Philippines national esports team

The Philippines national esports team represents the Philippines in international esports tournaments. It is organized under the Philippine Esports Organization.

Philippines

Full name	Philippines national esports team
Nicknames	Team Sibol
Sport	Esports
Founded	2017
Colors	Blue   Red   Yellow   White
National association	Philippine Esports Organization
Main sponsor	Smart Communications
Games	Mobile Legends: Bang Bang League of Legends: Wild Rift Arena of Valor Garena Free Fire PUBG Mobile League of Legends Crossfire FIFA Online 4 (see other titles)

History

A national esports team representing the Philippines took part in the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Turkmenistan, where the esports was held as a demonstration event. The Philippines did not have any esports representatives at the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia, where it was likewise held as a demonstration event.

When the Philippines hosted the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, it organized esports as a medal sport.^[1] A national esports team, under the moniker "Sibol," was formalized by the Philippine Southeast Asian Games Esports Union (PSEU) for the purpose of the Philippines' participation in the regional games as hosts.^[2][3][4] The PSEU consists of officials of the National Electronic Sports Federation of the Philippines (NESFP) and the Esports National Association of the Philippines (ESNAP).^[5] Sibol fielded teams in all six events.^[6]

In 2020, the Philippine Esports Organization (PESO) was recognized by the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) as the national sports association for esports in the Philippines. This recognition was disputed by the NESFP, which was involved in the PSEU. The other involved organization, ESNAP, already merged with PESO.^[5]

Sibol took part again in the 2021 Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam, where esports returned as a medal event.^[7][8] It intends to compete in all titles at the regional games.^[9] A national selection tournaments were held for each title, wherein the winning team from each selection would form the core of the Sibol lineup for their respective event.^[10] The qualifiers ended on February 28, 2022, and a total of 55 esports athletes represented the country.^[11][12][13] The campaign ended with two gold and two silver medals; which was considered as a success by PESO.^[8]

The team took part in the 2023 Southeast Asian Games^[14] and the 2023 ASEAN Para Games in Cambodia.^[15]

They made their Asian Games debut in the 2022 edition held in Hangzhou in September 2023 where esports was held as a regular event for the first time. Sibol did not win any medal.^[16]

Team image

The Philippine esports team is also known as Team Sibol (stylized as SIBOL). The name "sibol" comes from the Filipino word for growth. The team logo is in red, yellow, and blue. The shape of the logo forms the abbreviation for the country, "PHI," in a form that could represent a leaf or a flame.^[4]

Titles

The Philippine esports team has fielded teams and/or players for the following titles.

• Arena of Valor – 2019 SEAG, 2022 Asiad
• Crossfire – 2021 SEAG
• Dream Three Kingdoms 2 – 2022 Asiad
• Dota 2 – 2017 AIMAG*, 2019 SEAG, 2022 Asiad
• EA Sports FC Online / FIFA Online – 2021 SEAG, 2022 Asiad
• Hearthstone – 2017 AIMAG*, 2019 SEAG
• The King of Fighters – 2017 AIMAG*
• League of Legends – 2021 SEAG
• League of Legends: Wild Rift – 2021 SEAG
• Mobile Legends: Bang Bang – 2019 SEAG, 2021 SEAG, IeSF 2022
• PUBG Mobile / Peacekeeper Elite – 2021 SEAG, 2022 Asiad
• Starcraft II – 2017 AIMAG*, 2019 SEAG
• Street Fighter V – 2022 Asiad
• Tekken 7 – 2019 SEAG

(*) Demonstration event

Current teams

Philippines national esports team – 2022 Asian Games roster
Players	Coaches
Handle Name Game Team —  Santos, Cedrik   Arena of Valor  —  Miggie  Banaag, Miguel   Arena of Valor  Fennel  —  Dajao, Dragon Hart   Arena of Valor  —  Azar  Salle, Eleazar   Arena of Valor  Fennel  Arise  Limon, Maynard   Arena of Valor  Fennel  —  Valmores, Alfonso Marcus   Arena of Valor  —  Cml  Alviso, Bryle Jacob   Dota 2  Polaris  Boomy  Rushton, Marvin   Dota 2  Polaris  Mac  Villanueva, Nicholson   Dota 2  Polaris  Akashi  Andales, Eljohn   Dota 2  Polaris  Enryu  Ladine, Michael   Dota 2  Polaris  DJ  Mampusti, Djardel Jicko   Dota 2  Bleed  Midnight  de Guzman, Robert Neil   Dream Three Kingdoms 2  Zen Esports  —  Faldas, Manjean   Dream Three Kingdoms 2  Zen Esports  Butters  Jison, Mark Adrian   Dream Three Kingdoms 2  Zen  Wolf  Nopueto, Caisam   Dream Three Kingdoms 2  Zen  Sh1n Boo  Ponferrada, Shin Boo   Dream Three Kingdoms 2  Zen  Rockhart  To, Karl   Dream Three Kingdoms 2  Zen  —  Aristorenas, Jorrel   EA Sports FC Online  —  —  Barode, Abdul   Peacekeeper Elite  PlayBook  —  Barode, Abdul   Peacekeeper Elite  PlayBook  —  Cabig, Jon Michael   Peacekeeper Elite  —  —  Fusingan, Francis Carl   Peacekeeper Elite  —  —  Origenes, Alen Dale   Peacekeeper Elite  —  —  Taleon, Florenz Anthony   Peacekeeper Elite  —  Noob  Villarin, Ross Jhan   Street Fighter V  —	Legend Team – describes last team before the tournament Source: [17][18]

Philippines national esports team – 2025 IESF World Championship (Men's MLBB Team) roster
Players	Coaches
Handle Name Game Team PHI.Canon  Canon, David   Mobile Legends: Bang Bang  Team Falcons PH  PHI.Sayson  Sayson, Michael   Mobile Legends: Bang Bang  Team Falcons PH  PHI.Arcangel  Arcangel, Angelo   Mobile Legends: Bang Bang  Team Falcons PH  PHI.Requitiano  Requitiano, Stephen Marco   Mobile Legends: Bang Bang  Team Falcons PH  PHI.Unigo  Unigo, Rowgien   Mobile Legends: Bang Bang  Team Falcons PH  PHI.Vinuya  Vinuya, Sanford   Mobile Legends: Bang Bang  Team Liquid PH  PHI.Pillas  Pillas, Grant   Mobile Legends: Bang Bang  ONIC Philippines	Head coach PHI.Sanchez Assistant coach(es) PH.Unigo Legend Team – describes last team before the tournament

SEA Games

Philippines national esports team – 33rd Southeast Asian Games (Men's MLBB Team) roster
Players	Coaches
Handle Name Game Team PHI.Vinuya  Vinuya, Sanford   Mobile Legends: Bang Bang  Team Liquid PH  PHI.Nepomuceno  Nepomuceno, Karl Gabriel   Mobile Legends: Bang Bang  Team Liquid PH  PHI.Pabico  Pabico, Sanji   Mobile Legends: Bang Bang  Team Liquid PH  PHI.Soriano  Soriano, Kiel Calvin   Mobile Legends: Bang Bang  Team Liquid PH  PHI.Dela Cruz  Dela Cruz, Jaypee Gonzales   Mobile Legends: Bang Bang  Team Liquid PH  PHI.Roma  Roma, John Carlo   Mobile Legends: Bang Bang  ONIC x Nine Lives	Head coach PHI.Cruz Legend Team – describes last team before the tournament

Competitive record

Asian Games

Host/Year	Total
				Total
2022	0	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0	0

Southeast Asian Games

Host/Year	Total
				Total
2019	3	1	1	5
2021	2	2	0	4
2023	2	1	3	6
Total	7	4	4	15

Medal events only

IESF World Esports Championship

Mobile Legends: Bang Bang

Host/Year	Total
2022	0	1	0
2023	1	0	0
2024	0	1	0
Total	1	2	0

External links

• Philippines national esports team on Facebook