Saudi Esport team Falcons secures multi-year Mobile Legends deal with Ap.Bren

The addition of Mobile Legends Bang Bang game into Saudi Esport team Falcons is almost done. They have agreed AP.Bren team from South East Asia.


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The deal, an initial announcement of which was made earlier May failed to attract much buzz.” At around the same time, other major teams like Team Vitality, Fnatic, and Team Liquid released rival brands for their squad. Team Falcons’ officials made it clear that this is a multi-year negotiation. It includes naming rights, so now the MPL Philippines team is called AP.Bren Falcons. They will also have co-branded items like a custom jersey, a shared team logo, merchandise, and new social media page.

“According to Aws Bani Baker, who serves as the Manager for Team Falcons in the Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA) regions, he explained that it was the announcement concerning the Esports World Cup 2024 that led to the partnership. Team Falcons will now be awarded points in The EWC Club Championship following this partnership”.

“Having looked at different games, Mario confirmed that they have narrowed them down so as to increase their chances of winning the [ESports World Cup]. After eliminating others, they settled on Mobile Legends Bang Bang game.  Thejaime Cruz, Head of Esports MEA at Moontoon Games linked them with leading teams.”

We made an agreement with AP.Bren and their MLBB 2023 World Champion team after much consideration. We are considering them for EWC 2024 because they have qualified for it, among other future tournaments.

The Esports World Cup is a series of co-sponsored international tournaments by the Saudi Arabian government (Saudi Esport) which has met with some criticism on account of the nation’s records on women and LGBTQ+ rights. However, some of the top esports teams will will~be competing for a total prize pool of $60m (~47.1m GBP).

One of the 29 teams that are taking part in the Esports World Cup Foundation’s Club Support Program is Team Falcons. To further the cause, this program rewards such teams and attracts others with six-figure sums.

The financial aid is enabling new teams to get into new games. Ever since it was announced, Guild Esports as well as NRG, TSM and other clubs have set up new squads.(Saudi Esport)

Last Update: May 31, 2024

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