A new era dawns for Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) women's esports.
Smart Omega Empress (OMGE) today (27 July) dethroned stalwarts, Team Vitality
(VIT), to take the MLBB Women's Invitational (MWI) 2024 and write history as
the first Filipino team to win a tournament at the Esports World Cup! The
all-Filipino team executed a clean sweep over their Indonesian rivals in the
Best-Of-Five (BO5) Grand Finals, ending their 24-match winning streak dating
back to 2021.
Along with the crown, OMGE take home USD 180,000 of the USD 500,000
prize pool, the largest-ever purse in women's esports. Sheen "Shinoa"
Perez was declared the Finals Most Valuable Player (FMVP), taking home USD
50,000.
The MWI is the biggest MLBB esports tournament for women athletes and
aims to provide female players with the platform to pursue their esports
ambitions. The MWI 2024 was played in the Amazon Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,
marking the first time that the tournament was held outside of Southeast Asia,
as part of the maiden Esports World Cup. The tournament brought together 12
international teams from around the world.
Smart Omega Empress is fielded by Gold Laner Sheen "Shinoa"
Perez, Jungler Kaye "Keishi" Alpuerto, Mid Laner Rica
"Amoree" Amores, EXP Laner Gwyneth "Ayanami" Diagon, and
Roamer Mery Christine "Meraaay" Vivero. The team is led by Coach
Salman "KingSalman" Macarambon.
OMGE Roamer, Meraaay said during the post-match press conference:
“We want to give honor to our country. I hope we made our kababayans (countrymen)
proud, including those who went to the venue to support us. It feels like a
dream for all of us. We would like to take our hats off to Team Vitality who
gave us a good fight. We can already call ourselves world champions."
"To all aspiring female MLBB players out there, continue what
you're doing, especially if it is something that you love. We started from
scratch, always almost losing every time, but we continued playing because we
felt like this is something we love."
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OMGE Roamer, Meraaay, throws up her hands in celebration after winning MWI 2024. |
The third edition of the MWI smashed the tournament's previous
viewership record. The MWI 2024 Grand Finals achieved 265,117 Peak Concurrent
Viewers (PCV), according to Esports Charts. The
previous benchmark of 179,024 PCV was set at MWI 2023, according to Esports Charts.
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Credit: Esports Charts |
“The MWI 2024 has achieved a great viewership for mobile women's
esports. The participation of the Indonesian team in the final played a
significant role in it, as well as substantial prize pool, which is one of the
largest in women's esports history. The fact that it's now among the top three
most viewed mobile women's esports events, together with the 32nd SEA Games and
MWI 2022, highlights the immense growth and increasing interest in women's
competitive gaming,” shared Artyom Odintsov, Co-Founder and CEO of
Esports Charts.
Ray Ng, Head of Esports Ecosystem at MOONTON Games, said:
"The competitive women's esports scene has taken a huge step forward with
the MWI 2024. We believe that esports is for everyone, so we're delighted to
have given the world's best female athletes the stage and #TimeToShine. We'd
also like to thank all of our fans who cheered the roof off the Amazon
Arena."
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