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'Pang-export na sila': Alodia proud of Mobile Legends talent heading overseas

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Alodia Gosiengfiao at the JG4 Manila Tour. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/sports/08/11/08112022-alodia-gosiengfiao.jpg"/><figcaption>Alodia Gosiengfiao at the JG4 Manila Tour. <em>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - With the influx of local Mobile Legends: Bang Bang talents flying out to go pro overseas, celebrity cosplayer and gaming personality Alodia Gosiengfiao feels &quot;proud&quot; to see Pinoys take on the world. </p><p>&quot;That makes me very proud kasi the world is recognizing the esports and gaming talent in the Philippines. Pang-export na sila. So I&#x27;m proud that they are carrying the Filipino flag pa rin with them,&quot; Gosiengfiao tells ABS-CBN News at the JG4 Manila Tour on Thursday. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2167993" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>Some professional ML:BB personalities - 8 players and 4 coaches, to be exact - flew overseas ahead of the second split of ML:BB pro leagues this year, with teams eager to learn from talents from the game&#x27;s most dominant country. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/08/11/22/list-which-pinoy-mlbb-players-are-heading-overseas">Which PH Mobile Legends players, coaches joined overseas &#x27;exodus&#x27;</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/06/24/22/mobile-legends-indonesia-mpl-open-to-taking-ph-players">Mobile Legends: Indonesia MPL open to acquiring PH players, says league official</a></li></ul><p>Overall, Filipino ML:BB teams claimed a total of seven international titles, three Southeast Asia Cup titles two world titles, and two Southeast Asian Games gold medals. Players from Gosiengfiao&#x27;s team, Blacklist International, recently carried national team Sibol to its second straight gold medal in the SEA Games. </p><p>They are also the reigning world champions, winning the title in Singapore over another Pinoy team, Onic PH, last December. Onic PH&#x27;s world championship roster recently splintered and headed off to different overseas teams. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/12/19/21/blacklist-reigns-in-all-pinoy-ml-world-title-showdown">Mobile Legends: Blacklist/Onic PH reigns in all-Pinoy ML world title showdown</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/12/02/21/venturing-into-mobile-legends-best-choice-for-alodia">Esports: Alodia says venturing into Mobile Legends industry &#x27;best choice&#x27;</a></li></ul><p>What thoughts does Alodia have on the prospect of their players following the influx of athletes and coaches trying their luck elsewhere?</p><p>&quot;For me I&#x27;m not very worried kasi we have different teams in different countries like Malaysia and we&#x27;re still expanding with different teams,&quot; Gosiengfiao said. </p><p>Aside from its ML:BB and Call of Duty: Mobile teams in the Philippines, Blacklist also has an all-Malaysian Free Fire team. They previously housed a PUBG Mobile team from Malaysia, which they disbanded in January. </p><div><strong>--With reports from Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News</strong></div>

With a wave of local ML:BB talents flying out to go pro overseas, Alodia Gosiengfiao feels 'proud' to see Filipinos take on the world.