffs, facing either the 5th or the 6th seeded player. 

After this, the surviving teams will play in a double-elimination format, and the finalists will participate in the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Southeast Asia Cup, to be held in Saudi Arabia.