AP.Bren, ECHO, Onic partner up with Falcons, Team Liquid, Fnatic
Earlier this month, announcements from esports organizations in the region raised the curtain on three different partnerships.
Falcons APBren – Champions in green and yellow
Two-time M World Champions AP.Bren was the first to announce their rebrand and partnership with Saudi Arabia-based Team Falcons.
“[Mobile Legends: Bang Bang] is the focus [of the partnership] because of the Esports World Cup,” says AP.Bren director Leo Andrew Escutin. “We can discuss other initiatives after EWC.”
We are excited to soar to new heights with our new partnership and are thrilled to join forces with @TeamFalconsGG in uniting passion and skill in the world of esports!#FalconsAreHere | #AngPinalakas #BrenLangMalakas pic.twitter.com/dy3rP71my5
— Falcons × AP.Bren (@FalconsAPBren) May 20, 2024FEATURED STORIES
Escutin clarified that their partnership with Team Falcons goes beyond EWC. “We plan to execute different initiatives through this partnership.”
Team Falcons (formerly known as Falcons Esports) has professional teams in Dota 2, Counter:Strike 2, and VALORANT, among other titles.
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Team Liquid Echo – Orca, meet Liquid
Team Liquid made public its entry to MLBB with the acquisition of PH org ECHO and the ID-based AURA.
Based in the Netherlands, Team Liquid hosts teams across a multitude of titles, including League of Legends, StarCraft II, Dota 2, and Counter:Strike 2.
🛬 TEAM LIQUID INBOUND 🇮🇩 🇵🇭
— Team Liquid (@TeamLiquid) May 21, 2024
We're very excited to announce our arrival in MLBB with @auraesportsid and @echophilippines, and we're ready to unleash our ultimate support with Indonesia and the Philippines ⚔🥳
Let's go Liquid! pic.twitter.com/seFb4luIvb
“We have always admired the intensity and loyalty of fans in Indonesia and the Philippines, which we’ve experienced firsthand in esports events in the past. When we saw an opportunity to strengthen our presence in Southeast Asia with these incredible competitive teams, we knew we had to do it with an organization built with the same values and philosophy as our own. We found that partner in the staff and fans of AURA and ECHO,” says Victor Goossens, Co-CEO of Team Liquid.
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According to a press release, AURA and ECHO will “closely collaborate with Team Liquid” during their respective playoffs. After the season concludes, both teams will rebrand to Team Liquid ID and Team Liquid PH, respectively.
Fnatic ONIC PH – Spam This Static ⚡ To Help ONIC
Indonesia-based ONIC will be bolstered by the European organization Fnatic. Their Philippine team, ONIC PH, now competes as Fnatic ONIC PH. Meanwhile, ONIC’s Indonesian team simply goes as Fnatic ONIC.
We're officially entering Mobile Legends: Bang Bang alongside @OnicPhilippines & @onic_esports!
— FNATIC (@FNATIC) May 22, 2024
We're thrilled to return to mobile gaming and rekindle our close ties with the SEA audience alongside ONIC, merging with their rosters in the Philippines and Indonesia! 🇵🇭 🇮🇩 pic.twitter.com/6aipozyA6F
This partnership marks their return to mobile gaming after Fnatic dropped their PUBG Mobile squad in early 2021. “We’re thrilled to return to mobile gaming and rekindle our close ties with the SEA audience,” says Fnatic in a post on X.
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