M6 world champs ONIC PH players renew GAB professional esports licenses

John Franklin Kennedy Caacbay

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1736929421614473653076_1000207178806962_8889021706751181956_n.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil" alt="M6 world champs ONIC PH players renew GAB professional esports licenses"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><em>Photo from Games and Amusements Board/Facebook</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA, Philippines – Players from Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) world champion squad ONIC Philippines have renewed their Games and Amusements Board (GAB) professional esports licenses.</p><p>GAB, a government-ran regulatory body of professional sports in the country, announced the development Tuesday night in a social media post.</p><p>In the same post, the M6 world champions posed for a photo with GAB Chairman Atty. Francisco J. Rivera, which added a special message, saying: &quot;𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒖𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒖𝒓𝒏 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕, 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒔!&quot;</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/focus/10/10/17/the-philippines-new-athletes-esports-gamers"><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES: The Philippines&#x27; new athletes: eSports gamers</strong></a></div><p>The Philippines started considering esports as a legimate sport in 2017, when GAB, an office under the Office of the President, allowed professional esports players to secure athletic licenses.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/esports/2024/12/15/fnatic-onic-stomps-tlid-for-m6-crown-extends-phs-dynasty-in-m-series-0028"><strong>READ: MLBB: Fnatic ONIC stomps TLID for M6 crown, extends PH&#x27;s dynasty in M-series<br/></strong></a></div><p>The Super Family earned their breakthrough when they dominantly secured the Philippines&#x27; sixth M-series title in the M6 World Championship, defeating Indonesia&#x27;s Team Liquid ID in the grand finals 4-1.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/11/1/mobile-legends-to-banner-esports-in-33rd-sea-games-1318"><strong>READ: Mobile Legends to banner esports in 33rd SEA Games</strong></a></div>

<p>Players from Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) world champion squad ONIC Philippines have renewed their Games and Amusements Board (GAB) professional esports licenses.</p>

Players from Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) world champion squad ONIC Philippines have renewed their Games and Amusements Board (GAB) professional esports licenses.

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M6 world champs ONIC PH players renew GAB professional esports licenses

M6 world champs ONIC PH players renew GAB professional esports licenses

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published Jan 15, 2025 04:40 PM PHT

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