HomeBois is the champion of the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League Malaysia (MPL MY) Season 12! They secured their first MPL MY title after overcoming Team SMG 4-3 in the closely-fought Grand Finals on 8 October, sending thousands of fans into raptures at Dewan Sri Putra, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur. It was HomeBois' first-ever appearance in an MPL MY Grand Final and their first-ever victory over Team SMG.
As MPL MY Season 12 champions, HomeBois secured the lion's share of the US$100,000 prize pool and the right to carry out the MI5I Malaysia mission – of bringing #pantangmengalah spirit to the global arena – by representing Malaysia at the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang M5 World Championship 2023. The M5 World Championship will take place from 2 to 17 December in the Philippines. Team SMG will take the long route to the M5 World Championship by advancing to the M5 Wild Card from 23 to 26 November – which will be held in Malaysia for the first time – where they will fight for two berths in the M5 World Championship.
HomeBois' MPL MY Season 12 title reflects their remarkable progression since their MPL MY debut in Season 7, where they placed 7th/8th. Renowned for their passionate and massive fanbase, HomeBois strengthened their team this season with the addition of Roamer Mohamad "Xorn" Zul Hisham Bin Mohd Noor, Gold Laner Wahyu "RaizeL" Saputra, and coach Khairul "PABZ" Azman Bin Mohd Sharif. Xorn, in particular, played a key role in the final, being named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the Playoffs.
HomeBois' title-winning run in Season 12 began with a 3rd-place finish during the Regular Season, where they lost out to only RSG Malaysia (1st) and Team SMG (2nd). In the Playoffs, they beat Season 10 champions, Team HAQ, 2-0 in the Upper Bracket Quarter Finals, before overcoming the top-placed team this Regular Season, RSG Malaysia, 2-1 in the Upper Bracket Semi Finals. They followed this up with a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Selangor Red Giants in the Upper Bracket Finals to set up a Grand Finals showdown against Team SMG.
Season 12 Smashed All Viewership Records, Becomes Most-Watched MPL MY Of All Time
The Season 12 Playoffs smashed all MPL MY viewership records in Season 12, becoming the most-watched MPL MY of all time according to every key metric. The Grand Finals had 537,159 Peak Concurrent Viewers (PCV), the highest in MPL MY history, according to Esports Charts. This is 85% higher than the previous high in Season 11, which had 288,896 PCV.
Additionally, the Average Concurrent Viewers (ACV) and Hours Watched (HW) were both the highest in MPL MY history at 56,627 ACV and 9,126,280 HW respectively. These eclipsed the previous records set in Season 11 – 42,620 ACV (S12 is 33% higher) and 6,360,963 HW (S12 is 43% higher).
Grand Finals Offline Activities
Fans were treated to a host of exciting activities in the Grand Finals. This included live performances from rappers, Saixse and Kidd Santhe, during the opening ceremony. Malaysian legends, Safee Sali, one of Malaysia's greatest footballers of all time, and Lego Sam, one of the nation's most-decorated dancesport athletes, wowed fans with special appearances.
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