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SM Supermalls, the largest shopping mall chain in the Philippines, has officially joined the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League – Philippines as one of its partners to provide fans an immersive professional gaming viewing experience through select SM cinemas nationwide. This makes MPL-PH the first-ever local eSports event streamed through SM Cinema. The retail giant will broadcast the MPL-PH Season 9 Playoffs in the following SM cinemas from April 28th until the finals on May 1st: SM City San Lazaro, SM City Manila, SM City Sta. Mesa, SM City Taytay, SM City Masinag, SM City BF Parañaque, SM City Sucat, and SM City Bicutan. Fans can purchase tickets for the MPL-PH Season 9 Playoffs Watch Parties - priced at Php170.00 each with free popcorn and MLBB freebies - on SM Cinema’s official website, SM Cinema app, or the SM Cinema ticket booths.
“We are thrilled to join MOONTON Games to provide our customers and fans a viewing experience like no other. This is our way to help bring together MPL-PH fans and gamers alike as we further witness the strength of the Philippines in mobile gaming,” said SM Supermalls Senior Vice President for Marketing Joaquin L. San Agustin. “MOONTON Games is honored to welcome SM Supermalls as one of our partners in bringing the best viewing experience for our fans. We hope our fans can enjoy watching the action-packed MPL-PH Season 9 playoffs and championship on a much bigger screen with friends and fellow gamers, as we slowly but surely and safely transition our online tournaments to offline events,” said MPL-PH eSports Business Development Head Lee Viloria.
Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart), the official telco partner of the MPL-PH Season 9, will also be the internet provider for the screening of the playoffs to championships. It is a wholly-owned wireless communications and digital services subsidiary of PLDT, Inc., the Philippines’ largest and only integrated telco company. Smart serves 96% of the country’s population with its combined 2G, 3G, 4G LTE and 5G network, providing mobile communications services, high-speed internet connectivity, and access to digital services and content to over 71.2 million Filipinos (as of December 2021), through its commercial brands Smart and TNT. Smart also offers satellite communication services under the brand Smart World. This year, official tech partner Samsung has also joined Paymaya as official sponsors. Meanwhile, Secretlab, Gilette, Everest Appliances, and J&T joined the roster of the official eSports partners.
