World class duo of Blacklist International, Danerie “Wise” Rosario and Johnmar “OHMYV33NUS” Villaluna, have expressed their excitements following the announcement of Mobile Legends: Bang Bang’s release in the China region.
According to a report by China’s National Press and Publication Administration, Moonton was finally granted permission to publish MLBB in China after nearly seven years of waiting. The game has been renamed as ‘Winning the Peak’ and is slated to release soon.
MLBB’s official introduction to China’s mobile gaming market will be an attractive development for the country’s competitive landscape. In recent years, Chinese teams have won international championships in several popular mobile games and garnering attention of many professionals outside China, including Philippines.
In their recent live streaming session, Wise and OHMYV33NUS said that they saw the news and thought that the competition in China would be very interesting to watch, especially with the potential for the emergence of new meta and great players. Wise even complimenting that “China is China when it comes to esports, it’s part of their life.”
The Blacklist’s jungler also expressed his interest in working with a coach from China, said that “if ever there’s a region of China, it is great if we import a coach from there.” Nonetheless, Wise and OHMYV33NUS are mindful of the fact that anyone from China coming to the Philippines would face a language barrier. He suggested that any Chinese players or coaches that came to the Philippines to speak English so they could understand how the team works.
V33NUS also commented on the potential of China’s first MLBB Pro League. According to him, China could develop quickly by hosting its first MPL competition and import star players from outside their region to adapt to the existing meta. He sees that Chinese are “so competitive, really dominating. They are monsters.”
Moonton has not yet provided details about the official release of MLBB in China or anything related to the official MLBB competitive event. In the next few seasons, though, it is not unthinkable for China to compete with MLBB giants such as Indonesia and Philippines in terms of professional competition, given the country’s extremely competitive mobile games scene.
