Kiel “Oheb” Soriano added another accolade to his decorated career on Friday after being named the regular season MVP of MPL Philippines Season 15.
It could have been a perfect moment for the former M3 World Championship MVP — had Team Liquid PH managed to overcome ONIC Philippines in their upper bracket finals clash held just before the awarding ceremony.
In an exclusive interview with Tiebreaker Times, Oheb admitted that it was difficult to fully process the recognition, coming off a heartbreaking loss with an MSC ticket at stake.
“Ngayon di ko pa siya napo-process dahil sa talo namin eh. Pero ang take ko lang dun parang sobrang saya kasi tingin ko rin naman solid din yung naging laro ko nung regular season,” said Oheb when asked about how he felt receiving the award.
It was an unexpected recognition for Oheb, who is razor-focused on helping Team Liquid return to the international stage after getting booted out early in Season 14.
“Hindi talaga kasi ako nag-eexpect hangga’t di ko alam na sure talaga. Nagulat lang ako nung sinabing ako yung regular season MVP,” claimed Oheb.
The 20-year-old gold laner expressed his gratitude to his teammates, whom he credited as the driving force behind the award, especially with this being his first season with the squad.
“Para sakin sa milestones ko sa career ko, hindi naman siya sobrang big deal pero personally, masaya ako na nakuha ko yung award kasi di ko pa naman siya nakukuha dati. Sobrang nagpapasalamat lang ako sa team ko kasi di ko talaga makukuha yun kung di dahil sa kanila,” he said.
Oheb joined Team Liquid this season after an eight-season stint with Blacklist International that included three championships and an M-series world title.
He will have one last chance to lead Team Liquid PH to an international stint as they face Team Falcons PH in the lower bracket finals for the last PH ticket to the MSC 2025.
