Minana EVOS. Courtesy: MPL Philippines

MANILA -- Minana EVOS is pulling out of MPL Philippines, the organization said as it released its entire roster Tuesday afternoon.

"Minana and EVOS have made the difficult decision together that we will no longer participate in the MPL, resulting in the release of the current roster. While we are both proud of what the team has achieved during our time together, we feel it’s best to focus our future efforts separately," Minana EVOS said in a statement.

Minana first entered the league in MPL Season 12, when it partnered with Nexplay EVOS for MPL Philippines, with Nexplay EVOS out, Minana pursued the partnership with the Indonesian organization. 

"From a Minana perspective, while we won’t be participating in the MPL next season we remain dedicated to the gaming community in the Philippines and will continue to invest in other initiatives that we feel will positively contribute to the community. We look forward to sharing more with you all soon," they said.

Minana became a breakout team in MPL Philippines Season 13,making up of young talent which led them to their first MPL playoffs slot in their swan song season.

Minana's exit means there are only seven franchise teams remaining in the MPL as of writing, with no official announcement of who will occupy Minana's vacated slot.  

Currently, reigning champions Liquid ECHO (soon to be Team Liquid PH), Falcons AP Bren, Smart Omega, RSG Philippines, Blacklist International, TNC Pro Team, and FNATIC Onic Philippines take hold of the seven other slots.