MANILA, Philippines – Smart Omega, the pro esports team backed by Smart Communications Inc., unveiled a new, powerhouse squad to boost its title hopes in the upcoming Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League-Philippines (MPL-PH) Season 8. Smart Omega will parade the former Execration roster that won the prestigious 2021 ML Southeast Asia Cup (MSC) led by seasoned bets Billy “Z4pnu” Alfonso and Joshua “Ch4knu” Mangilog. Kielvj "Kielvj" Hernandez, Renz "Renzio" Cadua, Duane "Kelra" Pillas and Patrick "E2MAX" Caidic are also in the stacked line-up, which finished second to MPL-PH Season 7 champion Blacklist International. Fresh off a runner-up finish in Season 6 and an appearance in the M2 World Championship, Smart Omega aims to finally reach the summit in Season 8 of MPL-PH powered by Smart as its official telco partner. Aside from the Execration core, Smart Omega also introduced Dian "Dian" Cruz, Romeire "Allidap" Padilla, Dean "Raizen" Sumagui and Robert "Hito" Candoy to complete its 10-man squad for Season 8.

Source: Philippine Star July 13, 2021 08:03 UTC