Team Liquid PH and Aurora Gaming's perfect run alongside Twisted Minds' first win coloured MPL Philippines Season 15 Week 3.
Filipino Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB)
Team Liquid PH and 
Aurora Gaming successfully preserved their perfect runs after a brutal third week at the MLBB Professional League (MPL) Philippines Season 15. The cavalry met with the M6 world champions 
ONIC Philippines on the second day of the week and shut them down 2-0 to stay on top of the leaderboard. Meanwhile, Aurora defeated both 
Smart Omega and 
TNC Pro Team to stick close to the frontrunners, leaving only a game difference between them.
On the other side of the bracket, 
Twisted Minds PH finally got their first win after defeating 
AP.Bren on the final day of Week 3. They now trail behind Smart Omega, who have a game advantage over the newcomers, on the leaderboard. The loss streak, however, seemed to never end for AP.Bren, who once again suffered two painful losses to Twisted Minds PH and ONIC PH.
Here are the MPL Philippines Season 15 Regular Season standings by the end of Week 3:
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Team Liquid PH (5-0) +9 Game difference (GF)![]()
Aurora Gaming (5-0) +6 GF![]()
Team Falcons PH (4-1) +5 GF![]()
TNC Pro Team (3-3) +0 GF![]()
ONIC Philippines (2-3) 0 GF ![]()
Smart Omega (1-4) -4 GF![]()
Twisted Minds PH (1-5) -8 GF![]()
AP.Bren (0-5) -8 GF
Has the world champion curse returned?
After two years of absence, MLBB's world champion curse seems to be haunting us again, with ONIC PH now suffering three losses in three weeks. The world champions looked vulnerable in their losses and unconvincing in their wins. From silly mistakes to what could be seen as a lack of focus, ONIC PH continued to underperform. Their only wins are from the struggling AP.Bren and the consistently inconsistent TNC Pro Team.
However, they still have a chance to recover, as the Regular Season still has five more weeks before the league proceeds into the Playoffs. They can start their renaissance in Week 4 with wins over Smart Omega and Twisted Minds PH. If they manage to win both games, they need to carry the momentum to Week 5, where they will meet the in-form Aurora Gaming and try to win control from the team.
Besides ONIC PH's lacklustre performance, credit must be given to three teams that successfully defeated ONIC PH: Team Liquid PH, Aurora Gaming, and 
Team Falcons PH. Those three teams successfully dominated the league by the end of Week 3 of MPL Philippines Season 15. Team Liquid PH and Aurora Gaming haven't lost a single series, while Team Falcons PH's only loss was at their re-debut on Week 1.
The true rulers of the first half; Team Liquid PH.
Team Liquid PH, formerly ECHO, has been upholding a unique tradition since they won the M4 World Championship: they always win the first MPL of the season. They successfully won the MPL Philippines Season 11 to secure themselves the 2023 MLBB Southeast Asia Cup slot, though they failed to win the tournament. They once again won the first half of MPL after defeating Falcons AP.Bren in the MPL Philippines Season 13 grand finals with a stunning 4-0 shutout.
This season, they looked to repeat that achievement with their stellar showing in the league, topping the leaderboard almost flawlessly. They recorded five series wins with only one game loss to their name against Smart Omega, which they ended up winning 2-1. The cherry on top? A complete victory over ONIC PH in Week 3, where they completely out-macro'd the world champion and recorded an 11-minute game win. If they are able to win against Aurora Gaming in Week 4, then history looks to repeat itself in Season 15.
MPL Philippines Season 15 will continue with Week 4 of the Regular Season on Friday (21 March). Team Liquid PH will test their control of the throne against TNC Pro Team and Aurora Gaming, while ONIC PH will meet Smart Omega and Twisted Minds PH to try to regain their momentum in the league.
