M3 Finals MVP Kiel “OHEB” Soriano is eligible to be picked up by Blacklist International following his inclusion in the team’s MDL roster, Blacklist Academy, for their upcoming campaign in the first-ever season of the development league.
The league is set to officially allow the transfers of athletes and coaches from the MDL to the MPL and vice versa starting on February 20 until March 27.
This means that the star gold laner, who was not included in Blacklist International’s lineup for the MPL Philippines Season 11, can join the likes of Johnmar “OhMyV33NUS” Villaluna, Danerie “Wise” Del Rosario, and Edward “Edward” Dapdap in their title-retention campaign.
According to Blacklist International head coach Aniel “Master the Basics” Jiandani, the management asked the players what they wanted to do right after the M4 World Championship.
The V33Wise duo, as well as Edward, decided to suit up in Season 11 while head coach Kristoffer “Bon Chan” Ricaplaza and Mark “ESON” Gerardo opted to sit out the team’s back-to-back bid.
On the other hand, both OHEB and Salic “Hadji” Imam were left undecided with the latter eventually deciding to join Bon Chan and ESON on the sidelines.
“Gaya nung pinost ni boss Tryke [Guttierez], kinausap namin lahat ng players then binigyan sila ng parang chance kung gusto ba nila mag-pahinga or gusto nilang mag-laro for Season 11. So dahil kakatapos lang din ng M4 nun kaya yung thinking nila or mindset nila nun is pagod pa talaga kaya naisip nilang mag-rest,” shared Master the Basics during the Season 11 media day last January 28.
“Pero ngayon kasi parang gusto na ulit nila kaso tapos na yung submission ng lineup so baka lang ah, baka lang, baka lang ma-lineup sila sa MDL kung sakali,” added MTB, hinting that the two might suit up in the MDL.
MDl rules state that a player may only transfer from their MDL team to their MPL team up to three (3) times per season.
However, MPL to MDL transfers are unlimited per season provided the roster will not go below the player minimum (5 starters and 1 substitute) and may not go beyond the maximum (5 starters and 5 substitutes).
A coach may also be transferred following the same process, but only two (2) times per season. The right to transfer coaches and players only applies to those with a parent MPL franchise team. Both Gamelab and ZOL Esports are not eligible.
