ONIC Esports dropped a bombshell with the announcement of their new vice president of esports franchise.
ONIC Esports announced Denver “Yeb” Miranda, the former head coach of Fnatic ONIC, as their new vice president of the esports franchise. The four-time MPL Indonesia winner said goodbye to the squad as he left, wishing them luck. However, tears of sadness turned to joy as he announced his return to the team as their vice president.
While there was no official job description for what he would do, it can be assumed that he would oversee the entire Mobile Legends division, as the official announcement stated he would bring the division to new heights.
Previously, Yeb coached both Fnatic ONIC and Fnatic ONIC PH (then ONIC Philippines), reaching the M World Championship Series grand final with both of them. However, the biggest prize in Mobile Legends eluded him, and he lost both times, cementing himself as a two-time runner-up.
During his last tenure as Fnatic ONIC head coach, he failed to complete the five-in-a-row with the squad as the team got eliminated in the play-in of the MPL Indonesia Season 14 playoff, losing 3-2 to Geek Fam ID. He ended his Fnatic ONIC head coach career as a three consecutive MPL Indonesia winner, as he won his first one as an analyst.
Interestingly, while he failed to bring Fnatic ONIC to the M World Series for the first time, their Philippines branch will carry the Fnatic ONIC brand in the M6 World Championship as they leave MPL Philippines Season 14 as the champion.
Fnatic ONIC PH will compete in the M6 World Championship against Team Liquid ID, the champion of MPL Indonesia Season 14. You can check their team profile, or if you want to know everything about the M6 World Championship, you can go here.